Some winter tips...

I learned a very valuable lesson this morning while scraping the ice off of my windshield. Here are a few tips:

1. Uggs may be warm, comfortable, and stylish, but they lack decent grip.
2. Don't wear a white sweatshirt while attempting to clean off your car. It will be ruined.
3. Wear gloves. Seriously.
4. When you scrape the ice off, it doesn't disappear. The ice chunks actually retain their icy characteristics and fall into a neat formation at your feet.
5. Those ice chunks are slippery.
6. When you fall, don't go elbow first.

Really.

Lessons learned...

As my first semester draws to a close, I am reflecting upon what I've learned. I learned many, many useless Biology terms. I learned that dropping a class is okay, especially a class that's impossible. I've learned that switching your major is also okay...here I come, Psychology!

I've greatly honed my grammatical skills in German. OH! I just took the oral part of my German final with my partner Maggie. We NAILED it! As long as I can pull off a B or better on the written final tomorrow, I will pass German with an A! Wish me luck!

I have learned how to deal with people you can't stand, and how to make the best of many situations!

Best of all, today I learned how to be a con artist. I spent almost 400 dollars on books in the beginning of the year. 4 of these books were purchased on Amazon.com for no more than 10 dollars a piece. Today you can sell your books back to the school for half of what the school charged. Well, the school thinks it charged me 10 dollars for Antigone, so they paid me 5 dollars back for it. Truthfully, I paid $2 dollars on Amazon! The holidays can bring out the worst in people, haha.

I'm going to spend the rest of my day packing up clothes, food, and whatever else I need to bring home with me. I don't know why everybody stresses at finals time. It's the most fun I've had all semester! Haha...

Well then...

I'm sick, just like everybody else this time of year. I think most people on campus are sick not only due to the snow and cold weather, but also because next week is finals week. We are all antsy to go home, eat real food, and be with our families.

Anyways, back to the sick part. So I woke up around 3 a.m. super congested and started coughing and sneezing a lot. Have you ever coughed and like, puked? No, ofcourse not. That's not normal. I guess.

I don't remember getting down from my loft the normal, strategical way I normally do. I couldn't jump on my roomie's bed to get down cause she was sleeping in it. I honesty think I just bombed it over the side, rolled, got to my feet, and threw myself at the sink all in one swift motion.

I was so embarassed, and I don't really know why. I guess when you're roommates for a year you're bound to see eachother sick. I turned to see if she was staring at me or laughing or something. Nope, sound asleep. No idea.

You know what else I hate? When your upper lip joins forces with your nose. It's becomes one big chapped wasteland which you smear with chapstick, only to find it doesn't help.

I don't know what prompted me to blog such a disgusting post. But that's what those of you get for telling me I don't blog enough. This is why. I have nothing to blog ABOUT!

I'm going to go make a giant belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream on it. Yay lunch!

Nothin' To Blog About...

...until I have a camera to take pictures with! Campus is absolutely beautiful with all of the snowfall that has occurred. Here's a really, really long, random survey. If you even take the time to read all of this, I'd be pretty astonished. Erin, you may want to read it just for the sake of not working.

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? On my arms--road rash from being hit by a car.
2. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? Slim, blue, and sparkly
3. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? Pretty much everything
4. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? I do not know...
5. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? To not be sick!!!
6. WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Summer, my family, and my dog. Not in that order.
7. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? My silver necklace.
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? Eau De Fantastic Sam's shampoo/conditioner. (I HIGHLY recommend it!!)
9. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? Nope.
10. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Only if I'm home alone. I get creeped out, not scared.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME TO WEAR? Victoria's Secret-Love Spell
12. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Hockey hair!!
13. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT? Uh...I'm hoping it's something as awesome as Rich and Erin's was.
14. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? Java java java java java....
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Pepperoni with Bacon bits and pineapple!
16. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Yang's sesame chicken...and wantons...and lo mein...
17. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? My mom. I called her in the middle of dinner to complain about how much snow there is. Hope you're enjoying Florida, Mom. You will have a very rude welcoming home from Mother Nature.
18. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? Die Deutschsprache.
19. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)? From a romantic relationship? His bracelets. He was my summer love (John Travolta style) in North Carolina when I was only 13!
20. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Yes. Just like on Ugly Betty!!!!
21. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? Um...I think Brandon does it best when he takes me out for a nice dinner and then lets me choose what movie we get to watch. Ha ha...Or he takes me to a Wild game and lets me eat whatever I want!!
22. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!! I say 200092340123!!
BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Brunettes. Kthx.
24. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? The mother.
25. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? Stupid drivers.
26. HAS ANYONE EVER SPIT ON YOU? Brandon did by accident once! Haha!
27. YOUR WEAKNESSES? I get discouraged easily, and I'm very over dramatic.
28. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? Housekeeping! You need fresh towel??
29. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? Probably when I was younger.
30. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? Trying not to eat food. I seem to be hungry at inappropriate hours of the night. IE...MIDNIGHT!
31. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE? Does liposuction count? If so, that. If not, then nothing.
32. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? Because I saw it on Facebook, and Facebook owns my soul.
33. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? Eyes.
34. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Nothing.
35. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? I'm answering like this is for Xmas...I want new speakers for my car! Or custom Nike tennies!
36. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? 3. 2 boys and 1 girl, just how I was raised.
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I don't think so. My middle name is the same as my mom's though.
38. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? I did when I was little. I never got any results.
39. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? Middle finger on the right hand. NO NOT FOR THAT! Cause it's where I wear my favorite ring!!
40. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Uh..I don't remember.
41. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's okay. It's always different.
42. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Hard salami!!
43. ANY BAD HABITS? Dropping the F-bomb, SPEEDING, biting my tongue when I get nervous or stressed out.
44. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD YOU OWN? 98 Degrees
45. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Maybe!
46. DO LOOKS MATTER? They shouldn't, but they do.
47. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? Cry, sleep.
48. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Rich and Erin's or Brandon's.
49. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? Yes, until they give me a reason not to.
50. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? I had SOOO many dolls, and my mom would bring home lots of medical stuff from the hospital. I would spend hours taping gauze pads and making fake splints on my dollies.
51. DO YOU USE SARCASM? What do you think?
52. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? Yes...I walked out with a black eye and missing a contact lens.
53. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? I don't remember. I haven't looked for 2 years. Lol...
54. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Plumm, Mandi, Goalie, Peaches, Noonie. Big toe...
55. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope. Never tied them to begin with!
56. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Choc. chip cookie dough!
57. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Red/black/blue.
58. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? All of them, UNTIL SPRING BREAK!
59. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? My family. My dog. Brandon.
60. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? I find them really amusing to read, but most people hate filling these surveys out!
61. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My roommate's typing. And my typing. T.Y.P.I.N.G.
62. LAST THING YOU ATE? Butter noodles!
63. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Annalie-boo!
64. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE PREFERRED SEX? Hair
65. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? New Richmond, WI.
66. SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? Getting hit by a car was pretty breathtaking, for lack of a better word.
67. FAVORITE DRINK? Kool-aid!
68. FAVORITE JOKE? Inside jokes. Therefore, no point in sharing them with you.
69. FAVORITE SPORT? Hockey, kthx!
70. YOUR HAIR COLOR? Uh...brown, red, and blonde.
71. YOUR EYE COLOR? Brown
72. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? Contacts. Glasses every once in awhile!
73. SIBLINGS? 2 older brothers.
74. FAVORITE MONTH? June/July. It's finally warm!
75. YOU LIKE SUSHI? Not a fan.
76. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? The Office.
77. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Thanksgiving!
78. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I don't remember. It's been 2 years since I've exercised that part of my brain.
79.SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, hands down.
80. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Aw what a sad question! Relationships!
81. WHO DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE? Jim from The Office.
82. FAVORITE SONG AT THE MOMENT? East Coast Anthem by Good Charlotte.
83. LAKE OR OCEAN? Ocean.
84. BIGGEST TURNOFF? Cockiness! Arrogance! Condescendingness!
85. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND: Ummm, too long ago :(
86. LAST KISS: Monday morning.
87. LAST TEXT YOU RECEIVED: Kailey: "Ha ha no shit. Let's hire a hit man!" Okayyy...so that's awkward. We're not planning to kill anybody...I promise.
88. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH? I guess you could call it that?
89. DO YOU WISH YOU CAN SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW? My dog.
90. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME? I don't have a fav. girl's name. For guys I like the names Adam, Jason, Kyle, and Bradley. Don't ask me why...they are just appealing to me.
91. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED/ ARE ATTENDING: Hudson High and Stillwater Area.
92. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? My dorm-ski!
93. ARE YOU SMILING? Negative.
94. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Sweat pants and a t-shirt.
95. ARE YOU IN LOVE? Absolutely!
96. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? The Green Mile
97. WHATS YOUR FAVE BAND? Fall Out Boy
98. WHEN WAS YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP? Still in it. 10/15/05 <3 class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Ha ha, no.

Sister-Sister!

So, I'm in the midst of making notecards to study from for my upcoming Biology test. (Different blog, different day.) I have been at it for about an hour and a half now, and the munchies have imposed themselves upon me. Off all of the things I could eat, what do you suppose I find myself craving?

Oreos.

Thanks a lot, Erin. Keep your pregnant cravings to yourself, sister!

P.S.-I love you, and I will have milk and oreo's stocked in my room this weekend in case of emergency!

Short...in more than one way...

This is a relatively short post, because I'm very tired on account doing homework from 7:00 until now. I made a life-changing decision over the weekend to get my hair cut. Originally I went in just to trim my layers and chop off my split ends. Keep in mind that i've ALWAYS had long hair. Long.


Please make note that my hair ACTUALLY curled itself. Many people would kill for these natural curls. I, on the other hand, despised them.

Until now.

I seriously got out of the shower, brushed my hair, and started my homework. Around 9:00, I decided to brush my hair again and actually take a look in the mirror.

Do you know how much time I will save in the mornings? I don't have to do ANYTHING to my hair! I'm going to save money, too. No more using half a bottle of conditioner per shower! As much as I love my long hair, I don't know if i'll EVER go back.

I'm going to work hard to keep my hair this healthy! No wearing pony tails every single day. Use heat guard when flat ironing and blow drying. Splurge on GOOD shampoo and conditioner from Fantastic Sam's. Use a good brush. you get the idea! Oh, the best part? It fits SO MUCH BETTER in my hockey helmet without giving me extreme helmet hair!

So yeah...I'm pretty excited about it, but I'm more excited to crawl into bed. Goodnight.

___________________UPDATE!___________________
Alright so today I decided to straighten my hair. This helps to see how much length I really lost (approx. 6 inches).

For Lack Of A Better Topic

Hard Fighting Blazers Defeated by 'Jackets 4-0
11/04/2007

The College of Saint Benedict’s (0-2-0 overall) rematch against the University of Wisconsin-Superior (2-0-0 overall) resulted in another win for the Yellowjackets. The final score at the away game in Wessman arena on Sunday November 4 was 4-0. Blazers competed hard against Superior but just were not prepared enough.
The teams remained in a standstill until 12 minutes and 30 seconds into the first period when Yellowjacket’s Lindsey LeGree was assisted by Kirsti Hakala in a goal. The Blazers defense managed to hold them off until the second period when Gina Baranzelli shot and scored. Opponents Jasmine Pollock and Teagan Cassan both completed a goal in the third period to end the game up by four.
Blazer’s goalie Amanda Plumm (Lake Elmo, Minn.) took the net for all 60 minutes and had an astonishing 49 saves. That was 35 more then Superior’s goalie Rikki Nespor with 14.
The Blazers are now looking forward to three home games in a row and getting ready for their first one of the season against Robert Morris College. This game will take place in the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn. on Thursday November 8. Face-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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I will most likely not be participating in that game. I'm lucky if I get to practice today or tomorrow. I got taken out with 7 minutes left in the game after making a save and hit the ice pretty hard. I've got a quarter-sized bruise on my jaw that conveniently looks like a hickey. My back is literally in knots, and my right ankle took a good twist. I spent last night icing and elevating my swollen foot, and I see the trainer in exactly 20 minutes to decide if I need to be on crutches for the day or not. I may have had a good performance, but i'm bummed that I got hurt in the first game! Oh well, it could have been a lot worse.

Mom, dad, Uncle Kevin and my younger cousins Allison and Payton made the trip up to Superior to watch me play. That was really fun to have them standing nearby to support me at my first game. Richard and Erin continue to be my biggest fans, promising to come to all the games, whether I play or not! I was surprisingly calm going into it..i thought my nerves would get the best of me!

There Are No Words...

No, we don't act our age :)

"You are the weakest link!"

There is a good reason as to why I have not blogged in a long time. For the last week and a half I have been getting up at 5 a.m. for hockey training. No, not practice. Training.

Uphill sprinting, downhill sprinting, flatland sprinting. Lot's of sprinting. Long distance running, weight lifting, plyometrics, agility training, weight vests, etc. You get the picture.

I have found myself to be more out of shape than I thought I was, so aside from dry land, I have been spending 30-45 minutes in the gym doing a cardio workout. Last weekend Kailey and I went to the AMAZING new gym in Woodbury on Commerce Drive called Hästa. (across from Sam's club.) I got in an hour of cardio and an additional half hour of weight lifting.

Besides good muscle tone and dropping a few pounds, what does one get from all of this?

Shin splints.


Thank god I'm home for the rest of the week and have some time to rest up. Although I could challenge Richard to a race to the end of the driveway and back to see who the biggest gimp is. I just got an image of the host of that game show "The Weakest Link" staring me in the face.

"You are the biggest gimp. Goodbye!"

Fortune Cookie: The Essence of Life (Literally)

There are tornadoes running rampant in the St. Cloud area today, along with insane downpour, wind, and even some hail. I never took tornadoes seriously until today. Growing up in Hudson, the tornadoes never made it past the St. Croix River. I forget now that I'm in the flat lands, ha ha.

It was so windy that the rain was going sideways, and tree branches weren't just falling, they were falling and drifting left and right. After I finished my Biology test (yeah, that didn't go over so well, despite my 5 hours of studying), I was walking back to the buses and saw that a lightning strike had set one of the St. John's freshman dorm complexes on fire. I knew I smelled something burning during my test...I guess it wasn't just the gears grinding in my head.

Thank god I got on the bus when I did...because 10 minutes later and we would have been forced off the road. The tornado made a straight shot east from St. John's campus to St. Ben's. So it was literally only a few minutes behind our bus. From what I've heard there was no wind damage to either campus, just the lightning and flood damage at St. John's.

I got to the cafeteria, grabbed a plate from Mongo Grill (it's JUST like Ghingis Grill in the cities), and sat down with Annalie. Security busts through the door shouting orders to get in the basement, leave all food behind, blah blah blah. So we do, and all I could manage to take with me was my fortune cookie. *sigh* All I could think about in that claustrophobic basement was how cold my french onion soup was getting :(

I like to believe that my fortune cookie brought me good luck, and deterred the storm. Had I not grabbed my cookie in desperation of subsiding my hunger pangs, who knows what would be left of St. Ben's, or, alas, the Mongo Grill.

So anyways, to sum up my story...

The good news: everybody lived, yay!
The bad news: my food was cold when I finally got to sit down to eat it.

Me, loving the Mongo Grill on a much better day:

Between a rock and a hard place...

I have been studying for tomorrow's Biology test since 7 pm. I have taken ONE break, and that was for dinner. (They say you should take study breaks every now and then.)

I was so frustrated that I was not understanding my professor's lectures that I decided to read each and every word of the chapters included on the upcoming test.

I am now even more frustrated that I wasted SO MUCH TIME trying to interpret this woman when the book made the exact same concept 10392409324 times easier!

My other classmates have expressed the same frustration as I have, so I decided to go to www.ratemyprofessor.com to see what others thought of her. I don't want to use her name, but I will report that out of 5, she received a discouraging 1.8 efficiency rating. She is a very kind, caring woman, but she is so scatterbrained that nobody can understand her. I find it important to note that she calls things "sexy", which I find to be HILARIOUS. IE: When her PowerPoint presentation didn't do what she wanted it to, she explained to us that the reasoning behind it was, "It thinks I'm trying to do something really sexy, but I'm not!" The lady must be about 60, and resembles Mrs. Puff, the driving instructor off of SpongeBob Squarepants. If you've never seen the show, click here and get your kicks.

So, it is now half past midnight, and I am thanking the Lord that I have a late class tomorrow and can sleep until 9. I should be up studying for another hour or so. Why, you may ask, did I not begin studying sooner? HOCKEY. Yeah, can you believe that I still have to work Lacrosse and Volleyball games into the mix? College is fun, but it has skewed my perception of free time. I consider free time to be the minutes I spend walking between classes, making a phone call (usually to Mom). Or driving to hockey practice. That, my friends, is my free time. I wish I had time to scan Facebook, download music, or even watch that TV that I just HAD TO HAVE in my dorm room.

Don't get me wrong, I love some of the changes that college has already instilled in me. I love my new(er) sense of time management, renewed self-esteem, feeling of immense responsibility, and holy crap, my motivation level has shot through the roof.

I'm always doing homework in my spare time. I feel accomplished afterwards, only to realize that it never really ends, haha. My other sense of motivation? Cleaning. I'm ALWAYS cleaning things. My desk, my backpack, my car, the furniture, etc.

I'm not having the college experience like you see in the movies or hear about from other people (that's what you get for going to a small private school), but I am having a lot of fun, and so far I have no regrets what-so-ever.

So, I'm heading back to studying. This concludes study break #2--Blogathon.

Well Ain't This Cozy...

Actually, it is! I moved into my dorm today at St. Bens, and I was extremely suprised by the amount of open space we have! I don't really know what to say, so I took some pictures. (I promised Erin I would.)

My HUGE closet! I can't believe how much space there is...
Each room has a sink, but that's about it.
Our forbidden accessory that we just had to have!
My bed...not much head space!


This is the view from the doorway...

This is the "living area".
The bed situation...I decided to loft.
My Desk :)

The Heart of the Matter

It looks as though I have discovered the source of all of my auto troubles. Okay well, maybe the Saturn mechanics discovered it...Whatever.

My car has been chug-a-lug-lugging along now for about 2 weeks, and finally we took it to the Saturn dealership today for a diagnostic check thingy.Yup, you've got a bad timing chain. That will be $1200.00, please.

Now, in any other circumstance, I would call Richard in 2.8 seconds flat and we would plan a magical weekend filled with fixing my car and perhaps a trip to BWW or playing some video games. In reality, he works on my car, and Erin and I watch tv, make wontons, or shop the day away. I feel guilty. Given the fact that he is rather helpless at this point, I think I will pick up some wings on Saturday on my way back from Blaine and we will have that weekend we've been meaning to spend together. He deserves it!

So my car will remain undriven until I find somebody to fix it. So far, Jared looks like my best candidate, which is awesome because he is my 3rd brother for sure. What a guy, i'm telling you!
Perhaps I should pick him up a few wings too.

Everybody loves wings.

The fuses blow out one by one, hoorah, hoorah!

My car is either sick, or it's revolting agaist me for refusing to feed it premium fuel anymore, or take it through a weekly car wash.

Lastnight, Brandon and I drove my car out to St. Louis Park to play some pick-up hockey. When we got back, I tried to put the windows up, and they didn't budge. Through his laughter, he managed to call me a gimp, and reached up to close the sunroof. Nothing.

I, ofcourse, freaked out because my windows wouldn't go up. I wasted no time in calling Richard, despite the fact that it was 11 pm, and Brandon was already digging in the fuse panel, assessing the problem. I sat there while my windshield wipers wiped, lights flashed, radio blinked, horn honked, trunk went *CLUNK* as it popped open, all without me touching a single thing.

Finally, the windows just went up on their own.

About a month ago, my radio lights just stopped working. Richard replaced the radio and we called it good.

A week ago, my cigarette lighter decided to stop working. Now I have to charge my cell phone at work, or even the tanning salon while I bask, just so I can keep up my texting habits and it doesn't die on me in the middle of the day.

2 nights ago, my dash lights turned off for like 5 minutes. I restarted my car, and they were fine again.

I'm going to start taking bets on what goes out next!

Current (and Not So Current) Events

So, I haven't blogged in awhile cause I stayed in Lakeville all last week to watch my Aunt's house/psycho cat, and I couldn't get my computer to connect to the wireless connection there! 1 whole week without internet access, except for work I guess.

I decided to go up to Stone Lake, WI on the 4th of July to spend some time with the family. It occured to me that it was probably going to be the last time the entire family was together before I leave for college in August...

I convinced Brandon to accompany me up North, partly so I didn't have to drive :) He needed to make an appearance with the family anyways. For those of you who don't know who Brandon is--he's my boyfriend of just under 2 years, and still going strong. :) The weather turned out to be BEAUTIFUL, and we swam the day away, stopping only to eat or reposition the pontoon on the lake. I, surprisingly, got a bit of a burn on my arms. Correction, my ARM. Yeah, only the right arm burned, not the left. Whatever that means...

I lost my favorite sunglasses in the lake!! I did a sommersault underwater, forgetting I had them on, and *BLOOP*, gone. I would have dove after them, but trying to open your eyes in a murky lake when you have contacts does NOT feel very good. I replaced my lost sunglasses with a new pair when Brandon and I decided to go shopping on Saturday at the Rosedale Mall.

I spent my entire weekend in St. Paul with him, so there's not much to report for that. Just shopping, hockey, and movies.

There is much more that happened between my last blog and this new post...but I can't remember! I'll update later.

Windshield Woes...Part 2

He came back--my knight in shining armor! He was back for a very brief 10 minutes. I moved my car for him, and he proceeded to remove my windshield. I got the phone call 5 minutes later.

Him: "I hate to inform you, but I don't have the moldings or seals for your windshield for another 45 minutes."

Me: "That's okay, I don't plan on going to lunch for awhile yet."

Him: "Well that's convenient, then! I am going to go do a few other jobs in the area. I'll be back in about 2 hours to complete the job."

Wait, what? What happened to 45 minutes?

So my poor baby is sitting in the parking lot, still sporting a cracked windshield, and some bright blue tape.

I had big plans for lunch today. BIG PLANS. I had a hot date with an Italian on regular bread at Potbelly's.

Windshield Woes...

My winshield is cracked, perfectly at eye level. This is annoying.

The glass company came out this morning, right on schedule, only to discover that he had the wrong piece of glass for my car. He had glass to fit a Saturn SL1. I drive a Saturn LS1. Thats like Ford creating a Focus and a Fokus. It's a fine line, you see...

So I have to wait until Thursday morning to get my windshield replaced..

UNLESS

It doesn't rain today.

Last time I checked, it was super humid outside, and there was a nice, dark cloud cover.

This survey is missing a few numbers...

200. My name is: Amanda
199. I was born on: may 1st
198. I am: a Taurus
197. My eye color is: brown
195. My shoe size is: 7.5
194. My ring size is: 7-8
193. My favorite color(s) is: red or blue
192. My height is: 5'2".
191. I'm allergic to: codeine, peaches, cats...
190. I live in: WI/MN
189. The last book I read: Crank
188. My bed time is: when im tired
187. First Screen name?: I still have it! Atv_Crazy27@hotmail.com for msn!
186. Current Screen name?: BEAUTIFULletDN for AIM, NoKittyThtsMyPotPie for Yahoo.
179. My favorite Holiday is: 4th of July
178. The perfect kiss is: a simple one, like you're going to have a thousand more with that same person.
177. The last three cd's I have listened to are: Blink 182, Fergie, Fallout Boy
176. Last song that made me cry was? not sure
172. My most treasured possession is?: my car, my family, my phone..not necessarily in that order...
170. What did you do last night: slept!
167. My skin's reaction to the sun: tannnnn :)
==================:::::I Do (YES)/Do Not (NO) Believe In:::::==================
143. Santa: no
142. Love at First site: no
141. Luck: sometimes
140. Fate: sometimes
139. God: unsure
138. Aliens: no
137. Heaven: unsure
136. Hell: unsure
135. Ghosts: no
134. Horoscopes: no
133. Soul mates: yes
:::::Which is Better?:::::====================
129. Hugs or Kisses: hugs
128. Drunk or High: neither, ugh.
127. Phone or online: .....for what?
126. Red heads or Brown hair: brown
125. Blondes or Brunette: brunettes
124. Lamb / tuna or peanut butter & jelly:BLECH!
123. Pool or darts: pool
122: Sci-fi or horror: Horror
.121: Morning or Night: Night
120. Night or Day: day
119. Oranges or Apples: apples
118. Curly or Straight hair: straight
============:::::What comes to your head ?:::::==============
117. Scary: bugs!
115. Backstabber: knife (how literal of me)
116: Parents: mom/dad
110. School: st. bens
=================:::::Last time?::::::::=================
103. Missed someone: now...i miss rich n erin!
102. Hugged someone: 2 mins ago
101. Seen someone you haven't seen in awhile: today at work
==========::::MISC.::::==========
90. Who's the ditziest person you know? not sure
89. Who makes you laugh the most: brandon
87. One thing I'm mad about right now? my migraine wont go away
83. The last movie I saw in the theater was?: blades of glory
82. Ever ate sushi: no
79. The one thing I love about the preferred sex: eyes
78. This summer: too short...going fast..
77. Next year will be: hard!
76. Something I will really miss when I leave home is: family
75. The thing that I'm looking forward to the most tomorrow is: es ist freitag!====================::::::what are you doing?:::::::========================
71. Tomorrow: work :(
72. Today: sucked
71. Next Summer: dunno?
70. Next month: is july
====================:::MISC:::::(CONTINUED)====================
64. The person I have been good friends with the longest: dan boots
62. The person who knows the most about me is: erin
61. The person that can read me the best is: erin
60. The most difficult thing to do is: act against the crowd
59. I have gotten a speeding ticket: 3, actually.
58. I have the following siblings: 2 brothers
56. My zodiac sign is: taurus
54. Who do you feel most comfortable with: brandon
53. The person who can't hide anything from you? hmm...laura
47. I have a pet: 2 dogs
46. I hope: my college transition goes well...
45. the best sound in the world: BIG TOE!
44. The person that made me cry the most is: dunno
43. Have you ever done drugs? once..and never again.
33. My favorite piece of clothing is? my flip flops..does that count?
32. My favorite sport is: hockey
31. Last time I cried: today when my migraine made me throw up :(
28. The church I attend: none
27. Last person I got mad at: don't remember.
26. My worst experience: car accident.
22. The all-time best movie is: Cars!
21. The all-time best thing in the world is: Hockey
20. So, about them Canadians: NO. COMMENT.
19. The most annoying thing ever is/are: people who say theyre fat when they're OBVIOUSLY not
18. The most annoying person you know is: a girl at work.
17. I lose all respect for people who: rely on a substance to cope.
16. I hate: mountain dew.
15. I Like or love: my family, and Brandon.
14. My Favorite Day is: saturday--no work, no hockey, SLEEP IN!
13. My Favorite Month is: june
12. My Favorite band is: Fallout Boy!
11. The worst feeling is : MIGRAINE
10. My favorite Quote: Winning isn't everything wanting to win is.
9. My room: black, burgundy, silver.
8. My favorite actress/actor is: tom hanks
7. Your weakness: can't reveal such important things :)
6. Who do you like: Patrick Dempsey seems pretty cool, and he's fun to look at.
5. Cats: I like them, i'm just allergic!
4. Favorite song: too many...
3. Whats your favorite food: i like all kinds of foods
2. I filled out 200 questions because: there wasnt 200...there were a lot of numbers missing!
1. What do you dislike about yourself: weight
0. What do you like about yourself: eyes

Keep your cube to yourself...

Okay, so I quite enjoy my little cube here at Kuehne+Nagel. I decorated it nicely, I keep it tidy and organized, and I adorned it with my iHome so I have some tunes during the day. I always keep it low so it can't be heard in the cube next to me...I thought this was just common policy/courtesy.

I work in exports, run by 8 women, 2 men, and 1 questionable other. However, my desk is located in imports, where I am the ONLY girl in this section of the building. (This is essential.)

So, the guy on the end of my row, (4 cubes down) continues to play music at a more than adequate level. Some days it's country, so I don't mind.

Today is AC/DC day.

Most people know that I cannot STAND AC/DC because of the singers screaming, raspy, strangled voice. Of course, who is going to say anything to this guy--I sit with a bunch of guys!

Our cubes are not your typical cubes--no high walls to shield you from the person next to you. The walls between each cube are roughly 2 feet tall--just enough to know when your neighbor's beady little eyes have fallen upon you...

So, I guess my question is, do I say something, or do I just turn mine up louder? My iHome is capable of some serious volume, I could take him. I keep mine unusually low, in case the "Barbie Girl" or "I Like Big Butts" song comes on--god forbid!

I have slowly eased the volume up throughout the day, but his still rises far above a courteous level.

Erin, do you have any clever ideas? You have some pretty weird people in your office, too :)

PS--Is AC/DC even work-appropriate music? I should think not...

DEE DEE DEE

So, on the way to work this morning on 35E south, this lady was in her fancy little Pontiac G6, and I watched her cut a truck off. I didn't think much of it. So, I was going faster than the both of them, so I caught up and kept passing them on their right (my exit was only a mile away). The Pontiac driver looks in her side mirror, sees me coming, and stays in her lane. This made me uneasy. She waits until im 2 FEET AWAY from her to merge over--no blinker, no 2nd look, she just went.

I slammed on my brakes, but I still hit her bumper pretty hard. When we pulled over, she asked me what we were supposed to do. She had to be about 30, but she was a skinny, blonde, spoiled princess--that was obvious. I told her that I wasn't going to call the police, because her car was MESSED UP, and mine doesn't even have so much as a paint mark. Not to mention the accident was 100% her fault, and she admitted she made a mistake. I told her that I was taking her name and license plates down, and if anything goes wrong with my car, I'd be contacting her.

Ya know, everybody gives me crap for my Saturn. "Oh, it's a Saturn, those suck" or my personal favorite, "oh, plastic car...." Well guess what, the plastic car kicked some ass this morning! I can't believe my luck, to not get a single mark on my car in my first car accident!

Not the best way to start my morning, on top of being late, but i'll manage.

My First Blog!

Okay, so I can't promise that i'll keep up with this. I am jealous of everyone having blogs...and what do I have? MYSPACE. Don't get me wrong, i love my myspace--it just seems like this is more grown up, for a change. I will probably post little surveys and such--I find them amusing. Also, I don't always use the best grammar, or any writing skills for that matter. This might drive Erin crazy :)

So, on Monday and Wednesdays I go to work 2 hours late, since I stay 2 hours later so I can go straight from Eagan to Edina for hockey games. Today, I was an IDIOT and miscalculated. I went to work an hour earlier than I meant to, and now here I sit--no work to do. All of my bosses have gone home, so there is nobody to assign me any other work. I'm not really sticking it to the man, though. What it boils down to, is that I do the crap paperwork that is annoying, time consuming, and people are too lazy to do. I simplify the jobs of others in this office.

In the copy room, this lady saw that I had 3 neat piles (consisting of well over 300 pieces of paper) going, one for invoices, one for packing lists, and one for arrival notices. It was very important that they stay in order in their correct piles. So, this lady walks up and starts sorting her invoices, ON TOP OF my piles, despite other table space. I politely picked up her pile, added to mine, and set her pile back where it was, thinking she would get the hint.

Yeah right.

I'm sure you can guess how this all ended. My papers sent all over the floor, some slid under the printers, mixed and matched, and got dirtied from the floor, etc. Her reaction? "Sorry, dear!", *walks away*.

SCREW YOU.

The best part? I spent 2 days last week doing NOTHING except for creating special billing sheets for her because she's such a sloppy worker that she keeps making errors, costing our company money. See what I mean by making other people's jobs easier? She's just lazy.

I like my job, overall. I work with some great people, and some not so great ones. It pays good!