*begin rant*
I am SOOOOOO cheezed.. Our neighbor across the street gets his driveway plowed.. the person who plowed it plowed it backwards, meaning he pushed the snow OUT of the driveway, and then proceeded to push it across the street and place it on OUR LAND!! what's the big deal you say? well the city plows this street a little crooked, and 75% of the street snow is placed on our land to begin with, and last year it totally burried our mailbox.. and according to judge judy, you can not dispose of snow that falls on your property by putting it on someone else's property..

*fumes*
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Ranted by ~*Connie*~ at 4:17 PM

*bounces up and down*
Ok.. this is a very good day!! :)
I went to the library, and I got some really good looking books.. I didn't get the one I need for my upcoming class, but that's ok.. I went to the grocery store and got some really good meat for dinner.. (going to make beef and broccoli) and then I came home. which was very good timing, cause it started snowing just as I left the grocery store, and now an hour late, the roads are covered!!!

The mailed showed up.. I got my first unemployment check.. *waves check around* woo hoo! thank goodness for the state! Finding a new job is going to be difficult, but more on that a little later, cause also delivered today was.. *insert dramatic music here* a giftie from Joc!! *hugs present* ow ow.. the ends are a little pointy. lol.. Thank you Joc. Really.. I love it all!!!

Ive also been doing a bit of soul searching since I was laid off.. nothing like facing life challenges.. See when I was laid off, the first thing I did was go to the library. While looking through the new releases, I found a book called whistle while you work, which basically said in 150 pages, find out what you like to do and find a way to get paid to do it, and if you can't, find a way to do it while your getting paid.. So once again, I started thinking about things Ive done that Ive loved doing.. and while Ive never had a job I LOVED.. Ive had jobs i liked more than others, and parts of other jobs I really liked... but anyway.. you have to sit and think of things you like to do.. and I don't know about you, but the first things that came to my mind, were taking naps, spending time with my kitties, watching movies.. :) Unfortunately I can't get anyone (except for the state for the next 25 weeks) to pay me to do that.. lol.

Lets see.. what else is new.. I wrote a letter to the car dealership and sent it out on Monday regarding the fact that my rear window defrost STILL doesn't work despite 4 trips to the dealership and the fact that it hasn't worked since I bought the car in October, and that on 1/2 they said they would order new glass and it would be in the shop in 5 to seven days. Well yesterday I received not only a call from the service manager but also from Mr. Galos himself :) they both appologised for leaving me hanging, and they would look into what happened.. Today I got a call from the service manager saying the glass was damaged in shipment, and they'll have it in with in five to seven days.. (notice im not holding my breath) Im kinda peeved, cause this does kinda fall under the lemon laws, (a) you have to bring it in three times with out it being fixed right and b) it has to affect the safety of the vehical.. Id say not being able to see out the back window a safety issue)

Ive also decided that being 30 years old isn't quite a good thing. Ive noticed that the skin on my face isn't as smooth and supple as it has been for the past 29 years of my life. Ive never had any kind of skin care regimine. .(see.. I can't even spell it) the most Ive done is wash it regularly so I don't get pimples.. but now....Im feeling the need to put mositurizer on regularly, and when I forget, I don't like the way my skin feels..

Ok.. back to the job thing.. I don't want to rush into a job just to have one. Financially I don't think im in any hurry.. I have my car payments, and I have a few outstanding credit card bills, but those don't seem to be an issue.. granted if I were working, I could do more THINGS that I want to do, but I would be commited to do stuff that I might not want to do on a daily basis. I want to be able to GET to go to work, instead of HAVING to go to work.. Ive also been looking in the paper, there is almost NOTHING in the way of jobs, and every time I turn on the news, it seems more and more companies are laying people off.. I do want to take some classes and learn more.. maybe even finally get my degree.. (yea yea yea.. i know I should.. really I do.. ) Im taking a free class at http://www.bnuniversity.com/ called programing basics.. I need the book programing for dummies.. I figure this will be a great way to see if this is a direction I want to go in. I really enjoy building websites, because it appeals to both sides of my brain, which according to all the aptitude tests I took in school, are equally developed. I freaked one test giver once by having equal scores on both math and art.

Well anyway.. this entry is just too long now, so im going to end it.. but Im going to leave you with a few links..
a) a view out a window in Maine
b) some VERY cool Panoramas of the Maine coast
Ranted by ~*Connie*~ at 2:14 PM

well the trip to the vet was interesting. to start off, I had a quarter of an inch of ice on my car.. had to use my hair dryer to get it off.. ugh..
Ollie is good.. He weighs 10lbs.. which is pretty shocking to me.. cause he seems so little 'specially compaired to Em..
He's healthy, 'cept for some gum problems, so he's on antibiotics..

Im watching martha stewart at the moment.. why do I do this? I'll never do any of the things she says, except for maybe putting a drop or two of bleach in your flower water.. she's marinating a duck at the moment.. the marinate sounds good.. but I wont ever cook / eat a duck.. Im kind of a hypocrite.. I only eat what I consider ugly animals..

I woke up dizzy this morning. I don't know why.. Ive been eating, and im not dehydrated.. It happens every once in a while.. but Ive always been able to attribute it to one thing or another.. too much work, not enough sleep.. dehydration forgetting to eat.. so this is kind of perplexing.. I think I'll just get ollie to come over here and we'll rest and cuddle for a while..

here kitty kitty
Ranted by ~*Connie*~ at 1:37 PM

Happy Birthday Dad!! :)

We are going out to eat this weekend.. going down to connecticut to eat at ruth's chris steak house (can someone please tell me what a chris steak is?!?! all I know is it is the best darn steak house Ive ever been to) I have to take ollie to get his shots.. speaking of which.. I really should go put some clothes on and do taht right now.. and hope to heck he doesn't run and hide... *crosses fingers*
Ranted by ~*Connie*~ at 11:24 AM