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It’s Monday, and while I complain a lot about Mondays, they usually fly right by here at work.

I’ve been MIA in the blogging universe lately, but it’s a good MIA for me.  Sometimes I feel like there’s so much going on in the online world and I can’t keep up with it so it stresses me out, because I feel obligated to update some web page or read ten thousand blogs.

It’s hard.  I’m trying a positive outlook on life, and about a lot of things.  I’m trying to school myself away from being instantly negative about most of life’s surprises.

So anyway, my Christmas was great!  I had breakfast with my dad, sisters, brother, and nephew.  Then I went to my mom’s for dinner where she called me chubby, and then I went to Sean’s to exchange stockings with him.  I got him a guitar for Christmas.  He picked it out, so it wasn’t a surprise.  I loved my stocking.  He’s wonderful.

We saw Yes Man this weekend in the theatre, and it kicked so much booty.  It’s my new favorite Jim Carey comedy movie ever.  I can’t understand why all the critics are giving it bad reviews.  My advice is to GO SEE IT!

That’s about it for today I guess.  I’m going to clean my cubicle now (well, it’s already clean so I guess I’m just reorganizing), work on a short bio for the main page, and eat a pop tart  Then I’ll play some games on iminlikewithyou.com (my new favorite website) and then read for a while.  Maybe knit.

How were YOUR holidays this year?

I’ve brought Dear Diary from Myspace to The PQ Nation.

Dear Diary

I’ve archived some of my favorite ‘Dear Diary’ entries of the last year from Myspace to be available here, and I’ll start writing again soon.

So check it out in your spare time.  I’ll probably get a subscriber option set up eventually.

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I’m feeling much much much much MUCH better than last week.  I’m glad I won’t be that sick for Christmas.

I stayed home sick most of last week so I spent all the days leveling up my characters on FlyFF.  I’ve now got a lvl 62 Knight, a lvl 23 Assist, and a lvl 33 Acrobat.  Alli was supposed to get online and play with me but she didn’t.

And no, FlyFF is not like WoW.  It’s better.  And free.

Unless you buy cash item things, like I do.  But playing is still free.

And yesterday I bought a baby monkey to follow me around and pick up all my items.  And I bought one for Sean.  Because I’m a good girlfriend.

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That’s about it for today, I’m bored and boring.  I’m not really feeling much like being online so I’m going to read and knit.  I kinda feel like I was away from the blogosphere for so long that there’s too much to catch up on right now, and my brain is all over the place.  I’ll get around to it eventually (probably later on tonight LOL).

I hope everybody had a great weekend!!

Are you all ready for Christmas?

Thirteen Words I Love To Say

1. wicked
2. green
3. plethora
4. innumerable
5. beastly
6. please
7. damn (this one makes me feel so damn sophisticated!)
8. obviously
9. also
10. hooligan
11. wee
12. serious(ly) (and all it’s forms including ’serial’, don’t judge me)
    
13. ridiculous

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I went to the dentist today and had my crown put on finally.  It’s all gold and shiny in the back of my mouth, like it’s my hidden bling or something.

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I have decided that I love Courtni.  I liked her before, but now I love her and I can’t wait to talk to her tomorrow.

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I’ve been spending more time on Myspace lately than I have been in the past few months.  It’s pretty much the only way I talk to Alli anymore since she works 6 days a week.  I miss her.  I just wanna spend some time with her, just a couple hours.  I won’t even make her go to hibachi because I know she hates rice and meat and vegetables.

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I’m tired in ways that sleep won’t cure.  Tired of so much, and tired of me, I think, sometimes.  Vacation didn’t help.  I don’t know what will.  Sorry to be such a downer.  It’s late and I’m tired and kind of sad about things.  I’m full, I have a headache, my cold is getting worse, and Sean hasn’t called me back, so I’m going to go to bed.

Ten days until Christmas, ladies and gentlebloggers.  Sean’s stocking is officially stuffed and waiting for The Big Day.  There’s nothing too big in it since I got him a guitar, it’s just a stocking but I think he’ll like it.  We went out and bought new stockings and decorated them since it’s our first Christmas together (thanks for the collective “aww!”).  We’ll be a whole year together in January.  *glowing grin*

A word to the wise:  Do not use glitter glue on super fuzzy stockings.  *pout*  Sean’s is already peeling.

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RANDOM RANT:
There is no milk in my house!!!  I’m cranky and thirsty and DAMMIT I WANT CHOCOLATE MILK!!!!

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We sold our iPhones FINALLY, the day we got back from the Cape.  Got new cell phones, but I’m not sure how I feel about mine yet.  The AT&T software is lame, it should just be simple.  Sean got a BlackBerry Curve and I got a Samsung Rugby (the phone I’ve been ogling online for days).  The BlackBerry is too complicated for me, and I really like flip phones.  Here’s what my phone looks like, except there’s no yellow on mine:

Mine is all black baby, but only because they were all out of burgundy.  The only thing I’ll miss about the iPhone is how I could check my email wherever (I’m a compulsive email checker), but I’ll get over that.  I don’t need to be CONSTANTLY connected.

Do I?

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I went to Texas Roadhouse yesterday.  First time ever.  And it was gooooooood.

There was this old couple sitting diagonally from us, and the woman had such thick white crimped-like hair that you’d have thought it was a wig!  …Except that she had a mustache to match, but that’s neither here nor there.

The food was wicked tasty.  It’s my new favorite restaurant (especially now that there’s no Macaroni Grill in RI >.<), their prime rib is so yummy!

This is us being silly at the restaurant:

OK, so Sean is being silly and I’m being cute.  :D

It’s Monday, I’m back from vacation, and I’m probably not even really “back” yet (if I was ever gone to begin with).  I’m excited for the holidays and spending time with my family.

What is everyone up to today?  I need a distraction from the stress of being me, so DISTRACT ME!

Oy.  Good afternoon, bloggerland.

I did not want to come home from the Cape.  My ‘vacation’ was nice because I was with Sean and we weren’t near anyone we knew and I got to sleep three times in two days.  I’m still not so good at relaxing though.  Talk about the ultimate FAIL, I go on vacation to relax and end up thinking about EVERYTHING.

In case you’re new, thinking about everything is not relaxing.

Fail.

***EMO ALERT!!!***

So now I’m still thinking about everything and more.  Oy.

Life is like this giant dark cloud looming ahead of my every step.  Will it hit today?  Am I safe for another month?  Am I seriously moving towards it?

I just don’t understand.

I don’t know how to take anything one day at a time.

I’ve been reading Eat, Pray, Love, and I can really relate to the author in her descriptions of how she got to the point in her life that she’s at, how she can’t get rid of Depression and Loneliness (those bastards!), and about so much more.  It makes me wish I had her courage.  I know I have some courage and that I’m strong, but it’s not the kind of strength and courage I need to make it in life, it’s the kind of strength and courage I’ve developed to help everyone else make it in life.

I’m confused, and everything seems so hard.  Anyone else feel this way?

Anyone?

Bueller…?

I LOVE… vacations.
I LOVE… my boyfriend.
I LOVE… prime rib cooked just right with au jus.
I LOVE… long hot bubble baths.
I LOVE… taking long hot showers.
I LOVE… Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.
I LOVE… warm colored sunsets on cold days.
I LOVE… knitting.
I LOVE… how much love I have for the world, even on the darkest of days.

Head on over to PQ’s page to see HER I LOVE…Fridays post!

I’m super serial.

Vacation from work starts in 2 hrs 4 min.

Vacation from life starts in approx 19 hrs.

Sean and I are going to The Cape tomorrow, coming back later in the week, so chances are pretty damn good that I won’t be around the Internets until at least Friday.  Wish me lots of good relaxing, because I’m going to take a crack at it.

My first vacation without my family since 2006, and this one’s just for ME!  And Sean, but ME!

xoxo

I’m taking a the cue from Quello and participating in I LOVE…Fridays.  See her blog for details.  After reading her I LOVE…Fridays blog today I started to feel a little better, so I hope coming up with my own will help lift my mood a little more.

I LOVE…Fridays!

I LOVE… logging into Twitter and seeing what people are doing first thing in the morning.
I LOVE… blogging and getting comments from my friends.
I LOVE… Vaseline aloe fresh hydrating lotion.
I LOVE… that Q loves Frank Sinatra, it makes me smile.
I LOVE… looking at pictures of alligators.
I LOVE… going to my dad’s on Friday nights with Sarah and my nephew and watching Lost over dinner!
I LOVE… Alli in her space pajamas.
I LOVE… that I booked a special sweetheart two day getaway for Sean and I for next week!
I LOVE… the pictures of Lexi I used to get when I had a cell phone that accepted picture messages.
I LOVE… getting presents I actually asked for instead of random gifts people assume I’d like (what?!  ’tis the season and I’m picky!).

This is Alli in her space pajamas.  :D

What do YOU love today?

It’s a rather blustery day today out there.  The wind is fierce!

Did you know that you can buy albino asparagus?  I’m serial.  There’s like albino everything these days.  Sometimes I look at pictures of albino alligators and they scare me.

Well, all alligators scare me but whatever.  There’s something EXTRA sinister about white alligators with red eyes and sharp pointy teeth!

Now I have the Blustery Day song from Winnie The Pooh stuck in my head.  After three weeks of Sea Ponies, I’m glad for the change.  I have just one question: when will I be able to get a grown up song stuck in my head instead of songs from children’s movies?

I WILL BE setting up a Dear Diary page some time in the future.  I miss having Dear Diary so I’ll let everyone know when that’s up and running.

Happy Windsday, everyone!