I've decided to choose January 13th as my prospective date for going to see The Showgirl Must Go On.
Help me make this happen guys! If I want to get drunk randomly, don't let me do it. I need to set the money aside. If I want to go out to eat, convince me to eat at home instead. That's money I could be taking to Vegas. Don't let me buy CDs or DVDs...who am I kidding? I rarely have the money to do that anymore anyway. And, if you know some way I can do odd jobs for a little cash, let me know! I may even offer to mow my grandmother's yard and I've never been on a mower in my life. I am convinced I can make this happen for myself. I may even invest in the Smug Mutha package. It will be pricey, and I didn't really want to sit first row, but it will mean meeting Bette after the show and that would make me the happiest woman in the world. I need people to help me stay motivated!
And of course this doesn't start until I get my next paycheck on Monday. :)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
I'm 24 now!
I've been trying to work on this blog entry for days and there just hasn't been time. Add that to the fact that I can't get on Blogger at work any more, and well, here we are.
Last weekend was my birthday weekend. I had Thursday through Sunday off from work. My weekend really began on Wednesday night with Hamburger Helper and a couple episodes of Friends. I slept late Thursday morning and got picked up by Ashley around 1:30 or so. We went to the mall and just to run a few errands around town. Plus she got to meet Bogie and I'm pretty sure that was love at first sight. Around 6:30 we headed to Mellow Mushroom where we shared a delicious veggie pizza. We mainly went there for the Blue Valiums. It's pure liquor and completely wonderful. I had one (after all, I was driving) and Ashley had two. We went back to my apartment for a bit to change and Meagan met us there. About 9:30 we headed toward downtown and The Bar. Meagan was gracious and patient enough to be the designated driver for the evening.
The drag show was great. I wore my shants, a mythical pantsuit creation that I had only worn once before, enabling me to show off my luscious farmer's tan and my giant breasts, thanks to the fact that I had to go braless. I had two Savannahs (if you go to The Bar you know how awesome those drinks and bartender Kenny are), two vodka cranberries, and a shot of bourbon that was actually more like two and a half shots. I may have had more to drink. That's just all I remember. We went to Steak and Shake afterwards and I remember going there and then paying for my food, but I have no recollection of ordering or eating. Luckily I had a picture of myself with a cheeseburger in my mouth.
Friday morning, Ashley, also quite drunk the night before, left my apartment around 10:30, after getting to cuddle with my cat all night. Then I slept in a little bit longer before showering and heading to my grandparents' house in Buffalo. I spent close to an hour there and was in Campbellsville right around 5. I had dinner with my parents and sis (nothing special, just Wendy's) and then Heather and I left to come up to Lexington. We went to Walmart so I could get some groceries and then just hung out around my apartment all night. We watched Coraline and Hairspray and hit the sack around 2:30 or 3 in the morning.
Saturday morning we slept in kind of late and both got showers. We went to a few stores out in Hamburg and then came back to my apartment to eat some sandwiches before heading out to Cincinnati. We got to Riverbend around 6:15 and just happened to run into Kent (from work) and his friends. We got a giant soft pretzel to eat and I bought a beer and we just sort of all talked and hung out until about ten minutes before the show. The Donnas played first. Their set was really short but they had a lot of energy and did a really great job. We were hoping Pat Benatar was going to perform next but when we saw the roadies bring out Clem's drum set we knew Blondie was up next. They also did great and Debbie looked really good. Not as good as the last time we saw them, but it was really hot (since PNC Pavilion is partly open and it was close to 90 out) in her defense.
Pat Benatar's set was probably the one I was most impressed with. Other than the fact that the backing musicians were entirely too loud and sometimes drowned out Pat's voice, I thought her guitarist (husband Neil Giraldo) was fantastic, and Pat's voice sounded really great. We did sneak out before the end of the last song, but we wanted to make sure we got posters before the merchandise booths closed, and we were hoping to beat the crowd a little too. We both got a bit of a second wind after the show and ended up watching Mamma Mia! before we went to sleep.
Sunday morning I woke up at around 8:30. Meagan, Justin, and Chris were supposed to be meeting at my apartment around 9:30 so we could head to King's Island. Justin decided not to come since he was entertaining his brother for the weekend. Chris arrived about 9:45 and we left. My dad was coming to pick up Heather later so I just left her my key and she locked up the apartment. We got to King's Island about 11:45 and headed straight to the pavilion where we were having the free picnic. (This is why my job is awesome. KI tickets were totally free for all of us too.) The first thing we did (joining Andrew, Lauren, Matt, Jenny, Travis, and Jamie) was head to the Lazy River ride to cool off and so that we could let our food settle. I had resolved to try to ride Adventure Express ("kiddie coaster") and then see if I could work my way up to The Racer. I was a little scared, so Meagan talked me into riding a kiddie ride that spun around really fast, eventually lifting you up into the air while still spinning, and slowly making it's way back down to the ground. It was terrifying. I did ride Adventure Express later and was actually quite scared of that one too. We did the SpongeBob 3D theater thing, bumper cars and the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion (awesome!), but I did a lot of waiting around while other people rode rides. I didn't mind. I've never been a fan of amusement parks really, but I know other people love them so this was bound to happen. The one ride that all of us in the group did ride together (well, we did SpongeBob and Scooby Doo too) was the stunt coaster, which was actually way scarier than I thought it would be. It was a smoother ride than Adventure Express because the track was metal, but it went from 0 to 40 pretty fast and I got a little bit of whiplash because I was too busy holding the arm grip to put my head against the seat like I was supposed to. It also had one part that shot out flames and those were really fucking hot.
All in all, aside from the sunburn and newly awkward tan lines I got, I had a pretty great time, but after it was all over I was just ready to come home and pass out. Which I virtually did. After a nice bubble bath. :)
Greatest birthday weekend ever. Now...bored yet?
Last weekend was my birthday weekend. I had Thursday through Sunday off from work. My weekend really began on Wednesday night with Hamburger Helper and a couple episodes of Friends. I slept late Thursday morning and got picked up by Ashley around 1:30 or so. We went to the mall and just to run a few errands around town. Plus she got to meet Bogie and I'm pretty sure that was love at first sight. Around 6:30 we headed to Mellow Mushroom where we shared a delicious veggie pizza. We mainly went there for the Blue Valiums. It's pure liquor and completely wonderful. I had one (after all, I was driving) and Ashley had two. We went back to my apartment for a bit to change and Meagan met us there. About 9:30 we headed toward downtown and The Bar. Meagan was gracious and patient enough to be the designated driver for the evening.
The drag show was great. I wore my shants, a mythical pantsuit creation that I had only worn once before, enabling me to show off my luscious farmer's tan and my giant breasts, thanks to the fact that I had to go braless. I had two Savannahs (if you go to The Bar you know how awesome those drinks and bartender Kenny are), two vodka cranberries, and a shot of bourbon that was actually more like two and a half shots. I may have had more to drink. That's just all I remember. We went to Steak and Shake afterwards and I remember going there and then paying for my food, but I have no recollection of ordering or eating. Luckily I had a picture of myself with a cheeseburger in my mouth.
Friday morning, Ashley, also quite drunk the night before, left my apartment around 10:30, after getting to cuddle with my cat all night. Then I slept in a little bit longer before showering and heading to my grandparents' house in Buffalo. I spent close to an hour there and was in Campbellsville right around 5. I had dinner with my parents and sis (nothing special, just Wendy's) and then Heather and I left to come up to Lexington. We went to Walmart so I could get some groceries and then just hung out around my apartment all night. We watched Coraline and Hairspray and hit the sack around 2:30 or 3 in the morning.
Saturday morning we slept in kind of late and both got showers. We went to a few stores out in Hamburg and then came back to my apartment to eat some sandwiches before heading out to Cincinnati. We got to Riverbend around 6:15 and just happened to run into Kent (from work) and his friends. We got a giant soft pretzel to eat and I bought a beer and we just sort of all talked and hung out until about ten minutes before the show. The Donnas played first. Their set was really short but they had a lot of energy and did a really great job. We were hoping Pat Benatar was going to perform next but when we saw the roadies bring out Clem's drum set we knew Blondie was up next. They also did great and Debbie looked really good. Not as good as the last time we saw them, but it was really hot (since PNC Pavilion is partly open and it was close to 90 out) in her defense.
Pat Benatar's set was probably the one I was most impressed with. Other than the fact that the backing musicians were entirely too loud and sometimes drowned out Pat's voice, I thought her guitarist (husband Neil Giraldo) was fantastic, and Pat's voice sounded really great. We did sneak out before the end of the last song, but we wanted to make sure we got posters before the merchandise booths closed, and we were hoping to beat the crowd a little too. We both got a bit of a second wind after the show and ended up watching Mamma Mia! before we went to sleep.
Sunday morning I woke up at around 8:30. Meagan, Justin, and Chris were supposed to be meeting at my apartment around 9:30 so we could head to King's Island. Justin decided not to come since he was entertaining his brother for the weekend. Chris arrived about 9:45 and we left. My dad was coming to pick up Heather later so I just left her my key and she locked up the apartment. We got to King's Island about 11:45 and headed straight to the pavilion where we were having the free picnic. (This is why my job is awesome. KI tickets were totally free for all of us too.) The first thing we did (joining Andrew, Lauren, Matt, Jenny, Travis, and Jamie) was head to the Lazy River ride to cool off and so that we could let our food settle. I had resolved to try to ride Adventure Express ("kiddie coaster") and then see if I could work my way up to The Racer. I was a little scared, so Meagan talked me into riding a kiddie ride that spun around really fast, eventually lifting you up into the air while still spinning, and slowly making it's way back down to the ground. It was terrifying. I did ride Adventure Express later and was actually quite scared of that one too. We did the SpongeBob 3D theater thing, bumper cars and the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion (awesome!), but I did a lot of waiting around while other people rode rides. I didn't mind. I've never been a fan of amusement parks really, but I know other people love them so this was bound to happen. The one ride that all of us in the group did ride together (well, we did SpongeBob and Scooby Doo too) was the stunt coaster, which was actually way scarier than I thought it would be. It was a smoother ride than Adventure Express because the track was metal, but it went from 0 to 40 pretty fast and I got a little bit of whiplash because I was too busy holding the arm grip to put my head against the seat like I was supposed to. It also had one part that shot out flames and those were really fucking hot.
All in all, aside from the sunburn and newly awkward tan lines I got, I had a pretty great time, but after it was all over I was just ready to come home and pass out. Which I virtually did. After a nice bubble bath. :)
Greatest birthday weekend ever. Now...bored yet?
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Goodbye Reba Nell.
It's been an interesting few days.
My dad and I went car shopping on Thursday. I didn't really know if there would be any actual "shopping" but we went around to look at cars. As you know, I'd been having quite a bit of trouble with mine within the last two months and I was just basically fed up with havings a shitty car. I'd been checking out websites all week trying to get a car in mind. I looked at a lot of Toyota Corollas considering they get great gas mileage and are fairly compact. Whenever we set out on Thursday, I had already gotten a Corolla in my head. Even had the color picked out. We went to a Ford dealership first because my dad can get a discount on Fords through work. The lot we went to only had three Focuses, one of which was automatic. I drove it, after practically getting attacked on the car lot by the salesman, and I wasn't very happy with the visibility nor the feel of the car. The second dealership we went to had a tons of Corollas but they didn't have the color I wanted. This time we didn't get attacked by a salesman and actually had to go inside to find one. I ended up test driving a red 2010 and was incredibly pleased with the performance of the vehicle. Fortunately, inside the showroom, they had the color I wanted and it just happened to have the exact same features as the car I tested.
The deciding factor about any deal was going to be my current car, and I knew that. I owed over twice what that car was worth, and me being able to get another car depended on whether or not they were willing to pay off my trade. The Toyota dealership was willing to pay off my trade, but there was a catch: it would be added to the selling price of the vehicle. This was something I expected to happen even though, now that I am technically in the auto financing business, I know that car dealerships receive rebates on new cars that they sell and that those rebates would have been enough to eat up the negative equity on my vehicle. But, who is going to be willing to lose a couple thousand dollars just to make a sale? Not a lot of places. We finagled over a monthly payment for quite some time, a sale being completely dependent on whether or not I could fit a new car into my budget. I even asked if they had some slightly used Corollas that I might be able to look at. The salesman told me that the interest would be higher on an older model (which is true) and that my monthly payment would be about the same because of that (not necessarily true). Regardless, I won't say that I felt pressured, but I did feel that the salesman wasn't being very direct. For example, I asked him what my interest rate would be (at least twice) and he never gave me a percentage, just said that I was getting their "great low rate." I gave him a price range and it turns out that my price range was stretched a little but I crunched the numbers and I think I can make this work. After all, I am making more money now, and I've only been low on money due to the concerts and things I've done over the past few months. Not to mention the trip to Chicago and replacing a fuel pump in the same weekend.
So, anyway, to sum up an ordeal that lasted a total of almost five hours, I drove home a 2010 Toyota Corolla in blue streak metallic with 15 miles on the speedometer. And I love it. Now I just have to decide what I'm going to name her.
My dad and I went car shopping on Thursday. I didn't really know if there would be any actual "shopping" but we went around to look at cars. As you know, I'd been having quite a bit of trouble with mine within the last two months and I was just basically fed up with havings a shitty car. I'd been checking out websites all week trying to get a car in mind. I looked at a lot of Toyota Corollas considering they get great gas mileage and are fairly compact. Whenever we set out on Thursday, I had already gotten a Corolla in my head. Even had the color picked out. We went to a Ford dealership first because my dad can get a discount on Fords through work. The lot we went to only had three Focuses, one of which was automatic. I drove it, after practically getting attacked on the car lot by the salesman, and I wasn't very happy with the visibility nor the feel of the car. The second dealership we went to had a tons of Corollas but they didn't have the color I wanted. This time we didn't get attacked by a salesman and actually had to go inside to find one. I ended up test driving a red 2010 and was incredibly pleased with the performance of the vehicle. Fortunately, inside the showroom, they had the color I wanted and it just happened to have the exact same features as the car I tested.
The deciding factor about any deal was going to be my current car, and I knew that. I owed over twice what that car was worth, and me being able to get another car depended on whether or not they were willing to pay off my trade. The Toyota dealership was willing to pay off my trade, but there was a catch: it would be added to the selling price of the vehicle. This was something I expected to happen even though, now that I am technically in the auto financing business, I know that car dealerships receive rebates on new cars that they sell and that those rebates would have been enough to eat up the negative equity on my vehicle. But, who is going to be willing to lose a couple thousand dollars just to make a sale? Not a lot of places. We finagled over a monthly payment for quite some time, a sale being completely dependent on whether or not I could fit a new car into my budget. I even asked if they had some slightly used Corollas that I might be able to look at. The salesman told me that the interest would be higher on an older model (which is true) and that my monthly payment would be about the same because of that (not necessarily true). Regardless, I won't say that I felt pressured, but I did feel that the salesman wasn't being very direct. For example, I asked him what my interest rate would be (at least twice) and he never gave me a percentage, just said that I was getting their "great low rate." I gave him a price range and it turns out that my price range was stretched a little but I crunched the numbers and I think I can make this work. After all, I am making more money now, and I've only been low on money due to the concerts and things I've done over the past few months. Not to mention the trip to Chicago and replacing a fuel pump in the same weekend.
So, anyway, to sum up an ordeal that lasted a total of almost five hours, I drove home a 2010 Toyota Corolla in blue streak metallic with 15 miles on the speedometer. And I love it. Now I just have to decide what I'm going to name her.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
TV themes
Top 10 Greatest TV Show Theme Songs, in no particular order:
1. The Golden Girls
2. 227
3. The Addams Family
4. The Dick Van Dyke Show
5. The Brady Bunch
6. Gilligan's Island
7. Green Acres
8. Laverne & Shirley
9. The Jeffersons
10. Growing Pains
I've had the song from Growing Pains stuck in my head this week. I don't know for the life of me why. I haven't watched that show in years.
1. The Golden Girls
2. 227
3. The Addams Family
4. The Dick Van Dyke Show
5. The Brady Bunch
6. Gilligan's Island
7. Green Acres
8. Laverne & Shirley
9. The Jeffersons
10. Growing Pains
I've had the song from Growing Pains stuck in my head this week. I don't know for the life of me why. I haven't watched that show in years.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
cut off
They've blocked us from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Perez Hilton, D-Listed, Blogger, and probably various other sites at my workplace. I considered my internet usage one of the greatest perks to my job, and I'm very disappointed to have had that privilege taken away. So...if you don't see any posts from me for a while, don't worry. I'll try to keep my online updates as frequent as I can, but considering my connection here at home is sporadic and undependable, I can only do so much. *sigh* Guess my Blondie concert/birthday weekend review will have to come a few days late. Ta-tas for now!
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