Today is going to be a little bit of a potpourri.

I just got an e-mail about very deadly spiders that hide under toilet lids. Can we just say that i am extremely freaked out about using the bathroom now. I have this image of a spider biting my butt...and then i die. How horrible! I think i will probably have nightmares tonight.

Yesterday i saw a guy wearing red pants...and an orange shirt. May i just say...it is never a good idea to wear two solid colors from the same color family. I tend to be a believer of the accent piece method of dressing. I also support that style of decorating. For example, today I wore a pink skirt and a brown shirt. My pink skirt was my accent piece, therefore the rest of my outfit needed to be a little more plain. So i wore the brown shirt and brown sandals. The brown is considered a neutral color. If i decide to wear a brightly colored shirt, I am sure to wear plain pants. A solid color of either brown, black, white, or navy. If i'm being all beatnik like...and wearing all black...i am sure to either wear bright colored shoes...or bright earrings or some other bright accessory. And there is my theory on dressing.

I like playing fetch with my dog after work.
I like taking naps on my couch.
I like sticking my arm out of the window and feel the breeze.
I love the sound of high heels clicking on tile floors.
I like wearing my lab coat.
I like thursdays when i get a new lab coat.
I like putting bandanas on my dog.
I like sleeping with the windows open.

I would like to say.

Just because you ignore me, does not mean that i cease to exist. It does not mean that I don't have feelings. Or that you don't hurt them everytime you refuse to look at me when i speak to you.

Just because you can stand 3 feet away from me 5 days a week and not speak to me for over a month does not mean that i can not hear you.

Just because you turn away everytime I walk in the room does not mean that i stop entering the room.

Just because you are 23 years old does not mean you are an adult.

Just because you have a degree does not mean you are smart.

And just because you can speak does not mean you have people skills....or that people listen to you.

Just because people laugh at your jokes, does not mean they think you are funny.

Closing your eyes does not make me disappear. Closing your mouth does not make me stop listening. Closing your ears does not make me stop talking.

I'm done.

1. Who was your first prom date?
Matt Bradley. He wore a zoot suit and had blue and green hair.

2. Who was your first roommate?
Other than my brother...Katie

3. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time?
Screwdrivers. Now vodka makes me ill.

4. What was your first job?
Cashier at Bi-Lo

5. What was the first movie you ever walked out of?
I've never walked out...but...i did turn off Punch Drunk Love within the first 30 minutes.

6. When did you go to your first funeral?
That i remember? My Papa when i was 14.

7. Who was your first grade teacher?
I had two. I only remember one though. Mrs. Ivy.

8. How old were you when you first moved away from your hometown?
well...i was born in Kansas, moved to NC, then to Georgia, then Virginia, then SC. So...technically, my home town is Emporia, KS. So i moved when i was 3. Actually though, Seneca is my hometown...and i moved when i was 17.

9. Where did you go on your first airplane ride?
Arkansas

10. When you snuck out of your house for the first time, who was it with?
There was no sneaking out. If i did...i would not be alive.

11. Who was your first Best Friend and are you still friends?
The first one i remember is Miranda in Virginia. We only lived there for 9 months though. So no. I guess after that would be Anna Montinucci. We're still friends i guess. But we don't actually talk.

13. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
Dianna or my mom

14. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmade?
First and only time. Adrianne and Kevin's.

15. What is the first thing you do in the morning?
Hit the snooze sometimes, if i don't...i go run

16. What was the first concert you attended?
Aerosmith

17. First tattoo or piercing?
Pierced my ears when i was like 6. My first tattoo at 18.

18. First Celeb Crush?
hmmm...honestly??? Michael Jackson. (80's Michael Jackson...not freaky child molester Michael Jackson) NO LAUGHING! You all know you thought he was bad ass too!

19. First crush?
Christopher Pierce. He broke my heart when he moved to NY at the ripe age of 5.

20. First love?
Tough call. Matt Bradley I'd say, but that was puppy love...but the first guy i ever loved enough to marry...Brett.

Due to a verbal flogging (maybe flogging isn't the right word...more like lash) there will be no more date grades. I'd sure hate to bring on some bad Karma.

It's official...i'm old. Today i went down to the leasing office to complain about some noise. Four nights last week (3 of them being during the work week) one of my neighbors came home at 4:30 AM with their music in their car blaring. Enough to wake me up and then they allowed their music to play for about 5 minutes, just long enough to get me good and awake. Well...last night was the last straw. I get up at 6 AM during the week so that i can go to work. I do not appreciate being woken up at 4:30 AM, especially by shitty rap music that can only talk about female body parts...and their obvious need to compensate for small penises by bragging about their money, their sexual conquests, or their endless supply of illicit drugs. It's not that i don't like rap music. I happen to be a fan of rap music that has a purpose other than giving my vagina another name. It is also official that my friends are old, because none of them mocked me for complaining about the loud music. In fact...they all understood. I think i need to go buy some hair color and learn how to play bingo. Sheesh!

This is my last week of work before vacation. I made our t-shirts this weekend. One is pink and says "Lobster...it's what's for dinner" and the other is blue and says "Where's the lobster?". Now all i need to do is pack and get ready for the trip in general.

Oh! My! GOD!!!! Breaking Benjamin is coming to Fort Wayne!!!!!!!!!! Tickets are only $19!!! I almost hyperventilated this morning!!!!!!! August 2nd baby! One week before their new album comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could i be anymore excited right now??? NO!!!!!

Analysis of date with the boyscout


Name of Date: Boy Scout
Location of date: Movie Theater and Pizza Hut
Date grade: C
Date bio: 32 yr old male from Chicago, IL. Works for the Boy Scouts of America and raises money for them. Very outgoing and in your face. Son of a woman i go to church with.

Details:

Quickly how we met: after church i was hanging out, he joined the group i was in and we started talking. He asked me out, i said okay. He came to pick me up on Sunday afternoon, and he brought with him a beautiful pink rose. He made sure to open all the doors for me, and was a perfect gentleman. We went and saw Cars, and then walked around the outdoor mall (in the rain) and talked for a while. Overall, nice conversation, and he seemed very interested in what i had to say. He asked a lot of questions, which i find unusual, but refreshing. He asked if i would go to lunch with him the next day (he was leaving for chicago that day) so i agreed. Lunch was nice, and that's when i discovered he was 32. I had thought he was 28, 29 at the oldest. He is a nice guy, but i wasn't feeling him romantically all that much, and then the age kinda pushed me over the edge. Although 32 is not by any means old it's pushing the age envelope. Also, it means he is probably more in a position to want a serious relationship and what not. And if he's not...then that's a sign that he has commitment phobia.

Conclusion:

I imagine that when he comes to visit his family we may hang out. But i don't forsee any relationship, if for nothing else that i don't want a relationship with anyone, period. But even if i were looking for a serious relationship...he's a little older than i'm looking for. I'm not being too picky, i'm just thinking, if things worked out great...by the time i was ready to have kids...he'd be almost 40. He gets a C because of his age, his proximity, and my inability to "get into" any guy i've met in the last 6 months. Although this last reason is not his fault...it's easier to penalize his grade than penalize myself.

It's been a while since my last blog. I've been busy vacationing. I went to SC for an extended weekend last weekend and had a good time. I played tennis with my dad, went to a movie with my bro, went geocaching (adult scavenger hunt using GPS) with the family and then horseback riding with my mom. Overall a very good, and busy trip. This week i went to Wal-Mart, and saw some 16 year old kid getting busted by the Wal-Mart Greeter (you know, those 80 yr old ladies) for stealing condoms. Either that or he was returning them. They were Trojans. hehehe No matter how you look at it, it's still amusing. He looked like one of those "good" kids too. You know, the t-shirt with the funny slogan that's so popular, khaki cargo shorts, birkenstock sandles, geled (spelling?) and perfect fake tan. Talk about crack me the hell up. Nothing is better than seeing an old woman waving around a box of condoms in front of an embarrassed teenager. Yesterday i went hiking with gun enthusiast and columbo. We had a good time, and i learned the columbo likes to climb trees. I will try and add a picture below. Also, today i met a nice guy at church. He lives in Chicago, but we're going out tonight anyway. I'll give an evaluation of our date when i get home. His name is Boy Scout.

I must say...this is going to be the most AWESOME summer ever! First...i'm traveling all over the place. I'm leaving for SC next week, and I've already been to PA. Next up is ME and NY, and then CA will be next on the list. Aside from traveling in July, i'm going to see Fiona Apple in concert for the first time! But to make this even better, Breaking Benjamin is going to start touring in late July! I don't know where or when they are coming, but I am soooooooooo there!!! Oh! And they have a new album coming out in August. Could i be any more pumped??? I think not!!!

In other news, i've come up with a professional plan to get me to the next step in my career. The steps are as follows:

Learn Quantitation
Learn Microcrystalline analysis
Join the American Academy of Forensic Science (app is almost done)
Join the Midwest Association of Forensic Scientists
Complete 24 hours on the job training for Clan Lab team
Redo resume
Take and Pass the American Board of Criminalistics test to be a board certified chemist
Testify in Federal Court (not sure how to accomplish this...but i'm going to somehow)
Apply for a job with the DEA

All of this should take about 18 months to complete.

I told Gun Enthusiast i wasn't interested in dating him. He seemed totally open to being just friends though, and we're going hiking when i come back from SC. Rock on! Oh...and i saw X-Men today. Way cool movie. I'm down with it. But to make it even better, i went and saw it by myself. I didn't feel weird about it, and no one looked at me funny. I wasn't treated as a leper, so perhaps i'll start going to movies alone more often! Next on my list to see is The Da Vinci Code, but i'm waiting until that hits the dollar theater. Oh! and I really want to see The Devil Wears Prada.

The addition of energy to the equation is not typically stated. All chemical reactions require an activation energy of some kind to get over the "hump" if you will. Just going to prove that i guess every relationship (romantic or otherwise) requires that extra little humph.

I had no idea my chemistry post would cause such a stir! I've decided i'd go out with Gun Enthusiast one last time...and if i'm still not feeling him...then i'm done. He did call me three times last night...that's a little excessive i think.

I like the pheromone theory...i can just explain to him...i don't like you because i don't like the way you smell on a subconcious level. Is that a good line?

For what billy had to say though...about finding someone who is crazy about me...and that i just kinda dig....yeah i'm not buying that. I've never settled for anything in my life...and i'm certainly not going to start now.