2 days of True Blood

Ben and I have pretty much spent the last 2 days watching True Blood.  I had already seen the first season when I got it from Netflix, but he didn't watch it.  After I downloaded it, he said he'd give it a shot and he loved it!  We watched season 1 and 2 in 2 1/2 days I think.  I've got the first 3 episodes of season 3 downloaded...and I'm pretty sure that's what we'll be doing tomorrow...

Minus the errands in town we have to run.  BOO.

Ben got off early tonight, YAY!  I'm going to bed now though, I'm pretty tired.

Start thinking happy thoughts!

Ok, so I don't like things not being organized, nor do I like not being told the entire story about things.  Earlier in June I was informed that I had a job at Camp Inventions at the end of July.  The woman in charge planned a meeting for the day after I left for MO.  Luckily, I was not the only person that it didn't work for.  She set a new date for 2 weeks later.  I called her the night before the newly scheduled meeting and she had "just been too busy" to get on her email (for TWO WEEKS) to let us know that day wouldn't work for her anymore.  So she rescheduled.  And then again.  And then again. 
We don't have the curriculum nor do we know which part of the camp we'll be teaching, and it's the last week of July.  Not a lot of time to prepare.

Then I get an email from her setting a NEW meeting time for the week before camp.  She also informs me that we're only at 42 kids right now and if we don't hit 60, I won't have a job.  WTF?

That's not what I was told at the beginning of June when she called and OFFERED ME A JOB. 

I'm slightly irritated at all of this.  Funny thing though...I met a girl the other night who works at the CDC (child care) on base and she says they're hiring.  She doesn't have a degree and makes $17 an hour and works 32 hours a week.  That is beyond awesome.  Come tomorrow, I will be driving my happy self on base and applying there.  If I get hired, I will be saying good-bye to Camp Inventions.

I don't like getting the run around and I don't like how unorganized it is.

My super cute pets doing super cute things.  I love it.  Rilo is wearing an USAF outfit that my mom made her.  Pretty adorable.  That last one was taken yesterday while we were watching True Blood.  We're dogsitting for our friend and while the dog is in LOVE with Otis, he can't stand her.  He's so tired that he doesn't even notice that Rilo is sitting on him.  Poor baby.

Finished a new painting yesterday too:

I'm so smart!

I figured out how to put videos on my ipod that I have on my computer.  Now Ben and I will have some more entertainment on our 14 hour plane ride to Japan in October.  I'm quite proud of myself!  Right now, True Blood Season 1 is getting put on my Itunes. 

I've got several movies/tv shows that I will be doing this to. 

Getting our 2 year anniversary pictures taken soon!  The fabulous Megan Haney is taking our's.  Here are the pictures from last year:

Ramblings from a rambler.

I hate hate hate when people want my help, but then argue about how to do it.  Ummmm, hello?  If you didn't need my help, you wouldn't have asked.

I hate it when people compare everything to their hometowns.  Ok, we get it, but you're not there anymore, so no one actually cares.

I love it when things work out like they did last night for Eclipse....and we somehow get theater 1 and get to sit down an hour before the movie starts and get out of the ridiculous crowd of:
1. Annoying preteens that think they're the shit.
2. People with B.O.
3. The group of people (college age) who thought they were really good singers and were singing songs from RENT.  I love that musical, but only when the songs are sang in key. (OH SNAP!)

Eclipse was great, but Kristen Stewart couldn't act her way out of a paper sack.  A tip: Long, closed eye, dramatic pauses aren't always needed before your lines are given!

I went through 3 totes yesterday and made our garage sale pile even bigger.  Got rid of a bunch of books.  I'm going to try and go through some more stuff in the guest room today.  I got almost all my totes in the garage taken care of.  Trying to get my "teacher stuff" into one big tote.

Gauged my ears up again.  I'm at a 4 now!

It cracks me up how brave people get when they've got a keyboard in front of them.  Coming up with rude remarks to say to someone they don't even know because there will be no repercussions.  These are the same people who in real life are sad people with no self-identity other than calling themselves _______'s mommy/daddy or _______'s wife/husband.  They are brave because they are faceless.  They are brave because there is no chance that anything they say will ever have any consequences in real life.  It's lame and funny at the same time.

I'm not just a wife.  I am:
1. a teacher
2. a woman
3. a painter
4. a pet lover
5. an adventurer
6. an explorer
7. a lover
8. a dream maker
9. a photographer
10. a fighter
11. a daughter
12. a sister
13. a grandaughter
14. an intelligent member of society
15. an activist
16. a peacemaker
17. a loyal friend
18. a trustworthy opponent
19. a cook
20. a genuine person

I could name a ton, but that should give you an idea that I'm not just one thing, and I'm not going to broadcast myself as ONE thing.  That's silly.  If my husband did that, I would question him as to why he is limiting himself to being just one thing. 

Be creative.

Know that when you say something over the internet, no one is going to respect or love you more.  In fact, I pity people who do so because I KNOW what you're all about. 

I know a lot of people who have been harassed via the internet, and to those harassers, I say, "Go to hell."  You're pitiful pieces of what could have been a real person, but instead of doing good and paying things forward, you look for things and people to put down or bother.  You're like the fat bullies in elementary school who only got away with bullying because you were bigger than everyone, not smarter, not more clever, and certainly not better than ANYONE.  Harassers, you are pathetic.  Stalkers, you are pathetic. 

Maybe it's just me and the way that I do things, but when I leave specific instructions on how something needs to be done, I expect it to be done.  I follow directions and expect my students to, so it always disgusts me when people refuse to.  There are directions and rules for a reason.  There is an order in which to do things.  There needs to be a set way of doing CERTAIN things.  I'm flexible on a lot, but there are just some things that I will not stand for. 
Someone is going to have a conversation with me.
Someone is not going to be pleased.
Someone is no longer trusted.
Someone is lucky that things weren't worse.
Someone is going to be thankful that my temper isn't out of control.

I got my tickets for the midnight showing of Eclipse today.  Say what you will, I don't care.  I love the Twilight movies/books.  I know they're hokey and silly.  I know that Kristen Stewart is probably one of the worst actresses in her age group.  I don't care, I'll still go see it because I enjoy them.

It's OK to be jealous, ladies...just know that he's mine.

Group of gals (and Brent to the right) at Buzzard Beach.

Love love love.