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I was sitting in my room when I hear sirens. I’m like “no way” because I am terrified of tornadoes… well, my roommate then goes “omg, we have a tornado warning! Only in Wisconsin do people walk outside when there is a Tornado Warning to take a look”. My heart races, and Im like “not this chick!” and I grab my purse, stuff a bag with some extra clothes, grab my Macbook (yea $1400 computer is not dying in a Tornado!) and head to the basement with my cat. Sat there for 15 minutes, listened to some whistling winds, prayed my car was okay, and waited. My roommates dumb cat refused to come to the basement, so I had Adobe (my cat) in his carrier so he couldn’t run back upstairs. I heard some crashing, so I looked into the basement window (its one of those gutter windows) and saw huge ass hail smashing into the ground… and then 15 minutes later it all stops. My friend Brandon, who lives in Oklahoma, was keeping tabs of the storm for me via text message and told me that the storms had passed so I went back upstairs. Everything looks okay!

Except… my old apartment, where I lived 3 weeks ago, is not in such good shape.

My area is fine though! No damage around here, thank God!

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Ya know what really irritates me? When people are screaming at me, over the phone, and asking me questions that I do NOT know the answer too. I wish I did, I really do but unfortunately, I do not. If I knew it, I would tell you! I wouldn’t keep it to myself just so you could bitch at me more then you already are.

If you know me well enough, you would know that when I get really frustrated with something… I cry. So, in the middle of listening to this person bitch me out because I could not answer the question they way they wanted to hear the answer (aka give them what they wanted), my eyes started tearing up and I was like ‘oh shit’ and had to put them on hold while I did a few deep breathes. At least after I did that and explained it, again, and then gave them to my manager, he apologized to me and told me that he hoped I had a great weekend and that he didn’t ruin the rest of the day for me. Uh yea, you kind of did.

Moral of that story: Do not bitch out customer service reps, we are humans just like you and we do not know all the answers and we really do want to make you happy. Or at least this one does.

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I had to go to my parent’s house this weekend, this is what I see on my drive to and from there. What a fun filled Halloween eh?

I suppose I never told you the latest car drama, which lead up to why I had to go home this weekend. Two weeks after my exhaust system went out, I was on my way home from work and I was in the middle of rush hour traffic (bumper to bumper) when the stop lights in front of me turned red. I put on my brakes (not slammed them, just tried to stop) when the floor pedal went all the way to the ground and my car did -not- stop. I panicked but somehow, I remained calm enough to not freak out and die in a car accident. I finally got through the rush hour traffic and onto a quiet side street, parked the car and called a tow truck. I was then told the next day that my fuel pump also went out and the bill was $1130.00.

$1130.13 to be precise.

WHAT?! I just put $1000 into the piece of garbage. I wasn’t about to shell out another $1000. So my dad called me and told me he found me a new car. I had to decide on the spot. Literally, on the spot. It was 4:25pm, I was at work, and I know absolutely nothing about cars. This was a really hard decision. It was a gold colored 2006 Pontiac G6. It’s pretty.

I went home to sign the title and get insurance today. Next weekend I go home and sign the loan. That is not what I am looking forward to.

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I am currently going onto week three of my new job already! Time is really flying and I get my first paycheck on Friday. That also makes me quite happy because it’s actually going to be for a decent amount of money, for once. The place that I work is really nice compared to my old job. Unfortunately, I cannot state where I work but it’s in an office setting which means that I am, once again, uniform free. It just seems more, I don’t even know how to put it, of my type of environment. The head boss seems to really care about the employees and making us happy, which is freaking awesome. Not that my old GM didn’t care, he did, but there was only so much he could do there to make his employees happy. Plus, I am not dead tired with sore feet or legs from standing all day like I was at my old job.

I don’t really have much to say other then that. I am waiting to start my savings back up so that I can start saving up for a new car. Oh, on the first day of work at my new job, guess what happened? My exhaust system went out. It literally fell off! I was so upset and I was late for my new job, and the damage was $1130. Yea.. that is a shitload of money. I cried, needless to say, but I got to drive a ’11 Sonata for 2 days and I did NOT want to give it back. Sigh. So, I need to start saving pennies so that I can get a newer car. I won’t be able to afford a 2011 car but anything newer then what i have now, is a new car to me. hahaha. I am also hoping that I will be able to move to a bigger apartment soon *crosses fingers* because the one I have now is itty bitty and I HATE it. I need more space!!

I really don’t have much to say other then that. My life is so exciting. Not.

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I haven’t blogged in quite sometime but I figured it was time for me to share my exciting news.. I finally have a new job! I haven’t started it yet but the fact that I only have nine days (work days) left at my current job makes me quite happy. Though I will miss the people I work with a great deal. I have lived in this town for four and a half years, and I have met some great people where I work. The sad part is that I will probably never seen some of my closest coworkers ever again due to the fact that they don’t have a Facebook account or what not. I shared this fact with my favorite person at work and low and behold, his BROTHER works at my new job so I told him to call me at work haha. But he just told me that “you know where I work, come visit me” psh. Geez.

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I just know that I need to start saving my money so I can do two things: 1) buy a new car and 2) go on vacation. I’m sure moving to a better apartment and buying a TV are also on my to do list somewhere but meh, I need a new car. My current one…well… I need to move on. Besides, I really want a Pontiac Vibe. They stopped making them so I can’t wait to long or it will be super old and yuck. Or maybe I want a Jetta.. either way, I want a new car.

Okay, that is all that I have to say for now.

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Last week Tuesday, I was talking to my boss and he said how how he should train me to be a manager, etc. and I told him I wanted to be a manager. Well, he went and talked to his first assistant and they both agreed that I should be a manager and all they had to do was talk to the owner about it. I was 99.9% sure that I was going to be the next person promoted because it just made sense. I am out of school, I can work anytime they need me, I have been there for three and a half years and I work my ass off for them. At the review last week, I had the best marks out of all the employees.

All I needed was for them to tell me “you are promoted, congratulations!”.

I log into Facebook today and saw one of my coworkers, who is way younger then me and still in High School actually, change their facebook status to “How does Manager _____ sound?” Guess they decided to promote him instead of me.

I am so hurt and pissed off. I dont even want to go to work tomorrow. I feel like I work my ass off for nothing and get no appreciation. I even had to run the store during summer on Friday. Its like Im a manager without the freaking benefits/pay. Maybe its because I’m a girl. Seriously, 90% of the management team is male.

*sigh*

I need a new job.

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This morning I woke up with this weird feeling in my abdomen, it sort of felt like cramps but I know that couldn’t be it because I had those a week ago. Well, the cramping kept getting worse and worse, so I decided I better stay home because I wasn’t sure the cause of it or how bad these pains were going to get. And then it hit me, the pain was exactly what I experienced when I had kidney stones in November through March.

So, I trucked myself to Wally World, bought 200 capsules of Ibuprofen and came home, popped four of them, grabbed my heating pad and then I googled “home remedies for kidney stones” while I drank my water.

That is what they suggested. Mix 2oz of Lemon Juice + 2oz of Olive Oil into a cup, chug it and then drink 40oz of water. This is what I have noticed… it has been about an hour and the pain has subsided. A+! The taste… F-.

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I feel quite odd that it is July 12th, meaning that summer is halfway over and I don’t have school to worry about in the fall. It’s almost like a dooms day feeling really. Maybe the fact that I hate my job has a huge part of it. I have been working there since April 2007, and I was promoted to my current position in September 2007. The fact that I am still not in the management really pisses me off because I freaking tell people where to go, what to do, etc. more often then 75% of the managers. In fact, I almost always have to tell the managers what to do! I tried stop being such a leader but apparently it’s not something I can just not do because it lasts for like 15 minutes.

Whenever I have my 6 month review, which basically is where they give you your raise (10 cents, woo hoo) I am going to ask why the heck I haven’t been promoted. Even if it just pushes me to $1 more then what I make now, its still a big enough difference and I have been there long enough, people already ask me what to do, I run the store when the managers are having meetings, etc. There is NO REASON WHAT SO EVER for me to NOT get promoted. It pisses me off, SO MUCH.

On another note, I wish I could rewind time to back in 2003 and redo my whole college experience. I would have cracked down on myself a lot more then I did, I wouldn’t have let stupid boyfriends talk me into skipping class, etc. Actually I’d probably make it so I wouldn’t have dated two of those guys… period. But that is a whole different rant for a whole different time. I would have stuck with Communications – Graphic Design, maybe a dual major with  Business as the other major with an emphasis in Marketing. PERFECT.

Actually my dream job would be to work for something in the Thoroughbred Racing area… but whatever, doubt that that will ever happen but I am keeping my eyes open for opportunities.

OH! And on a random note.. I got hit on by a cute guy for the first time in a long ass time yesterday when I went to eat at HuHot’s. It made my day

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Somebody posted this in Facebook and tagged me, I found it hilarious so I thought I’d share it so all of you guys can read it as well

Truths For Mature Humans

1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.

13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this – ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.

21. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?

29. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists.

31. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

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