FOOD!!!

I'm pretty hungry right now (even though I had a bagel at like 10:30 this morning) but I can't really eat anything because I'm waiting on Jake. He was supposed to be done with work today around 10...but, of course, that didn't happen. And I figured it wouldn't, considering last Wednesday was supposed to be his last day...and that didn't go as planned. So, I'm sitting here, being hungry, and waiting for him to show up. Hopefully they get this last truck loaded up soon, and then he can head over here so we can grab some FOOD!! He told me that I should probably grab a "light snack" and that should tide me over for a bit, but there's only one problem with that idea...we don't have any "snacks" really. Just chips, and I don't feel like having those -again- this week, for like the 12th time. So, I'm just going to sit here and complain, because it's what I'm good at. ;p

Myspace

I started a Myspace account last night because I was kinda getting bored with this blog site, and I just wanted to check it out. Well, Myspace is -so- complicated and I don't know how to do half the stuff I was looking at, and I'll need time to figure it out, and I really don't want to take that time right now. So, I came back here to post a blog. :) Hopefully I figure everything out, but I'm not really stressing about it.

Oh yeah...I lost my cell phone today, temporarily. I couldn't remember where I'd had it last. It slowly came back to me as the search progressed. I remembered putting it on the charger shortly after Jake came over. And then I remembered using it as a flashlight when I went in to search my brothers' room for my remote (I needed to see if they'd stolen it, but I couldn't turn on the lights because they were asleep). But I knew I'd put it back on the charger after I looked in there. I couldn't remember having it after that. My mom asked me if I'd used it at all today, and at first I thought "no", but then I remembered getting a call when I was brushing my teeth, and I slipped the phone in my bathrobe pocket when I was done using it. I usually end up finding my "lost" stuff in the weirdest places. Like the time I misplaced some money at my grandpa's house...I had put it down on one of the shelfs in his fridge when I was getting a drink. That was interesting.

My car

So, Jake's dad took a peak at my car and he thinks that maybe one of the hoses is leaking, which is good, because it's probably going to be relatively inexpensive to replace. But, I'm going to have one of my friend's dad take a look at it cuz he's a mechanic and I want to see what his opinion is before I take it to the garage. I also took my car by the muffler shop downtown and asked the guy about the funny noise that my car makes. He didn't really answer me about the noise, probably because he didn't understand it, but he told me that one of the clips that holds my muffler in place was broken and that my muffler definately had a few holes in it. So, that's going to need replaced. Thankfully it's only going to be around $55 for that, plus taxes, but still, probably close to $60. I really don't know what it's going to cost to fix the leakage problem, but hopefully it's not too costly. Maybe after those two things get fixed my car will like me more and stop being angry...? :)

Why me?!?!

I should have never opened my big mouth about not having anything to blog about because now I have something, it's just nothing good.

I decided that my car was in need of gas, considering that it was down to 1/16th of a tank, so I put my last $20 in it. When I was heading back to my car, I noticed that it was dripping...my car was leaking antifreeze YET AGAIN!! Hopefully the problem isn't as bad, or as expensive to fix, as the last one, but I really don't need this right now. I'm completely broke right now, so I can't even pretend to get it fixed until I get more money...and since I currently have no job, who knows when that will be!

I also discovered today that my computer's being a -bitch-! I was trying to use Internet Explorer today, and it was being really slow when it was loading the websites and such. And then it just pretty much stopped working, period. Well, I found out that Mom was trying to send this mega-huge file out and that that's probably what was interfering with my internet usage. Whatever it was, it's fixed now. But, as I was attempting to write this blog about 10 minutes ago, my compy decided it was a great time to freeze up! So I had to reboot, of course, and start all over.

Today is a -fantastic- day! *STAB!!!*

Boring

It just occurred to me that my life has been pretty boring lately. I really haven't had much to blog about all summer, and I don't know if that will change once Fall Quarter starts up or not. I'm supposed to go to Canada this weekend with Kate and Britt to go drinking (cuz it's legal for 19-year-olds there), but I don't really have the money for it, and if I left, I would be missing several money-making opportunities. So, I had to rule that out. I think that would be the most blog-worthy experience for some time now, but I won't be able to blog about it, except to say that I didn't go, and, by not going, probably missed out on some neat experiences. Oh well. I'm really hoping to be able to visit Florida during Winter Break this year, and that means that I've got to save up and I can't blow my savings on alcohol. I also have the whole Christmas thing to worry about, and my list of people to buy gifts for has pretty much doubled because of the whole boyfriend thing. So that will be fun....I never know what to get my friends...how am I supposed to figure out what to get Jake's family?!?! Well, Mary will be easy, but his mom and dad are gonna be tough, unless I can just get them a gift certificate for a nice restaurant and call it a day...

In other news, Gir is ripping the -fuck- out of my hands still, and Mom bought her little balls with stuff in them that allows them to rattle (which is fun for me), so she rolls those around my room, bumps into everything in her path, and makes as much noise as she can...every day! I guess Mom and I are still trying to get my aunt to take her, but we have to wait until she gets her own place, which could be a while at this rate. But anyways. I love my little kitty, but she drives me NUTS sometimes!!! I have to wear her out before I even attempt to sleep at night, and she's usually up around 7 am chewing on my feet, anyways. It's great...you guys should try it sometime..*stab*

Alone Time

Ok, so I love all of my friends dearly...even the ones who I can only stand for a few hours at a time. But, my friend, Deana, spent almost 5 whole days at my house...she finally left this afternoon, and she'd been here since Thursday afternoon. I mean, I love her to death and she's my friend, but she's kinda high-maintenance friends and so 5 consecutive days of hanging out is way too much! I don't mind helping her out, and she really did need to stay here for those days, but I was really glad that she got to leave today. I'm definately going to enjoy being able to sleep in my room without having to worry about her waking me up when I'm almost asleep to ask me something.

In other news, Jake's birthday was yesterday and I got him a -Blue- Gameboy Advance SP (I -had- to get him a BLUE one!). His parents got him a Jerky Machine, which is cool (it's what he wanted last year, but I guess they couldn't find one) and the jerky it makes is really good. He was a little...upset, I guess might describe it, that I spent so much on him, but I couldn't help it. I didn't know what else to get him!
His mom made a Butterfinger Cake. It's basically chocolate cake soaked in caramel with like a two-inch layer of whipped cream, and then sprinkled with Butterfingers. It was really good, but his mom gave me a huge piece and I thought I was gonna die after I ate it. I made myself waddle down to Wal-Mart to try and work some of it off. ;p So anyways, I think he had a good birthday. The gifts were definately better than I guess they were last year (apparently he got a pillow, which he didn't even get to keep because someone stole it from him).

Oh Happy Day!!!!

I was kinda dreading having to help my aunt pack up some of her stuff and all that jazz because I knew it probably was going to take a while, and everything was all coated in about 20 layers of dust because it hasn't been moved since the late 80's!! (I don't really think that's true, but if you'd seen all the dust, I'm sure you would have thought the same thing) So, even though my aunt offered to pay me, I was still dreading having to do it, but I got out of bed, got dressed, and headed over there anyways.
Like I said, there were about 20 layers of dust covering every single snowman in her collection, and, of course, that's what she wanted me to pack up. So, I quickly blew a few layers of dust off of everything before I wrapped it up (if it was breakable) and stuck it in a box...I only bothered with a few layers because I didn't have a dust rag, and it probably would have taken me twice as long to dust them completely. So, my lungs are probably a nice dusty grey color right about now, but that's ok because I think I'm gonna live.
We made pretty good progress today, considering the vast amount of shit that my aunt owns, and I guess next time we're gonna tackle what's in the attic...and that will involve me climbing in there and dragging her crap out, which will be fun...*stab* I've never been in the attic, but I always wanted to go in there when I was a kid...I don't know...maybe it was the mystery behind the idea or something. Anyways. So that's on the agenda for next time.
But anyways, she had me going thru boxes and doing kinda like a quick sweep, getting rid of what I -knew- was garbage, and tossing anything she might need to sort out into another box. That was pretty easy to do...if it looked old, I tossed it. I may have tossed a little more than I should have (I probably could have set aside some of the pens and stuff, but hey, she'll never miss them!!!). So, I got thru about 10 or so boxes, when she pointed out a shabby box full of her crafts stuff. Since the box was falling apart, I decided to move the crafts into a better box and toss out the other one. Well, actually only the top layer of stuff was craft stuff...underneath were some beach towels in a white mesh bag, which I recognized as being a Navy laundry bag. Before I noticed the bag, however, I noticed a little blanket that was in the box with the towels. I picked up the blanket because I knew exactly what it was...it was my baby comforter...my security blanket. When we first moved up here, I looked and looked for that thing, because I needed a little security, and I couldn't find the stupid thing. Well, now I know why...it had been left at Grandma and Grandpa's house with that mesh bag of beach towels...but I'm still not sure how or why. But that's not important because I've got my blanket back!!! :) After 5+ years, I never imagined that I'd see it again...but I have it now! Sure, it's all faded, but hey, it's like 18 or so years old. It makes me happy! :)
So, yay. There's my good news for the month. Well, I suppose the fact that yesterday was Jake's and my 5-month anniversary is good news, too. But I heart my baby blanket!

Mario

So, Jake and I played some Mario today, because I finally got the stupid game cartridge that I had to order off of Ebay and have the angry little guy selling it to me whine about the Pay Pal transaction not going through after 3 freaking days..even though it told me it would be done in about 4...*bitter*...anyways. So, we played Mario for a good hour, until we got to this one castle that took us both forever to beat. When Jake finally beat it, I decided it was time to save the game and do something else. I had already planned to turn off the game once we got passed that level, but when it took that long to beat, I was so f-ing frustrated!! But, it's cool, and we had fun. I have to say that even though it wasn't really a "date" it was the best date we've had so far, I do believe. Sure, it's okay to dress nice and go out to eat and stuff like that, but I'm completely fine with staying home and watching a movie, or playing Mario, or even taking a nap...fun times. I recommend having a Mario date to anyone who wants to have some good, clean, if not a little frustrating at times, fun. :)

When you try and do a good thing...

When I tried to do a good thing yesterday, it turned around and bit me on the ass!! I went to the fairgrounds and gave blood. I got through everything...the being stuck with a needle and having to open and close my hand to pump the blood out of me faster...and even the pulling out of the needle...I was completely fine. Well, I did feel a little dizzy when I was trying to read the paper they got me, but I put the paper done and I was fine. I ate some chocolate chip cookies, and I was sitting down talking to Sarah, and there was a lull in the conversation, and I felt the dizziness coming on, and I knew I was gonna pass out, but I couldn't tell anyone because I wouldn't have had time. So, I pass out, and the next thing I know, there are two strange people hovering over me and the lady is saying "Maggie, Maggie" and I'm just like in a daze. Then they start making me talk and they make me drink a Pepsi, and that kinda hurt my stomach. So, just when I thought I was feeling better, I'd get a stomach ache or get dizzy again, and they would make me lie down.
I was talking to Sarah, when I was actually able to talk, and she said that I just kinda fell over and started to twitch. And she left me a voicemail on my cell asking me to have Mom call her...she was wondering if I'd had a seizure, because she said that's what it'd looked like...Mom said it was just one of my little "quirks"... I pass out and twitch sometimes when I see blood...yay me.
So anyways, I called Mom and she came and got me. When I got home, I barely had time to throw myself on the couch and kick of my flip-flops before I passed out yet again. So, I spent all of my afternoon and part of my evening on the couch...and it killed my stomach for me to walk to the bathroom, which I had needed since before I gave blood. So, when I woke up the first time after I fell on the couch, I decided that I should go there, cuz I was feeling fine when I was lying down...but when I stood up, I got a little dizzy again. I decided that I'd have to put up with the dizzy.
I just don't know why this happened like this. I've never passed out right after giving blood. The first time, I don't think I passed out at all, and the second time, I passed out like 4 or 5 hours later, but I never had a stomach ache. It was really weird. And, I think this experience has turned me off from donating blood for a while. We'll see.

Yay pool

I got to swim today, finally. It's been a while since I've been to the pool, and I really wanted the water to be cool and refreshing...but it kinda felt like I was swimming in a gigantic bathtub. The water was warm and towards the end of my visit, it was definately cooler outside the water than in it, and that depresses me because when I think swimming pool, I think cool water...not bathtub.

So it was me, Britt, Kate and Tabby there today and it was quite enjoyable, aside from the water temp. We all went out to Arby's afterwards and had some food...and we stayed there for about an hour, only actually eating for about 20 minutes of that time. ;p

While at Arby's, we decided that we should watch "Team America" (America...FUCK YEAH!!!!) at Kate's house...only, when I went home to pick the movie up, there was no movie at my house because it had been borrowed. So, we had a slight glitch in our plans...but Tabby got ahold of Kate and then we ran over to Family Video and rented that and "Doom" so we would have the movie...fuckers! Anyways. We watched "Team America" but I had to leave before we got around to "Doom" because I'm helping my aunt pack her stuff up tomorrow..and I have to be up at 8...*death* So we're scheduled to resume the movie night tomorrow/today/whatever. :) Hopefully "Doom" is a very violent movie, which it looks like it will be, but still. :)