mood:
listening to: Lost in the background

Dear Mother Nature,

I am writing to inform you that I am fed up! Yes, I realize I have not worshipped you and respected you like I should lately, but screw you! I have the following complaints about my body today:

- I am bloated
- I have dry skin in every crevice imaginable
- my hair is out of control
- I am eating everything in sight
- I am exhausted even though I have no reason to be

So, listen, biznatch...if I try a wee bit harder, will you back off some? I do try, really I do...why do you have to be so hateful????

Signed,
Exasperated in Austin

PS - Can you please, please, please stop making chocolate taste so damn good?

mood: giddy...only 3 hours of work left!
listening to: all sorts of Christmas music

Words to live by from Mr. Zach Braff (Garden State Blog - link on left)

"Just say no, stay in school, and nobody puts baby in the corner"

mood: excited
listening to:

Ok...time to be a girlie girl and show you all my haul thus far :)

From Laurie:
-gift card to Pottery Barn
-adorable stuffed Piglet
-cute mint green blouse from Gap
-cute brown floral top from Old Navy

From Ari:
-Strawberry Milkshake Philosophy bodywash/shampoo/conditioner
-flower bath salt dispenser

From Erin:
-beautiful Brighton Texas charm bracelet

From Corrin:
-cute Tootsie Pop undies
-sparkly pink sweater clutch from Old Navy

From Juli:
-load of super cute clothes she is passing on to me
-SNL Trivial Pursuit w/ DVD

From Heidi (also includes bday gifts):
-vintage Strawberry Shortcake juice glasses
-Retro Diner cookbook
-Amidala Hallmark ornament
-Boyd's Bear snowbear ornament

If I forgot anything, I am sorry, girls! :) You guys are super sweet...I love all my gifts! :)

mood: quiet
listening to: Boyz II Men - Let it Snow

For those of us who love the kittehs and puppehs but can't adopt all of them, petfinder.org now has several participating shelters across the country (even as close as Dallas for us Texas folks) where you can sponsor specific pets with donations through the website. I think this is a great idea! It is all set up through paypal so it is very easy to do. Yesterday I found a Tortie baby to sponsor. Her name is Patches. You can see her here.

random things learned re-reading my old LJ entries:

2001 Archives

10/11/01: The first time I saw Cowboy Bebop. An historic occasion, no doubt.

11/13/001: Already whoring my Neopets addiction :p And look...3 years later, she is still addicted! :p

12/20/01: Oh yeah..."Somewhere In My Memory" is another Christmas song that makes me cry.

12/28/2001:
Will & Grace quote:
Karen: "Grace! It's Christmas, for goodness sake. Think about the baby Jesus. Up in that tower lettin' his hair down so that the three wise men can climb up and spin the dreidel and see if there's six more weeks of winter. Think about that."

mood: nostalgic
listening to: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Dave Matthews

Why do this song and "White Christmas" always make me cry? Gads. I am so glad no one is at work to see this. I am such a hormonal woman. :p

I am so excited because Dad emailed us last nite and invited all of us over to their house for Christmas Eve. I think he decided to do this because we will all be in New Braunfels Christmas Day at Dustin's Mom's for lunch. I was upset that I wasn't going to get to have Christmas to my parents' house, but now I get to. :) And of course, yay for pressies a day early!

mood: interested
listening to: True - Spandau Ballet


http://frogcircus.org/netflix/ - wanna see how much you are paying for Netflix?
Our's is:
Rental cost: $1.12 per DVD
Daily late fee: $0.28 per day (except on Thursday and Sunday)
Maximum rentals: 16 DVDs per month

There is also a new feature that is being tested now. Some ppl have access to invite friends, but not all of us do. Click here and see if you can. If so, will you please invite me? :)

mood: sleeeepy
listening to: Malcolm in the Middle

Pictures from the Leander Christmas Parade on Saturday. Dustin is playing in the Band of the Hills. He is on the left end in one of the middle rows :)

Slideshow

mood: frustrated
listening to: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

To the person who just belittled me in front of 3 other co-workers who I respect and I hope respect me:

-You may have taken classes and have fancy pieces of paper, but that doesn't mean you are the only one who knows about web design and usability.
-Your way is not always right.
-While you are busy being a professional web designer and editing every page that comes through you, our deadline for this project is going, going, gone.
-Do not be unprofessional and lose your temper. If the rest of us could remain adults, you could have done it, too.
-Lastly, if you have a problem with me direct at me, not other people in the room. I have no patience for that kind of behavior.

mood: annoyed
listening to: nothing

I have been reminding myself for the past two weeks that the Advent Calendar started at Neopets on Dec 1, but did I remember to go??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I missed the following:

December 1

You find 300 Neopoints!!!

You find a Snowball Bean Bag!!! (not everyone got the snowball)

Something Has Happened!
You are now eligible to use 'Plastic Fir' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!


DAMNIT! I needed that avatar!! *grumbles obscenities*

And, of course, that is one of the pages they have blocked here at work, so I will have to do it at home tonite. :p *shakes fist at the websense block*