Not your average girl
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
2010 New Year's Resolutions:
1. Exercise, Sleep & Eat well - Get the hottest body possible
2. Socialize - Do something social at least once a month
3. Volunteer - Find a way to do some good
4. Expand - Read something challenging regularly or join a book club
5. Explore - Travel out of country
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Feeling nostalgic
I lost my virginity to this song...
Save Tonight (by Eagle-Eye Cherry)
Go on and close the curtains
All we need is candlelight
You and me and a bottle of wine
Going to hold you tonight
We know I'm going away
How I wish....wish it weren't so
Take this wine & drink with me
Let's delay our misery
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
There's a log on the fire
And it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one desire
To take me away....it's true
It ain't easy to say goodbye
Darling please don't start cry
'Cause girl you know I've got to go
Lord I wish it wasn't so
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I......that I could stay
Girl you know I've got to go
Lord I wish it wasn't so
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be gone....
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
being a hottie has its drawbacks
been feeling blue lately. feel like i've got the weight of the world on my shoulders. not sure why, exactly. all i know is, guys are hitting on me incessantly... and it's getting on my nerves. for the most part, these are guys i have absolutely no interest in, whatsoever. no, i'm not being a bitch. it's just that i work with these people and/or they're really old.
why do these guys feel they can hit on me? i've never given them hope. i don't even wanna be friends with them. their constant attempts to flirt with me and be extra nice to me simply make for awkward moments.
am i wrong to find it annoying? is this something attractive girls should just put up with?
Sunday, February 17, 2008
hmmm... this is the second time now that a guy has told me he likes my eyebrows... what an odd thing to say!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
call me superficial, but i just can't be with a guy who pronounces "nuclear" as "new-kew-lar". i just can't!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
discovered a new tv show recently... never thought it could be done, but they sure make smoking and drinking look sexy...
Monday, December 18, 2006
uh oh... now where am I gonna get my fix of overpriced carbs?
300-Plus Sick After Olive Garden Meal
UPDATED: 5:24 pm CST December 15, 2006
Source: http://www.nbc5.com/health/10547263/detail.html
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana restaurant was closed indefinitely Friday in connection with reports that more than 300 people became ill and three people were hospitalized after eating there recently, Marion County Health Department spokesman John Althardt told television station WRTV.
The decision to close the Olive Garden in Castleton, Ind., was made jointly by the health department and the restaurant, based on what they believed was in the best interest of the public's health and to give investigators more time to determine the cause of the illnesses, Althardt said.
A spokesman for the Marion County Health Department said restaurant patrons reported symptoms including nausea, vomiting, fever and diarrhea.
Norovirus Suspected
Health officials said they still were trying to identify the illness and the cause, but the state health department said that a prime suspect is gastroenteritis, possibly caused by norovirus.
"You've heard of the illness on cruise ships? This is the same sort of thing, possibly. The investigation is still ongoing," the state health department's Scott Gilliam said Friday.
Gilliam said norovirus spreads from person to person easily.
"Just by going out to a place to eat or visiting friends, you can contract the illness pretty easily, and it mimics foodborne illness," he said.
Inspectors met with restaurant managers earlier this week and found no health code violations. Health officials are collecting leftover food and stool samples from those who got sick to try to track down the source of the illness.
There's been no comment from Darden Restaurants, which operates Olive garden along with Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze and Smokey Bones.
Employees Called In Sick
Health officials said the sick include some Olive Garden employees who worked Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Six of them called in sick on Monday, officials said.
"We did have some indication that a couple of employees over the last couple of weeks were ill, and one reasonably recently had experienced flu-like symptoms," the Marion County Health Department's Ed Culver said earlier this week.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The Power of Urban Legends
a friend of mine is a compulsive fear-mongerer. over the years, she's warned us about...
- satanic products made by Procter and Gamble;
- satanic My Little Pony dolls;
- deadly feminine hygiene products;
- the permanent effects of date rape drugs on women's fertility;
- the dangers of starting a fire when using your cellphone at a gas station; and
- the blasphemous roots of muay thai.
in her latest email, she warns everyone to stay away from certain brands of deadly lipstick that are made with lead.
her key messages are usually aimed at christians and/or women. in any event, the consequences are always disastrous - physical or spiritual death.
i know she means well, but when she comes out with these wild stories, she comes off as gullible and ignorant. i wish she'd be a little more discerning in what she promulgates. it's not like the rumours she's spreading are harmless. what about the innocent employees at procter and gamble who were laid off because of a drop in sales due to boycotts organized by paranoid christians?
more importantly, these urgent warnings encourage uncritical thinking in an already paranoid society. they assert the "facts" by referencing some bogus expert. they urge people to accept what they are told without questioning, to act without sufficient information. they have the power to make people feel guilty about buying certain products, ashamed of enjoying a martial art, and, somehow, always afraid.
urban legends are a testament to human beings' desire for knowledge... however, a little knowledge in the wrong hands goes a long way - just look at what happened to Eve in the Garden of Eden. now, that was the ultimate cautionary tale. :P
Monday, October 23, 2006
think my job is getting to me... last night, i dreamt my job was to go out on to the streets and collect evidence to help solve a case. in short, i was to keep an eye out for dead bodies stuffed in garbage bags. i dreamt i had already picked up two heavy, leaking bags when i came across a street youth who was using a lumpy garbage bag (containing his buddy) as a pillow. he agreed to let me take the bag, but then he started acting creepy.
the other night, i dreamt someone was trying to grab me and drag me into the bushes.
these freaky dreams are probably due to job-related stress, too much true-crime tv, or both. either way, i don't think i'm cut out to be a crime fighter. :(
Friday, August 11, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
How to Score a Free Drink
apparently in ireland, in addition to being offered juice and cookies after donating blood, donors are also offered a health tonic - Guinness!
