It's just a plant ...

So, what exactly have I been working on all summer?

*drum roll*

Uh ... Something about Facebook and AIDS ...

Hello, sleeping people (yeah, it's about 1:30 in the morning, I should go to bed soon). Don't you hate when you know you should get to sleep but you can't? Me too.
Anyhoo.
How about anniversaries, huh? For simplicity's sake, I'm gonna consider today mine and Dennis's (horrible, horrible grammar, I'm sure) anniversary. First kiss a year ago. Woo. And he said one time that he considers the first kiss to be the beginning of any serious relationship. So yay. Besides, it's too difficult to keep up with when we broke up and got back together. And we didn't really follow breakup procedure very well anyway.
5 days and I'll get to see my lovely yeti, too. :)
Whee!

Okay, if anyone is in the mood to make sweet tea anytime soon, but you don't have a pre-set ratio of boiling water/tea bags/sugar/cold water, then I've got one that meets the rigorous standards set by my mouth.
For 2 quarts of liquid goodness:
2 regular tea bags (I use Lipton, but feel free to go with other brands)
2/3 c sugar
2 c water
Place the tea bags in the water and bring to a gentle boil. Remove from heat and cover, letting the bags seep for 10-15 minutes. Place the sugar in a 2 qt pitcher and pour the concentrated tea over it, stirring until all of the sugar has dissolved. Fill to 2 quarts with cold water. Refridgerate and enjoy.

I was pretty impressed that it only took me one try to find such a nice balance. Just a word of warning: if you give this to yankees, they will become addicted and will show up at your door asking for refills. NO FREE REFILLS!

Okay, gonna try to get some sleep. Good night.

To be a man you must have HONOR - HONOR and a PENIS!

10 days on the countdown, lovelies. :D :D :D :D :D
Um, yeah. Classes are indeed going, we've had two fire alarms at Ruby already (7:30 a.m. the day after I moved in, and about 2 a.m. Friday). Great way to get to know your neighbors.
Between ecological design, charcoal baths, tromping through construction zones, cooking all my meals (yarr!), nightly flirt sessions, stale cereal, Alice in Wonderland, and waiting for important packages in the mail, I'd say this year will be interesting.
Oh yeah, and during my trip to Diamondhead I'll be going to dinner with the family one night. Everyone keep your fingers crossed.

You know, you might want to check in on that.

Hi from State.
Lots and lots of fun so far. Unpacking boxes, picking up textbooks, depositing my refund (wOOt), and checking out the changes taking place on campus.
I guess the next couple of days will be spent finding out who dropped out of architecture over the summer and learning the pre-arc students who are joining the rest of us. Probably some AIAS stuff, too. Definitely paperwork and gathering tech information.
My reservations for Labor Day weekend are set. *happy dance*
Dennis is looking forward to my visit at least as much as I am. We should definitely check out the houses he's looking at. Yes, lovelies, houses. No apartments are available right now, but he found a house he's really excited about. I made him promise to let me do the painting if he gets one.
Yeah. Fun stuff. :)

Eh, I figured it was time to have a new man in my life ...

*snork*
No, I haven't abandoned Dennis :P
This is Murphy. He's about a year old, has light yellow-green eyes, and likes to talk to people. Why? The mice were too smart to get caught in the traps.


He's also quite modest.

I'm trying to envision this ... OH MY RIBS!!!

The title refers to a selection of my conversation with Dennis last night. It involves two people, a rolling office chair, a pair of roller skates, and a bowl of noodles. Ask if you want to be slightly revulsed and thoroughly amused. If you'd rather not hear details of my (currently non-existant) personal life, leave it alone ...

Okay, so it was definitely one of those odd days at work. First off, I had been given the wrong instructions to turn off the alarm ... so that was fun. A few minutes later, I got a call that the guy who was supposed to open the other store hadn't shown up yet, so I had to find his file and call to find out where he was. His mommy had to wake him up. Things normaled (it's a verb now) out for a while until a customer came in to pick up an order that included a shirt that was formerly blue with white cuffs and collar (now pink cuffs and collar). He handled it remarkably well, though. I've seen much worse. Including a woman who said God would deal with us for "ruining" her "beautiful blue blouse" (i.e. very large, overpriced blue tunic). Normaled out again, then fifteen minutes before I'm supposed to start shutting down, one of our regular customers comes in with an enormous order. I did manage to get her order separated into shirts, pants, etc. Just before I'm about to turn off the computer, I get a call that a customer is coming to pick something up. This guy is CONSTANTLY driving up at the very last minute, if not later than the posted closing time. Of course it can't end there. Another guy was right behind him with a monstrous order to drop off. Monday's gonna be fun!!!
:P