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Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Well....His Name IS Argos
For those of you who don't know this is where the name Argos comes from....
"In Greek mythology, Argos was Odysseus' faithful dog. He waited for his master's return to Ithaca for over twenty years while most presumed Odysseus dead." - Wikipedia
We chose the name Argos in hopes that he would be a loyal dog to us. Since he never listens to a darn word we say we chalked our idea up to a loss.
As most know we recently moved out to a property that has 2 acres around our house and then another 15 to the left (not ours) that is wooded and perfect for roaming. When we brought Argos over for the first time he ran and ran and ran until he literally couldn't take another step. It eventually got dark so James and I went inside for the night. We crossed our fingers that we would be able to find our dog in the morning. To our surprise he was laying right in front of the door faithfully waiting for us to return.
Then came the true test... we had to go to work. He chased our cars a little down the road but as we lost sight he just stopped and stared in our direction. (it was so heart breaking). Again when we came home we held our breath that he hadn't tried to find his way back to his old house. To our surprise we again found him patiently waiting in the porch for our return.
While there is evidence that he wonders while we are away (always a new pile of sticks on the porch), he always finds his way back before we wake/get home so he can loyally block the door so we can't open it...i mean, to faithfully greet us upon arrival.
So maybe he does live up to his name after all.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Poo...
I was going to post a sample of a brochure I have been working on at work to bounce some ideas off people but it cuts half of the image off... I'm going to pick James' brain about this and hopefully get it posted soon! Stay tuned!
Stacy, retarded? Maybe.
Have you ever laughed at your own joke and not realized it was your joke?
Let me explain...
So I'm picking my friend Beth up in Atlanta today and as we were coordinating it I wrote her an email that had a subject line of "HOTlanta here we come!" Well when she replied it kept the same subject line of course (and Gmail doesnt put the "RE:" infront of it in your inbox) and so when I was opening the email I read the subject line and thought "haha beth is so funny" then there was a brief pause and then I thought "wait a minute...I wrote that!" Then I laughed at myself for not realizing that in the beginning. I told James about it and his first reaction was "why did you think that subject line was so funny?" so then I realized that the subject line itself wasnt even that funny soooooo I think I might me mildly retard at the ripe ole age of 25.
Let me explain...
So I'm picking my friend Beth up in Atlanta today and as we were coordinating it I wrote her an email that had a subject line of "HOTlanta here we come!" Well when she replied it kept the same subject line of course (and Gmail doesnt put the "RE:" infront of it in your inbox) and so when I was opening the email I read the subject line and thought "haha beth is so funny" then there was a brief pause and then I thought "wait a minute...I wrote that!" Then I laughed at myself for not realizing that in the beginning. I told James about it and his first reaction was "why did you think that subject line was so funny?" so then I realized that the subject line itself wasnt even that funny soooooo I think I might me mildly retard at the ripe ole age of 25.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Catching Up
O man! Where to begin?! I have been meaning to write a blog FOREVER but could never find the time. I actually have stuff to do at work now and that is where I used to do all my blogging. When I get home I don't even like to look at the computer because I'm in front of it all day. Anyways so this is going to be a little jumpy cause I'm going to try to cover a lot of points.
First I would like to brag a little and say that today I was able to get into a pair of pants that were previously too small! woot! now just....tons more to go...aww. I had hit a plateau for a while but then I saw these My Alli pills at Wal-mart and decided to give them a try. In case you don't know anything about them they are the only FDA approved diet pill and they don't speed up your heart or give you the jitters or make you feel not hungry to you don't eat. They simply bond with the fat so your body can't absorb it. Sure that also keeps you from absorbing some vitamins too so you take a multi-vitamin at night when the pill is out of your system. I feel a lot better about my self.
I moved up to Hard on Rock Band! I'm only playing BASS on hard right now but it is a start and I am proud! I didn't think I could ever use the orange button. Also I have been singing better too but that might be me just getting used to the singing system cause I don't think my actual singing is any better....and James will agree. ha!
It is almost moving time! We close on the 21st and then move in the next weekend! I am soooo excited. I just hope I can keep the place looking at nice as the current owner. I am going to have to give up some social time for some yard time. Owning a house means it is time to grow up.I am also worried about Argos messing up the yard but hopefully he will run so much that he wears himself out. He can't wait either.
James and I registered for gifts yesterday and it was a lot of fun! I am horrible at style so I hope it all looks good when it comes together! We are registered at Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Also gift cards to Lowe's is appreciated because there will be several home repairs to be done.
Go here...
www.Expressionery.com
They have these cool rubber stamps that you can customize. We are getting one that has our address on it so we can stamp letters instead of using return labels. They are awesome!
TVA credit union got new debit cards and they are U-G-L-Y!! They are red and yellow with a see through purple center! gag!
Kamiya is still the cutest kid ever. I'm really amazed at how good she is. She just goes with the flow and smiles at everything. I hope if I have a kid it is that good and fun.
WHY IS IT STILL COLD?! Knoxville weather sucks a butt! It gets warm and teases you with 70 degree weather and then BAM the very next day it is freezing! it is sooo frustrating.
Have you ever noticed your taste just changing? One day you don't like tomato soup, the next day you do. Just like that! It almost seems like everything I have ever known for sure has changed. I'm talking music, food, friends, hobbies, everything! People have gone that I thought would be around forever and new people have come around. This is hard for me because I see those people slipping away and have no idea how to stop it. I miss them already and they are only getting further out of site. I used to dislike any band that had a female singer but now several dominate my iphone. Lucero, who I was a dedicated follower of, came to town last night and I had nothing to do but I still didn't go. Yet here I sit listening to Coheed and Cambria and hated them the first 500 times James made me listen to them. I thought at 25 I was pretty close to settling in my ways but apparently I'm just beginning to figure them out.
I'm thinking about going back to school for accounting. I am so glad I didn't go into a technical writing job right out of college. I do some at work and boy is it taking me a while to get my creative gears going. I would have been fired in the first week! I totally made the wrong choice in school. I love math and I had actually planned on going into math but the only thing UT had was math teacher and I knew I couldn't do that cause my grades were el suck o. So for some reason I picked a major I can barely speak. stupid stupid stupid. At work I have been doing some accounting and it has just made me realize how much i love it. I think an associates is good enough to get going in accounting so that wouldn't be so bad...maybe after the wedding.
O, the wedding... Now I am starting to get worried. I'm afraid it wont be good enough. That the food will be bad or there wont be enough entertainment so it will be boring. O well at least people will get to see Norris Dam, it's so purty.
I don't think I really touched on anything that I wanted to, I will have to start writing down the subjects but for now me and my smaller pants must do somethings around the house!
First I would like to brag a little and say that today I was able to get into a pair of pants that were previously too small! woot! now just....tons more to go...aww. I had hit a plateau for a while but then I saw these My Alli pills at Wal-mart and decided to give them a try. In case you don't know anything about them they are the only FDA approved diet pill and they don't speed up your heart or give you the jitters or make you feel not hungry to you don't eat. They simply bond with the fat so your body can't absorb it. Sure that also keeps you from absorbing some vitamins too so you take a multi-vitamin at night when the pill is out of your system. I feel a lot better about my self.
I moved up to Hard on Rock Band! I'm only playing BASS on hard right now but it is a start and I am proud! I didn't think I could ever use the orange button. Also I have been singing better too but that might be me just getting used to the singing system cause I don't think my actual singing is any better....and James will agree. ha!
It is almost moving time! We close on the 21st and then move in the next weekend! I am soooo excited. I just hope I can keep the place looking at nice as the current owner. I am going to have to give up some social time for some yard time. Owning a house means it is time to grow up.I am also worried about Argos messing up the yard but hopefully he will run so much that he wears himself out. He can't wait either.
James and I registered for gifts yesterday and it was a lot of fun! I am horrible at style so I hope it all looks good when it comes together! We are registered at Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Also gift cards to Lowe's is appreciated because there will be several home repairs to be done.
Go here...
www.Expressionery.com
They have these cool rubber stamps that you can customize. We are getting one that has our address on it so we can stamp letters instead of using return labels. They are awesome!
TVA credit union got new debit cards and they are U-G-L-Y!! They are red and yellow with a see through purple center! gag!
Kamiya is still the cutest kid ever. I'm really amazed at how good she is. She just goes with the flow and smiles at everything. I hope if I have a kid it is that good and fun.
WHY IS IT STILL COLD?! Knoxville weather sucks a butt! It gets warm and teases you with 70 degree weather and then BAM the very next day it is freezing! it is sooo frustrating.
Have you ever noticed your taste just changing? One day you don't like tomato soup, the next day you do. Just like that! It almost seems like everything I have ever known for sure has changed. I'm talking music, food, friends, hobbies, everything! People have gone that I thought would be around forever and new people have come around. This is hard for me because I see those people slipping away and have no idea how to stop it. I miss them already and they are only getting further out of site. I used to dislike any band that had a female singer but now several dominate my iphone. Lucero, who I was a dedicated follower of, came to town last night and I had nothing to do but I still didn't go. Yet here I sit listening to Coheed and Cambria and hated them the first 500 times James made me listen to them. I thought at 25 I was pretty close to settling in my ways but apparently I'm just beginning to figure them out.
I'm thinking about going back to school for accounting. I am so glad I didn't go into a technical writing job right out of college. I do some at work and boy is it taking me a while to get my creative gears going. I would have been fired in the first week! I totally made the wrong choice in school. I love math and I had actually planned on going into math but the only thing UT had was math teacher and I knew I couldn't do that cause my grades were el suck o. So for some reason I picked a major I can barely speak. stupid stupid stupid. At work I have been doing some accounting and it has just made me realize how much i love it. I think an associates is good enough to get going in accounting so that wouldn't be so bad...maybe after the wedding.
O, the wedding... Now I am starting to get worried. I'm afraid it wont be good enough. That the food will be bad or there wont be enough entertainment so it will be boring. O well at least people will get to see Norris Dam, it's so purty.
I don't think I really touched on anything that I wanted to, I will have to start writing down the subjects but for now me and my smaller pants must do somethings around the house!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Chick-fil-a should be a standard!
The older I get the more I think about how scary fast food is. James and I have been talking about this lately. It seems when we do go fast food the people working there seems a little...shady...or something. They are rarely well groomed, more times then not have a poor attititude, and their intelligence is highly questionable. We went to Hardees this past weekend and noticed their health dept score was 79, and as if that wasn’t bad enough that was the follow up! How low can these people go without being closed down?!!?! I was really in the mood for good biscuit and gravy so we stayed but after we ordered we noticed that NO ONE was wearing gloves! The lady beside me asked if they were hiring and the shift manager (who was running the register not supervising) said they had just fired about 6-7 people last week so they do need people. James and I figured they were fired because of the horrible health dept score and that made us feel better, at least they were taking action. Then as we were leaving we saw the date on the score was October 2007! So what else happened that cause the manager to basically fire half the workers?! Scary! (Incase you were wondering the food still tasted good though)
I think I might start keeping a log of various fast food places. I'm going to report their scores, the quality of service received (friendliness, willingness to help), quality of product received (food or item), and general observations (no gloves, neatness, etc...). I worked in retail for 7-8 years so I see myself as knowing enough to be a fair judge of these things.
The next place I would like to complain about it NTB (National Tire and Battery). Of course all car places are going to be jerks but I have been going to NTB for about 3 years now and I have always been pleased with their service. However, I had a blow out on the interstate in December and had to get 2 new front tires. The first thing I noticed was they had taken their prices off the wall. Anytime a business does not have a printed list of services it seems fishy to me. Then the guy tried to get me to buy these tires that were $20 more each claiming they were the best tires. The ones I had picked to buy had so many miles they were guaranteed so I asked about these tires he was suggesting and he said they don’t offer a guarantee because they don’t believe in their product. So the product he suggested doesn’t believe in their own products? Good job guy... Next he tries to sell me a lifetime balance and rotate that is like $14 and it lasts until I ditch these tires. From being a previous customer I knew they offered free rotation so I asked and he denied this service. They could have changed that service but I was suspicious so I called the other NTB location beside West Town and they said they still offered free rotations. So needless to say I will not be going back to NTB. However my story does NOT end here! I had a coupon for a 12.99 oil change and James took my car while I was at work and when he told the guy he had a coupon the guy immediately said "that coupon is only valid on Thurs and Fri". Of course it said nothing of the sort on the coupon but then James quickly responded "it doesn’t say that on the coupon AND IT IS THURSDAY!!" and slams it on the counter (good job, honey! I'm so proud!). There is apparently a new manager there named bucky or something like that and he is horrible! He is the guy that lied to be and I bet he was the guy that tried to lie to James. NEVER GO TO NTB at Knoxville Center Mall!! Anyone know a decent mechanic?!
I bet money that Chick-fil-A has never had a health dept score that was under 90 nor offered bad service! They always say "my pleasure" and more importantly give you as many nugget sauces as you want WITHOUT charging! They even stand up for what they believe in by being closed on Sundays and still are making tons of money!
Why are other fast food places allowed to get by with such crappy service and standards?!
I think I might start keeping a log of various fast food places. I'm going to report their scores, the quality of service received (friendliness, willingness to help), quality of product received (food or item), and general observations (no gloves, neatness, etc...). I worked in retail for 7-8 years so I see myself as knowing enough to be a fair judge of these things.
The next place I would like to complain about it NTB (National Tire and Battery). Of course all car places are going to be jerks but I have been going to NTB for about 3 years now and I have always been pleased with their service. However, I had a blow out on the interstate in December and had to get 2 new front tires. The first thing I noticed was they had taken their prices off the wall. Anytime a business does not have a printed list of services it seems fishy to me. Then the guy tried to get me to buy these tires that were $20 more each claiming they were the best tires. The ones I had picked to buy had so many miles they were guaranteed so I asked about these tires he was suggesting and he said they don’t offer a guarantee because they don’t believe in their product. So the product he suggested doesn’t believe in their own products? Good job guy... Next he tries to sell me a lifetime balance and rotate that is like $14 and it lasts until I ditch these tires. From being a previous customer I knew they offered free rotation so I asked and he denied this service. They could have changed that service but I was suspicious so I called the other NTB location beside West Town and they said they still offered free rotations. So needless to say I will not be going back to NTB. However my story does NOT end here! I had a coupon for a 12.99 oil change and James took my car while I was at work and when he told the guy he had a coupon the guy immediately said "that coupon is only valid on Thurs and Fri". Of course it said nothing of the sort on the coupon but then James quickly responded "it doesn’t say that on the coupon AND IT IS THURSDAY!!" and slams it on the counter (good job, honey! I'm so proud!). There is apparently a new manager there named bucky or something like that and he is horrible! He is the guy that lied to be and I bet he was the guy that tried to lie to James. NEVER GO TO NTB at Knoxville Center Mall!! Anyone know a decent mechanic?!
I bet money that Chick-fil-A has never had a health dept score that was under 90 nor offered bad service! They always say "my pleasure" and more importantly give you as many nugget sauces as you want WITHOUT charging! They even stand up for what they believe in by being closed on Sundays and still are making tons of money!
Why are other fast food places allowed to get by with such crappy service and standards?!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Go Play the Game of Life, CRAZY
Good Morning!
I have actually thought of several blogs i wanted to write the last few days but i didnt have a chance to write them down and now i forgot!! duh! At least i am writing though unlike some people *cough*cough* james hacker *cough*. Anyways back to the topic today...
I'll just come straight out with it... why someone would want to have a child out of wedlock can only mean one thing, CRAZY! I'm not saying it is bad to have a kid out of wedlock because it is "wrong" im saying that because they are EXPENSIVE and TIME CONSUMING! no way one person can handle it alone! Especially not at a young age!! When my a certain gem in my family heard i was engaged she got mad because she thought she was going to be the next to get married since her and her boyfriend had been talking about it for a while but the truth is neither of them have a job and while she is 20 the guy is only 17 or 18! I kinda understood the jealously there cause a lot of younger girls get jealous when someone else is getting married. (dont ask me why)
So the other night this same gem calls me up and tells me she is preganant. yea that's right the 20 year old dating the 18 year old is reproducing and neither have jobs!! We talk for a little bit and somehow mention my sister who is 31 and had a baby about a year ago and the she lets the truth slip. she says..
Gem: At least i beat you at having a kid! you're next!
Stacy: huh?
Gem: I was suppose to be the first to get married but you beat me to that. Kelly beat me to having a kid but at least im going to beat you!
Stacy: (uneasy) eh...yea...
WTF??
First -- life is NOT a competition!
Second -- if you have to make it one compete with people your own age!!! not a 31 and 25 yr old.
Third -- why do people think having a baby while young and unemployed is a good idea?!
My sister had the same stupid idea of having a kid with no real financial background nor someone to raise the kid with her but she is 31, that is a little more understandable. her biological clock is ticking and with her personality if she waited to find someone that would actually marry her she would never have kids. I do understand how some people feel the desire to have kids somepoint in their life just not at such an unstable time in their life like the gem.
And people look at me like I'M crazy for deciding to maybe never have kids...
I have actually thought of several blogs i wanted to write the last few days but i didnt have a chance to write them down and now i forgot!! duh! At least i am writing though unlike some people *cough*cough* james hacker *cough*. Anyways back to the topic today...
I'll just come straight out with it... why someone would want to have a child out of wedlock can only mean one thing, CRAZY! I'm not saying it is bad to have a kid out of wedlock because it is "wrong" im saying that because they are EXPENSIVE and TIME CONSUMING! no way one person can handle it alone! Especially not at a young age!! When my a certain gem in my family heard i was engaged she got mad because she thought she was going to be the next to get married since her and her boyfriend had been talking about it for a while but the truth is neither of them have a job and while she is 20 the guy is only 17 or 18! I kinda understood the jealously there cause a lot of younger girls get jealous when someone else is getting married. (dont ask me why)
So the other night this same gem calls me up and tells me she is preganant. yea that's right the 20 year old dating the 18 year old is reproducing and neither have jobs!! We talk for a little bit and somehow mention my sister who is 31 and had a baby about a year ago and the she lets the truth slip. she says..
Gem: At least i beat you at having a kid! you're next!
Stacy: huh?
Gem: I was suppose to be the first to get married but you beat me to that. Kelly beat me to having a kid but at least im going to beat you!
Stacy: (uneasy) eh...yea...
WTF??
First -- life is NOT a competition!
Second -- if you have to make it one compete with people your own age!!! not a 31 and 25 yr old.
Third -- why do people think having a baby while young and unemployed is a good idea?!
My sister had the same stupid idea of having a kid with no real financial background nor someone to raise the kid with her but she is 31, that is a little more understandable. her biological clock is ticking and with her personality if she waited to find someone that would actually marry her she would never have kids. I do understand how some people feel the desire to have kids somepoint in their life just not at such an unstable time in their life like the gem.
And people look at me like I'M crazy for deciding to maybe never have kids...
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