mY (O)wn POST SECRET #17

I am a BIG FAN of Post Secret. I know some people think it is depressing, or sad and well some people secrets are depressing or sad. That is probably why they carry it around and don’t tell anyone. Some of the secrets are FUNNY, or silly or crazy. They make you smile. They make you laugh. They make you wonder, what would I send in?

This once in a marriage and family therapy class I took, we wrote our deepest secret on an index card. We were supposed to carry it around at all times for a week. I kept mine in my back pocket. Our teacher instructed us to try to ALWAYS have it with us- some people went as far as putting it in a Ziploc bag while they showered (kind of weird, I know).

At the end of the week we took out our tattered secrets and threw them in a basket. Our teacher asked if it would be ok if he read some out loud. No one wanted to publicly protest- I mean who wants to look like the weenie. So he went ahead and read them.

• I was molested in junior high and no one knows
• I’m in love with my best friend and she has no idea
• I like to bite the erasers off of the pencils I borrow from the testing center
• I stole my sisters sweatshirt and she still things her ex did it

It was [funny/sad/heart breaking/uplifting]. Then we burned the secrets and talked about how in treatment people will often say “You are only as Sick as your Secrets”. The things we hide about ourselves, the things we are most ashamed of, are often what define us. NOT BECAUSE they actually do. But simply because we allow them to.

So here it is, my big secret and my first submission (what a weird Goal I know) to Post Secret:

If it ever gets posted you will know it was me!

If you sent one in WHAT would YOUR Secret be?

♥ Single Girl

*****UPDATE*****

IT WAS POSTED THIS WEEK!!! WHAT THE? I had no Idea when I scheduled this post for Sunday that my secret would be on there! I seriously JUST sent it in. Check it out here  Sad they are only up for one week. You will have to settle for my screen shot. 

I was just scrolling through my reader on Sunday, like I always do. Reading the secrets and BAM there was mine. It was a little surreal at first that MY SECRET was posted. Just sitting there, for people to read. My secret out there in public for everyone to look at and think, "what a weird thing to send in". My little secret out there in the universe. I wonder if anyone knows it was me? I mean besides all of you...

Anyone want to go to Logan on Wednesday to see the exhibit?

AM i the only (O)NE

That does THIS with their EL Fudge Cookies?

IF so, iM ok with that. If not, iM glad to know there are others of you out there.

♥ Single Girl

Experiment 2009-004

Ask a Question: Can the wishing scroll being me true ♥ love?

Research: I’ve always been apt to try just about anything. I mean I went to a psychic to see what my future held, why not put a good thought in a Chinese Wishing Scroll?

Last week when a bunch of the distributors in town, one of EVERYONES favorite Steve was here. He usually brings some kind of a present for everyone (He is really nice and thanks everyone for their hard work). Sometimes its Asian candy or cookies. This time it was a wishing scroll. He told us to put money in it or a relationship goal or a little wish. If you put it in there and hang it up, fortune $$$ or love ♥ or good things will come to you.

So I giggled but thought…why not? It was worth a shot wasn’t it? People “Secret” themselves into things all the time. People even think that hanging a picture of peonies up or putting some fresh ones in your house will bring you romantic love. We [think/hope/dream/pray] for love, why not wish for it.

There is an ancient tradition associated with Chinese New Year, that people write their wishing on little scrolls, tie them to an orange and throw them into the branches of a wishing tree. This was supposed to bring them to you in the new year.

Tourist visit the trees year round and make wishes.

Experimental Design:
I will write my wish on a piece of paper. Stick it in the wishing Scroll. Hang it up in my office. Send good thoughts its way every day, and see if my wish comes true!

Here is the documented wishing process:

I am EXCITED to see what happens! Maybe it really will bring me true love. As soon as there is any progress I will let you know guys know.

♥ Single Girl

I Sound like a M(O)NSTER

(my voice is a tiny bit scratchy)

and iM Scaring OUR CLIENTS.

♥ Single Girl

Ladies that LUNCH

SOMEtimes (but only sometimes) between work and blogging I actually go out with people in real life. I know AMAZING isn’t it? Who would have thought…So last, last week (wow I am behind) during my four days of not feeling like death Kristen and I met Petie for lunchy.

It was SO fun to see her and little Preston- Petie CHOPPED her hair, and show looks AMAZING. We met up at Zupas (one of my all time FAVORITE places- Try the Pina Colada Chicken Salad will ya?) for a little [food/friend/fun]. We caught up on just a small amount of each other’s lives, giggled about past lovers and married life.

If you don’t know my friend Petie she is a lot of fun. When she was SINGLE she was the craziest of all my friends. She once broke up with a boy and then went a tiny bit PSYCHO that summer. She lived about ten feet from his front door- which made it hard for her to have any space and made my summer COMPLETELY entertaining. She once told me "if" she talked to this BOY again, I could SHAVE HER EYE BROWS. She inevitably talked to him, but I did not shave her eye brows off. Good times. Now she is married to my good friend Josh who is an amazing husband and a super cute dad.

After catching back up we made plans to watch Celebrity Apprentice, google our old boyfriends and get together more.

Which we for sure need to do. I CAN'T WAIT for:
The Dennis Rodman Meltdown


♥ Single Girl

I like GREASE(pizza) just like the Next guy

As part of my mandated weekend bed rest- I watched a puppy named Moose then Kristen and I ran errands (Kristen Drove, I sat). In our errand running we discussed the fact that there is NO WHERE to eat around Provo. We started mentally going through the options [kneaders/zupas/rio/pita pit*/j dawgs/fast food] and nothing was coming even close to sounding appetizing. So we pulled into the Albertsons parking lot to see if that one pizza place was still in business (this shopping center is not known for being able to keep stuff around). Low and behold Nicolitalia was still in business.

So we figured, its been there for YEARS why not try it out? We walked in.looked that the menu.orderedISH {the bread sticks LIGHT on the butter and a Margarita pizza} and sat down. We picked up a current copy of Squared Magazine (we were both feeling like co-eds again) and started the waiting period.

The guy with the Boston accent called out over the loud speaker: "One hot and beautiful Medium Margarita Pizza for Kristen". We picked it up and went at it.

Here was the run down:

#1 Kristen WISHING she could get on the cover of Squared
#2 Good thing we ordered them light on the Butter, they would have been soggy otherwise
#3 Greasy Pizza to the max. Is it just me or does it glisten?
#4 One little piece
#5 the mess we made trying to de-grease the pizza and bread sticks…get a LOT of napkins when you go

Over all the highlight was Kristen's Face in that picture Newman's Own Ranch. The pizza was a GREAT little grease pool, but the bread sticks were the star of the meal.

I got a little sick (I have a sensitive stomach), it was yummy, but over all we weren't sure it was worth the money, or the calories.


♥ Single Girl

*Pita Pit is AMAZING when you get a good Pita Roll. Sometimes they break the pita, roll it too tight and stuff shoots out of the sides, it leaks sauce or you get bites of only Lettuce and others of only meat.

We almost Risked it, but the Pita Pit in Provo does NOT have a good track record for good rolling. Which stops us entirely from going there.

iM Not DYING (yet)

Soooo this week we had a bunch of distributors in town. It was CRAZY. mostly because I have been sick for weeks and was so exhausted that I could barely talk to anyone, yet was bombarded with people. Good times. I wanted to die.

After having just about everyone I talked to tell me I sounded like I had pneumonia and needed to go to the insta-care ASAP, I did just that. EXCEPT I didn't know how to go to the doctor...I KNOW. It sounds so lame right? but I haven't been sick in YEARS. I haven't been to the doctor in a long long time. Last time I did, I lived in ST George.

so I conned Kristen into taking me to the insta-care. I mean she knew how to get there. I guess there is one in Springville? we tried to get there. After the worlds longest and stupidest detour, we made it.

[Checked in/Waited for about 10 min/saw the nurse for about 3/saw the doctor for 10 seconds]


Literally he was in the room just long enough to breathe in and out 4 times, and for him to write 2 scrips. A Z Pack, and some cough meds.

We drove through Walgreen's, got a coke and then sent me to bed.

I will be resting all weekend.
♥ Single Girl

Blogger Love: Your Heart Out

Do you have a Friend that always knows what is going on: the coolest places to eat, the random happenings around town, the [must see/do events/activities]?

I do too! Its Your Heart Out. If you are a Utah native you need to check them out and add them to your reader/subscriptions.



Your Heart Out reviews local restaurants, finds new cute bakeries and shops to visit. They even post the best finds off of craigslist and the KSL classified postings, review vendors and post random local events. Like this stuff:

#1, #2, #3 & #4

check it out, you will want to shop, eat, and do a lot more stuff!

I promise to have more funny stories to write about next week!
♥ Single Girl

What a CUTE giveaway

I am usually not big on the give away market. Mostly because I don't [make/own/sell/have] anything worth GIVING AWAY. You would enter and then think "wow what a piece of crap I got from Single Girl"

BUT this girl is: Little Shop of Shavs

She is giving away this personalised little book:

♥ Single Girl

A Tale of AWKWARD(amazing) exchanges & Secret Goals

I know, it is a lot to read. But Its funny. I once went on a date with a guy I live by. I have since had the most awkward interations with him. It started when I met him. And has reach epic proportions.

#1 Wednesday. Late at night. walking towards my house. He is walking straight towards me. It is night-around 11pm, can't tell who it is. I hear "Celina, you busy lady"

Me thinking who is this? wait...I only know like 4 people in this neighborhood must be him: "[NAME] is that you?" Yes that is a picture. linked from a blog, from a girl in my neighborhood. I know I am creepy.


(he is holding a large plate of cake and ice cream)

Neighbor boy: yeah, you've been busy. Where have you been?
Me: around, you know doing stuff (REALLY "doing stuff" is the best I could come up with)
Neighbor boy: yeah you are never around. Aren’t you just getting home?
Me: Yeah. I’m around periodically
Neighbor boy: You just getting home from the last few days? what keeps you so busy?
me: ummm yeah just getting home. I don’t know, work. Friends. things to do.
Neighbor boy: yeah your roommates say you are never around, and you aren’t.
Me: yeah well you know.

{INSERT awkward pause} he just stares at me and giggles a little (yes he giggles when he feels awkward. Its pretty funny, and actually a little endearing).

Me: Ok well see you around.

Walk off glad that is over with. Thinking- how did he know I was just getting home from the last few days?

I go inside. Tell my roommates I ran into him and awkward exchange. I make a secret goal* to never speak to him again.

#2 FRIDAY really? Again..
Get home early from work. I am driving into my complex. See HIM with some roommates outside. They see me, we make eye contact. I park. Dread running into him. Park, walk the long way to my door avoiding his apartment. I get to my door, he notices I deliberately walked the long avoidant way. Yells my name. I wave and go in my door. (Isn’t he supposed to be at work in Salt lake??)

#3 SATURDAY, PLease note this is the next day
I get up. Dressed. Run errand. Run at the gym. Look like trash. Drive home the [weird/long/relaxing] way. Park. Walk towards my door, turn corner Neighbor boy is sitting on his porch reading a text book of sorts.

Neighbor boy: Oh hey
Me: hi, nice day.
Neighbor boy: yeah I’m enjoying the weather, what are you up to.
Me: just getting home, running into you... you know the usual.
Neighbor boy: yeah
Me:Well i hope the weather lasts See ya

Leave

#4 SUNDAY The final straw

Successfully avoided talking to him all through church. (Did talk to another boy who asked about my serious boyfriend…WHAT? I guess I have been branded the girl with a boyfriend. I am a social leper. This rumor will need to be corrected STAT)

Watched Celebrity Apprentice(my FAV) with [Petie/Josh/Kristen/Scott] got home around 10ish. Ran into roomies. They were passing out nice notes. I walked along. Were headed to Neighbor boy's House. They laughed because of secret goal. I FAKE hide behind a 3 inch tree. He answers, talks to roommates. SEES ME FAKE HIDING.

Neighbor boy: hey there Celina.
Me: (walk out from behind tree). Oh hey how are ya?

Neighbor boy: What are you doing?

Me: Just fake hiding.
Neighbor boy: good. Good to see you again. This has been happening a lot.

Me: yeah I know ever since you said I am never around here I am all the time, running into you at every turn.

Roommates leave his door step, on to next apartment. They talk to new people as me and Neighbor boy talk over their convo.

Roomies go INSIDE NEW HOUSE CLOSE DOOR. I’m thinking Eff…what do I say now? ESPing to roomies to come back outside. Save me from conversation.

Neighbor boy and I talk for another 10 minutes. Surprisingly not awkward.
Maybe talking about mountain biking is the key? Said good night. Went into apartments roomies disappeared in. talked. Walked out.Roomies laughed regarding 4th run in a week.

They say: It’s a sign.

I say: this is what I get. I love to make things awkward for others, its about time it came back to bite me.


♥ Single Girl

*A Secret goal is neither a goal, nor a secret. I know it sound ridiculous. If it has to be explained it really makes no sense. Either you understand or you do not.

It started something like this:

Roommates did not like the Capitol House boys, they live so close we could spit on them. One day we said " Secret Goal, NEVER go in the Capitol House". And we didn't. For over a year. We have since Secret Goaled a lot of things. Most don't work out. It is just for fun.

4NATE

• have FUN in cedar
• I want my Arrested Development back
• Hurry up and finish the series so we can giggle about it
• I am going to the temple want to come?
• We need to go back to the golden braid and do some shopping
• On Demand this week? My curiosity is out of control.
• Here is some light reading before your trip next week: Drugs.guns, dismemberment, earthquakes & Pirates
  

♥ Single Girl

Because GUYS do Stupid stuff TOO:

I once posted a link to a blog (I follow in Google Reader. But I recently stopped by and they got a face lift... I mean a fresh coat of paint on the barn never hurt anyone, right?) IT was a [dating/relationship] blog that tackled Mormon Culture. This little linkage either made people laugh or infuriated them.

So here I post their counterpart:

Why Mormon GUYZ Stay S1ngle

As their first loyal follower, I figured I should pass this along. They are [new/just getting started/Might need some ideas] but so far the first post is a good one. So stop by. Read their post. Have a good laugh. Think about all the boys you have EVER dated in Provo. Laugh some more. And then send them an email with all the things you HATE(D) about your last boyfriend or singles ward (Come in I know you have TONS to say. Especially about your last singles ward).

♥ Single Girl

I love you more than [ ________________ ]

Have you guys seen this site? Its cute! I like to look through and see all the funny things people say. Sometimes I wonder if someone will love me more than some of the things on the list.

Today i needed to feel a little love so I read through.

Here is the one I submited:

It may seem weird to some of you, but if you know me you will understand!

It could also be replaced with the following:

• The smell of Gain laundry detergent
• Getting real mail
• Thai Curry
• Warm Laundry
• being indecisive
• Laying out
• Laughing
• making things awkward
• Than I love watching Scrubs
• Buttercup and Yum Yum
• Mixed CD's with great titles
• Apple pie carmel apples
• frozen cookie dough
• my passport
• lip gloss
• taking silly pictures
• Christmas Pajamas
• my feet in hot sand
• watching Bridget Jones
• Daydreaming
• making plans
• Laying in bed with a good book

If you had to tell the one you loved "I love you more than [___________]", what would [it] be?

Have a Lovely weekend!

♥ Single Girl

SOMEtimes I like to be Annoying, you?

One day I was at work and EVERYthing was bothering me. I’m not sure why. Could be that I am still harboring hard feelings towards EVERYONE regarding the non promotion and corporate rapefest (too grafic? Thats what it felt like) Massive dissapointment.

Or it could be because my interoffice instant messenger wasn’t working. either way... I felt the need to be annoying.

So I took out my cute Pink nail polish I received as part of my BLOG-entie* gift from Legally Heidi (Her site is blocked form work), and got to work on #15. I slowly painted my right hand (while my computer archaically restarted so it could re load messenger).

Yeah the entire suite smelled like nail polish.


YEP I could heard people starting to [notice/complain] we have terrible ventilation.


And Guess what? I was glad. All I could think was: “Man I really should have gotten a proper manicure before I started this one”

Proof -------------->

Oh well. I bust out my NEW Strawberry Lipsmacker, remembered [elementary/junior high] and smiled.

I put in the mix CD Caitlyn gave me titled 1:26am and didn't care that my headphone jack doesn't work.

It truly made my day.

♥ Single Girl

* So Not the Life i ordered, set up this cool gift exchange between bloggers. It was a lot of fun. I have heard that people will say they want to play, then don't send off their present. I was so excited I got to gift to SUZ AND that I actually got a gift!

When iM Sick I wish I was 8 AGAIN

Mostly because as a Single Girl there is NO ONE to make you a couch bed (which I LOVE, don't act like you don't know what I am talking about). There is no one to turn on your favorite TV Shows, bring you [warm soup/flat Sprite/more Kleenex/bendy straws/more medicine], or even care that you spent all day sitting in bed running a fever and using more tissue than ANYONE thought humanly possible.

As a "Grown Up" you also have responsibilities that don't simply go away because you call in sick for one day.

Dear Life,

Celina is sick. Please stop as we know it so that she does not miss out on anything. Also she will be late turning in any assignments from the week. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Sincerely,

Single Girl

When SUNDAY rolls around and you wish you could sleep through Church and possibly Monday morning, you know you can't. So you load up on meds, make it through the day and HOPE you feel better in the morning. And when Monday happens and you still feel like trash, you put on a dress (that was on your floor from church the day before) go to work and suck it up.

At least there were a few glimmers of excitement during the weekend. They include but are not limited to the following:

• Bowls for Humanity: This was a charity even to support the Provo Food and Care Coalition. Bree Boo and I get to work on our departments Force For Good Committee. As part of the committee we have had the opportunity to volunteer at the PFCC, and get our co workers excited about their involvement there! We also get to fund raise, and we are getting pretty dang good at it (we made $2,800 in day and half).
  
  Anyways I made it out of the house to buy a student bowl for $5 and say high to Chef Ken. It was good times, and the Coalition was excited to see some of their favorite volunteers.
  

• Drinks with the Girls: I have amazing friends (remember when I went missing?), who sat next to me though I was germ infested and had a runny nose. Aren't they Lovely?

I should Clarify that we are Mormons, so we go out for Mock Tails. We hit up my little favorite SP^RK, which is a non-alcoholic lounge. Its perfect for us LDS girls!



• Catching up on CRAP TV: I will admit that I LOVE TV. The [good/bad/ugly/ridiculous/funny/staged/stupid] of it all. So this weekend as I hung around blowing my nose, I caught up.
  
  Highlights include: Celebrity Apprentice- the boys have way more noticeable Celebs but can't seem to get it together. Arrested Development- I love this show and watched most of season 2. Kyle XY- Im not saying I loved it, just that I watched it with my sissy. Man V. Food- I think I could be friends with this dude in real life. Law & Order- My favorite is SVU, but the original was on which I indulge in (especially when its a Marathon). Burn Notice- Which I LOVE, makes me want to be a spy of sorts.

I also completely threw off my sleep schedule (Daylight Savings didn't help either), didn't do my grocery shopping and missed a birthday party. STUPID cold go away!

♥ Single Girl

When the Bosses are away, the GIRLS PLAY (eat)

Maybe last week the bosses (all Male) took all the boys (to include all dudes in our department, referred to simply as The Boys) to Macaroni Grill and the Provo High School State Championship Basketball Game. They were to travel to Salt Lake, and be gone most of the day.

So then maybe the girls were offered a movie day, BUT nothing good was out so we opted for lunch. They laughed at us when we took the lunch bait. Little did they [the boys/bosses] know that we would simply lunch at the Cheesecake Factory in Salt Lake, and be gone most of the day.

Look how Pretty Caitlyn is! Bree looks good with FOOD haning out of her mouth. Kristen has three eyes!

Seemed like a pretty fair trade to me! In my head they thought they had out smarted us...Oh no, not this time. i think the GIRLS won!


♥ Single Girl

I've been a little under the weather and got behind on my posting! To be caught up tomorrow!

Just a NORMAL Wed AKA: "The day i DIDn't go missing (or get kidnapped, murdered or to be found later dead in a ditch/my shower)"

I have GREAT friends. How great you ask? Well if you went "missing" for a little over 4 hours would YOUR friends have called the National Guard and started a multi state emergency search party?

Probably not (as most sane people wouldn’t) but MINE DID! I know sounds a little crazy right? Well it [was/is/will always] be a little bit crazy and a lot bit kind.

Meet one of my best friends Kristen.

She worries. A LOT. That is one of her challenges and also one of her greatest strengths. For someone who has almost no feelings, she is always looking out for others, in this way she is ALMOST a little sensitive.

TUESDAY: I went to "The City" (we recently started referring to it as "the city" after my psychic reading) see below. Kristen knew I was making the short 35 minute trek north for the evening. We talked as I was stuck in MASSIVE traffic on I-15 (Thank you terrible drivers who got in three wrecks and caused a GIANT traffic jam 1.5 hours later...) I stayed in The City until a little after midnight. Was walked to car, got in, drove home, unlocked front door, [washed face/brushed teeth], went to bed.

WEDNESDAY: woke up, sent boss message saying "Hey I have some stuff I need to take care of, I'll be working a half day. See you around lunch, let me know if that doesn't work". I love that my boss is amazing. got ready, ran errands, had a friend pick me up for lunchy. Phone was off, Ate, came home, turned phone on, walked in house to re brush teeth.

Got several text messages:
K: "U Here""
C: "Where are you!!!"
J: "doing Laundry BRGR or chipotle"
K: "Are you OK???"
Boss: "You in today?"

I thought nothing of it. UNTIL I checked my voice mails. They were AMAZING. I get them in reverse order so I started with:

N8: GREAT! Your phone is off, and Kristen thinks you are dead. I was the last one to see you alive, and I don’t have a viable alibi so don't be dead, call me back.

I mean classic right?

Kristen: Freaking out, I can’t understand what she is saying

So I hang up and call Kristen. She is HYSTERIC, it sounded like was crying or running or something. Out of breath and all.

this is me at work, not dead ----->

Me: Hey it’s me I’m not dead
Her: Oh good I was so worried I called everyone.
Me: Yeah I heard are you ok, where are you?
Her: I don’t want to tell you
Me: umm why?
Her: Maybe I’m just leaving your apartment. I banged on your door. Well actually I banged on your door first, then on your neighbors door for like ten Minutes, you car was there.
Me: Seriously?

YEAH, seriously. She called Nate and questioned him, called my parents (who didn't even flinch at the thought I could be dead in a ditch) she sent out a national alert. She grabbed Caitlyn and forced her into a wild Celina hunt all over town (not really but you know what I mean).

I LOVE that she attempted to find out where I live. No one has yet to see the place, so my dad tried to describe it and she just went for it. I will be [introducing myself/apologizing] to the neighbors here shortly.

Walking into work was a BIT embarrassing. My boss joked that they were only minutes away from sending out a company wide email to create search parties.

Nate spent the time waiting to hear from me remembering "there were a couple of guys out on the street when we walked to my car so hopefully they could alibi him", in the case that I was dead. They had seen me get in my car and drive away (please note he was not worried I MIGHT BE DEAD, just that he might be blamed for it)

My mom set a timer to remember to start worrying in a few hours. Thanks mom!

And I laughed so hard I about peed my pants. Its great having friends that REALLY care about you.

MORAL Of the story: STOP WATCHING [24/Taken/LAW & ORDER: SVU] And you are lucky if your friends are HALF as great as mine!

♥ Single Girl

Kristen later revealed some of the scenarios that ran through her head: Ex boyfriend finding me and killing me, being taken for ransom (this would involve a shattered window and scattered glass at my apartment) or being found hanging in my shower? weird

(JULIAN SMITH) 25 Things I Hate About Facebook

There used to be a Video embeded in this post. It lookes a little something like this:
However YouTube/blogger hate me so it now looks like this:

NOTHING! So to watch it click here.

Hee Hee this made me LAUGH! big time (still does)

♥ Single Girl

D.N(ate) In The City

I love The City(slc). I love trying new things. I love seeing N8. Tuesday all three things magically happened at the same time. Crazy right?

So N8ly and I made plans to play. I said "please can we try Counter burger?" to which he replied, "why do you ask like that? It’s like pleasssse dad if I'm not mean to people at work can we go to counter burger?"

I laughed (creepy it seems like that), and then wondered WHY do I ask like that? As if he cares [where we go/do/see/spend our time]. I will no longer asking only commanding.

He also started looking for well respected Psychics in Salt Lake County. Ms. Tiffany only took appointments until 4pm...WHAT? Psychics have normal business hours? That seems odd....so I did some searching and found: Golden Braid Books which includes [psychics/books/tarot cards/crystals/cafe] it was basically a one stop shop. N8 confirmed they were open until 9pm and had space available with a psychic counselor after 6:30.

I got stuck in traffic. Waited and waited and waited. Got there. We walked (because I was following him, and he was following me and somehow we both missed going to a car) to the Gateway for dinner at Counter Burger. It was fun! A neat little place it looks something like this:

The food was ok/good. Not really out of this world considering dinner for two ran right around $30. Thanks NATE! We chit chatted for a while (N8 was stalling…I think the psychic weirded him out a little. Actually he said he was stalling a little). We walked back, jumped in his car and headed here:

I mean how AMAZING does it look. We walked around a little and then Nate asked about a reading. He paid and had to wait his turn. We nervously thumbed through books, and stuff to pass the time. It probably was like 5-10 minutes, but seemed much longer.

Then it was his turn. The psychic said he was going to get some water so N8 sat down and waited (enter crazy picture taking here).

Just waiting patiently-------------->

When the Psychic (Ross Gigliotti) came back N8 asked if I could sit in. So I did. IT WAS AMAZING. Ross spent time explaining the Tarot, the history, how the cards work and his personal philosophy as a psychic counselor [The cards are subjective/ don't buy into any of the you need these crystals/please don't tell me anything about yourself or ask questions until the initial reading is over/I stand behing my work]

Then he had N8 shuffle at lease three times, and split the cards into three piles. From there the reading took off. It was [DEAD ON/insightful/helpful/entertaining] there were several times N8 looked at me like “Ummm how does this guy know that?” It was GREAT! Everything Nate had hoped for in a first reading.

We spent time looking for the PERFECT set of tarot cards which will be purchased in the not so distant future. We left, went back, talked for hours. It was the perfect evening, until I went missing???

♥ Single Girl

P.S. Nate says I never post pictures of myself, so this time I didn't on purpose.

Reason #2 I MIGHT consider, (UN)hating my JOB

Today on my way back from a water break I ran into AMY! I love her. She is this amazing little lady I know from work. She is AWESOME at what she does, and everyone respects her completely. She works with all of our top leaders. Part way through the convo about how crappy this month has been and how busy she is:

Amy: You should totally be an AM, you would be great.
Me: Smile and laugh a little
Amy: [to Kristen] Seriously don't you think she would be amazing?
Kristen: yeah
Me: You should tell BossM.
Silence...
It's a little bit of a sore subject since I didn't get promoted.
Amy: oh...sorry who did they hire?
Kristen: A girl from.....
Amy: [in a voice] Well we'll see how she does. I will know because I'll end up getting more work.


At least SOMEONE around this place loves me. Thanks Am!

♥ Single Girl

"Pretzel Day"

Today at work was "Pretzel Day" (sometimes I think :"Do I work at an amusement park or an office?", and I don't always mean it in a good way). I hope this cued visions of Michael Scott and Stanley booing Phyllis to the back of the line.


Michael Scott: [While eating a pretzel] It tastes so good in my mouth.


Stanley: That's what she said. [He and Michael laugh]

If it doesn’t then you (are not human) should catch up on your Office Clips Here.

So When they announced pretzel day I had to laugh a little. That was UNTIL I realized how awesomely AWESOME it was. So we didn’t have a guy here making them for us (as per the clip) but we did have an amazing variety. Bree Boo took me with her to pick up the 120 Pretzels and corresponding sauces. She set them up on the table and then just yelled

“Its PRETZEL DAY!”

And everyone instantaneous (I wish it was this dramatic) RUSHED the board room. Perused the pretzels and started eating the WEIRDEST combination of things imaginable:

• Parmesan pretzel with frosting
• Garlic pretzel with strawberry cream cheese
• Cinnamon Pretzel with pizza sauce

YUCK! I am a pretzel purist. I went with the old Cinnamon Pretzel with cream cheese frosting, and Parmesan Pretzel with pizza dipping sauce. Did I mention that in out office everyone get TWO, yep count em 1,2 Pretzels? Even better then on the office.

A last bite of garlic in nacho cheese sent me over the edge into a pretzel induced nausea.

So I still haven't written RE: why i HATE my job. Its long and complicated and it still makes me almost cry. So instead of backtracking, we will just look for ways to (un)hate my job as I go. If only the economy were better....

A girl can dream, and indulge in pretzels while she figures it all out.

♥ Single Girl

PS: How did I become a "real time" blogger

PPS: I'm eating a pretzel in my header picture!

Things I hate about your STUPID blog: Part II

So I got a lot of my ranting out yesterday. There are a few more bad blog habits that still drive me CRAZY. So here they are:

5. LONG wordy posts with no pictures, links or anything other than your word vomit- If I have started reading you, then I will muddle through a few posts like that. Especially if the title is catchy, or the topic is something I am interested in.





I have Blog ADD. If I scroll through my reader and all i see for a few clicks is long paragraphs, I simply, "Mark All As Read" see--->

A few years about a group of my girl friends started posting together, we made blog rules. They helped us to be entertaining, and fun. the FIRST rule we thought of was a writing maximum:

6. Being elusive- If you don't want fifty million strangers hearing about the intimate details of your life, then DON'T write about it. There is nothing I hate MORE then a juicy post that lures you in, then leaves you with nothing. Its annoying.

[Just don't post it. Learn how to make one post password protected. Write it in your journal.]

7. Stating the number of people who subscribe to your blog- I INSTANTLY (un)Subscribe. Trust me, I can check your reader subscriptions myself. If I have to hear you: [whine about how no one reads your blog, talk about how to up your web traffic, or wonder why other blogs are so much more popular] I will stop reading. I mean it's obvious I don't count. Good luck being blog famous!

<--- This how you (un)Subscribe/stop following a blog. TRY it. You will be glad that you cleaned out your reader


(dear __ Followers, I LOVE each and everyone of you. Please do not use these instructions to eliminate me from your e life forever. Thank you)

8. Automatic Blog Soundtrack- In my life I love music. I listen to it loudly in my car. I sing in the shower, while walking the halls at work and pretty much anywhere else. When I am sneakily perusing your blog at home (work), I don't want to be caught off guard with "Bless the Broken Road" blaring at full volume.


I understand that these songs have significance to you. It may even "speak" about who you are as a person. GREAT, I'd love to listen when I CHOOSE to listen-when I am not at work, or sitting in a boring class, or pretending to take notes in a meeting.



I feel better now.
♥ Single Girl