December 5, 2008
E-mail to Parents
The following is an e-mail that I started to write to my parents and then just kind of exploded. I didn't send them this e-mail who e-mail. Anything below the cut did not get sent them. The names have been changed to make sure I do not get fired from my job!
To: Mom and Dad
From: Laney
Date: Um Today (duh!)
Subject. I am not not picking up the phone.
Okay I am not picking up the phone but for a very good reason. The trackball on my phone stopped working so ATT told me to go to the warranty replacement center. They replaced my phone, track ball working and everything, for free! No activation fee either! Only when I finally get home to look up Jen's phone number to make a phone call guess what. It sounds like I am under water! I am going to try again tomorrow morning and hope that maybe it just needs to sync up to the network properly but if not I will have to journey back to ATT tomorrow to get this fixed again!
Thank you so much for looking up that book for me. I am now 43 out 50 on the waitlist. I didn't move up, but the waitlist got longer. LOL! I guess we know what I will be asking for Christmas. Still it is to bad because I finally figured out how to make audiobooks work on my laptop so that the screen goes dark but they keep on playing so it's kind of like falling asleep while listening to a book which I used to do all the time. Only now the problem is I wake myself up because I am so interested in the book and then force myself to stay up again. But at least I am getting a few hours a night. I am hoping that once finals are over and my brain relaxes more I will be able to sleep again.
[text after this did not get sent]
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October 19, 2008
What is the freaking point of Alltel?
I mean seriously, I see their ads all the time. Their phone plan rates look okay. However, when I go to their website and enter my zip code they say they do not provide coverage for my area! WTF! Why bother wasting money for TV ads if I cannot buy a cell phone from you!
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October 8, 2008
Of which Fe is needed
This last week I thought I was going to die! I had to go to the doctor’s office to get my annual physical before my jobs changed over and therefore my health insurance changed over. It’s a long story but basically I still work at the same location just under a different employer. Yes I am vague about this for a reason, have you read about the numbers of people who get fired from there jobs because they blog about them and the people find out about it and they get fired! Thank you, I’ll skip that!
Anyway the doctor said that I had to do another blood test because even though my liver enzyme test came back normal my hematocrit was low, which is the fancy way of saying that I am anemic. I refuse to believe this but I do like saying the word hematocrit, maybe that is my problem. So she tested for that, gave me a flu shot, and looked at the lump on that has been bothering me cause it’s just hanging out there on my left side. The lump was nothing, something about a collection of fat or something, anyway not a big deal. The flu shot didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. The iron test was annoying but they only took three tubs of blood as opposed to my normal seven to eight tubes of blood when the do my liver tests.
I have decided that I do not like needles. I cannot look at them as they go into my skin. Granted I’ve never tired to look at them while they are going into my skin but I see them there lying on the table and I just have to look away.
Oh in other big news the doctor was not happy that I was not sleeping. Yeah well, umm… Anyway she gave me a sleeping pill, which has been working. Yay!
So I go to work the next day, I think I am going to die. I think the combination of the flu shot and me starting my period was just too much. I was weak, shakey, and thought I was going to throw up several times throughout the day. But I had to stay. There were these important binders that had to be put together for an important presentation. I stayed. Finally around 2 PM I started to fill better, I opted not to eat as I was not sure what would happen if I did but I did manage to stay the full day! Go me!
I don’t like feeling like I have to throw up. So now the newest theory is that because my hematocrit (there’s that word again) levels are low that is why I get sick when I get my period. Oh and that I have to go see a GYN so that my periods can be more regulated and I do not loose so much blood. A) do not like GYN’s last time they did a PAP it made me bleed and it hurt for two days! B) my insurance is changing in like two days.
So doctor says I must buy this iron supplement which I am totally opposed to because I am not anemic I tell ya! Oh and she says once my insurance changes I must go to GYN so that my periods will be more regular. GYN will not do that though because of the liver thing. I cannot be put on the pill because of it. Hell I probably shouldn’t even be taking the sleep pill but apparently I need to sleep so I guess I have to take it.
Grr!
Oh well. TTYL!
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July 31, 2008
Funny little things
So I was renewing my lease with my brother the other day because he had to co-sign with me when I first signed my lease 2 years ago because evil Vitamin Shoppe cut my pay when they transfered me. Anyway!
We got to the part of the lease where I had to initial next to the rules to indicate that I agreed with them. I started putting my initials down and handed the paper to my brother. He said that I didn't initial I put the "at" sign. I said no, I put the "e" sign cause my initial is ek with a circle around it only after signing my name twenty times I gave up and just did e with a circle around it. Then we got into a conversation regarding where the "at" sign came from and what it's name was.
Well I found out. Please click on the following link to find out:
WHERE IT’S AT: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/whereat.htm
Just thought I would share!
Have a great day!
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July 12, 2008
Crawling out from under a rock
Hi Everyone!
I know it's been forever and a day since I've posted. I'm actually thinking of re-doing this site completely. Not sure how though because I still want it to cross-post to my livejournal but I'll figure it out.
Anyway I'm waiting to hear back from UMBC to see if I can start my career as a social worker. Okay not really start, but at least start my major.
On the plus side I found out that my mom and dad want to take me to Peru when I get my Bachelors degree! I'm super excited about this and now am more motivated to finish school and get my Spanish up to par because I'm not going to Peru and not being able to speak my own language!
I also want to learn the native language which is Quechua. But I think that might be a goal for later on as no one here speaks it.
Well I should get back to work I have to finish reading at least one article from the NY Times and make a post about it before I go and head out to see the Lion King!
Super excited about that! WOOHOO!
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January 6, 2008
This Just In: Laney never updates!
Okay seriously though that can’t be news to anyone! LOL! I kind of feel bad because I’m sure some people read this, well used to and probably don’t anymore because I never update but maybe I’ll start to update more and then people will start to comment more, yeah!
Alright let me see… I got promoted! Or rather I will be. I start my new position at my job toward the end of January. I’m very excited about it because I am going to be learning a lot about training. I have to talk to my project manager though because there is one class that I really want to take and I am hoping she will let me “How Adults Learn.” We’ll see.
Relationships: Don’t make me laugh. Right now I’m seeing anyone, thinking of seeing anyone, anything. Maybe that will change. I don’t know. I’m not looking because honestly the only guys I ever seem to find attractive are the ones that are already married or have girlfriends (for example: every guy I’ve ever dated.)
Television: The writer’s strike is totally bumming out man! I love TV. You know I do. I’m a very good American because I’m such a good TV watcher. But when they show crap shows because there no more new episodes of my normal shows it makes me upset. Thank god Netflix is back on. I turned it off while I was taking my class.
I took a class on Controlling Stress and Tension at my local CC. I got an A! I’m so so proud! I’m wicked smart! LOL! I’m enrolled in another course too, or at least I will be after tomorrow. I have to wake up extra early so that I can deposit a few checks and then I can enroll in my course. Don’t want the bank balance to bounce. God I hope the class I want doesn’t fill up!
Just have to say it again: I GOT AN A IN MY CLASS!!!!!!
Well that’s it for now. Hope all is well with everyone! Happy New Year!
For New Year’s, so I would not be left alone like I was on my birthday, I called up my friend Sue and asked her she had plans. She said no. Then I said well could I bring over some food and you, me and Chris hang out. She said so you are inviting yourself over. I said yes. It worked though. We had a really good time and the lasagna that I made tasted really good. A couple of our other friends showed up too so fun was had by all! No toasting though, none of us are drinkers
TTYL
Laterz,
Laney
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November 21, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I know I haven't posted in a while. Okay ages! Months even!
I've been busy. I'm taking a class now at the local CC here and I'm doing very well! So far I have an A.
At my job I've been offered the chance to move positions which is kind of like a promotion without actually being a promotion, lol.
My family's been through the ringer because of my ESIL (evil-sister-in-law) who was threatening lots of stuff but it seems under control now.
Johnson has had a cold since July and I have no idea what to do about it. He is not acting sick!
umm.... Yeah that's it!
Anyway I'm still alive. Barely but I'm hanging in there.
I haven't been sleeping much but that could be because I just don't sleep well anymore. Therefore I'm always tired so I've started taking caffeine pills to stay awake at work. Probably not a good idea but I don't like coffee so...
I just have to say this again: I'M GETTING AN A IN MY CLASS!
Okay so it might not stay that way but hey for the majority of the class I got an A which means I can totally finish with a B for the semester!
TTYL!
Laterz!
Laney
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July 31, 2007
My quick review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
If you haven’t finished the book than please do not click on the link.
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July 25, 2007
A very Hairy weekend!
Hi everyone! So I know it's been forever since I've posted but really there hasn't been much to post about. My birthday was on July 4th, it was quite and I loved it. I went and hung out with Sue, her boyfriend, and her mom and they were wonderful to me! They even got me a cake. Than that weekend I went with my brother to DE and we had more cake there. All and all I gained back all of the weight I lost *eek* but that's okay it's only temporary and I’m totally back on track with eating right.
Let’s see… On July 20th I went to my local Boarders and picked up my wristband for being on the waitlist for the brand new Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. Can you believe it, the waitlist! Crazy! Anyway I went back for the event which started at 9:30ish but I was too scared to go in at first so I talked with Jen for a bit on the phone. I’m not kidding. There were a ton of people there. But it was so much fun. There was this one girl who was about 10 maybe a bit older and she was dressed as Bellatrix Lestrange and she totally had the best costume there. They had a contest but this cute little baby girl whose mom put her in a “witch” costume won instead. I use the word witch loosely because the costume was only witchy because of the witch’s hat the baby had on. Anyway it was great fun and the Boarders employees were so funny because they took their jobs so seriously.
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July 2, 2007
Why Holiday Birthdays Suck!
Okay so I’ve been bad and I totally have not been posting my calories for three days now!
Mostly that is because I have not gone above 1200 calories and I’ve been totally feeling awful about it. I swear I do not have an ED. I just don’t like healthy food so I don’t tend to eat that much of it. Weird, I know.
So anyway I totally woke up sick and didn’t eat much at all because I didn’t feel good. So tonight I forced myself to eat some hotdogs. Hotdogs do not have as many calories as you think they do. And if you eat them they way I do you can actually have four hotdogs and still have fewer calories than any McDonald happy meal.
Today I’ve had a grand total of 1215 calories. I have no idea how much fat or carbs and I’ve kind of decided to stop counting the carbs because it’s too much trouble.
So far since I’ve started this, we are on Day 8 now, I’ve lost 5 pounds, and kept it off! Woot! Go me! Although my IQ seems to have dropped dramatically because I just tried to spell lost and kept with an “ed” at the end of each. Hmm…
Okay so at work today I entered in six classes! A record high for me! But it’s good because that means I only have eight more classes to enter tomorrow and on Thursday.
My friends hate me though. Just because my birthday happens to be on a national holiday they seem to think that it’s okay not to at least invite me to whatever other party that they are having! Not cool! You don’t have to give me presents but don’t you think it’s kind of pathetic that this is the first time in four years that I’ve been in the area and you are all have BBQ’s and have not invited me?!?!
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