Not too much...

...is new with me. The internet didn't work until last night so I was going through withdrawal. I've been staying up late (3 a.m. or so) to get the effing invites done and now they are and in the mail. So keep an eye on your mailboxes. And you better appreciate them, dammit. I spent a lot of time on them. And effort. And I got hardly any help. :) I just hope everyone likes them as much as I do. (That means you better like them, too. ;-) )

The cats are driving me nuts. They are into EVERYTHING now. They almost knocked over a lamp I later found out cost $300. So we swapped it out with a less pricy model. Last night when I was re-heating my dinner I saw a bright flash. I was puzzled for a second, but then immediately figured it out. I looked around the wall and there was the lamp, leaning against the chair. I guess no more lamps over there. I even moved the kitty climbing thingy. But NOOOO.

Peggy and Alissa were here Monday night. It was really nice having someone around to talk to. They took us out to Cheesecake Factory in Edina. YUMMY! It was the first time I had ever had cheesecake and I love it. (Or at least the chocolate kind!)

I'm upset because I left a voicemail with our pastor yesterday and he hasn't gotten back to me and we need to get crackalackin. ESPECIALLY since we have to get the marriage license 2 weeks before the wedding and we want the discount. Oi.

Gratiuitous kitten pictures

It's a little better...

Life's relaxed a little bit now. Thank God. I called the MN Department of Revenue; they're not going to take my car. Haha. It's all good. Now I know exactly how much my bills are going to be every month. Also got my federal loans consolidated. They didn't go through waaay back in July when I called them before because I saw that it hadn't gone through and they said that they saw no reason why they shouldn't. Well, the reason: my address was the same as one of my references. So they're consolidated at 3.something% now. Which isn't the 2.5% it could have been, but it's also not the 5% I thought it would be. Yay.

I went to Kinko's, and it looks like the paper I wanted to use to print part of my invitations on isn't going to work anywhere. So I guess I'm going to have to settle for plain 'ol cardstock. I'll have to see if I can't think of anything to jazz them up if that's what happens. And use the 200-odd sheets of the other stuff for something.

The lady doctor I had told me that it's a 1 in 3 chance of the cells being cancerous. Not good. When my mom told my dad and brother last night I guess my brother started crying and my dad just got real serious. I'm not all that worried about it at this point because this has happened to me before and it was all right. Maybe it's just one of those things that I'm going to be unfortunate enough to have to do every 2-3 years. Cutting, biopsy, and acid. Lovely. And why borrow trouble? I have enough already. And at any rate, if it is anything, I'm sure we caught it early enough to do something about it.

I was going to apply at SuperTarget in West St. Paul today but when I went they application kiosks were always full! There was no way I was going to stand in line looking like a huge dork, though. Haha. :) Anyway, I hope everything is going well for you all!!

Monday Blues

Today is probably about the crappiest day I've had recently. I woke up with a blinding headache. I was waiting for the garbage man to come so that I could put our garbage can back in our garage before it got stolen. So I went out there after it left and wheeled it into our garage. But lo and behold, our can was still in there! FULL! So I guess it's going to have to wait for next Sunday to get taken out. Thank goodness this is a short weekend! Then I walk back in here and look at the garbage can. Shaun didn't even take that out this morning. Awesome. And I picked up the styrofoam chunks from the cooler that he crushed with my car last week that he was too lazy to pick up. So I hope the garbages don't end up stinking too bad.

When I went to plug my laptop in I noticed the kitties decided it'd be a good idea to chew the power cable. Sure, it already wasn't perfect, but I didn't need it destroyed anymore than it already was. So now I REALLY have to get a new one for, oh, $79. For a frigging power supply. And a new battery would be nice, since mine doesn't hold a charge anymore. How much does that cost? $80. On Ebay because Apple doesn't sell them anymore.

I called my girly doctor back today and I have to go get something called a colposcopy again. Worst pain of my entire life. I won't go into it here, but let's just say that those things suck REALLY badly. And all because of some abnormal cells that could be cancerous. Apparently, it's a 1 in 3 chance.

In the plans for today: More invitiation work and probably going to Kinko's to see how much it would cost to get the rest of my invitations printed there. And to go to Super Target and apply for a job there. Goody.

And I still have to call the MN Department of Revenue. Don't ask. But I sure am putting that one off! *sick stomach feeling*

All in all: horrid day. And it isn't even 10 a.m. yet. And Cora is sitting on my shoulder trying to gnaw my earring out of my ear. Like it's catnip or something. She can't leave it alone!

Meh...

Sarah* came to see me! I like it when I get visitors. :)

Friday, I cleaned up and vacuumed and did a lot of things around the place. I also took Shaun's car to the Tire Discount Co. to get his new-to-him wheel put on. (His front tire went flat on his way to work Tues. so he'd been driving my car. When I brought his tire there to get two new wheels on the front they told me that his rim was cracked) So that's done. But I have GOT to get cranking on those invitations, though otherwise they'll never get out! And they have to soon... But I got a call from my girly doctor telling me I need to call her back so 'we can discuss what I need to do".

Saturday morning we went to go see our Pastor about marriage counseling. Except it isn't counseling really anymore so much as planning. So his theory on things is that he doesn't force people to do any one thing because then they'll be resentful and not learn anything and then it'd all just be a big waste of time. So out of the options Shaun and I think that we are going to read a book and take a test called Prepare that was put together by U of M professors. It's like an in-depth personality test so that we can see our weaknesses and strengths so that we know what to work on. Apparently it also has a relatively new feature that is called 'family of origin' which evaluates what kind of families we come from. Which basically means what kind of marriage our parents had and we were raised in. Well, Shaun and I already know that our families are about as opposite as it gets. But it'll help us realize where each other is coming from so that we don't get confused and outraged. But after that we sat around and waited for Cory and Luana to come for the Wild game. We ate at Chevy's (NUM!) and then they went to the game and we sat around some more. Then we left to go to Pat McGovern's to meet up with Cory and Luana. Well, I got yelled at because I took to long to get a table, but we all agreed we wouldn't want to sit there anyway because it was so packed it was nearly impossible to get a drink and really freaking HOT. Then we went to Tom Reid's and that was stinking packed, too. So we drove up to O'Garas. Which was a nice place, not packed, and the onion rings looked delicious! We stayed there for a while then came back here and went to sleep.

Yesterday we went to a store that I LOVE on Ford Parkway. God, I wish I had some $! Then I worked on invitations and Shaun read his book.

A (long) survey

Getting sick of these yet?


1. Your real name: Dana
2. Friends call you: Dana
3. What your boyfriend calls you: sweets...
4. What's a name you once wished you'd rather have?: alexiana... crazy, huh?
5. What is/are the ugliest name(s) you can think of?: Agnes, Wilhelm, Heinrich, old german names i guess...
6. What would you name these if you had them as pets?
a. turtle: shelly
b. goose: blankie
c. pirate: jack sparrow (haha)
d. a hot boy: slave. as in sex slave. ;-)
7. If there was a song about you, what would it be called?: lazy blue eyed girl
8. What would you name your kids?: boy: rune somethingorother girl: ainslie mae
9. What would you name a ship you built?: Spootnik
10. If you wrote a book, what would it be called?: How to proctrastinate then not die of stress
11. Thrown up in public?: nope.
12. Eaten or drank anything spoiled?: milk, once
13. Had a rip in your pants you didn't know about? Probably. that stuff happens to me all the time.
14. Tripped while checking someone out?: Nope, I just trip while I'm walking.
15. Had to pay for something you broke?: Nope. Shockingly.1
6. Nearly drowned?: No
17. Passed out?: Yep. While at Shaun's house for X-mas a couple of years ago. I got up in the middle of the night to go pee and I did but washing my hands I passed out, cracked my head on the edge of the vanity and fell into the tub.
18. Had a crush on somebody?: I had about 6 crushes in high school and I've had 2 boyfriends. Neither of which I had a 'crush' on.
19. Been stuck in the rain?: I don't think I've ever been stuck.
20. Been attacked by an animal?: An ostrich bit my nose at that arky zoo place once.
21. Caught people having sex?: no, but i've heard it often enoug.
22. Fallen asleep while driving?: been tired.
23. Felt attracted to someone of the same sex?: nope.
24. Actually slipped on a banana peel?: nope.
25. Made a wish that came true?: Probably. I've wished for so many things odds are something came true.
Complete The Sentence
26. I once had a dream... that could've come true.
27. I'm only racist towards... dumb people.
28. I don't even know why I'm... freezing.
29. I'd give anything to have sex with... Um....
30. Nothing sucks more than having to... submit all kinds of resumes and not get a call back.
31. If I had six bucks i'd buy... chocolate.
32. It's hot. I should take off my... socks.
33. It's always more fun if you... are with a friend.
34. You can't eat steak without.... I personally think that if the steak is good it doesn't need anything. But for a side - garlic mashed potatoes!
35. You better shut up before I... give you a dirty look and make a snide remark.
36. I really like you and everything but... let's just be friends.
(what happened to 37-39?)

What would you do if...
40. A dirty old guy at the airport slaps your butt?: kick him in the nuts.
41. Somebody was about to steal your car?: hit the panic button on my remote.
42. You wake up with a billion spiders crawling all over you and your bed?: scream and scream and flail about.
43 You farted while giving a persuasive speech in class?: walk out of the room and die in the hallway. Or wish I was dead. Then I'd drop the class.
44. The person you just kissed tells you they have oral herpes?: punch them. then write it on a bathroom stall.
45. You have three wishes? world peace I suppose (but it's so generic to wish for this), enough money to not have to worry about it, and for Shaun and I to have a good wedding.
46. The government allowed you to choose one thing to be made illegal and one thing to be legalized?: Illegal: cigarettes (sorry smokers), legal: bankruptcy getting rid of student loans. (haha)
47. Britney Spears was at your front door asking for jumper cables?: tell her to try using her underwear.
48. You had a time machine?: go back a year and have a good talk with my mother.
49. FOX gave you a half hour show to do whatever you wanted?: God, I dunno.
Would you rather....
50. Would you rather find the cure for cancer or the cure for aids?: Cancer - because you have no control over whether you get it
51. Would you rather have the power to fly, or the power to teleport?: Hmm...teleport... get there much faster!
52. Would you rather have the power to see the future, or the power to record your dreams?: dreams
53. Would you rather be really skinny, or really fat?: Really skinny... at least that way you could find clothes to wear
54. Would you rather be lost in a forest, or stuck in a box?:lost in a forest. much more interesting
55. Would you rather be in a drama movie, or a comedy?: Drama
56. Would you rather be in a hip hop video or a rock video?: rock - they at least have more to them than mostly naked chicks
57. Would you rather have your birthday on Christmas Day, or on February 29th?: february 29th.
58. Would you rather live in the sewer, or in Afghanistan?: Afghanistan... at least it wouldn't smell like sewer everywhere
59. Would you rather be in a mental institution or in a penitentiary?: Pen - no restraints or padded rooms
60. Would you rather snow board or hang glide: Hang glide
61. Would you rather be a ninja or a pirate?: pirate

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you read the following words?
62. Courage: pain
63. Driver: bad ones
64. Yoga: wish i could do it
65. Bakery: cake
66. Roach: insect
67. Mushroom: ew
68. Sprung: a leak
69. Exotic: beautiful in a not me way
70. Pythagorean: theorem

Miscellaneous
71. Construct an acronym for these words. (example: G M S = Give Me Steak)...
a. S O L R A K S: super orlov loves rare and kholrabi steaks
b. E B A F S: everyone boing a fun snake
c. C H I N A: could he ingest no artichoked.
d. R G P: role 'game' play
72. What is your definition of love?: caring for someone as much as your self and being willing to do almost anything for them
73. List 3 words that are clues to identifying a person you are currently interested in: punk, cars, loud
74. Reveal a secret about you that nobody knows of, but type it in acronym form: I A N B
76. Were you too scared to do it?: it isn't something anyone wants to do
77. Who or what is your worst enemy?: i am my own worst enemy
78. Who is the last person you kicked?: shaun, because he won't quit snoring at night
79. If you had to be a chess piece, which piece would you be?: pawn, it's what i feel like
80. Name three people you know whose names begin with the first letter of your last name: Jenny, Jen, and Jennifer.
81. What's one romantic thing somebody's done for you?: Shaun spelled out 'i love you' in lilacs (which I love!) on my bed

What Is Your opinion?
83. "Girls are nothing but drama.": Yes
84. "Only idiots watch The Simpsons.": nope.
85. "Kentucky is way better than Cali": hells no.
86. "There's nothing wrong with stealing.": don't think so.
87. "Alcohol is the answer to ALL your problems.": alcohol only makes it worse once you remember it
88. "You don't need to go to college to be a brain surgeon": haha. even the ones who do go still mess up
89. "Music is stupid.": who said that?
90. "Your car sucks.": no, it only semi-sucks. it's not the coolest or uncoolest, and it hasn't broken anything in 2 years, so... *knock on wood*