hee hee...my mom says i make mashed potatoes with boys heads. it's so cute....you have to imagine a little round woman with a thick polish accent yell at me when i'm on the phone....."Yvonna, why are you make mashed potato in his head!?!?!?

no mom, he was baked long before he was mashed....hee hee

I got a ticket and am on the plane. they upgraded me to first class for free!! I totally got the hook up. i'll be eating filet mignon for dinner and drinking champagne, peaches! good bye, everyone!

I wrote this on my phone so excuse the speeling and grammar.

so no, I'm not in paris yet. because of the storm everything is still jacked up. I get to the airport yesterday to get paper tickets (us stand by people have to get boarding passes when flying international ahead of time) and its about 2:30 pm. the agent tells me that the six o'clock flight that I was planning to take is not going to philly anymore. philly is backed up for days because of the ice from the storm andthey only have 8 gates that are working. WTF! she tells me that the 3pm is delayed till 4:15 and I should try to catch that. I didn't have anything with me yet. I hadn't gone home from work yet and so I had to haul ass back to tonawanda to get my luggage and faben. we get back to the airport and get through security and to the gate on time. when they begin boarding I get a glimmer of hope because I hear them saying that there are only 28 passangers (its a small 37 seat plane). so I'm thinking I'm golden when the agent tells me that the flight is weight restricted and they'll only be taking 30. unfortunately there were a few REAL passangers on the standby list and so a couple of suits get on instead of me. so now I'm sitting at the airport thinking what the fuck do I do. there are no more flight to philly. do I go home or do I go somewhere else to try to get to philly. as I'm sitting there the agent makes an announcement saying that anyone who is going to philly needs to go to the ticket counter because ther are NO seats to philly FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS!!

I was like wtf? so I figure I should go to bwi and maybe take a train to philly. the agent put us up in first class for free. usually I have to pay $20 but I guess he was feeling generous. good thing he did. I got placed there with a group of hotshots who were desperate to get to philly. they all started making phone calls and had a limo waiting to pick them up at the airport. the invited me and faben to come along. I said that I cannot afford a limo, but they said that its all covered. so we got a free luxury ride to philly and arrived at about 10:20. the paris flight left at 9:37.

so my mom was able to book a hotel for us with her holiday inn points. I was surprised that they let her do it on such a short notice. but we once again lucked out cuz every single hotel in the area was booked and the ones that weren't were $200 a night. I was able to get a 2pm check out today , so we will be packing up soon and heading back to the airport. I wanted to go to the city and do some stuff, butits 5 degrees here so it won't be happening.

if I don't get on that flight tonight, I will be coming home.

i'll keep you guys updated.

i hate the fact that so many of the people i know read this journal, because i am now not able to write all that i would like. i have stuff that i'd like to share, but i can't. (and no, its not about anyone other than i, tony!)

i do wish i could keep my mouth shut sometimes!

this is what I get for my valentines day.

I finally got a haircut. its been a year and a half. last time I got it cut was way back in oct 05'. I think there was a post about that disaster, but no pictures. I wanted a new cut because 1. it was so limp and boring and sloppy and 2. I wanted a stylish cut for paris.

so here it is!
btw, these pics looked a lot brighter on my phone, so i'm sorry they're so dark here.

and as you can also see, that i have NOT made my bed.

here is faben's new piece, which she refuses to post herself and which i had to steal.

you know how your friends always say that they are SO sorry that theyve not been able to hang out, but that they've been so tied up with work, kids, projects, etc that they have not had a free moment, to call, write, email or visit you?

well, YVONNE, they lied.

as busy as they appear to be, they still manage to see all of their other friends, family, coworkers, neighbors etc. they say this to you, YVONNE, because in reality they don't really like you all that much and don't really have any desire to be around you, because...well....youre rather annoying. but you already knew this, right?

who ever thought that allowing roswell employees to pay for purchases bought at the gift shop by payroll deduction was a good idea, was crazy.
you can apparently purchase $200 worth of stuff and have it withdrawn from your paycheck in 4 payments.

this would not be a problem had they not had a gift shop full of vera bradley bags and accessories. tons and tons of different kinds of bags. all shapes and sizes.

i thought it would be nice if i had a new bag for paris.



and then i saw the matching scarf and thought about how nice it would look with my new purse. i would look like a travel goddess......



but only if i had a matching watch....



and this cute pair of earings.



and $160 dollars later, all i can think about is how cute my travel outfit will look next week when i sit my ass in the cushy, first class seat to paris!!!

1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
no one, i hate, hate, when the phone rings. i hate talking on the phone and i rarely answer. you must leave a message first.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
depends, on how much of a hurry i'm in and how hard the wind is blowing.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
i'd prefer to listen, but not to dumb people.

4. Do you take compliments well?
are you kidding? i get nothing but, so i have to!

5. Do you play Sudoku?
never tried, but i suspect i wouldnt have the patience.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
yes, YES! i would probably be the one that would eat my fellow, (dead or alive) humans.

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
yes, and i did some awesomely naughty things there! i had my first girl crush, snuck out drinking, and looking for ghosts and graves.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
um, taking the boys behind the buildings and showing them my boobies. and a game i invented called "if you drop the ball, you have to kiss my hooha".

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you?
would i what? is this a trick question?

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
no, you CANNOT be religious OR spiritual, i have patience for neither.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
hmmm....you have to pursue me, otherwise i'll think youre not interested. there has only been one instance of me pursuing someone and they loose masculinity points because of it.

14. Use three words to describe yourself?
short tempered cynic

15. Do any songs make you cry?
that is why i don't listen to music.

16. Are you continuing your education?
um....yes. those incompletes have to be done by may.

17. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
yes, i've shot a 357 magnum, 9 mm, 12 guage shot gun, 16 guage shot gun, 303 sniper rifle, 2-22 and a 22 rifle.

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
a fire extinguisher....duh!

19. How often do you read books?
ok, even tho i'm a librarian, i don't read much at all, b/c i waste all my time on this website. but i do listen to books on my fancy phone. Just finished "Winter Journey" about a mass jewish murder by poles in a small village druing WWII. now i'm listening to eragon.

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
i really can't tell any of them apart.

21. What is your favorite children's book?
the snow queen by hans christian andersen. i know, not really a book, but i love all of his stories, and my father used to read them to me before bed. (when he was home, and not drinking our furniture away)

22. What color are your eyes?
eh, i have no eyes, they are windows into the soul. i have no soul.

23. How tall are you?
5'6"

24. Where is your dream house located?
Szklarska Poreba. this is the town i grew up in. this is the street i lived on and walked to preschool every morning.




25. Best vacay ever?
rome, 2001

26. Coolest picture?
none.

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
you know what, i like those booths that draw your picture. you guys ever do that one?


28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
mmmm....i like olive garden....i like carrabba's better. it's an upscale O.O.


29. How about the movies?
Pan's Labyrinth with (e:paul), (e:enknot), (e:matthew), (e:terry), and (e:nemo).

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
my basement

32. Do you like mustard?
yes, with horseradish.

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
ok, i'm not going to count the last few weeks where i eat in my sleep and i will say i prefer sleep. (i think i'm lying to myself a little...ok, a lot)

34. Do you look like your mom or dad?
def like my mom. i need to upload pics of her when she was my age. strangely similar.

35. How long does it take you in the shower?
i hate showering. i avoid it like the plague.

36. Can you do a split?
a banana split!


37. What movie do you want to see right now?
oh i love, love movies! children of men, the painted veil.

where is 38?

39. What did you do for New Year's?
um...yeah...i don't want to talk about that night. the pictures are enough.

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
OMG YES!!!! and then a couple of nights later the thing formed in the corner of my bedroom and came down and laid down next to me in my dream. and the goose bumps that i got on that side of my body, woke me right up!

41. Do you laugh a lot?
at people, yes.


42. Do you own a camera phone?
yes, it's the roswell phone.

44. Was your mom a cheerleader?
my mom was a chemical engineer with a concentration in economics. she did her thesis on beer production in poland.


45. What's the last letter of your middle name?
A

46. how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
8-9-10

47. Do you watch MTV?
god, do i ever! i watch laguna beach, sweet 16, all the made shows, and i watch a lot of vh1, and bravo. i watch entirely too much tv.

48. Do you like care bears?
no....but rainbow bright was the bomb.

49. What do you buy at the movies?
one big container of pop corn and one container of pop. everyone has to share, cuz there are free refills and theyre too expensive to buy individual ones.

that reminds me, when i went to the movies last time with estip people, and we were sharing the tub of popcorn and i went out to get a refill....well....they guy in front of me, buying popcorn and drinks for his family spent $55!!!

50. Do you know how to play poker?
sorta?

51. Do you wear your seatbelt?
oh yeah, i was in a car accident in 03' and even with the seatbelt on broke my sternum. it would have been my face had it not been for the seatbelts.

52. What do you wear to sleep?
pajamas. i looove pajamas. that is the best gift anyone could ever buy me. all kinds of pajamas....and sheets too.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
nope

54. How many meals do you eat a day?
again, not counting the last few weeks....2.

55. Is your tongue pierced?
nothing but my ears.

56. Do you always read MySpace bulletins?
i don't even know what those are. i hate, hate, hate myspace.

57. Most visited webpage?
cmon, you serious?

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
serious....but only if theyre smart. but serious people can often appear smart b/c of their seriousness.

59. Ever been to L.A.?
yes, and never again.

60. Did you eat a cookie today?
nope.

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages?
korwa jego mac; odwal sie ty huju (sorry no accent marks)

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
steal, but only a little bit, b/c i don't really listen to music.

63. Do you hate chocolate?
ask me if i hate ice cream.

64. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
god, bad question. i live with them, and will probably for a long time. there is NOTHING we DONT fight about. yelling is the primary form of communication in our house.

65. Are you a gullible person?
no way, i am suspicious and distrustful of everything you do.

66. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
having a boyfriend/girlfriend makes me UNHAPPY.

67. If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be?
globe trekker corespondent. i wish....i wish...i wish.... i wish.....

68. Are you easy to get along with?
no, now STOP bothering me! did i tell you that i hate people?

69. What is your favorite time of day?
when i take my medicine....ahhhh......