Morning after a Holiday Break at Work

It is 8:21 am Monday mornig after Thanksgiving.

I sit at the front desk.

I see everyone come into the office in the morning.

Why in the hell do they find it necessary to bombard me with "How was your Thanks Giving?" in bright cheery voisce at 8:21 am?

I have had 4 "How was your Thinksgiving?" in the last 5 minutes.

I already told one person "It sucked thanks!" of course it was a nice shocked look on her face... "oh... I'm sorry"

Don't be sorry that I had a sucky weekend, be sorry you asked me. If you dont really care, dont ask! I know it is all about being nice and friendly in the morning, but please people, give me two hours! "I am tired and cranky and wish I was still in bed, how are you?"

Thanksgiving didn't totally suck, the day was nice, shopping on Friday was nice, even working at the mall on Sat and Sunday wasen't to bad. What sucked was I didn't get to sleep in once all weekend and was going non-stop from 8 am - midnight all weekend long.

So maybe my problem isn't Thanksgiving sucked, but Monday is sucking pretty hard right now. If I was a guy I may be enjoying Monday, but I am not.

Happy fucking Monday!

Day Before Thanksgiving

I'm all alone la la la la....

They are all gone... I am all alone in my office because my mom can't leave her desk early. I guess I could continue to work, but what fun would that be. So I am typing on my blog, making copies, and watching Friends on my laptop. It is kinda fun having two computers going at the same time.

Anywho.... We are going to Scott's grandma's for Thanksgiving. Not sure how that is going to go. There is a HUUUGGGGGGGEEEEEEEE thing going on in Scott's family right now, something I am not at liberty to talk about at this time (but I promise that I will tell you as soon as I can). Lets just say at this point I would rather eat with my own family than his. So we will see.

Now tonight is the biggest bar night of the year. Usually I go out, get drunk and am too hung over to eat dinner. Not sure if we will be going out tonight, but $1 Bud-Lite drafts and karoke with my mom sound pretty good right now.

Anywho.... Ross and Rachel just broke up AGAIN and Chanler will always be the guy that peed on Monica.

Bathroom eekkkkkssss!

Dont you hate it when you go to the bathroom and you know who is next to you and then....

... they have to do #2, and it isnt a pretty poop, but a full blown poop.

Just kinda gross to think about really, guess you had to be there, but is most upsetting when you know you are sitting next to your female boss and you are both pooping....

Starbucks

I LOOOVVVVEEEEEE STARBUCKS....

I love the mocas, and I usually get them with a shot of mint.

AND I am addicted to Java Chip Frappachinos...

Here is where things will start taking a turn for the worse.

Starbucks just reciently posted their nutrition facts on their coffee's on their web site, I know it hasent been there before cause I have checked.

Today I found out that the Venti - Java Chip - Frappachinos (w/ whipped cream) that I drank every day all summer ($5 a pop = lunch) are 650 calories and 25 grams of fat!

woops...... could be why I didnt loose weight this summer even though I worked out every day...

Now they have Frappachino Lights, but they aren't that good either. Even though lower in calories (350 compaired to 650) they are still high in fat. Not sure why this is so since they use a non-fat milk mixture and no whipp, could be the web site is wrong and is pulling the data from the wrong place. anywho....

I also looked up my other fave drink (Grande Mint Moca). Whole milk and whipped cream are 400 calories and 22 grams of fat (Very bad!). Today I had a non fat, no whip wich cuts the claories to 230 and 2 grams fat instead of 22. (Very good!)

Anywho... Just found that interesting.... so if you are a Starbucks lover like me, here is the web site to check out how many calories you are drinking... http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverages.asp

Now that I think about it, this would be why I gained 20 lbs my first year of college, cause I lived at the coffee house and drank like 4 Grande Mint Mocas a night... holy crap!

Fat Ass 2

So.... felling all Bridget Jones I think it would help me to document all that I have eaten on my blog in hopes of obtaining the support I need to lose weight. I prob will never lose weight, well at least really start trying in the New Year, always seems like good time to start. My brother is getting married next September - vg goal to aim for - and I am sure someday I will be married also and I do not want to waddle down the isle like a Macy's Day blimp.

So for today I did not make it very far on the stay away from crap plan. I gave in at 9:00 for a chocolate/chocolate York Peppermint patty. So today I have eaten 1 hard boiled egg, 5 Hershey kisses (mint) and at least 6 mini York peppermint patty's; oh and for lunch I had cheese tortellini left overs from the "sensible dinner" I made on Monday night.

Yesterday I did pretty good. 2 eggs, leftovers, but then I made pizza for dinner and had 1/2 all to myself. A 8x8 personal pan pizza with mushrooms and cheese and ranch for dipping. Oh.. then I had a milk-shake for dessert (non-fat organic milk, ice, and java chocolate syrup)

*big sigh* I really need to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk... starting Monday I am putting myself into pre-training for the new year, of course I have been saying this for a month, but I really mean it. Though if I were rich I would get a personal trainer, go on trim-spa and have some plastic surgery done... worked for Anna....

Drunken' Sailors

I am a total and complete mug, asshole, drunkard, annoying, mean bitch, and I apologize to everyone who was subjected to my behavior this weekend.

I know there is always “one in a crowd” and in our group we tend to take turns, but my behavior was still unacceptable, and I will use all of my powers to make sure that behavior like that is not repeated.

For those of you now interested in what happened, I seemed to have consumed 1/2 a 5th (or more) of rum on Saturday. What resulted (I have heard) was some of the most annoying, loud, and lude behavior in a long, long time. No clothing was removed, but plenty of fuck's and middle fingers, and insults were released from my mouth and plastered all over my loved ones.

Apparently when you get tooooo drunk, the little guy who runs the gate in your head that stops you from saying stuff you normally wouldn't passed out WWWWAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY before you do.

Some terms I have heard from multiple people at different times:

“If I had know you were drinking Morgan, I would have stopped you a long time ago”

“Gee Marshall I didn’t realize you had drunk so much Morgan, I thought you were just drinking coke all night”

“Guess you give a new meaning to drunken’ sailor”

And my favorite: “I didn’t know that sailors had turrets”

So as the world turns, so do the migraines of hangovers….
And I plan on never behaving that way again, will it actually happen, probably not, but I will do my best to be a grown-up from now on.

Anyone up for Bridget Jones II on Friday night? :o)

Recipe for a Hangover

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse

Ingredients:
2 Rum & Cokes
1 Jagger Bomb
2 Shots Jagger
1 Jack & Coke
1 pint Boddingtons Beer

Directions:Consume all and shake vigerously on the dance floor.

Number Of Servings:1
Preparation Time:4 hours

Grease 2

GREASE 2 IS BETTER THAN GREASE 1!
I don't care what the critics have said!

It could be the fact that I am a Gen-Xer and was like 2 when the original came out so I found it incredibly boring until I was in college and could appreciate the original. 1 is still good, Beauty School Drop Out, Summer Love'n and One that I Want are classics! They even have been re-mixed and are staples at weddings and bars.

Now I must have been around 5 by the time Grease 2 came out on HBO cause that is when I remember seeing it and I LOVED IT! CoolRider, Gonna Score, Do it for America, Reproduction, Girl for All Seasons! I MEAN COME ON! The songs and dance sequels were WAY better that the original. Now I know that I am in the minority on this issue, I was even blown away the other day when my friend Jerri said she was going bowling and I came back and said "Oh yeah? You gonna score tonight? You gonna rock, gonna roll, gonna bop, gonna score?" and she came back "yep... I may even find my C-O-O-L-R-I-D-E-R!" HOLY CRAP! She got my way obscure joke that I didn't think anyone in the world would have gotten!

Secondly the guys and girls were hotter! Maxwell Caulfield (see Empire Records ), Adrian Zmed (see Bachelor Party; TJ Hooker) - who actually does sing in the movie, were total babes! Granted these two guys (or anyone from the cast) really haven't done much since Grease 2, but the movie didn't seem to hurt Michele Pfeiffer's career (she left that one to Batman Returns*). Even in Grease 1, only Olivia and John's careers took off... they were the leading couple in a million horrible 80's love movies! Those actually tanked their careers, until Pulp Fiction for John (now I am off the subject).

So for all you "Coolriders" and "Girl for All Season's" out there, we salute you! Stand up for what you believe in and declare Grease 2 the best of the series! To this day it remains my favorite Grease movie. To totally confess and tell you the truth, it ruined high school for me cause I thought high school was really going to be like that.... all singing and dancing and loving life and school... boy was I disappointed.


*Note: I love the Batman series and hold it up to the highest regard on comic book crossovers, (will do an entire blog dedicated to that soon) but most of the actors regret doing the movies, hence the comment.

Kids in the Hospital

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other, outside the operating room.

The first kid leans over and asks, "What are you in here for?"

The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous."

The first kid says, "You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream. It's a breeze."
The second kid then asks, "What are you here for?"

The first kid says, "A Circumcision."

And the second kid says, "Whoa, Good luck buddy, I had that done when I was born. Couldn't walk for a year."

Revocation of the Independence of the United States of America

Notice of Revocation of IndependenceTo the citizens of the United States of America

In the light of your recent failure to elect a reasonable President and thusto govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today...... Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy.

Your new Prime Minister (Tony Blair for the 97.85% of youwho have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders)will appoint a Minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid to the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

* You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed atjust how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels.

*Look up "vocabulary". Using the same 27 words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and ineffective formof communication.

*Look up "interspersed".* There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on yourbehalf.

* You should learn to distinguish between English and Australian accents. Itreally isn't that hard.

* Hollywood will be required to occasionally cast English actors as the goodguys.

* You should relearn your original national anthem, God Save The Queen, butonly after carrying out task one. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through.

* You will no longer be allowed to play American football. There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays American football. Instead you should play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby(which is similar to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every 20 seconds or wearing full body armour like nancies).

* The fourth of July is no longer a public holiday. The 3rd of November will be a new national holiday, but only in Britain. It will be called "Stupidity Day".

* All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German Cars, you will understand what we mean.

* Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

Jerri and I at the reunion (we did the check-in table and MC'ing). Taken by the class drunk girl. hehe.. she was funny! ... gee.... time to lose a few pounds before my 10 year in 2 years! 

My mommy & daddy at my mom's 30-Year HS reunion (11/05/04) 

Close-up of the door. Looks like I took a can opener to her! 

My poor car. I got into a little accident with a Semi-truck on Friday. The far-away view doesnt look as bad as the close-ups.  

My car is Dead (well i think)

Well not that it was my fault, or my choice, but I seem to ahve sent my car to an early grave.

On Friday afternoon my car decided to dance with a semi truck. I was not hurt, but my car suffered major cosmetic injuries. The entire driver side of the car needs to be replaced. I am afrade that this will cost more than my little teal neon is worth and I will be fored to climb in and out of the passenger side door the rest of my life or get a new car, which I do not have the money for in my current budget.

The truck and I were traveling side by side in downtown Ann Arbor and he decided to get over int my lane. What resulted was my (and his) first car accident ever. The tail end of his semi scraped along the entire length of my car, damageing everything from my rear 1/4 pannel to the front bumper.

Anywho... I am ok, but I am afraid that I will have to say good-bye to the very first car I ever bought!

... Please a moment of silence for Iris....

We go to the adjuster next Monday, at that time I will know if they total her or not.

Michael Moore on Bush's Reelection

17 Reasons Not to Slit Your Wrists...by Michael Moore

Dear Friends,

Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's,
in the words of Monty Python, "always look on the bright side of life!"
There IS some good news from Tuesday's election.

Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists:

1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again.

2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since
Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young
adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are
always wrong and you should never listen to them.

4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the
country is headed in the wrong direction (56%), think the war wasn't
worth fighting (51%), and don't approve of the job George W. Bush is
doing (52%). (Note to foreigners: Don't try to figure this one out. It's
an American thing, like Pop Tarts.)

5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in
the Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack
the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues. Did I say "if the
Democrats do their job?" Um, maybe better to scratch this one.

6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace
of our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole
West Coast! Plus Hawaii. Ok, that's a start. We've got most of the fresh
water, all of Broadway, and Mt. St. Helens. We can dehydrate them or
bury them in lava. And no more show tunes!

7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just
any old nut -- a poisonous nut. A great nation was felled by a poisonous
nut.

May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan.

8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America
will no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long
time! If you're ten years old and reading this, your golden years will
be truly golden and you will be well cared for in your old age.

9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get
married in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding
gifts we won't have to buy now.

10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress,
including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to
have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our
candidates can't.

11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up!

12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away.

13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at
least 3 chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled
state legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went
into the 2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans
controlled 53 chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats
now control 47 chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is
tied and 1 chamber (Montana House) is still undecided.

14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment
than the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here
on out -- and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all
the hard work that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's
last month in 12th grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time!
Perhaps he'll treat the next four years like a permanent Friday,
spending even more time at the ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why
shouldn't he? He's already proved his point, avenged his father and
kicked our ass.

15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a
very dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following
two scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to
the Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in
his ear that he should spend these last four years building "a legacy"
so that history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not
push for too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so
cocky and arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a
blunder of such major proportions that even his own party will have to
remove him from office.

16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of
voting age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a
landslide -- it means we're almost there. Imagine losing by 20 million.
If you had 58 yards to go before you reached the goal line and then you
barreled down 55 of those yards, would you stop on the three yard line,
pick up the ball and go home crying -- especially when you get to start
the next down on the three yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope!
More sports analogies are coming!!!

17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for
the candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than
the total number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton
or Gore.
Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan. If the media are looking
for a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the
first time since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal.
The country has always been filled with evangelicals -- that is not
news. What IS news is that so many people have shifted toward a
Massachusetts liberal. In fact, that's BIG news. Which means, don't
expect the mainstream media, the ones who brought you the Iraq War, to
ever report the real truth about November 2, 2004. In fact, it's better
that they don't. We'll need the element of surprise in 2008.

Feeling better? I hope so. As my friend Mort wrote me yesterday, "My
Romanian grandfather used to say to me, 'Remember, Morton, this is such
a wonderful country -- it doesn't even need a president!'"

But it needs us. Rest up, I'll write you again tomorrow.

Yours,

Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
www.michaelmoore.com

I'm dieing

Feel like Cameron in Ferris Bueler's Day off when he is home sick in bed and he proclaims that he's dieing and then Ferris calls him and says "You aren't dieing, you just can't think of anything good to do"

I have fallen victum to the first round of flu I think, but not *BLAH* flu, head cold, viral flu. Secretly I think my boss gave it to us, cause there are like 4 of us now all hacking away in the office. She did give me a lead on some new OTC drug called Musenix. I picked it up, a little expensive ($12.00 for a bottle of 20 pills) but I tell you THEY WORK! 30 minutes after taking the first round I felt 150% better!

Unfortunatly, that means I am at work today instead of sleeping the day away with my cat.