Chitter Chatter

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Why can’t I be rich? Is this not the cutest purse ever?

On to other things. I was freaking out over nothing. My review wasn’t bad at all. And I did tell my boss to leverage me for more Power Point and stuff like that, and he said he would! 🙂 All he said was to be more proactive and more focused. The proactive one is a standing developmental issue, not a big deal. And the being more focused one is something I’ve been working on, and he said that I’d already addressed that issue a couple of months ago. So, it’s all good. Overall, it was very favorable. He gave me lots of compliments. And he said that he appreciate how friendly and approachable I am. 🙂

I’m so HAPPY it’s over! No more reviews until April 2005! WOOHOO!

I had traction this morning at the chiropractor. They took this funny head harnass thingy and hooked a 2 pound weight on it and then put it on me. I leaned my head back and held it like that for 2 minutes. Not the most comfortable thing in the world to happen to me, but it was fine. My shoulders were aching a lot during the procedure, and I had a hard time swallowing at first. But I got used to it, took some deep breaths and it was okay. I think I might consider getting my iPod out if the traction sessions get longer. Music makes things go much more quickly.

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Interview with a Ronni

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Interview

1: Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2: I will respond (here); I’ll ask you five questions.
3: You’ll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4: You’ll include this explanation.
5: You’ll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.

Answers to Helen’s (mindmirror) questions:

1. How do you deal with grief?
Not very healthily. I always feel like I need to be strong for at least one other person, so I tend to numb myself. Only to have some sort of meltdown later over something small and insignificant.

2. Do you think Bush will win the election?
Yes. :

3. What do you think of abortion?
I am very torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think it’s denying someone the chance to live. But on the other, what about the situations where a baby would not be warranted; as in the case of incest or rape? For ME, abortion is never an option. For me, I am pro-life. And I do believe that life begins at conception.

4. Is local or world news more important? (if you had to choose one)
Oh gosh! You’re asking the person who even rarely watches the news! Well, if I had to choose, I’d say local, only because it affects me so greatly in the here and now.

5. What is one of your buttons?
Hmm. One of my buttons. I think when people insult my faith. Funny; today in Sunday school, we were just taught that Christians are and always will be hated by the “world.” I find that to be true in a lot of cases. They think I’m a freak because I love Jesus, or they automatically assume I am a hypocrite, a fundamentalist, a legalist, uptight, prudish, all kinds of things. Without even getting to know me. So, being called those names–being thrown the trite anti-Christian insults is a button. Actually, any kind of uncalled for insult is a button for me….

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The 90s

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I Heart The 90s
First of all, were you born in the mid/late 80s? No. I was born… never mind. 🙂
If so, what year? n/a
Did you own any jelly shoes? Yes!
…do you still have them? No.
What was your favorite Power Ranger? I didn’t have one.
Could you name all of the Ninja Turtles? YES!
Name as many as you can. Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and OH MY GOSH I CAN’T BELIEVE I DON’T REMEMBER. I was just oogling Tyler’s TMNT VHS collection Friday night. I am so ashamed. *bows head*
Who’s cooler… Alex Mac or Clarissa? Um… neither. I watched MMC only. So there.
Did you ever try to climb up a ladder to your best friend’s room? No. I just went in the frontdoor.
How many times did you watch ‘Scream’? NONE!
…did you think it was scary? n/a
Did you own a pair of Zubaz? huh?
…how many…what color? n/a
Weren’t Koosh Balls fun as hell? Yes, I loved them.
Eh… what were they for, anyway? To play with. Duh.
How many Beanie Babies did you own? Oh, let’s not even go there. WAY too many. I sitll have one on my computer.
Did your mother ever have to tackle somebody for one? No, LOL.
Did you/your parents cry when Kurt died? No.
…do you think Courtney did it? No comment.
Did your parents vote for Clinton? Probably.
How did they react to the whole “Monica” ordeal? I’m not sure–I wasn’t living at home then.
Did you watch Friends? Sometimes.
Who’s your favorite character? Joey.
What is your favorite ‘Friends’ expression? “How ya doin.”
What is your favorite ‘Seinfeld’ expression? I HATED that show!
Who’s worse… Barney or Tinkie-Winkie? Barney. What was Tinkie Winkie?
Did your family have a fallout shelter for ‘Y2K’? NO. I fell asleep on the couch with Fi beside me.
Where were you and what were you doing on New Year’s eve, 1999? See Above. There is a picture. It is not cute.
And finally… what is your favorite thing about the 90s? The music in the early 90s was the best. Um… buying singles that had remixes on them. All the one hit wonders. The early 90s was awesome for music. 🙂

CREATE YOUR OWN! – or – GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

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Junk

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Here is all that is jacked up at the moment:

1. I finally got AAA batteries for my Palm Pilot. Guess what? I can’t find my Palm Pilot. AGAIN.

2. My contact started flipping out on me earlier this evening, so I went to take it out. It turns out that it had torn somehow. I tossed it and put in a new one. I took them out to get ready for bed–and now my eye is irritated there. I’m worried that it tore and scratched my eyeball or worse, there is a piece of contact in my eye. Bummer. I hate driving without sunglasses, and if I have to wear my glasses tomorrow, that means no sunglasses. 🙁

3. I ripped a Shania Twain CD with iTunes. And now, I can’t find–oh crap. Never mind. I just figured it out. *hits self on head*

4. Tomorrow I have a mid-year review. I HATE reviews. I know I’m going to get a talking-to about being more “proactive” like I always do. Oh, and I will get talked to about doing “non-work” stuff at my work station. Well, SORRY that I work so efficiently that I get done with everything so quickly. And SORRY that I download fonts and Microsoft templates and clipart all day in hopes that they’ll trust me enough to actually put together a presentation for them someday. How do you tell your boss “DUDE, I WANT to do PowerPoint. I THINK IT’S FUN.” Okay, I guess like that.

5. I can’t find my janet CD. That’s one of Janet Jackson’s best ones. I am so bummed. I have no idea where it could be; I’ve looked everywhere. 🙁 I don’t want to have to buy it again!

6. My computer is running very slowly. I think it’s because I have a lot of huge programs running. MusicMatch is such a HOG. But iTunes only works about 10% of the time when it comes to “importing” CDs, and Media Player puts them into that stupid format, so in order to get MP3s, I have to use MusicMatch. Ugh. I keep feeling like I’ll need to reboot the computer soon. BOOHOO. I’m never going to beat Tyler’s AIM record at this rate! He’s been online for 18 days, 9 hours and 9 minutes! (Not that I’m competing with him or anything. I just think it’s funny that someone’s been online for that long!)

Here is all that is NOT jacked up at the moment:

1. I got to talk to Charla today. And I got an email from Ivy. And one from Jen*Jen. Three of my favorite people ever. It was great to talk to Charla. We don’t talk often enough. But everytime we talk, it’s like we never had a pause. It’s so much fun. I miss her. I told her she needs to come and visit again. In fact, she needs to come and MOVE to Columbus. Yes, that would be great.

2. Church was awesome today, as usual. I love my friends.

3. I have chiropractor tomorrow. YEAH!!!

So, that’s all around here. I need to go to bed. I’ll have pictures from the weekend soon. I promise. Good night.

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Fun Night!

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Friday night, we had a Damascus Young Adult Gathering. It went very well. I saw my friends, and listened to some good stuff. I’m very excited about where the ministry is headed. It’s going to be amazing. I definitely feel like part of the group now. I remember when I first started, how self-conscious I felt because I didn’t fit into the 18-25 age mold they’d set. But Kelly and Tyler and Monica made me feel so welcome that first time I had lunch with them, and told me that my age didn’t matter. Then I found out that Tami and Kim were part of the group as well. WOW! This was great! So, I started attending more and more events, still fighting the voice who kept telling me I didn’t belong. That I was in a different part of life and had no reason to be around. I had to fight a lot of demons to get to where I am now. Thanks be to God, I had friends who wouldn’t give up on making me feel wanted and like I belonged. I had friends who accepted me and Aidan and Chris, and now young families are a part of this ministry. I am pretty much leading a life group (at which I’ve been slacking-oops), making more wonderful friends, and feeling intregal in that ministry. And now, the age limit has been lifted. The guidelines are 18-30ish. But the “rules” are anyone who jives with the group is welcome and they belong. That means so much to me. The name is being changed. So many new things. This ministry is going to explode. GOD IS GOING TO MOVE and it will be awesome!

So, after group, I went to Tyler’s, along with Kelly P and Garth, just to hang out. We played video games and ate cake and talked. Kelly and I painted a picture, which I forgot to bring home. So, I’ll have to get it another time, and I’ll hang it up in our loft or the guestroom! Of course, a late night means goofy people. And goofy people equal goofy quotes. So, here are the two most memorable ones of the night:

Kelly: If I were a stripper, my name would be Donkey Kong.

Tyler (after reading us this long, detailed email message in a very robotic voice): And there was not one period in there.

ETA: I just remembered another one!

Kelly (relating Tyler’s “thoughts”): work-computers-work-computers-PIZZA-work-computers

Other highlights of the night/morning:

Garth doing awesome at his first time playing the racing game.
Garth not doing so well at further attempts in the racing game.
Kelly’s sound effects during the racing game.
CONTRA!!!!!!!
Kelly calling Tyler a “girly man.”
Garth and his “shut-ups.” So cute.
Watching Kelly and Tyler beat the SPECIAL level in Super Mario World on Tyler’s emulator.
Singing showtunes.
Naming other stripper names for the “Stripper Mario Bros.” club: Bowser, Toad, and YoshEE.

GOOD TIMES.

I didn’t get a chance to hang with Chad and Christy tonight, so I have to make it up to them since they so graciously watched Aidan for me while I was at the service. I’d planned on stopping over after hanging out, but it ran a lot later than anticipated. I am not trying to go over someone’s house at 3:35am!

Okay then. I’m tired, and I need to get to bed. Try to get a little sleep. G’night, all!!!

(I mean, good morning!)

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