I'm grateful. I am so grateful that I don't have kids, car payments, a mortgage, etc... All I have is rent, loans, Jeep insurance, and personal expenditures.

I just found out, FOR SURE, that all of my management hours have been cut, effective immediately. This is approximately a 40% pay cut.

I am grateful. I am so grateful that I have savings and a strong will to budget. Given what I have saved up, I can float ok for about six months. Ideally, I'd like to see a new job in the works by the end of next week.

If anyone wants to take a look at my resume, I'd be really thankful. I think it looks ok, but a second set of eyes taking a look never hurt anything. If anyone can pass my resume along to any leads, I'd be equally grateful.

Whatever happened to the Bud Ice Penguin? Seriously, that was genius!

Wednesday, I got up and left the Arden B at a fairly early hour. I had errands to run in Minneapolis proper. I hit up the bank to buy a cashier's check for rent and get it off in the mail. Hit the grocery. Ya know. Stuff closer to home. :)

I had to work at 3, on the cocktail side. I had some fun customers, and was done by 11:30ish. I can't remember if I went to Indy or not. I think not. Stayed up far too late, fell asleep on the couch, as per usual.

Thursday was mostly uneventful. When you stay up too late and start work at 3pm, most of your morning/early afternoon is eaten up quickly. Work was fine but slow. Scott gave me a ride home...I don't remember why I didn't ride on Thursday, but it was what it was. Likely due to rain/cold weather.

Friday was crazy busy. I got up, did stuff around the house. Got to work at 3pm again. I had a couple of tables that stayed FOREVER. They tipped well enough, so I didn't really mind. It just sucked when Erin showed up to get me and I was scrambling to get out the door. I hate making people wait!

We went to Nancy's going away party. We are all so happy for her about her new job, but super sad that she had to relocate. Val, the girl who hosted the party, had such a gorgeous house! Her kitty was super cute, too! His name is The Dude, and he's a big bear of a Mainecoon. What a sweetheart, srsly.

Saturday, I had planned on taking the bus to Tiff's, but got up early in hopes of the weather holding out so I could scoot. The forecast looked promising, so I bundled up and headed outside to start my baby up. It died about a minute into warming it up. I was not pleased as I RAN my foolish ass the four blocks to the bus, all while wearing my boots, jacket and full faced helmet.

The lovely Erin came and got me at Tiff's to go eat some breakfast. We went to Luce downtown. Good food! She had a great coupon for brunch food, so that was the deciding factor. Moose and Suzi's sounded fun, but cheap = winnar. :) Many awesome girl chats were had. She is such an awesome friend!

We got back to Tiff's just in time for Asian Dan's stylish ass to show up with my little brother's cake from the Edelweiss Bakery in Prior Lake. Asian Dan, I owe you a big one! :) I hung out and played DS until my Mom showed up to get the cake. We went to my place to give the key to my scooter to Jonathon from Scooterville so he could tow it away. :( That made me so super sad.

I kept Mom company while she ate flautas at El Paraiso. I drank a beer. :P We ran some errands together--my Saturday afternoon/early evening plans were pretty much shot, due to my lack of scooter. We had registered for a Yelp event at the Soap Factory that ended up panning out nicely. Spike, Erin, Nate, Jerry and I all met up at varying points in our journey. The event was super fun! I was totally bummed to have missed out on my earlier plans, as well as the opening night of Marisol. I really need to get over there and see that show before it closes. I can't wait to see the lovely duchess_of_pie on stage!

Jerry and I went to Thad and Carmen's after the event was done. A great night of chilling with the Dahlberg's was had by all. Erin and Nate kept bugging us to come out, but we weren't feeling like being out and about. I looked super cute--Spike, Nate, Jerry AND Thad all said so. I think Thad's was motivated by the fact that I told him the other three guys all said so. :P WTG, Thad!

Sunday morning came all too quickly. Jerry took pictures of me in my dress before we left. I hope they turned out ok. :) I was super sleepy all day. I was late to Tiff's, I ran my bum off to catch buses and trains to Midtown Global Market. I got there just in time to meet Kelly with all of our booth gear. Nobody at the event knew their heads from holes in the ground, so it was a frustrating hour of setup.

Our booth neighbors, from Barbette, were super awesome. They gave us some crazy meat log things. I ate samples of lots of tasty foods at the event, drank entirely too many little cups of wine and beer, and went home fairly toasted. :P The guys from Barbette gave me a ride home so Kelly didn't have to go all the way back to Uptown. Ali lost his car, so the other guy (Matthew?) and I waited with the stuff until he found it.

After the event, I got home and took a freakin' nap. I was so tired! I met up with Jerry, Melissa, Kelvin and the other guy. They all had pizza. Jerry and Melissa had Bloody Marys, which looked more like a sandwich than a drink. :P The other two guys had beer. I had a very tasty Merlot and a Bavarian pretzel. So great! Jerry and I crashed at my place, which was nice. Jess had the heat on per my request. So toasty and warm! It was adorable to see Jerry crashing after one episode of LOST instead of ME crashing. :P That poor kid handles early mornings worse than I do.

Monday, we got up and messed around on the computers. Jerry watched a live online conference thing. We spent some time distracting each other from the conference, which was nice. ;) I made some eggs for breakfast.

Eventually, we got going. We headed to Diamonds Coffee House in NE. It's a super cute little place! I can wholeheartedly recommend that you go there and eat a veggie sammich on marble rye. Tomatoes, spinach, guacamole, pickles, cucumbers, guac...there was so much awesome stuff on that sammich!

We headed out from the coffee shop in the pouring rain toward Thad and Carmen's place. I had agreed to babysit Maewyn and Flannery so they could all go out for Ave's birthday. Maewyn pitched a bit of a fit when she realised that Mommy really was leaving, and again when she realised that Mommy really was gone. I left her to pitch her fits alone, and they ended rather rapidly.

Carmen bought sushi for dinner, and had macaroni dinners for the girls, too. Jerry and I shared the sushi plates, and the girls even ate some, too! They made cards for Ave, which was super sweet. I have my card from Flannery on my fridge. :)

Everyone came back from dinner, and we had pie. The key lime was supposed to have been kept frozen, we discovered, since it turned to pudding on our plates. :P It was still good, though! We all hung out together after Thad and Ave's parents left. Had a cocktail together, and took awesome pictures of Thad with his shirt tucked down in an awkward place. :P We have far too much fun together, I swear!

I told Carmen to keep her $20 that she wanted to pay me. Dinner and dessert were by FAR enough payment. If she had insisted on paying me, I would have just taken the $$ and bought them another bottle of gin. :P We ended up back at Jerry's place since I didn't have to be anywhere in particular until Wednesday at 4.

Tuesday, we got up at an ok hour. Dragging yourself out of bed when it's cold SUCKS. I know it will only get worse, but that doesn't mean I have to like it right now. I worked on my resume and looked around for jobs. I tried to get further on updating, but as you can plainly see, I'm still a few days behind schedule. Whoops!

We did our regular Tuesday thing. Dinner with his family. Homemade chicken noodle soup, omg! It was so tasty! His Mom even made applesauce and potato bread. I could have died and gone to heaven, I swear. Went to Suzi's for the beers. I felt like I was interrupting boy talk time between Jerry and Thad, mainly because they were talking iPhone and computer stuff that I don't understand.

Nate came to my rescue and we talked about life in general. I'm sad Erin couldn't make it, but I hope she can soon. I think everyone would really like her. :) I hope *I* can keep going over the winter. Blerg, MN winters!

Wednesday, we got up and I made some eggs again. Tasty business! And I'm getting really good at it! Tiff, you are a genius in the kitchen. Jerry loves the basted eggs. :) Jerry remembered that he had allergy shots at 1, so we had to jet. We also went to the Aveda Institute for haircuts! Jerry needed one for his interview, and I needed one because my hair was out of control. :P The girl did a great job on mine, but she was so slow! Mostly, I appreciate how slow she was, because I feel like she did a good job. Plus, it's nice to have someone take extreme care when you are doing a fairly major hair cut. :)

After that, we had to fairly fly over to my place. I grabbed my shirt, apron and shoes and bolted out the door. I met with a friend of Nate's from Keller Williams. They are doing a party this month, and want us to cater. Super! Work was fairly uneventful, and I left with $14 after tip-out. LAME. I stayed for an hour or so to do the schedule. I'll do the next week's schedule soon, I'm sure.

I met Crystal at Independent for a beer. We chatted about this and that. Her hair looks super cute! Still fairly red, but it's a darker red. I like it. :) We went to Rainbow to use the coinstar thing. Next time, I told her I'd do it for her at Wells Fargo for FREE. We parted ways, and I tried to find tasty things in the grocery, to no avail. Jerry walked me home over the phone. I watched a bit of 30 Rock, fell asleep on the couch. Blah.

Thursday, I got up at a decent hour. I met a guy in Uptown to take a test drive of his car. It's a nice enough car, and would likely last through the winter just fine. He wanted $1400 for it...I'd maybe give him a grand based on what needs to be done. The lovely Nate came with me for the test drive. After the ride, I headed to work.

We had a CRAZY dinner rush. I made $82 in tips! So great. We literally had zero customers in the place at 11pm, so we got the OK from John to close. I wish we wouldn't have. As I was leaving, a couple of groups of people tried to go in, but it was closed. They were not pleased, and neither was I. People won't know that we're open if we don't consistently stay open til a set hour.

The loaner died when I tried to leave. I walked most of the way home, and then my co-worker brought me home after buying me a shot. Crazy. I called Bob at Scooteville and left a message, so they knew when and how I got home, and that it was NOT on the loaner they gave me.

Of course, shortly after I got home, my phone wouldn't work. Turns out, Wifey's phone didn't work either, so it was some glitch in the T-Mobile systems at 1am. greh.

Friday, being today, has been pretty calm. I got up around 11. Took a call from Anna saying she was sick and didn't feel up to Uptown. I totally understand, and really wanted her to stay home if she was sick.

I met Bob from Scooterville behind Abilene to do the scooter exchange. I had no idea he was going to bring me a Buddy, but I'm glad he did. It's such a nice ride! I'm sad that we are slated to get snow tonight...I'm going to attempt to sneak my baby into the garage for the imminent doom. Holy crap, I just called it *my* baby. EEEEE!

Right now, I'm struggling to keep my eyes open. I think I'm getting sick. I have to pee every couple of hours and I'm tired as hell. No, I'm NOT pregnant, thankyouverymuch. :P

That leaves us where we are NOW. Caught up on updating eljay. Sleepy as all get out. Not wanting to go to work tonight. Not wanting to go to Tiff's super early tomorrow. Not wanting to go to Tiff's at 8 on Sunday. Not wanting to work Sunday afternoon. Why am I so negative right now? What do I WANT to do, I wonder?

Tonight, John poked me on the chest with a flat head scew driver. Yep. Right in the scar.

I yelled at him and immediately jumped back, holding my chest. He looked at me like I was crazy. I told him to never NEVER NEVER do that to me again. I showed him why.

I was so upset that I almost started crying. I could cry right now, thinking about how much this is going to make it grow, or if it's going to explode again like it did a month ago.

>:(

Monday, I worked the patio at 4pm. luno came and got me and my scooter. Headed to Scooterville to drop it off. I got home and packed for a bit before heading to bed.

Tuesday, I got up and caught a bus to Scooterville. Went to lunch at Ping's. Got home on the same transfer ticket. Sorted, packed, cleaned. I meant to catch a bus to go to dinner with Mom and Watson. The bus I needed, of course, I missed my mere minutes. The next available trip wouldn't get me there until FAR later than I needed to be there to be worth it. I stayed home and cleaned some more.

I tried to catch a bus to Thad's, but missed it by seconds. GAH. Spent half an hour at the stop next to the Urban Bean. HARRO, INTERNETS! :P Took a 35 minute bus ride to the Quarry, and a 10 minute walk on top of that. I can tell you that I won't be taking that ride often. :(

It was a nice change of pace to have Tuesday night at Thad's place. A good crowd showed up and we had a nice time. Wes, Lydia, Ave, Thad, Carmen, Nate, me, Jerry...good times. It was nice to have extra ladies around. Not that I mind hanging with Carmen, but it's nice to change it up a bit. Plus, Ave (Thad's sister) is super nice. :)

Wednesday, Jerry and I lazed about the house. We headed to his writing meeting together. I really like Brian, and it's nice spending time with him. I hope to do more of that in a non-writing situation in the future. I'm sad Amanda couldn't make it, but her apartment experienced water damage due to the storm that rampaged through our hood. :( I'm glad it was only the sheets and blankets!

Jerry and I bought lottery tickets. I felt like we picked some good numbers, but we did not win. :( Sad day. We both could have really used that $245 million. :P

Thursday, I packed and cleaned some more. Amanda made me some kick-ass fliers for my moving sale. I picked them up from her entryway and headed in to work, sans scooter. I canceled the patio people but kept one of them to be my cocktail side person. That turned out to be a good thing, since my 3pm person called in sick at 2:45.

We got hit pretty hard at work. I got to work behind the bar again, but that was the only really fun part of the night. We had to kick some guys out because one of them was peeing on his friend's foot. Another guy had to be physically removed from the premises by the cops. Scott, my bartender, asked him to leave. He had taken a bottle of Grand Marnier off the bar and had it on the dance floor. We got the bottle back and kicked the guy out. A few minutes later, he came back in! Scott pointed him out, and I asked him to leave. He was VERY drunk and started advancing on me, so my staff stepped in, and I called the cops. Exciting.

Friday, after being at work till 3:30 and staying up till 4:30, I got back up at the ass crack of dawn to go put up fliers and get things ready for my moving sale. A whopping two people showed up. One guy bought a mini statue of the Eiffel Tower, and the girl bought a pair of sunglasses. I am $1.50 richer! I still have a lot of REALLY nice stuff to get rid of. If anyone wants ANY of it, PLEASE COME TAKE IT. I'm not moving it, and I'd hate to see it go to the dumpster. Please come take the things you think you will use. :)

I headed to Scooterville to pick up my baby. I talked to the shop guy, and he said that they cleaned the carburetor...again. I told him that was crap, since they JUST cleaned the carburetor last week. What was so different, and why was THIS clean covered under warranty and the last one wasn't? He said this time, they did it as a "gesture of good will". I am not impressed.

Especially since, as I took the scooter around the block to test drive it myself, it died on me.

They took it back into the shop at 6pm, had three guys work on it for a solid hour. They claim they looked at the carburetor again, and changed the fuel filter. If this happens again, I am going to demand a new vehicle. This should NOT be happening to a 2009 vehicle. >:(

After 7, when I got the scooter in its supposed fixed state, I took it around that neighborhood for a while, just to see if it would die on me again. That way, if it did, I would have a shorter distance to push it. It seemed to be fine, so I headed home. It has been running fine ever since, but at this point, I'm honestly waiting for it to die on me again. :(

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Currently, I'm running late for work. I'll have to fill in the rest of Friday and catch up to today soon. <3

Tuesday, worked at 3pm. Nothing terribly exciting there. Post work, I headed out to the Arden B for Jerrytime. :)

Wednesday, slept in! It was so great! I woke up to Jerry working on some computer stuff, and I played Katamari. I love that game so hard! We bummed about the house, ran some scooter errands...nothing terribly exciting, but still nice. I love my flexible job situation! We totally went to Columbia Heights to Chet's Shoes to buy motorcycle boots. I got the Best Boots Ever. You will all die of joy. Jerry's boots are pretty bangin', too. We also scooted past my old 'hood in CH. He offered to take a picture of me in front of my old house, but I declined. :P

His friends came over around 6 for writing. I made dinner for the two of us, listened in for a bit, then hit up the living room for some DS time. I had a nap on the couch--pasta makes me sleepy! We watched The Accomplice as a group. Tons of fun! Sad that Amanda wasn't there, but happy she had a good time at the game.

Thursday, woke up at a more reasonable hour. I had a stretch in the living room and painted my toenails. Jerry worked on some freelance stuff, and we got out to run scooter errands again. We returned his laptop chill mat to Staples, hit up Target, and went back to his place. Had a lovely round of Jynnan Tonnyx before heading back to Minneapolis for CRAZY HOUR at the Ab.

Met up with Jess, Crystal, Tiff and Peter for some tasty dinner. Many tasty beers and margaritas were consumed, as well as Ahi Tuna! I've been waiting for that tuna steak for SO LONG. :P

Jerry and I went to Floyd's in Uptown for haircuts. I got three inches taken off my hair! I just about died! :P Jerry's hair looks quite nice. It was edging rapidly past the point of "cute messy" look into "crazy curly" territory. :P

We had a scoot to my spot and had a lovely sit. When it got too cold, we moved back to my place for laundry and DS time. We totally fell asleep before I changed the laundry over into the dryer. I wish I hadn't, because I ended up waking up around 4 to do so. :P

Friday, I woke up slightly later than I would have liked to. I had a great morning laying about in bed and watching Jerry play Scrabble. I scooted to Maple Grove to meet Mom and Grandma for lunch. Of course, I was about 20 minutes late. I swear, if I'm on time to my own funeral, I'll be disappointed in myself.

We had a lovely lunch of Chinese buffet. SO TASTY! I hopped back on my scooter and headed home. I had about five minutes at home before walking out the door to head to work. The story of my life--five minutes at home and then back on the road. :P The rain cooled the patio off considerably, and I left work with $20 at the end of my shift. I really hope the weather looks up next week. I work W-Su, all really good shifts, so I'm not too worried. Bleh to you, money.

That leaves us where we are now--I'm chilling solo on the couch. I could have tried to join up with Jerry in NE or gone for movies with my ladies in DT, but I decided to camp in. I had a lovely dinner of a chicken sammich and a Jynnan Tonnyx. I'm considering some Rock Band, but should really dig through my clothes and try to de-clutter. I might just call it all a loss and go to bed even though it's only 9. :P

Here we are, nearly a week later, as per usual. :P

Tuesday was faboo. Amanda came over for some much needed chats. I haven't hung out with just her in FOREVER. We had snacks and rock banding, and chats. So great!

Later in the evening, Jerry and I got all dolled up with the intent of going to the Red Stag, but their wait was over an hour! I suggested a picnic, but we decided to hold off on that till the weather is a little nicer. We ended up at Brasa, which was very good. Jerry ran into a friend there--no big surprise. :)

Post dinner, we went to Psycho Suzi's for some beers. It was very nice. We met up with some of his friends, and they thought we went to a play, since we were all fancy looking. :P I found out that one of Jerry's friends works in the office right above my new place of employment. I hope he stops in one of these days and requests me. :) The waitress screwed up my bill and was "unable to fix the charge" so I decided to deal with it later by calling the manager. She needs to learn!

Wednesday, I worked out with the Pantswife. So great! I'm really starting to like working out, and having a friend there really helps with the motivation. :) We had lunch with Tiff at Ping's, which was really nice. I almost died of potsticker intake. Whoops! I had to work all-you-can-eat crab (and caesar salad and fries) night, which was a lot of fun, if a little slow. I can't wait till the weather clears up so we get really busy! Awful as it sounds, I can't 100% remember what I did after werk on Wednesday! If anyone else has the knowledge, please, pass it along! *facepalm*

Thursday, got up and did the workings out. Jess came over and helped me inventory food and clean. I found lots of things to get rid of, now I just have to take them outside. Why am I so unmotivated? :/ Went to werk, had a good night. I love my new job! :) Decided I needed a vacay day from the world, so I hit up the Arden B for some much needed sleeping in and video gaming time. :)

Friday, slept in till noon thirty, woke up to breakfast in bed. <3 Played Beautiful Katamari until all hours. I made a grocery store run and got foods for dinner. I can cook! :P

Watched Persepolis. It was REALLY good! Spent a lot of time trying to force the kitteh to act like a decent creature instead of a nightmare. I think it helped a little. :) Also, got a really nice phone call from Frost, wishing me a happy No Pants Day. I can't wait to raise hell with that kid. :)

Saturday, I got up at the ungodly hour of 9am so as to be back in Minneapolis on time to go to work. I had just enough time to make a quick spin through the internets, eat a chicken sammich, and walk to work. My ass is going to be in fantastic shape with all of the walking! :P

After a ten hour shift, that leaves us where we are now. Jynnan Tonnyx in hand, trying to figure out my new phone, contemplating some Rock Banding, but wishing I had Katamari to play with. :P I'm tired, sore, frustrated, and yet, still happy.

PS--happy birfday to 433. Sorry I suck and won't venture over the river for you tonight. Someday soon!

Since Sunday...hrm...

Went to brunch with four of my favorite people. :) It was super tasty and wonderful to see Crystal and Claire all dressed up! I wish I still had my scrubs!

Post brunch, I crashed SO HARD for a much needed nap. I meant to take a shorter one so I could join Crystal and Jess for some pedicure time, but I slept an hour and a half past my original alarm time. :( I booked it over to the U to meet Jerry so we could head to dinner together. I met some of his church friends (they are all so nice!) and we headed to Thad's for some tasty noms.

Thad's wife and daughters didn't come with to church due to the rain. They might melt? :P I brought flowers for everyone, because anyone with half a brain knows that you don't go to dinner at a friend's house for the first time without gifts for the ladies of the house.

The Dahlbergs have a super awesome house! It's very nicely decorated and furnished. I can't wait to have a nicely decorated and furnished house...wait, yes, yes I can. HA! Their older daughter was really shy with me. You could tell she wanted a flower, but didn't have the guts to ask for one. Their younger daughter came right up, took a flower, and invited me downstairs to check out the movie they were watching.

The younger one (Maywyn?) was SOOOOO cute. She had an orange fleece blanket, and as soon as we sat down on the couch, she cuddled up next to me, threw the blanket over my legs, and said, "This blanket is for cuddling up."

I don't normally think little kids are all that cute, but this was FREAKIN' ADORABLE. She sat curled up under my arm, leaning her head on my chest while we watched Bolt. Adorable. As soon as Jerry and Thad joined us, she sat up and started being more animated...of course. ;)

The girls went upstairs to get ready for bed, and Jerry read them their stories. First was a strange Star Wars book introducing us to the wild world of bad guys in the series. Second was a book that was handwritten by one of the girls. Super cute.

After the girls were put to bed, we headed back to the kitchen for some adult beverages. Jerry, Carmen and Thad all had whiskey, while I opted for an Izze-gin drink. Tasty business! Their friend, Forrest, showed up, and we took time out to watch Jizzed in my Pants and I'm on a Boat. We all nearly died of laughter. We also watched the Auto Tuned News.

Jerry suddenly wants a vocoder. Go figure. :P

We ate an awesome dinner of whole wheat pasta and home made sauce. I skipped the sauce so I didn't piss off my tummy, but it still smelled really great! Post dinner, we all headed downstairs to watch [and make fun of] cable TV. Tons of fun!

Around midnight, we headed back to the Arden B. I think we headed to bed at a decent hour--2am or so. The kitteh was SO NAUGHTY. She wouldn't calm down till after 6am!

We got up Monday morning around 11am. He beat Portal with my help and gazing support. It was really cool to see and hear Still Alive in its original context. :)

Spent a few hours bumming about the house. Jerry got some stuff done in terms of phone calls that needed making...I got some student loan stuff done. I still need to deal with Enterprise. Fuckers. >:(

We headed back to Minneapolis around 6pm. Made a quick stop off at UPS to pick up my sexy new phone. Chris, Amanda, Jess and Crystal all came over for some Rock Banding. Amanda bought some new songs! SO great.

Friends dispersed around 10pm. Jerry and I stayed up till midnight-ish watching An Evening with Kevin Smith. I can't wait to get to disc two! It gets intense. :)

We got up and headed to the workings out with the Wifey. One of these days, I am going to rock her face and be there SO EARLY. I'm really sad it wasn't today. :P BUT SOON. Hopefully, tomorrow. She's not holding her breath, though. I'm so bad at getting up early!

That leaves us where we are now. Post working out, I'm full, happy, and still have awesome friends. I rock so hard!

Time for a shower and a scoot. Jess brought me some chicken from Cub yesterday. She said it was on sale. I need to take an inventory of available foods in my house and hit up the grocery. No repeats this time!

Tonight, it's dinner date with Jerry night. We are going to some place in Northeast. Can't remember what it's called, but I will update later. We are hitting up Suzi's afterward, too!

<3

Sunday last, we had epic BIG MAGICAL BURRITO night at el Manfort for the Final SPS. It was bittersweet. I think Adam (Ryan's brother) enjoyed the burritos the most. Things ended pretty early.

Monday, I got a phone call from my client at 8am, saying that she wouldn't be needing me, since her mother was going in for heart surgery. Jess and I went for the workings out, so that was nice. Monday was also my first day at my new job! I took it easy after the workings out so I could get ready and rock the house. :)

Tuesday, got up and worked out with the Wifey. After the workings out, I called Lila to let her know I wouldn't be able to keep working for her. The workings out plus the new job are just too much! :/ The Wifey and I went thrift store shopping. I got three pairs of pants and four fancy dresses (from various locations) for $60. EPIC. Had another successful night at the pantswerk. :D Post werk, I headed out to the Arden B for a nice night in. :)

Wednesday, left the Arden B around 4pm so I could be home in time for guests to arrive. We held the first portion of the final SPW over here. I think things went over well. It was just like the original days, when people all brought tasty noms to share. EVERYONE dressed up! I couldn't believe how GOOD everyone looked! :) The party ended over at Ryan's around midnight or so. I know it didn't go late. Six straight months of partying with only two weeks (Christmas Eve and NYE both fell on Wednesdays in 2008) off really does a person in. I'm still super stoked for SPW at the Casa de Pantalones come fall 2009. :)

Thursday, Jerry and I slept in. We were supposed to go work out, but we totally didn't make it. We did, however, make it to Obento-ya for lunch with the Pantswife and Amanda. Epic times were had on the bus ride back home--I got off to buy flowers, then managed to make it back on the same bus for the ride back to Jessica's place! I had a lovely walk home with just enough time to get ready for another exciting night at the Ab. :) Post werk, I scooted to the Arden B and picked up Taco Bell on the way. They discontinued the spicy chicken. We need to make phone calls, people. I am NOT a happy camper. >:( Stayed up way too late, as per usual. :P:

Friday, Jerry and I got up around 11 or so to start some work on his place. I am such a nice girlfriend! ;) We prepped the kitchen for painting by emptying out the hutch and taping the borders that needed taping. I headed back to Minneapolis around 3pm so I would have time before the pantswerk. I saw a BEAUTIFUL bride and her groom taking pictures with a couple of attendants in tow at Powderhorn Park on my way home. I love weddings SO much! :) I could seriously smell her flowers for blocks. They were so fragrant! Had a wonderfully successful night at the Ab, and my friends even came to see me! Big thanks go out to luno, damncutekitty and lisianthia and her two friends. I love nothing more than to have friends come and request my section of tables. :) Jess, Crystal and I hit up the Red Dragon for a round of shots after werk. We also got a pizza that I ended up eating most of, since I hadn't really eaten the entire day. Whoops!

Saturday, I overslept. I think I set an alarm, but I totally slept through it or turned it off if I did. I called Tiff in a panic at 10:20 and got there by 10:40. I told her that IF for some reason she decided to NOT fire me today, would she please promise to do it if I'm late again?! I felt sooooo bad! :( Jess and I worked out, then ran a few errands. I got tasty granola bars at Lund's, and we bought tasty things at Rainbow. I only had a little bit of time before my big, bad, food running shift at 6pm. I was only at werk till 9pm (which was super nice!) and then walked home. Jess considered coming over, but I got to take a much needed nap instead. :) Jerry came over slightly after midnight, and we ended up staying up till after 4am. Greh, no wonder I feel like I could--and potentially will--fall over at any moment. Whoops!

Sunday, I set three alarms with the hope that I would get up on time. I totally did! Jerry lent me the use of his car for the slick ride Downtown. That was really nice, because then I didn't have to get all geared up and psyched up to go DT in the rain. :) I filled up his gas tank as a thank you. :) I convinced him that he needed to go to brunch with us at the Ab. It was strange not working while I was there! Claire, Jess and Crystal joined us, and we spent much time talking about CVG09. That makes me happy. I just hope I can get the days off!

That leaves us where we are now. I'm falling asleep, full as a tick and sleep deprived, and needing a nap. I'm headed to the Arden B tonight. See you all on the flip side. :)

As per my usual, I've been keeping busy. I seriously feel like I've lived through about a week in the last two days!

Saturday: Got up with the intention of going to the post office to mail off some stuffs. Got to the post office and realised that I left what I wanted to mail on the kitchen table. Whoops! Got Tiff up, went and worked out with the Wifey. We had some nice chats and some nice workings outings. As I was finishing up, I got a hold of the Pantsmom. They were at the airport picking up Doug! I told them that if they felt like picking me up for some lunchie munchies that I would love to see everyone. They said they would get me and we'd go to Red Lobster. Awesome!

As Jess and I were parting ways, some people in the club room (right next to Tiff's workout room) invited us in for some cocktails. Jess declined, but I said I'd stop by after my shower and before leaving for lunch. They all had strange nicknames, and were impressed by my moniker of Pants. They thought I made it up on the spot! :P

I had to bail fairly quickly, as Mom, Doug and Darin were waiting for me outside. Doug brought me a super cute tea set from Japan! Last time he went, I asked for tea cups--I got sake cups. :P We had TASTY TASTY FOODS at Red Lobster. I tried the coconut shrimp and scallops with bacon (yes I have pictures) and they were great! My meal consisted of wood grilled jumbo garlic butter shrimp, and shrimp scampi. I was in HEAVEN, my friends! I need a good piece of bakeware so I can make my own scampi! :P

After lunch, Mom dropped me off at Lyndale, just off of 94. I had a bus pass, and the weather was nice enough, so I didn't mind. :) Things went a little sour, but I rebounded nicely. I took a shower, got all geared up, and went to Meeeeeguel's place to get my scooter. :) I am so happy when I can scoot!

I was supposed to go to jbru's place for an interview with Ericka, but time did NOT permit. Dinner and wine with the Wifey commenced at 7pm, and I had to be ready. Doug coming home threw a wrench in my schedule, but it was worth it. :) Thanks for being flexible, Peter!

Dinner was fun. The hosts had the CUUUUUTEST baby and a really nice little house. They also had the BEST hummus in the whole wide world. I can see a tub of that in my immediate future! :) We tried many tasty wines, many of which we sell at the Vesc. That was nice to try what I should be more familiar with.

Post dinner, we went to Jessica's studio for the SLEEPOVER! Jess, Tiff, Crystal, Jerry B, Joe, Claire and myself were all in attendance. Cosmo was read, White Castle was procured,m toenails were painted, games were played, food was eaten, and an all around good time was had by all. I can't wait to do this again! Hopefully, next time we will have much more padding on the floor. I can't vouch for the rest of you, but I won't be sleeping on a hard floor again any time soon. :P Claire put sponge rollers in my hair for Sunday morning's brunch. WOO!

Sunday: We had stayed up till 5am, and got back up at 10. Not a whole lot of sleeping happened, but it was alright. What's one night's sleep compared to the months of missed sleep at this point? :P We took our sweet time waking up and packing. Some of Jessica's neighbors in the studio building were amused to see a bunch of sleepy eyed slumber party attendees piling out at such an hour. I'm just glad they weren't mad!

We got to Abilene right on time for our reservation. The original ten that we planned for exploded into eighteen! We had such a blast! Jerry B and I got $5 gift cards for our curlers in the hair. Hello, brunch next time! :) mmesgirl and her hubby showed up. I'm so glad they could make it, and I'm really bummed that we all had to leave so soon after they arrived. I hope to see them both again soon.

I had just enough time to get home, load the sleepover gear back into my place, take a speed nap, and get to werk. Rushing as I did, I was still 15 minutes late to werk. :( Oh well. I made good money and got off earlier than expected. I'm glad I got to scoot there and back. I also made it to the post office before going home. I will get paid on time from MILS this time around! YAY!

When I got home, I was freezing and didn't really want to scoot to and from SPS. Asian Dan was kind enough to come pick me up. That was so sweet! :) A good time was had by all, and the party broke up just a little bit ago. I think most of us are still a little worn out from all of the goings-on of the past two days. :P

I can't wait to find out what Monday has in store for me! :D Hope you all had a great weekend, too!

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Saturday night, I got stuck in traffic on my way to werk. Lake Street turns into a giant mess sometimes going around Calhoun. Saturday was one of those days. Instead of sitting in traffic being all stressed out and STUCK, I took the opportunity to scoot around the lakes. I "had" to scoot around LOTI and part of Cedar Lake to get to where France Avenue comes through by the Vesc. I made it there in record time! Other people were stuck in the Lake Street traffic for over an hour. What a great way to start my night!

Work was really slow at first. I had some really great tables, and everyone was super impressed with my service. When I go out to eat, I usually tell the management when I get great service. I had customers telling ME how great my service was. :) I really love serving.

One of my tables was this ADORABLE older couple. His name was Dr. Larson, but I don't remember what her name was. His wife of 50 years had passed away recently, and he's getting married to the lady he was out to dinner with. They were so in love! They each had a beer with their meal, shared a big plate of seafood pasta, then a piece of ice cream pie, and two cups of coffee to finish it out. They were really sweet. I'm so happy that they are happy.

I had another table that was coming to Vescio's for the first time. They shared a bottle of wine, all had items off the menu that I recommended, and wouldn't let up about how great everything was. I SO RARELY get complaints. I just love my line of work!

Headed over to Crystal's with mah Wifey. Seamus had broken up with his girlfriend and needed consolation. We brought beer and tasty snacks. Jerry B. met up with us after the Rollergirls Bout in Saint Paul. I do believe a great time was had by all. :)

Sunday, I got up and headed to Tiff's, as per usual. I got hella stuck in downtown traffic, which is odd for a Sunday. I had to wait for the LRT, and very nearly every stop light. Grr. I had a very nice interview with a lady in Tiff's building for some PCA work. It pays well, and she wants me five days a week! I really hope this pulls through.

I had an extremely full day with mah ladies. Crystal, Tiff, Jess and I went to Abilene for brunch. It was awesome 70's Disco brunch. I <3 that place so much! John, the manager, recognised my phone number--even though he was on the other line when I called, he called me back a minute later to take my reservation. I really hope someday I get a job there. He seems like he'd be such a great guy to work for. :D

After brunch, Crystal, Tiff and I headed out to the fabric warehouse. We got goodies for Tiff's Logan's Run costume, Crystal's Marmot and Poison Ivy, and some nice purple fabric for making gloves. We also hit up WalMart, and I just got home about an hour ago.

I really need a nap, but at this point, it's seriously not going to happen. I need to gather all of my things together and hit the road. The Wifey said I could hitch a ride with her to SPS, so I gotta get a move on!

It's been another week since I've really updated with anything of substance. ARG, WHY MUST I BE SO BUSY?

Monday: Mom came to get Darin. We tried to go to see Coraline, but we were late. Went shopping and out to lunch instead. Had a tasty burrito bol at Chipotle. MMM, SO GREAT. Made it to werk at 3pm. We had a whopping 8 tables between two servers from 3pm till we closed at 8pm. I'm glad we got to close early, because that meant I got to go to Bingo at the VFW with mah Wifey, Amanda, and Jerry B. We didn't win, but we still had fun. :) Hung out at my place with Jess and Jerry for a while playing Rock Band. Good times.

Tuesday: Went to the gym with the Wifey. Visited with Tiff for a while before that. Post work-out, we got Subway for lunch. TASTY! I worked at 4:30pm. I had ONE TABLE. So not worth the trip, but at least it's a shift. :( After werk, hung out with Meeeeeguel for a bit. Tried to do laundry. Didn't get very far on that one.

Wednesday: I got up at some ungodly hour of the morning to brave the Mall of America with the Pantsfam. Mom and I shopped while Darin and his friend rode rides. We ate at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Corporation. SO GREAT! I <3 shrimp. :) I found the CUTEST dress at Macy's, but I just can't justify that kind of $$ on ONE piece of clothing. :( Had a rough night at SPW. We'll see how the move to Ryan's goes over with the crowd.

Thursday: Worked a double at the Vesc. I had TWO TABLES. The last of the two ignored their bill for about an hour, keeping me there till 7:30. Goo. I had a much needed girl's night at Bertine's with Crystal and Jess in tow. Tasty dinner, tasty wine, tasty desserts...just what the doctor ordered. My back had started hurting on Wednesday, so I took some ibuprofen at Bertine's to calm it down.

Friday: Went to the gym with Jess again. I had planned on sleeping in, doing copious amounts of paperwork (taxes, etc) but didn't have a chance. Corey asked me to take his serving shift, and I did. I made about $60, which is awesome. Totally better than sitting at home contemplating doing laundry. :P Friday night, Jerry B. and I watched a couple of movies. I was in so much unbearable pain that I had to take ibuprofen at 5:30 when I got to work, again at 8:30ish when I got off work, again at home around 10:15, and again at midnight. I spent much of the evening icing my back and complaining of the pain. I'm so much fun to hang out with. :P

Saturday: Got up and went to Tiff's. Jess met me there, and we worked out pre-lunch and pedicures. Had tasty Asian buffet at the Midtown Global Market, then hit up Lupita's for $25 pedicures. SO GREAT. Thanks again to Bertine. That was very generous of you to treat us all, girlie. :) Went home for a bit to shower and shave. Put on my bikini and a white bathrobe to go jam out at Memory Lanes for the Lebowski tribute night. I won 2nd place in the costume contest, only because Asian Dan is a dirty cheater. :P Meeeeeguel had messed up his arm, presumably while sleeping the night before. He had (and continues to have) no sensation or control over much of his left (dominant) arm. I'm glad he came out with us. It wouldn't have been much fun to sit at home alone after a day in the hospital like that. :( He did well bowling right handed, and seemed to have fun. Again, I'm really glad he came out with us. :) We ended the night with Asian Dan scraping someone's mirror off their car--he left his name and number. I'm glad I have such great friends. :) We made a late night Taco Bell run and got tasty foods to help sober up the party people. I got to drive Joe's new car! SEXY. I think I finally made it to bed after 4. Arg, some day this extreme lack of sleep will catch up with me. :P

Sunday: Got up and went to Tiff's. I headed out to brunch at Abilene, Tank Girl costume makings in tow. Met Jess, Crystal, Sarah and James for a tasty Super Hero brunch. We got $5 off our meals. Can't shake a stick at that! :) As I was about to hit the proverbial hay at home, I gave Meeeeeguel a call to check in on him and his arm. He wasn't having the best day, so I headed over to his place to visit. We went to the Bad Waitress. I drank half a pot of coffee, he ate an omelet. Crystal picked me up from his place and we headed to SPS. There was a varied crowd, and the vibe was a little off. Crystal left very early due to a friend in need. Amanda had to jet to get a good night's sleep before work today. Jess and I were tired, so we headed out around 10. We tried to get DOLLAR TACOS at Chino as a late night snack, but we got stuck with the bitchy waitress who wouldn't tell us what time it was, so we left, opting to pick up goodies at Lund's. We saw Dane (my favorite grocer) and got our snacks. Headed home, but there was a weird vibe here, too! I headed over to Jess' place and we gabbed till all hours. I slept on her couch and we got up today to go to the chiropractor, thy gym, and Target. I <3 my Wifey. :D

Monday: Just like I said, got up, went to the chiro, the gym, the Target. Got lots of tasty foods. Crystal and Jess will be here around 6 or so to help me CLEAN. Why I have not done this before now is beyond me. I'll have to start thinking about packing it all up again someday soon, anyhow. :P As soon as a person gets settled in, that's when living situations change. Bleh.

So...where did we leave off? Oh, yes, that's right. Last Friday, I went to Bar Abeline with Mike and his peeps. Since then, I haven't had a full night of sleep. Bleh.

Saturday morning, I got up bright and early to catch a bus to Tiff's rockin' downtown bachelorette pad. I got a sammich on my way over to Scooterville to buy my sexy new scooter with my good friends Jeremy and Jerry. I wish I hadn't bought the sammich, because Scooterville had TASTY chicken chili, croissants, and beverages. I partook in the goodies there, saving the sammich for later.

Saturday afternoon, I believe I took a nap. Yes, upon further reflection, I'm sure I took a nap. I meant to catch a bus over to bertine's place for the Tapas Party. Instead, my wonderful roommate gave me a ride. SUPER! The Tapas Party lasted at Bertine's until 11:30ish, and at MY place until 6am Sunday morning.

Sunday morning, I slept on Tiff's couch for ~2 hours before going to the meeting from hell. Fortunately, Ann was willing and able to give me a ride BACK to werk AND home after. I got to take some relaxing time to myself before closing down the Vesc for the night. I <3 my roommie.

Sunday night, I could NOT fall asleep. Looking back on things, I should have taken a couple of Benadryls instead of drinking an entire bottle of wine, but you live and you learn, right? :P

Monday morning, I managed to sleep in till very nearly noon, I think. Facebook will tell us the answer! I'll report back on when I actually got up. I spent much of Monday in my bed. A great place to spend any day of the week, but particularly satisfying on a Monday. Bertine came over Monday night for burritos and to bring me a phone charger, as I had lost mine Sunday morning on my way to Tiff's. I stayed up WAY too late playing Rock Band all by my lonesome.

Tuesday, with no work to be done, I slept in...again. I meant to get up and apply for some jobs, but the motivation could not be found in the subzero temperatures. Instead, I chilled at home and got things ready for Owen, Wes and Darin to come over and play Rock Band!

Tuesday night was lovely, with three young guys playing Rock Band together. Owen got a little hyper after eating a sugary treat, but that's ok. He's 6! Let him be hyper! After the kidlets left, the Vodka that Asian Dan brought was cracked open. I think we stayed up playing until 3am.

Wednesday morning, I didn't do much of anything. I was too hungover! Around 2, I got dressed and hit the pavement with my resume. The main event was a stop in at Zeno in Uptown, where ten other people came and went with applications during the ten minutes that I was there. Ain't no WAY I'm hearing back from them. :(

Wednesday night, SPW was held. Things got a little sillier than normal...I blame it all on the Wifey's bottle of 100 proof Vodka that she brought for making screwdrivers. Arg, my liver hates me, I'm sure. Much fun was had, and we even shaved Jerry B.'s head! He brought me a mug from Suzi's as payment--a Fu Manchu, per my request. It has a very cute note inside! ;)

Thursday morning, I semi-drunkenly called Javier from Vescio's to come pick me up. He even brought me a coffee! I was in no mood or condition to be working a 6.5 hour shift, so of course I volunteered to stay late and serve since someone called in sick. :P

Thursday night, I took a bus all the way from SLP to South Minneapolis. A scary Vietnam Vet kept asking me questions and telling me that his "back was screaming so fucking bad". I was very glad he didn't actually need the same bus that I did. Got to Ryan's and had a good social night. I played Designated Driver for Meeeeeguel, and ended up staying up till past 4. Arg, my body hates me.

Friday morning, I played some Rock Band with Mike. He had agreed to drive me to werk in exchange for a delicious lunch from the Vesc, so we had a little time to kill. Plus, I needed to wash Corey's uniform that I had borrowed the night before.

Friday afternoon, I was at work from 3-6:30. I'm so glad I didn't have to stay till 7! Amanda picked me up and we went to Bar Abeline. We did make one tiny stop before, so I could bring dinner to my awesome friend at the Uptown Ragstock. She is so great! :)

Friday night, we had an awesome girl's night. We hung out at Abeline till around 9, and sent Anney and Mel on their merry ways. Bertine, Sarah (lonely_doll) and I picked up some beer and wine and hit up Crystal's place. Much fun ensued as we watched Crystal sew for the awesome play that she is playing SM for.

[Friday night into] Saturday morning at 1:30, I announced that Bertine's DD (that's me) was leaving because I was falling asleep, and she claimed to not be too terribly far behind me. We had to stop by my place to pick up my serving uniform so I could go straight to Vescio's after my other Saturday activities. I couldn't find my keys inside my tiny frog pack, so I contemplated calling Ann. I'm glad I didn't, because she was sound asleep! I was a little concerned that when I did find my keys and got upstairs, that my apartment door was unlocked. Everything seems to be in ok shape, so I'm not too worried any longer.

Ont he way home to Bertine's on Saturday morning, I decided we needed Taco Bell at 2am. Best. Decision. Ever. We ate tacos with Xerxes, Harriet and Emerson. I love her kitties! I don't think we got to bed until well after 3, since we both like to talk. :P

Later Saturday morning, we got up at the ungodly hour of 9am. I made it to Tiff's with plenty of time to spare. I hung out for a bit until the Wifey could pick me up. :) I got to meet Jessica's guinea pigs. They are so cute! We headed over to the Manfort (Ryan's house) for art sled construction. We ate frozen pizza, rice and yellow curry.

Saturday evening, Crystal took me to werk. I made $200! I didn't have to work nearly as hard as the rest of the servers, either. So awesome. Jerry B. and I went to Chiang Mai Thai for some tasty Thai food. We stayed up past 2 because we couldn't shut up. :P

Sunday morning, I got up at 8am to head to Tiff's. We had to get up a little earlier than normal due to Bar Abeline's awesome Champagne Brunch! Amanda, Jeremy, Amy, Jessica W., Ryan, Tiff and myself were all in attendance. I still need to post pictures. If you get their secret code, you get $3 off your bill!

Sunday afternoon, full slightly tipsy, I made it home and took a power nap before the gang showed up for Super Bowl Sunday goodness. I had a TERRIFYING dream that Jessica had brought Damian over for the party today. Bertine made me a cake that looks like the main page of Facebook, complete with a news feed, status updates, and notifications. :P I was making people cry because I was so mad at them for letting Damian come to my house. :(

Asian Dan was the first one to show up to my place, around 3pm. We started the Endless Setlist around 4:45. As per usual, we stayed up way too late. I got to bed around 3am. Go me. :P

Here we are, Monday morning. I woke up around 9:30 so I could call my Mom in regards to lunch today. She said she would call me back when her meeting was over. She called around 11:30, but it felt like only five minutes prior, not two hours. :P One of these days, I promise I'll take a day to just SLEEP.

Mom and I went to El Paraiso for lunch. I had the flautas, she had a burrito. She was jealous, because the flautas are so amazing. :P We hit up Target for some household goodies and a present for my cousin Matt. We left it in his entryway. We'll see when/if he gets it...I'm betting he and his wife only really use the back door. Oops.

I'm chilling on the couch, watching Groundhog Day. I should really call my Grandma...Dad's Mom. It's her birfday today, and I neglected to send a card. I'm sending some pictures to Walgreen's tonight that I will print out and send to her tomorrow. :) I'm a good granddaughter.

I may or may not be going to the Artist's Quarter tonight. Corey from the Vesc needs a piece of arm candy to accompany him to the show tonight. He's doing stand up comedy, and he wants a pretty girl to sit at his table and laugh when he's funny. All of the other comedians always wonder where he gets his pretty girls from, since most comedians are pretty goofy looking people. :P

I might take a nap...I might play some XBox...I might keep watching Groundhog's Day...we'll see.