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WTF?!
- Mood:
annoyed
Speaking of the casino world, after an entire summer of waiting for the position to be posted..and months of waiting for an interview..and weeks of waiting for the 'results'..I have finally been promoted to dual-rate. Since this month is going to be hectic with all of the holidays and the extended hours, I highly doubt that training and everything will happen until after the new year. I'm a little nervous about it...cold feet, you could say..but good or bad it will definitely be a learning experience. (I hope I look good in a suit lol)
- Mood:
blah
- Carve pumpkins
- Read 13 books (30 for the year)
- Learn how to make chili
- Make a snowman/woman
- Go sledding
- Make snow angels
- Learn the rest of the Thriller dance (I got the first half down)
- Get down to a size 3 again
- Make a Darb video
- Pay off all debts incurred in 2009
- Visit my mom in Cody, Wyoming
- Vegas in December
- Take guitar lessons
- Take piano lessons
- Learn some yoga
- Learn some French
- Learn more Spanish
- Paint a picture
- Visit the Mud Room
- Visit the Butterfly House
- Go to an MU game
- Go to a Chiefs game
Pies in the face! 
Royals Game 
Summer Fest 
Met Beetle Bailey!
Float Trip 
Random Road Trip-Jeff City
Visit the Arch - Mood:
accomplished
Brian's family was wonderful, like always. They are all such genuinely good-hearted people! My 'family' has disintegrated drastically since the passing of my father. I used to have such a big family but true colors have come out and that big family has just disappointed me in every way imaginable leaving me with my immediate family only. So when I'm around Brian's family, and they treat me like I'm already a part of their family..it's a wonderful feeling. (That's an understatement)
I'm also pretty sure that I don't want a traditional wedding. (I think Brian does, though) It seems too much like business. Screw business, I want romance! lol I want candid photos of us gazing lovingly at each other, not the 1-2-3-cheese photos. I don't want choreography and an itenerary. I just want something intimate..something so simple that the only thing remembered is the love that poured out from the bride and groom..not the flavor of the cake lol.
Anyways, back on topic, the weekend went perfectly. Spending four days/nights with Brian, seeing him in a tux, beautiful wedding, fishing and star-gazing..yeah, it was perfect! :)
For the record, that is one mistake I've managed to avoid in four years and don't plan on making. Knock on wood.
- Mood:
awake
Brian and our neighbor have been wanting to teach the girls (myself and my neighbor's wife) how to ride motorcycles for awhile now. I don't share their excitement in learning. I'm pretty content with being a passenger. Well the boys ended up purchasing a small dirt bike to putt around in the back yard. Everyone was successful excluding myself. Gravel is not soft. Apparently I gunned it..tried to brake..but never let off the accelerator. No bueno. I'll try again before the summer is over, preferrable on soft grass!! lol
Work is work. Craps is just ridiculous. It seems like only a small percentage of the players know how to get a game going but of course, they never get the good rolls. Instead, the good rolls are wasted on field bets or line bets without odds. And since there is rarely any action and since most of the dealers are too busy trying to be 'cute' to get good..I'm finding that my technical skills are going straight out the window. I don't have the fear of messing up out here and that fear motivated me in KC. In KC you kept your mouth shut and dealt a good game or they yanked you or you got yelled at by players/dealers/boxes. Here in Boonville, no one cares. I pray for blackjack every night now.
Brian was really patient with me the other day when it came to my bicycle and I. I'm still a little hesitant when it comes to traffic and even balance lol. He eased me over to one of the many trails around here and we rode to down town Columbia where we had a really good Thai lunch. On the way back he pushed me a little further when it came to hills. It didn't take long before I realized that those fun hills that we went down..only led to a steeper up-hill battle. I'm so out of shape, I didn't think I'd make it back but the afternoon ended up being a bit of a success. I got my first ride out of the way sans any accidents or embarrassing mishaps. I'd really like to keep it up so that I can lose a few pounds and get into shape for the first time since high school.
I've been practicing my skills out on the piano, too. (I'm really trying to knock out some of my LifeList this year.) I have no intentions of being a professional pianist but if I continue throughout this year I'm very confident that I will be 'decent'. I'd like to pick up the guitar again. I'm not the type to accept defeat that quick..which is exactly what happened lol. But determination is a bitch and I will prevail! :) If I had more guts I'd add 'Join a band' to my yearly list. Yeah right! haha
- Mood:
sleepy
- Pies in the face
- Become debt free
- Learn to golf
- Sky dive
- See the St Louis Arch
- Visit the Butterfly House in St Louis
- Go to a Royals game
- Go to a Cardinals game
- Get a six-pack
- Fly a kite
- Try out an ImprovEverywhere mission
- See a musical at Starlight Theatre
- Take a mini trip to Chicago..via train, maybe?
- Cover up my cupcake tattoo :)
- Go to at least one 9th Street Summerfest
- Ride a horse
- Get a black-light tattoo
- Go parasailing
- Play frisbee golf
- Learn to yo-yo lol
- Learn some card tricks
- Juggle 4-5 balls
- Read 20 books (17 down, 3 to go)
- Make a sidewalk-chalk-display
- Go 4-Wheelin'
- Get a picture taken with Beetle Bailey
- Canoe trip
- Get a dark tan :)
- Learn to BBQ
- Deal roullette!
- Go to a batting cage and hit some balls
- Play some mini golf
- Teach my family craps to prep for Vegas in December! lol
- Go parasailing
- Random Road Trip
- Start riding my new bicycle all around town
- Play and/or dance in the rain
- Play some sand volleyball
- Hit a $100 hard eight lol
- Take piano lessons
- ..and guitar lessons
- go to Paris
- go to Mexico
- learn some more Spanish
- go rollerskating
- paint a picture
- become a size 3 again..
- bicycle to Jeff City
- learn the Thriller dance
Let's preempt this with the fact that I LOVE movies. Scary, action, animation, romantic or drama..I love them all. In some of the less notable films you might be able to catch a fun food-fight-scene or better yet..someone smashing a cream pie in someone's face. If you guessed that I had a messy food fight, it didn't happen but I guarantee it will come in due course. That leaves the lovely cream pie!! When I woke up yesterday and was drinking my coffee, Brian was hopping around the place gathering blankets and guitars and other picnic supplies. I was stoked. I had no idea until later that the pie-fight was going to be in the itinerary but I love a good picnic. Brian and I had a lot of picnics when we first started dating and they never get old! Anyways, with Brewtus in tow, we found a nice little spot near a creek and we got Brewtus in the water and were skipping rocks. Sounds kind of redneck but it was very nice! After some lunch and some play time he put some candles on a banana cream pie and I made a wish (stay tuned for whether or not it comes true). Unfortunately the cream pie wasn't thawing like we thought it would so we took some whipped cream, filled some paper plates with it and WHAM!!!! I'm not going to lie, I was a little frightened. :) And I also have to mention that Brian enjoyed smooshing it in my face a little too much! It was a perfect day!!!
- Mood:
bouncy
I know it's just a parking meter and being charged for parking should be considered outrageous...but it was my first time and I loved it!! (I'm trying to get out more! lol) Oh, and of course I had to take a picture! :) Today was also a first for trying hummus, brie cheese and a turkey/apple sandwich. (No pics, sorry) Then after an afternoon of exploring the Pinnacle Bluffs, Fingers Lake and some country roads, Brian and I visited the one and only QT in Columbia to warm ourselves up with some cups o' joe. Felt good to be back at a QT. It was a good day! :)
- Location:Columbia, Mo
- Mood: energetic
In the work department, things aren't going as well as predicted. I used to be a great dealer that was always procedure-oriented. Apparently when you switch casinos every little procedure changes in some minute way. Adapting to new procedures is posing a bit of a problem. And from what I can gather from my new co-workers, the procedures change on a close to daily basis. I guess I'm not doing as poorly as I'm letting on but I can definitely do much better. I'm slowly getting used to the fact that this casino has a dislike for automatic shufflers, I've become a fan of the 'rubber banding' and also the burning a card when you tap into a game. The vig up front is killing me. Seriously, it's the exact same thing as before but I'm just getting the vig prior to the bet hitting which should be simple but change is hard to do for me, I guess. My new co-workers don't even come close to being as fun as my friends in KC but they are overall very nice and helpful and patient. The players are pretty much the same (see Player Profiling) with the exception of some conversation topics. For example, in Kansas City, farming was never discussed in my presence on a game. lol
People keep asking me my opinions of my new town, Columbia, and I've yet to offer a good reply. Most of my days off have been spent in Independence packing up my house so all I've really seen is Barnes & Noble, HyVee and a few restaurants. That will quickly change as spring is quickly approaching and my dealings in Independence are pretty much completed. I have some amazing friends in KC so I will of course have some visits here and there. I have to get my Tripoly fix every now and again! :)
Well that's all for now. I'm sure I'll have a lot to report while discovering this new city so stay tuned!!
- Mood: accomplished
Another year has come and gone. It's not my birthday but I feel so much older. I may even be experiencing a pre-mid-life crisis. What it basically boils down to is..I really don't want my 20's to end. I've always believed that by your mid-20's you are supposed to have some vague idea of what you want to do with your life and actually have covered some ground in regards to achieving what you so desire. This whole lay-off situation is pretty much just one big headache when you consider the timing (holidays, young homeowner, horrible economy) but I'm really hoping that it will turn into a blessing in disguise. I've definitely done some 'things' since the layoff which I wouldn't have done otherwise and hopefully, in time, these will all turn out to be positive choices. Anyways, I have applied to countless numbers of businesses and if all goes well, I will be offered a position this week. (Fingers crossed) At any rate, I've definitely learned the importance of saving and if it takes multiple jobs and 60 hour work weeks..I'm going to bounce back. One step back, five steps forward...right?
Brewtus has definitely enjoyed my unemployment status since he has his mamma home more often now. At the same time, though, Brewtus and Kitten (aka Noodle) have officially bonded. She was naturally quite timid around him when she first moved in but now I think they are actually enjoying the companionship. Generally Brewtus is my little shadow and just yesterday I turned around in my bedroom to find him not there. I searched around and found him in the spare bedroom, laying on the floor next to the computer chair that Kitten was napping on. Too cute! Brewtus had an eye injury about a week ago but seems to be doing much better now.
I've spent quite a bit of time in Columbia lately. Since Brian actually has a job and since I put the job-search on hold through the holidays I went to his neck of the woods to hang out. It seems like such a cool town. Being there makes me want to go back to school. But that just stirs up the question of what do I want to study? And since I want to study everything and don't have any moo-lah..that poses a bit of a problem. I know I'll go back, I just have to figure out how and when and all those lovely questions.
For quite some time now, I've been dreaming of traveling Europe. Believing that someday I will actually step foot on European soil I thought it would be wise to educate myself on the many countries over there. Since you generally see like 10 countries in a few days or something like that, I thought that this would be useful information. Well once I learned the countries of Europe, I decided to try Africa since my mother and I are planning a trip (who knows when that will happen). Anyways, it started with Europe and then it just snowballed to ultimate-dorkness because I can now name all 195 countries in the world, including spelling and location in under 15 minutes. Wow I'm a nerd. Since I tackled that feat why not something else? I should probably start on some foreign languages. That would be significantly more difficult but would be a necessity before traveling..hmmm.
- Mood:
blank
- Mood: energetic
Examples of how one may prove that they are without tact...
**offering to shove someone into the corner to accommodate yourself and your loved one
**inviting one out to hang out with someone else
**whispering into someones ear in front of their 'date' and following it up with a bitchy giggle
**consistently and constantly speaking of yourself as high and mighty, thus making everyone else appear below you
**telling someone that you are only having dinner with them to have dinner with their 'date'
...just some thoughts
- Mood:
calm
- Mood: frustrated
Later this week: why does Arby's on 291 feel the need to put a "Sorry for the Inconvenience" sign up due to the tornado that whisked it away a month ago?
Let's see, what else?...I've gained a roommate although he isn't planning on staying very long. He's a blast. I've also gained a new temporary pet who we've named George. He's been on my screen door for like two days now..oh I guess I should say that George is a massive moth (bigger than a pack of cigarettes!) I'm not sure how long he plans on staying either. :(
My computer has died..or is suffering from an illness...not really certain. Since it's such an old computer I'm really not that worried about it. My roommate has brought his computer over so my habit is still being fed. I just need to save up and get a new one.
I took Saturday and Sunday off this week and decided to work my two days off instead so that I wouldn't have to sacrifice any PTO. That means I have to work nine days straight, no bueno. But I could use the money..really use the money so hopefully it will work out for the better.
I saw Indiana Jones a couple weeks ago...and was highly disappointed! I don't want to spoil anything but if you've seen it and don't agree with my critique than you are officially a moron. It was terrible!
Ok, shower and work in a couple hours so I've got to go! xoxo
- Mood: accomplished
Where: Kross
When: who knows
Who: Breakfast Club (Jenn, Fran, Bill, Nick), Larry C (pit boss at work..strange), Chin, Sarah L (grade school), Scabbers (the rat from Harry Potter...?)
What: The only thing I can remember is that we, just a couple of us) were inside the restaurant, walking through the bar, sneaking even, when Larry C starts freaking out. We know its because of us and apparently we let Scabbers loose inside the bar freaking all the patrons out. When we believe that Larry caught scabbers, we now see that it is a cheetah or something. Chaos follows. Everyone is running everywhere and we escape through the back of the restaurant but we lost Chin and couldnt find him. Ooh, before we were 'sneaking' out of the restaurant Jenn was explaining how she knew French and since it was a French restaurant she could help with the menus. I ordered coffee and cream in English, they understood. Brian (I think was there too) poured the cream and overflowed his coffee mug all over the table...
Analyze that thing! lol
- Mood: refreshed
