I love making christmas cards but am way behind the ball this year. I am just at the "Oh crap" where do I keep everyone's address stage which is the first step for me. I like to address the envelopes first and then make the cards after. For some reason it feels better that way. Like i never throw out/cross out old addresses so I have no idea which address is right and s othen I have to check with everyone. And then where are everyone else's saddresses? I sent them last year, i must have written it down somewhere. ugh! Anyway, I also still don't have a great idea for the cards! Here's hoping they come out well....it seruiolsy makes me so nervous wanting them to be perfect. I also found out I DO NOT know how to do caligraphy. Seriosly, each address looks completley differnt and many look like they were written by a parkinson's patient more than in a caligraphy style. Eh , hopefully they will be at people's houses by like a day or two after christmas!
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12/17/2007 23:11 #42563
Christmas Cards Oh Christmas Cards12/16/2007 17:30 #42542
Oh Eckerd Parties and Funeral HomesSo as always Eckerd get togethers some how break down into some kind of insanity, be it videotapped strip beer pong random coworker make outs or whatever. Well last night after a start at Malone's (a classy Kenmore local drinking establishment) , lets just say the night ended with some hide and seek in a funeral home and a fake wake. That is all I can say about that right now, but interesting night with my eckerd peeps as always!
Today I planned on doing so muhc since it is so crappy out. Like decorate the tree, make my chritsmas cards, walk to work and do some of the ten million hours of computer training we need to do. So now it is 5:30 and I have done none but I am about to eat for like the 10 tenth time. Hopefully I will start on the cards right after that and now my om is home ows we can decorate the tree! YAY!
Today I planned on doing so muhc since it is so crappy out. Like decorate the tree, make my chritsmas cards, walk to work and do some of the ten million hours of computer training we need to do. So now it is 5:30 and I have done none but I am about to eat for like the 10 tenth time. Hopefully I will start on the cards right after that and now my om is home ows we can decorate the tree! YAY!
vincent - 12/17/07 23:37
Malone's...That place is legendary
Malone's...That place is legendary
12/13/2007 13:47 #42502
What A Wonderful Wintery DaySeriously I love today so far! I woke up at like 10:30 to the smells of sauce cooking in the kitchen. My mom does not make sauce as much as she used to and there seriously is no feeling as great as waking up to the house smelling of some wonderful sauce cooking! It seriuously makes me feel so good! So it doesn't end there, I come down and my dad had went to my cousin's so I decided to shovel for him. It was actually kind of fun cuz the snow wasn't too heavy and it was the first time for the year so it wasn't so bad and it was nice to surprise him. Then me with a little help (ok lots of help) from my mom made the mini cheesecakes I will be bringing tonight to the party.
Then we hung some lights in our windows that are twinkly stars that i love. And then I wrapped my gifts for the needy children tree at church. And now I think I will go on to working on my home made christmas cards. (which hopefully will be coming out soon!) My day kind of sounds like a Hallmark commercial frankly so far and I LOVE IT!
Unfortunately I have a memorial mass for my mom's cousin tonight who passed away. But she was really sick for a long time. I will be at the potluck after that. ALl in all so far a wonderful day!
(P.S. i tihnk it is even better because I am not stressing over my chem final tomororw now that I am not going to pharmacy school!)
Then we hung some lights in our windows that are twinkly stars that i love. And then I wrapped my gifts for the needy children tree at church. And now I think I will go on to working on my home made christmas cards. (which hopefully will be coming out soon!) My day kind of sounds like a Hallmark commercial frankly so far and I LOVE IT!
Unfortunately I have a memorial mass for my mom's cousin tonight who passed away. But she was really sick for a long time. I will be at the potluck after that. ALl in all so far a wonderful day!
(P.S. i tihnk it is even better because I am not stressing over my chem final tomororw now that I am not going to pharmacy school!)
fellyconnelly - 12/13/07 19:01
aww what a great day. even without delta burke!
aww what a great day. even without delta burke!
hodown - 12/13/07 14:56
I'm totes jealous of your day. Christmas in Kenmore is so nice. I miss it so much!
I'm totes jealous of your day. Christmas in Kenmore is so nice. I miss it so much!
james - 12/13/07 14:53
All you need is an A&E Christmas special movie staring Delta Burke!
All you need is an A&E Christmas special movie staring Delta Burke!
12/10/2007 23:30 #42466
It's Officially OverSo i officially decided yesterday that I am not going to Pharmacy school. I told my parents, coworkers and dermatologist. That makes it pretty official. THey all have differing degrees of dissappointment but frankly I hate science, and I don't care if you don't really do it on the job, I can't do it for 4.5 more years and then if I don't like science should I relaly be a pharmacist anyway. Like i relaly don't find it interesting at all...so now I need a new life plan...possibly winning big in the lottery or at the casino? Or opening a store, I love cash registers, maybe a cash register store? haha. I need to find something ough, possibly I'm thinking going back to school for my masters in sociology and work twoards a pHd and becoming a sociollgy college professor. Or maybe a socioal studies high school teacher except I fear my life is too much on the internet alreayd for that. Too many pictures, too many stories, and I come up way too fast when you google search for britney's privates. !
jill - 12/11/07 21:11
Ohh Mike...... what will we do with our lives????
Ohh Mike...... what will we do with our lives????
tinypliny - 12/11/07 17:58
The important question is, what did your dermatologist think?
BTW, @brit: I am supposedly in a "hard science" PhD program but that doesn't prevent statistics from chomping all over the place.
Mike, if you think you would be happy to continue as a student forever and get a kick out of self-punishment (a.k.a working insanely long *and may I add, self-imposed* hours) then PhD is the way to go. If you are bent on pursuing academia, I would recommend NOT going to a guidance counselor (they are so full of it. :/) and picking a field in which you are most likely to be doing what makes you the happiest *and* making enough to make ends meet, financially.
The important question is, what did your dermatologist think?
BTW, @brit: I am supposedly in a "hard science" PhD program but that doesn't prevent statistics from chomping all over the place.
Mike, if you think you would be happy to continue as a student forever and get a kick out of self-punishment (a.k.a working insanely long *and may I add, self-imposed* hours) then PhD is the way to go. If you are bent on pursuing academia, I would recommend NOT going to a guidance counselor (they are so full of it. :/) and picking a field in which you are most likely to be doing what makes you the happiest *and* making enough to make ends meet, financially.
mrmike - 12/11/07 13:25
I wondering if your news got under the dermatologist's skin. Best wishes with whatever road you choose.
I wondering if your news got under the dermatologist's skin. Best wishes with whatever road you choose.
brit - 12/11/07 09:08
oh Mike...you will be so bored and when you are done you will have to move to Nebraska because you have to go where the one job you get offered is. Also, you will have to have daily interactions with the most socially incapable people who are so geeky they will be unable to look you in the eye and every decent conversation you start about something interesting will turn into a debate about the merits of variables of interest. Plus, if you do sociology PhD it is pure stats just like polisci. You are too full of life to have it sucked out of you by institutionalized academic weirdness. It's your call but if you hate science social science isn't for you. It is supposed to copy the hard scientific method as much as possible but is harder because you also need to incorporate sound theory and no one ever agrees that what you did is enough. I often wish I had started a PhD in something useful like Geography or brain surgery.....what about history or anthropology? no stats, all very interesting better job prospects.
oh Mike...you will be so bored and when you are done you will have to move to Nebraska because you have to go where the one job you get offered is. Also, you will have to have daily interactions with the most socially incapable people who are so geeky they will be unable to look you in the eye and every decent conversation you start about something interesting will turn into a debate about the merits of variables of interest. Plus, if you do sociology PhD it is pure stats just like polisci. You are too full of life to have it sucked out of you by institutionalized academic weirdness. It's your call but if you hate science social science isn't for you. It is supposed to copy the hard scientific method as much as possible but is harder because you also need to incorporate sound theory and no one ever agrees that what you did is enough. I often wish I had started a PhD in something useful like Geography or brain surgery.....what about history or anthropology? no stats, all very interesting better job prospects.
janelle - 12/11/07 08:19
I'm with James. Go to a guidance counselor before you plunge in and get a PhD. PhD in social sciences is like a 10 year commitment to school, busyness and having little money. And if you are one of those live in Buffalo for the rest of your life people, well, then being a professor may not be the best choice for you.
I'm in the same boat...sort of...I'm about ready to jump career ships...just don't know what ship I want to jump on yet. Will be thinking of you.
I'm with James. Go to a guidance counselor before you plunge in and get a PhD. PhD in social sciences is like a 10 year commitment to school, busyness and having little money. And if you are one of those live in Buffalo for the rest of your life people, well, then being a professor may not be the best choice for you.
I'm in the same boat...sort of...I'm about ready to jump career ships...just don't know what ship I want to jump on yet. Will be thinking of you.
james - 12/11/07 02:42
sorry the pharmacy thing didn't work out.
If I were you I would walk down to the career center, set up an appointment with a councilor, and find out what you might want to do.
Social Studies teacher is a horrible, horrible idea. Take it from one who knows.
sorry the pharmacy thing didn't work out.
If I were you I would walk down to the career center, set up an appointment with a councilor, and find out what you might want to do.
Social Studies teacher is a horrible, horrible idea. Take it from one who knows.
12/04/2007 23:12 #42398
Fancy BallsSo ever since seeing an incredibly amazing episode of Gossip Girl a few weeks ago I have wanted to have a masquerade ball. And then after seeing enchanted I just wanted like a fun formal ball. And then wham bam thank you mam two come right my way. One my friend Rachelle finally convinced Danielle to let us use her house for a masquerade ball for Rachelle's bday in January! She has a cool masquerade ball like house I have heard.
And then (e:amanda) told me about this tonight. It looks like fun, yo uget to dress up and drink and eat and be merry and the money goes to charity....
www.thebuffaloball.org
I can't get the link to work for some reason so you will just have to type it in.
it seems like it will be fun, excpet last time me and (e:amanda) were at a formal at the Statler we got kicked out and she almost wasn't allowed to graduate college....hopefully it turns out to be just as fun this time!
And then (e:amanda) told me about this tonight. It looks like fun, yo uget to dress up and drink and eat and be merry and the money goes to charity....
www.thebuffaloball.org
I can't get the link to work for some reason so you will just have to type it in.
it seems like it will be fun, excpet last time me and (e:amanda) were at a formal at the Statler we got kicked out and she almost wasn't allowed to graduate college....hopefully it turns out to be just as fun this time!
amanda - 12/08/07 00:24
woohoo. it will be so much fun if you come! i just bought my ticket. how can we pass up chance number two to get kicked out haha.
woohoo. it will be so much fun if you come! i just bought my ticket. how can we pass up chance number two to get kicked out haha.
well mike even if i don't make the list this year, i LOVED your card last year. :)
I haven't done my cards yet either. Am starting to think it's not going to happen.