| New Blog |
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I started a new blog because, well, I needed a change.
So Here is the link!
Go, read, enjoy!
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[21 Jul 2008|09:06pm] |
Chris is coming back early!!!
That is all.
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[30 Jun 2008|06:18pm] |
My Wii is online!!! So is my Mii!!
Yay for new technology!! and video games.
That is all.
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| Some days I hate Minnesota... |
[06 Apr 2008|11:48am] |
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So, yesterday was gorgeous, 55 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. I decided to take advantage of the afternoon and threw on jeans and a sweatshirt and walked down to and part way around Lake Calhoun, taking in the sights. The lake was still frozen over and there were wind-boarders out on the ice. Tons of people were enjoying the weather with their kids and dogs, walking around the lake and playing on the playgrounds. It was absolutely wonderful.
I got up earlier this morning and looked outside. It was partly cloudy, but still warm. I checked the weather online and it was about 45 degrees out and "partly cloudy." So I threw on another pair of jeans and another sweatshirt and headed out to the lake again. It was so nice out that I decided to walk all the way around the lake today. About a quarter of the way around the lake the breeze picked up and there were a few raindrops, but nothing major and it looked like it would blow over quickly. Plus, the weather online said nothing about rain, so I wasn't worried. Just after the half way point around the lake, the rain starts to pour down. And it continues to pour. And every time it seems like it's starting to let up, it comes down harder. And there I am, two and a half miles away from home, freezing and wet without an umbrella and the only way home is to walk. So I walked home in the pouring, freezing rain.
And now I'm just plain cold.
I hope I don't get sick.
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[22 Mar 2008|07:29pm] |
How can two people have almost the exact same week? I talked to Dan last night, and we spent an hour ranting to each other about work, and we found out that we had both pretty much lived the same week. We both worked either early or late (or early and late) almost every day for the last two weeks. We've both been under stress at work to get done special projects that we got the week before this week. We were both stuck at our desks writing up all the results for our projects all week long. We both got extra work thrown at us from others at work being out, and we both had stuff to do other than just the one project we'd been heading. And, we'd both had similar "people experiences" at work. It was so, so strange how much we had in common.
So, Jenn and I went to see Wagner's Tristan und Isolde today. It was broadcast live from the MET in New York. They're showing La Boheme in two weeks, so I'm going to try to find someone to go with to that. I like Puccini.
Tomorrow is Easter, and I'm spending it in Minnesota. Recovering from stress. And baking easter egg shaped cupcakes to take to work, and cookies to send to Chris. I found and LCMS nearby that I'm going to go to service at tomorrow. Hopefully I'll like it more than the last church I tried out. I really need to find a church.
I'm watching Van Helsing right now, its on TV. I've seen bits and pieces of it, but this time I caught it from the beginning, so I figure I'll watch it. I should be washing dishes or doing laundry. But I'm not. I'm reading my book, surfing online, and watching TV. The cleaning stuff can wait until tomorrow.
Alright, off to do some yoga, then relax some more, then off to bed.
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| Home again |
[24 Feb 2008|08:59pm] |
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So I'm back in the country again.
Germany was wonderful, but not nearly long enough. Chris and I got to spend lots of time together, seeing the sights, celebrating Fasching, drinking beer, and having all sorts of fun. It was wonderful. I can't wait for our next vacation. I want to go on a cruise down the Rhine river, or a trip to all the cool old places in Rome.
Work has been going well, no big updates there.
I got my tax return, and have gone on a spending spree for the last 3 weekends. I got a couple pictures we brought back from Germany framed, I should get them next weekend. I bought clothes and shoes, and scrapbooking materials, and a new throw pillow. There are still a few more things on my list, but my spending spree should be done in the next couple of weeks, hopefully, or else I'll actually go broke.
I put a new cover on my futon (with much help from Jenn), it's now all maroon. Now I need to do some picture arranging (when the new pictures come in) and my apartment should look pretty put together.
Last night was Jenn's birthday. We went to a bar called Plums. It was fun until the live music started. I've decided I really like Vodka Cranberries. They pretty much just taste like cranberry juice.
The week after next week I start yoga at work. HR got us an instructor for 10 weeks, so I decided to take advantage of the ridiculously low price and learn how to do yoga. I bought my mat today, and a sling to keep it rolled up. It's green with a bamboo pattern on it, and quite cushy.
Yep, that's about it.
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| I'm so excited... |
[19 Jan 2008|06:41pm] |
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I leave for Germany tomorrow!!!!!!
I won't be back until February.
I like saying that.
Auf Wiedersehen!!!
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[07 Dec 2007|05:18pm] |
Copy/paste the first sentence from the first entry of each month from the last year.
Long time no post. I just checked my 401K for the first time since I've started it. Its been awhile since I last posted, so I figured I should update. The stress is going to kill me soon.
Turns out I only posted like 5 times this year and I haven't posted since June. So this little experiment didn't work out so well. I may or may not try harder next year.
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[10 Jun 2007|05:42pm] |
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The stress is going to kill me soon. Nothing will go right lately. Nothing at all. I should be doing great, but no. Little things keep adding up and stressing me out until I'm completely ready to crack.
I can't seem to get a break from it either. I can forget about the stress for a while, but then it comes back and hits with a vengeance.
There's just so much I need to do. Moving is hard work. And then I find out that the cost of car insurance in Minnesota is more than double that in Wisconsin. I need to get some more quotes and see if I can find a better deal. Oh, and trying to figure out a claim for hail damage, not fun. I went to a body shop to get a quote, and they said they wouldn't even look at my car until I got a quote from the insurance. The claims adjuster tells me to fax the body shop's quote to them before they'll send the money to get it taken care of. Catch-22 anyone?
I should switch to Comcast from Qwest because it'll cost the same for TV and internet as what I'm paying for internet right now, and then I won't have to pay for moving costs.
Did you know that a small, comfortable chair on sale at a normal furniture store costs at least $350, and there's at least a $50 fee for delivery? And one in a decent color and fabric costs more like $500. Yeah, I didn't know that until I visited two different furniture stores that had sales going on. Oh, and just the headboard for a bed costs like $200. Not including delivery fees.
And work isn't helping. Everything keeps going wrong at the wrong time. I'm starting to get swamped and I'm almost at the point of breaking. I'm not sure how I'll keep up with it all summer long. I'm working 9 hour days Monday through Thursday to take half of Friday's off, but I end up working more than 9 hours because I'm just not done with the work and I end up staying late. The only reason I left on noon on Friday was because I had an appointment at 1pm. The only good thing is that work should go back to normal in a couple weeks or so.
Add all that to actually trying to move all my stuff from one apartment to the other, and its a freakin disaster waiting to happen. I can't keep the little one clean because of all the boxes and thing I'm trying to move into the new one. And the clutter is also stressing me out.
Right, so there's my life in a nutshell right now.
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[29 Apr 2007|05:47pm] |
Its been awhile since I last posted, so I figured I should update.
Chris has gone off to Oklahoma for training before he heads off to Iraq for a year. Its sad, but we're surviving. We've learned how to talk on the phone, which is miraculous, because before we left, we would hardly talk for more than 2 minutes at a time on the phone.
Work is good. I still like it. I'm almost at a year. May 22 will be a year from the day I started.
My new car is running great. I love it.
I'm on the hunt for a new apartment, but since I don't want to move out until August 1st, its a bit hard. Most places are open June 1st or July 1st. So this could take a while. Oh well.
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| w00t! |
[26 Feb 2007|08:41pm] |
I just checked my 401K for the first time since I've started it. I'm so excited! It's made $3.16 in January. OK, so its not all that much, but considering I haven't put all that much into it yet, I feel it's pretty good. If that goes up another $3 in February, I'll have made $9. And in March I'll have made $18. And in April, it'll be $30, and so on and so forth. Eventually, in like 40 years, I'll be able to retire. Yay me!
Dan and I are getting our MN Driver's Licenses, hopefully on March 13th. I'm taking some time off, so I want to find a dentist and chiropractor before March 12, and then I'll get new glasses with my Flex Spending. Yay for being an adult.
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| Good week for Me! |
[23 Jan 2007|08:36pm] |
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So, this week's been pretty much great. And its only Tuesday.
Saturday I bought a car. Its a 2006 Grand Prix. It's got 4 doors and isn't a G6, but after driving both, I like the Grand Prix better. And the color more than makes up for the fact that it has 4 doors. It's a chameleon, but not the pea green one. Its dark blue most of the time, and when you stand next to it it has dark teal colors in it, but in bright sun it glows purple. I love it!!
Monday at work, we had the 2006 Stabilitarian Awards, which is the Stability Group's version of all the award shows for movie stars and singers. Everyone in stability votes on a bunch of different categories, including best prank, which was won by Ehren for unscrewing the back of Ryan B's chair so when he sat in it it fell off. I won the "Lab Rat" award for spending so much time in the lab and so little in my cube. But hey, lab work is what I signed on for, so yay me! I now have a small (and by small I literally mean 3" tall) trophie sitting on top of the wall of my cube.
Tuesday (today), I was the Stability All-Star. Every month-ish someone is the Stability All-Star, and someone does a presentation about their accomplishments, awards, etc... And today that was me. Jake gave a little presentation about what I've done in the stability group and some random fun facts about me. I turned red several times, and of course Jake pointed out the blushing for everyone to see, which of course made me blush even more. I think he likes mocking me, which is just fine because I mock him all the time. (It is just way too easy sometimes)
So yeah. Its been a good week indeed. I just hope the rest of this week goes as well as the start of it.
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| update time! |
[05 Jan 2007|05:34pm] |
Long time no post. So, on to the updates:
1) I graduated college with a BS in Chemistry
2) I got a job as Stability Associate II for Cima Labs, where I did my internship, today was my first day
3) Eric and Beth got married, the wedding was beautiful
4) Christmas was nice, ask if you want more details
5) New Years was fun, cocktail party at Sigma Nu
6) My birthday is coming up soon, and Ceruh and hopefully Dan will be going to the Gopher/Badger game in Madison with me, and then Rog is taking me to see Chicago at the Ordway!
Right, so that seems to be about it!
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| bah humbug |
[06 Dec 2006|07:13pm] |
Finals are iminent. I have two short papers, one long paper, and a final exam before the end of the year yet. I also need to find a real job that I'm not going to hate. So much to do, so little time to do it in.
I had a job interview today. It went just fine, but I don't really want the job. Also, they want someone with experience with DSC, and I don't even really know what that is, and have no experience at all with it. So yeah, probably a waste of time/gas.
On Saturday, I'm taking Jen to the airport so she can fly off to Denmark to join Jon and to see what it's like. Lucky girl.
On Sunday, I'm sitting in the VIP section at the CLA graduation. Dan is giving a speech at commencement (in which I am mentioned), and I get to be there to hear it. Hooray for graduating!
In sappy/couply news, I had the most romantic day after thanksgiving ever. It involved candles, and a cute picnic on my floor. There has also recently been a trip to the Depot to go ice skating, and a bf/gf party at the frat house. Oh, and on Monday I took him on a date, out to Psycho Suzie's and back to my place to watch Pulp Fiction. Turns out, life is more fun as part of a couple than I realized.
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I love the sights/smells/sounds of construction. Well, so long as its not happening where I can't avoid it when I don't want it around. I'm a big fan of hanging out in Kolthoff right now, because it sounds like water sprayers and sanders and other random power tools, smells like paint and cleaners, and there's tool buckets and hammers laying around everywhere. I also love the fact that if I don't want to see/smell/hear it, all I have to do is leave the building, and its no big deal.
Also, thanksgiving is like tomorrow, and I'm going to grandma's house. Pretty much, I'm leaving as soon as I wake up and can make it out the door. I'm going to visit all the relatives and see the parents/sister. Then I'm coming back up to the cities to go ice skating, and hopefully see Jen and Jon at some point.
Then it will be back to school. Which really sucks. I really can't wait for this semester to be over with. I have a 15-30 minute presentation to give in 13 days, a 5 page Sequence Analysis, I have to watch a separate Weimar film and write a short paper about it, and I have to watch a film in German and write a short paper about it. Add to that a PChem quiz next Wednesday and the final exam for that class, and all that is just to pass, not to mention the extra films I'd like to watch for a little extra credit in my Weimar class.
And then, to top it all off, I need to find a job. Which is what I'm doing right now. Ok, so it's what I'll be doing as soon as I finish updating this. I've got a list of companies, a few of which have open positions that I'll be writing cover letters for and sending out my resume to TODAY. So, uh, yeah, I'm off to hunt for work.
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[10 Nov 2006|11:45am] |
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Why is it that good news and bad news always has to come together? I hate this.
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[28 Oct 2006|09:18pm] |
OK, so Chris and I are officially some sort of couple. Anyone who didn't see that one comming, raise your hand. *Awkwardly raises hand* Right, ok. Now that that's settled....
School sucks pretty royally. I can't wait for it to be done.
Work is going ok. Peju is going to help me look for another job since Cephalon froze hiring. I'm meeting with her the week after next to look into companies in the area that have similar operations. This is good news. Hopefully at least one of them will be in need of an experienced pharma analytical chemist.
Ceruh is having a halloween party tonight. I'll be heading there shortly. It should be a blast.
Chris and I went on a double date with his friends Kevin and Tori last night. It was fun.
Right, so I'm out like the batter with the .000 average.
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[13 Oct 2006|11:52am] |
The days just keep blending into one another. It's hard to keep them apart, to figure out what day today is. Time is passing quickly, but some days just drag on forever. I thought today was last tuesday for a moment. Then I remembered that it was Wednesday, not Tuesday. And then i was told it was Friday. So yeah, thats how my week has gone.
In good news, I did much better on this PChem exam than the last one, and the class average dropped significantly, so I'm going to pass. I'm going to study and get ahead if I can this weekend, and then Josh is helping me study all day Saturday next weekend, before the midterm on Monday. Oi, I can't wait until this term is over.
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| I'm wearing a Bear-Suit |
[16 Sep 2006|04:13pm] |
w00t! I've got the second season of Invader Zim from Netflix! "I love this show..."
In other news, Rog and I watched The Wedding Crashers on Thursday night. It was good. Had some very funny scenes.
Friday night, Fink, Ceruh, Josh and I went to Coffman to see X Men III again. Also very good.
I'm supposed to be doing homework today, but that's not going so well.
Next weekend I go home for Britta's birthday. Hey Britt, what do you want for your birthday?
This week will probably be horrendously stressful. I have German homework due Tuesday, a PChem quiz on Wednesday, I'm interviewing for a Research Associate position at CIMA on Thursday, and Friday I'm driving home. Along with all that, I have 8 Dissolutions that came out on Friday, and 10 more that are coming out sometime this week, along with an Assay that I'm working on with Amy. I accidently freaked Jake out by reminding him how busy we are going to be this week, and telling him that I won't be working for most of Thursday because of my interview. But he has said that he'll think about possible/probable interview questions over the weekend, and we're going to sit down on Monday and he's going to help me prepare. I think I'm probably going to go into work on Wednesday after class to get some of the work done that I won't be able to do on Thursday. Plus, somewhere in there I need to do some reviewing for my interview. I want to review RPLC, NPLC, pH meter theory, and buffer theory.
All right, I think I now have enough motivation to get to work.
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