A good friend of mine called me about a week ago. She just moved to Indianapolis and went out dancing with her new roommate. She "met" a guy and started doing her thang on the dance floor. TWO HOURS later, after much making out and grinding, she started to introduce herself, only to discover that she's been dancing with a deaf-mute all night.
I will love this story forever.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
What time is it?
I took today off to work on this grant proposal for class and managed to work on it for about 30 minutes today before I decided that it just wasn't worth it. So I applied for a new job, went to get my replacement frames for my new glasses, then had lunch with Josh. I thought (rather briefly) about going to campus to work on my paper a bit more, and decided that I could spend my time a bit better by going to the grocery store to get some lemon-lime soda to make 7 & 7s later and perhaps attempt to clean up my apartment a little. So I did that instead of writing my paper. I also decided that it would be a great idea to call my friend Margaret who works right next door to my apartment. She got off work at 2:15 and came straight over and we started drinking 7 & 7s straight away. We sat in the sun and chatted about stupid stuff, which was, in retrospect, almost as entertaining as watching American Idol or Grey's Anatomy. Fabulous. And now she's coming to this concert tonight too. This is the best day off in ages!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
12 days and counting...
Or should I say 11 days and counting? For the majority of the students and staff at my school, there are 12 days left, but I'm taking tomorrow off, so I only have 11...and I am pretty damn excited about that fact. I had originally planned on taking the day to work on my rough draft for my Grantsmanship course, but that's nearing completion and I shouldn't have to spend nearly as much time on it as I thought I would. It's pretty rad to be taking a personal day just for the hell of it. Yesssssssss! I am awesome!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Tori Amos
A few weeks ago, I heard the new Tori Amos song, "Big Wheel," on the radio. One of her lyrics was, "I am a M-I-L-F, don't your forget" and the played that actual lyric on the air. But lately, I've been hearing it and it just says, "I am a M-I-M-I, don't you forget" which doesn't make any sense at all and to be honest, kind of pisses me off. She's not saying the actual work "fuck" so I don't understand why the had to change the version. Just a rant for you...
Rafting...
As I briefly touched upon in my last blog entry, I *think* I like rafting. And actually, after yesterday's trip down the South Fork of the Payette, I'm a bit more confident in my ability to say, "Yes, I like rafting."
So here's a little story for you...
Josh was a bit disappointed when he didn't get a permit to raft the Middle Fork of the Salmon this year, so when he found some guys on a forum about rafting stating that they were looking for an experienced rafter to go with them in June, he was nearly jumping up and down in his house. A few e-mails and phone calls later, it was set--we were going on a week-long trip with a bunch of guys we've never met before. Have you ever seen "The River Wild" cuz that's about how I was feeling--rafting with a bunch of guys I've never met and fearing that I'd be killed by them along the way.
Enter: Travis.
This guy was a riot yesterday. Josh and I had plans to go rafting down the South Fork of the Payette (a bit more adventurous than our last day trip down the Main Payette) and invited Travis to come along. Travis is a burley, curly and long-haired, bearded, aviation sunglasses-wearing 31 year-old who runs heavy equipment for a living. And he's a talker. After a few hours with the guy, I decided that this trip would be nothing like The River Wild, but rather a little more comedic. Here are some things I found out yesterday that made me a little more excited about the trip-
1. I'll be the only female (this shouldn't make me too excited, actually, but I'm happy that I won't be going with stranger-danger females who carry too much drama)
2. One of the guys who is going is a chef at Table Rock (a restaurant in Boise)
3. The other guys who are going don't know how to raft either
4. If the other guys are anywhere near as entertaining as Travis, this trip is going to be a hoot and a half!
Time frame:
Proposal due for grant-writing: June 1
Last day of work: June 7
Trip to the Lochsa (???) June 8 - 10 (this is a big maybe)
Put-in on the Middle Fork: June 11
Take-out from the Middle Fork: June 15
Home for a week-ish before heading out to another rafting trip with Josh's family...
So here's a little story for you...
Josh was a bit disappointed when he didn't get a permit to raft the Middle Fork of the Salmon this year, so when he found some guys on a forum about rafting stating that they were looking for an experienced rafter to go with them in June, he was nearly jumping up and down in his house. A few e-mails and phone calls later, it was set--we were going on a week-long trip with a bunch of guys we've never met before. Have you ever seen "The River Wild" cuz that's about how I was feeling--rafting with a bunch of guys I've never met and fearing that I'd be killed by them along the way.
Enter: Travis.
This guy was a riot yesterday. Josh and I had plans to go rafting down the South Fork of the Payette (a bit more adventurous than our last day trip down the Main Payette) and invited Travis to come along. Travis is a burley, curly and long-haired, bearded, aviation sunglasses-wearing 31 year-old who runs heavy equipment for a living. And he's a talker. After a few hours with the guy, I decided that this trip would be nothing like The River Wild, but rather a little more comedic. Here are some things I found out yesterday that made me a little more excited about the trip-
1. I'll be the only female (this shouldn't make me too excited, actually, but I'm happy that I won't be going with stranger-danger females who carry too much drama)
2. One of the guys who is going is a chef at Table Rock (a restaurant in Boise)
3. The other guys who are going don't know how to raft either
4. If the other guys are anywhere near as entertaining as Travis, this trip is going to be a hoot and a half!
Time frame:
Proposal due for grant-writing: June 1
Last day of work: June 7
Trip to the Lochsa (???) June 8 - 10 (this is a big maybe)
Put-in on the Middle Fork: June 11
Take-out from the Middle Fork: June 15
Home for a week-ish before heading out to another rafting trip with Josh's family...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
ok, fine.
Over the past few weeks, I have discovered....
...that one can consistently get A's and B+'s on stats work, but get C's on final papers and final exams.
...that although one gets C's on final papers and final exams in stats, she can still pull off a B in the class.
...that getting a 98% on a policing paper almost makes you forget about the B in stats.
...that I think I like rafting (even if it gets cold and crazy).
...that I really dislike NOT getting responses to e-mails, especially when I ask questions that I'd actually like an answer to.
...that starting a summer course before you get your final grades for spring semester is really, really difficult.
...that 3 weeks is really not a very long time to compile information and put together a functional grant proposal.
...that the Ada County Sheriff's Office is amazingly cooperative with students.
...that apartments can go uncleaned for months, yet landlords are still nice enough to say they don't mind and still put in window air conditioners.
...that the Criminal Justice program at Boise State actually has no rhyme or reason for choosing Graduate Assistantships and even though there is a check mark on the application for "interview completed," they don't actually follow through and make decisions based on...well...who knows what.
...that leaving home at 7:45 am and not returning until 9:30 pm for 4 days in a row really makes a girl a cranky bitch.
...that even though I'll complain about not having enough time for this grant proposal, cleaning my apartment, or doing laundry, I'll still find enough time to watch American Idol and Grey's Anatomy, read Cosmo, and hang out with Josh...go figure.
...that one can consistently get A's and B+'s on stats work, but get C's on final papers and final exams.
...that although one gets C's on final papers and final exams in stats, she can still pull off a B in the class.
...that getting a 98% on a policing paper almost makes you forget about the B in stats.
...that I think I like rafting (even if it gets cold and crazy).
...that I really dislike NOT getting responses to e-mails, especially when I ask questions that I'd actually like an answer to.
...that starting a summer course before you get your final grades for spring semester is really, really difficult.
...that 3 weeks is really not a very long time to compile information and put together a functional grant proposal.
...that the Ada County Sheriff's Office is amazingly cooperative with students.
...that apartments can go uncleaned for months, yet landlords are still nice enough to say they don't mind and still put in window air conditioners.
...that the Criminal Justice program at Boise State actually has no rhyme or reason for choosing Graduate Assistantships and even though there is a check mark on the application for "interview completed," they don't actually follow through and make decisions based on...well...who knows what.
...that leaving home at 7:45 am and not returning until 9:30 pm for 4 days in a row really makes a girl a cranky bitch.
...that even though I'll complain about not having enough time for this grant proposal, cleaning my apartment, or doing laundry, I'll still find enough time to watch American Idol and Grey's Anatomy, read Cosmo, and hang out with Josh...go figure.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Soooooo.....you want to know how Vegas was?!
Well, starting out on a Saturday morning with Bailey's in our coffee should give you an indication of how the weekend was....continued by a bloody mary on the plane, then a beer upon entrance to our hotel in Vegas, followed by breakfast....wait, BREAKFAST?! With beer?! You are correct.
Josh and I played a few hands of blackjack and managed not to lose a whole lot of money (yet) and continued to drink a few beers throughout the day, until we were finally able to check into our hotel room at 1pm.
Rest.
More blackjack.
More beer.
Drinks in the bar (enter hard liquor....can you see where this is going?)
Then, the party really got started--we met up with the other 4 fabulous people who went to Vegas with us. Amanda insisted, before dinner at a faaaaaaaabulous Chinese/sushi restaurant, that we enjoy some gigantic, slushy adult beverages (I think I was actually walking around with a 32 oz Mango Margarita) and the rest of us insisted on $2 jello shots from the same establishments.
Excellent dinner!
Then came the show....Crazy Horse...the topless show (with "really cool lighting") for folks who are too ashamed to go to the strip club. I had high hopes of going to something like Cirque du Soleil while we were in Vegas, but Crazy Horse was what the majority voted for, so what's what we went to. Gooood times. I won't give details to what I was paying most attention to throughout the show....but it wasn't the actual show.
Next, Carnival Court, where the bartenders throw bottles up in the air and do all sorts of tricks and all we had to do was pay them $10/drink. We danced (yikes!) and Amanda manged to take an amazing video of Josh and his coworker Malia.....ohhhhhhh my my my.
The last bit of the evening shall not be recorded. I'll just say that the cab ride and the remainder of the evening was unforgettable, for very, very different reasons.
Sunday was a better day for gambling--Josh managed to enter 3 Texas Hold 'em tournaments and placed in 2 of them! Owwwwwwwww!!! Kate and I played in one as well, and I managed to stay in until there were only 25 people left...then I got rivered and kicked out. I was still pretty proud of myself.
The weekend ended with a Fat Burger at 9:30 am and a sleepy plane ride back to Boise on Monday afternoon.
Going back to work was less than pleasurable on Tuesday....as soon as my bank account gets stocked up again, I'm headed back....who's in?!
Josh and I played a few hands of blackjack and managed not to lose a whole lot of money (yet) and continued to drink a few beers throughout the day, until we were finally able to check into our hotel room at 1pm.
Rest.
More blackjack.
More beer.
Drinks in the bar (enter hard liquor....can you see where this is going?)
Then, the party really got started--we met up with the other 4 fabulous people who went to Vegas with us. Amanda insisted, before dinner at a faaaaaaaabulous Chinese/sushi restaurant, that we enjoy some gigantic, slushy adult beverages (I think I was actually walking around with a 32 oz Mango Margarita) and the rest of us insisted on $2 jello shots from the same establishments.
Excellent dinner!
Then came the show....Crazy Horse...the topless show (with "really cool lighting") for folks who are too ashamed to go to the strip club. I had high hopes of going to something like Cirque du Soleil while we were in Vegas, but Crazy Horse was what the majority voted for, so what's what we went to. Gooood times. I won't give details to what I was paying most attention to throughout the show....but it wasn't the actual show.
Next, Carnival Court, where the bartenders throw bottles up in the air and do all sorts of tricks and all we had to do was pay them $10/drink. We danced (yikes!) and Amanda manged to take an amazing video of Josh and his coworker Malia.....ohhhhhhh my my my.
The last bit of the evening shall not be recorded. I'll just say that the cab ride and the remainder of the evening was unforgettable, for very, very different reasons.
Sunday was a better day for gambling--Josh managed to enter 3 Texas Hold 'em tournaments and placed in 2 of them! Owwwwwwwww!!! Kate and I played in one as well, and I managed to stay in until there were only 25 people left...then I got rivered and kicked out. I was still pretty proud of myself.
The weekend ended with a Fat Burger at 9:30 am and a sleepy plane ride back to Boise on Monday afternoon.
Going back to work was less than pleasurable on Tuesday....as soon as my bank account gets stocked up again, I'm headed back....who's in?!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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