6.26.2008 ||> Freak on a Leash
Yes, that's my cat. This was taken on her first walk-about on a leash. Well, there was less walking and more of her squatting down and trying to get at the ants. But it's progress.
Labels: the cat
Pre-term classes haven't even started and already I have homework! I had to do a couple balance sheets, an income statement and figure out retained income. It was due today and I just sent it in.
Complaining aside, I'm actually grateful for the early-early homework. I've never taken a financial or accounting class in my life, so it's good to get ready for all my grad classes.
Labels: mba
Last Friday - Last day at work! I got totally shit faced at a happy hour and botched about my abusive boss. I finally got it off my chest: she was not as hot as she thought, as no one with a waddle can be classified as "hot" in my humble opinion.
Last Saturday - Nursed hangover. Oh, it was bad. I pissed Tony off while drunk, but we worked it out.
Last Sunday - Sat around and watched movies.
Monday - Sat around some more.
Tuesday - Started playing an old DOS computer game that I bought in the 90's.
Wednesday - Added RAM to my computer and got further in the computer game.
Thursday - Won the computer game!
Friday - Cleaned up a bit. Hung out with Tony. He's been super stressed at work, so I wanted to focus on him.
Saturday - Road trip! With shopping! But not for me....
Sunday - More shopping! We bought Lina a kitty leash. As anticipated, she hates it. But she will learn to love it.
I feel so much better...
Labels: friends, vacation, work
Amy tagged me in this post, so I am going to answer the questions... I don't usually do these memes, but the questions were interesting, so here are the answers.
I'm not going to tag anyone though. Sorry.
The Meme
1. Post the rules of the game at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
What were you doing five years ago?
5 years ago I was in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan. I was teaching high school kids English and working at summer camps.
What are five things on your to-do list for today?
1. Shower
2. Answer a questionnaire sent by the grad school
3 and 4. Take and send a picture of myself to grad school
5. Relax
What are five snacks you enjoy?
I don't really snack. I try to eat enough at each meal so that I don't get hungry in between. So here are my favorite "snack foods," but I usually eat them at meals.
1. Fruit
2. Flat Earth Tomato Ranch chips
3. Pickles
4. Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
5. Baby carrots
What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1. I would probably still be getting my MBA. I just wouldn't worry so much about money.
2. I would set up a charity like George Soros' Open Society Institute, that hires locals to work on democracy-related issues in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
3. I would help out on the Obama campaign.
4. Travel all over. I would definitely go see Dara again in Singapore (when she gets back from Vietnam) and take Tony to Germany.
5. Build the best kitty jungle gym ever.
What are five of your bad habits?
1. Like Amy, I talk loud and a lot.
2. I don't keep up with my friends like I should.
3. Leaving my crap all over the place. I can get pretty messy.
4. I never cut my toenails.
5. I have a lead foot when driving.
What are five places where you have lived?
1. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2. Phoenix, Arizona
3. Tucson, Arizona
4. Paoli, PA
5. Exton, PA
What are five jobs you’ve had?
1. McDonald's Crewperson
2. Door to Door Salesperson
3. Freelance Webdesigner
4. Peace Corps Volunteer
5. Provider Relations Specialist
Those are some of the jobs that have meant the most to me, and taught me a lot of what I know about working.
And I'm done!
Labels: friends
Dear New Neighbors,
After our landlord moved out, we were hoping that we would get better neighbors than a super that never fixed anything and a hoarder that took over the whole building with her shit. Unfortunately, you are even more frustrating that those two.
First, you have two very cute kittens. So it really upsets me when you keep your door open and these little babies end up in the hallway right outside our apartment. If we didn't care about animals or didn't see them, they could get out of the building very easily, and since they are less than six months old, probably be killed just as easily. The first time was fine, everyone makes mistakes, but today Tony found your youngest outside our door for millionth time. When he went to your apartment, the door was still open and the other one was about to make a break for it. No one was even near the door watching the cats. Perhaps you shouldn't have kittens if you are unable to care for them properly. We are not your cat-sitters.
Also, there are three of you. Counting Tony and I, our two neighbors and the guy that lives on the top floor, that's eight people. There are seven parking spots. So, when you let your boyfriends park in our lot, that sends at least someone to either block everyone in or into the metered parking. We should not have to pay to park on the street because you are a douchebag. Please tell your asshole boyfriends that there aren't even enough spaces for us, much less them. We live next to a train station, they can take mass transit along with everyone else if they can't pay for their cars.
Last, we have told you that the floors and walls are so thin that we can hear you walk. So, yes, we can also hear it when you blast music at one in the morning on a weeknight or talk and scream at that time late at night. We can also hear you slam the doors and it does in fact wake us up, which we have also told you. So stop it.
Being a good neighbor is important. We do our best to be quiet, to get our laundry out of the laundry room the same day we wash it and to not park like assholes. Please give us the same consideration.
Kisses,
Sepra
