pros and cons

socrates doesn't have internet at home and his job doesn't exactly allow him to sit in front of a computer all day/night like mine does.

pro: his job keeps him physically active and i have officially decided his butt is way better than silver b's is. (yes, i've informed socrates of this fact. no, silver b is as yet unaware -- unless socrates says something to silver b.)

con: it seems silly to send him emails that he might read in, say, two or three months. so we don't have the opportunity to talk that way.

pro: he won't know for a while that i talk about him. a lot. a lot A LOT.

not having the internet sucks for him (and me when i visit), but if it's keeping him from knowing about this for a little longer... that's probably okay.

yes mom, i will tell him. just not tonight.

case of the mondays

i have no good reason for feeling this way. i just would have much prefered spending the day in bed or with socrates. it sucks he couldn't come down for finals. it sucks that he'll be out of state this weekend (congrats to his sis on graduating though!!!). it sucks that i'll have to wait until memorial day weekend to see him. at least we hope we can get together... long distance sucks sometimes. i miss him. and it's coloring my view of today.

i want to go dancing. now. hmph.

derby chicks rock

finals night for the 2008 regular season. *sniff* i'm sad it's done, glad we'll rest a little, and already anxious for the next season. the monkey WILL be a skating mascot if i have to force her to practice skating all summer long. including chasing her around with a big stick just so she practices. res dolls lost. boo. next year it's ours again. no matter what, derby bouts are always so much fun. i love those girls so much. thank you guys, for everything. last year was tough for me, but it felt so good coming back to you. all the hugs and love. you're the best.

ugh late nights...

first the stupid dog runs away. i mean, away, away. ususally he runs around the neighbors' yards and laughs in his dog fashion. nope last night, he just took off. loser. he decided to come back. at twenty minutes after 3 in the morning. normally, at that time, i would have been asleep. not last night. first i exchanged several text messages with socrates around 1:30am. then he called me just after 3. he can't come down this weekend. i'm disappointed. and then next weekend he's going out of town for his sister's graduation. *sigh* two whole weeks without seeing him. i miss him.

aw yeah...

jeans. on me. at work. and i'm not getting dirty. aw yeah...

i love my cat

really i do. but i'm not above kickin' her furry fat arse when she spends the entire night banging my blinds. all night long.


and of course this is the look i get from her. she's all, "what? leave me alone." i love you cali, but you try my patience and i'm not feeling terribly friendly toward you right this moment.

what's the hubbub, bub?

well, "bub", the hubbub is that starting this friday, the office staff at work NOW GET TO WEAR BLUE JEANS TO WORK. mind you, it's not actually stated that it's forbidden to wear them now in the handbook, but we get reprimanded if we do.

the exact email: "Believe it or not, El Presidente has finally decided to approve casual Fridays and allow jeans to be worn in the office. Way to go Prez!"

*names have been changed to protect the innocent, mainly me.

today's TODAY

yay for dooce®!

irritations for today

i woke up to marti asking for pets this morning. that's not an irritation, that was nice. the irritating part was when i realized it was only wednesday and i stayed up late trying to finish 'eldest' when i didn't have the time to spare this side of sleep. hmph. plus, i'm missing dooce® on the today show! it hasn't aired yet. i'll find some linky action when it does. :) go heather!!!

you got where when?!

yep. 5am. appleton. saturday morning. i could have watched the sun coming up over hwy 41 if it hadn't been so damn cloudy. i went to see socrates this weekend. he had to work a bit saturday and all of yesterday, so we hadn't planned on me going to visit. yet, somehow the conversation at 1:30am went from "i wish i didn't have to work, i'd really like to see you," to "well, i really want to see you, so it's up to you," to "when are you leaving madison?" i didn't end up leaving o-town until 3am (in tears because marti still wouldn't come out from under the stairs). no dancing for me. just movies and socrates. i did read "way of the peaceful warrior" yesterday, while he was at work. yes, the whole book. it's not very long. then i popped in the movie to see the differences. i liked the book better. i usually do.

when there's something i want to say to him, but i know i shouldn't, and i feel like i'm lying almost by not telling him; how do i explain the crying?

so scared.

poor little buddy. it'll get better soon.

I don't like it.....

meet marti. he's the newest member of our household. as you can see, from the photo, he's not a fan of riding in the car. but, he's my bestest buddy and i'm so happy to have him here.

the great dog hunter has arrived. but he's afraid... of my dog?! oh buddy, what did they do to you?

constantly waiting

i've just spent the morning remembering why i'm not dating the douche any more. i'd really like confirmation on whether or not i'm actually taking possession of the item previously discussed. i replied, as i said i would. even a read-receipt would be nice.

ugh, he's such a douche.

uno de maio

and happy may day!

i know, i know

i changed it yesterday. and i've changed it again. i didn't like the colors. deal with it.