Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 8:49pm
mission accomplished - mood: happy
Got to Northgate without incident today. Roxanne came along, so that was good. Although it would've been nice to just have lunch with John alone. It was really good to see him today. I hope his move goes smoothly. Poor guy must be in agony anticipating his birthday :D He'll have a great time.
Time for me to prepare my lunch for work tomorrow; I'm kinda tired from all the driving I did today. Seeing John was worth the drive though. It always is. Will write more tomorrow.
Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 8:17am
early bird - mood: cheerful, listening to music
I can't believe it's the last day of June already. New Year's Day honestly feels like it was only yesterday. All the years when I ached to be older.. *shakes head* every adult I talked to was right: "The time will just
fly by." If I blink right now, I may just open my 30-year-old eyes, that's how quickly time feels like it's going. But for now I'm 20, just one year left to go :D I'm sure I'll get to my first bar, have a few drinks and realize the novelty is gone. I'm just more excited about going to see shows. It's disappointing to hear that one of your favorite bands is in town, but they won't let you in because you haven't lived long enough. You can attribute that to the folks who believe music is better while drinking. And if that's the way it is - then the music was shit to begin with :D
Spent a few hours at Nicole's house last night. It was so good to see that girl again! Also saw Eric V., who is sporting a stud below his lower lip, and a bitchin' 'fro :D Nicole introduced me to her roommate, Andres, whom she talks about all the time. I loved the way she intro'd me though: "This is Cathy, I talk about her all the time - you should know who this is." XD I love her. We all had dinner together (yeah, that was my 2nd dinner, but I can't turn down free food) and goofed off for a while before watching "Slackers". That movie was a riot! I've never seen a more neurotic character than "Cool Ethan"... the hair doll was just plain wrong! I left at about 1am, knowing I wanted to be up early this morning.
Gotta get ready to visit John at work! I can't wait! XD He put up a gross post last night (it was gross to him too..): a woman was conned into putting chocolate up her ass on The Man Show. Now, I'm a fan of that show, don't get me wrong. BUT... that's fucking disgusting! I think those guys leaped over the thin line of "crude humor" and "extreme bad taste" with this one. *shudder* Then again, how dumb is that woman for doing something like that...?
Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 5:50pm
this summer's best (non-alcoholic) concoction - mood: inspired
Hopefully you've experienced the joys of Vanilla Coke. Now couple this with vanilla bean ice cream, and you have one bitchin' float!!! I thought of this just the other day, and now I get to savor the fruit of my inspiration. I'm leisurely sipping at mine right now - yummy! What are you waiting for? Got out and make one for yourself, already!
I feel like I've done absolutely nothing today, aside from posting, signing up for cliques, and advancing in Silent Hill 2. Maybe Nicole will call and we'll hang out tonight or something. I have plans for tomorrow though! Going to visit John at work and bring him lunch, since the poor guy is going to be trapped in his store all day. It's going to be weird not having him on the other side of the water. He's my connection to life in Seattle. My �ber-cool music snob :D He'll have to tell me about all the cool bands in New York and send me burned CDs. And he's so cool about expressing his opinions. See the link to his journal, at your right. He's got some great posts (and rants too *grin*). I will miss him.
Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 12:27pm
post-lunch post.. I'm so clever - mood: full
Still haven't heard from Nicole yet.. not sure if she said she'll be home Saturday morning or Saturday night. I miss her
so much!! She's one of the few people who truly understands me, because we think alike. And I haven't heard from Roxanne either now that she's in the state, but I think her brother's wedding is today, so she probably wouldn't be able to kick it. I have a feeling she'll go back to Colorado without us seeing each other.
I should probably take a shower and run some errands, but before then, I feel like shooting up some zombies :D Silent Hill 2 is addicting, kinda like blogging...
Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 8:47am
*yaaaaaawn* ohayo - mood: irked
It's so wrong to feel this way, but I'm irked.. just a touch. Maybe I'm just cranky this morning or something. I asked a few people if they would like my company sometime today, and I haven't heard back yet - so how can I make plans with anybody else?!
*big ol' phattie exasperated sigh* I should think about this when I'm fully conscious; I may just piss someone off, and that's not cool.
My brother had
more trouble with his car last night. The fucking front driver's side tire fell off while he was driving!!! He had it brought in just a few days ago because the clutch died on him. The guy who put his new clutch in must not have replaced that tire correctly... thank god J.R. was driving slow when it happened. I'm really glad he's ok. That fuckin' guy though...
I'm just not having a good morning *at all*. I've just gotta do something.. I'm going to clean out my room and start boxing things up. Loree said the applications will be processed in 24-48 hours, so we'll find out soon. Better start getting ready to move! Hopefully I'll be in a better mood later on today. Maybe that google search wasn't too far off the mark, with me being a cold-hearted bitch and all.
Friday, June 28, 2002 - 12:42pm
my heart is all melty - mood: touched
Everybody knows how adorable a puppy is. It is also well-known how adorable a baby is. But when you put the two of them together, it's almost too much. One of the sales reps brought her Jack Russell puppy with her to work today, and another sales rep brought his 1 and a half year old toddler. The little one saw the puppy and they started playing fetch, and... aaahhh! Too cute! That totally made my day. It'd be great to go back to the days when you're carefree and everything is so new. Expect more introspective thoughts in the coming entries.
Friday, June 28, 2002 - 12:12pm
Google searches for "Cathy is" - mood: silly
Yeah, yeah, so I cave in to peer pressure sometimes :) Let's see if there are interesting things connected to my name on the 'net:
Cathy is the hub of our family, especially with her gourmet cooking skills!
Cathy is founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A., Inc.
Cathy is known as the "Singing Quilter"!
Cathy is all natural.
Cathy is ABSOLUTELY 'the partner' that every organization needs to
help train and coach employees.
Cathy is an amazingly talented woman, with her last album being created almost
solely by herself.
Cathy is served.
Cathy is perpetually single. (that one makes me sad..)
Cathy is not only highly suggestive but also exceedingly useful in
manipulations involving integrals.
Cathy is a cold-hearted bitch.
Cathy is a doll. (that just cancels out the one before, doesn't it? *grin*)
Cathy is an ordained minister and spiritual healer.
Cathy is a member of the National Cartoonists Society.
Cathy is thrilled to be doing what she loves.
Cathy is a superb storyteller.
Cathy is great at envisioning, delegating, working with diverse teams
and is known by many who ask, "Where does she get all that energy?"
Cathy is nice, but she doesn't want anyone to know anything about her.
Want to join in the fun? Go to google.com and enter "[Your Name] is", with quotes and all. Let me know what you come up with! I'm satisfied with mine :D
"Groovy, guys, really."
Friday, June 28, 2002 - 10:44am
thoughts - randomized for your pleasure - mood: sleepy
It's end-of-month
and end-of-Q1 today. It's surprisingly quiet around here though. Some EOM's are more hectic than others, and today seems to be of the calm variety. That's a great thing though - I'm still working on spreadsheets that demand my total attention, although here I am writing in my DJ :) EOM also means free lunch! Score!
I need to rescue Roxanne from Tacoma before she goes back to Colorado. And Nicole will be home tomorrow. Maybe we'll do an old-fashioned sleepover or somethin'. I do miss those days. I miss Nicole. And Roxanne. And Maggie. And Janet. I'm getting mighty damn sick of missing people :D But if I didn't miss you guys, we wouldn't be good friends.
I don't miss Pat, that's for sure - he came over yesterday :) Didn't get to do much dancing as planned, but we went out and bought Silent Hill 2. That game is fucked up! My brother and I were up late playing it; I'm surprised neither of us had nightmares! The sounds and the lack of lighting (and the creepy monsters raping each other) just make watching and playing it soooooo eerie. It is truly a scary game.. and I'd love to play it right now :) I like getting scared although I'm not quite sure why.
I chanced upon a curious sight the other day. Now that I'm driving on a regular basis again, I see some of the confusing things people stick onto their cars. I was at a stop light, behind a van. As is common to find around here, there was a Jesus fish on the back of the van. But... what sets this van apart from others is that it also sported a Darwin fish w/ legs.. but one wasn't happily devouring the other. You usually see one or the other (or like my car, you see neither) but never both on the same vehicle. I wonder if I'll ever see Contradiction Van again.
My future roomie and I are going to pay the app. fees today so we can get everything processed and ready to go soon. Cool - one less thing to worry about. I can't wait to do this. July will probably go by sooo slooooow because I'm anticipating August.
I should probably get back to my data entry now :D
Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 10:38am
big news - mood: indescribable
To make a long story short, John was the right man for a very cool opportunity: he'll be relocating to New Hampshire, to open a new store for a new company he was hired for. He's leaving in 2 weeks to begin training. Not very much time to prepare :) but I know he'll get it done. And sure, I'm sad that he's leaving and I will definitely miss him, but I'm more happy and excited at the opportunity he's being given. Honestly, people our age just don't get chances like this. Most of us are still in the bottom level in retail, or food service (yeah, so I'm in the corporate world, but I'm still at the bottom ^_^ ). He'll become a district manager. In the retail world, he would be my boss's boss! :D He'll be just a few hours away from Boston, New York, and Montreal - I'm soooo jealous! He'll have a great time out there. I'm going to visit when I can, probably in late September or early October. It'll be so pretty there at that time of year - all the trees will be turning colors. So just in case I don't act quite like myself for a while, you guys know what's up. I'm really more happy than anything though. Really.
"Tonight I'll dream while in my bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tommorow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we're going to be friends"
Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 9:37am
so much is happenin' - mood: busy
Before I start, I'd like to make an announcement.
Nicole Pixton, one of my bestest of friends, has a boyfriend!!! I'm so happy for you, sweetie. He sounds like a keeper. You know who to turn to when you need advice - I certainly ask you for it all the time :D
I'm part of the Relay For Life team at work, and we're having a car wash on Saturday to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society. If you're in Silverdale, stop by the gas station on the corner of Bucklin Hill and Silverdale Way - we'll be there from 11am-4pm. Help out a great cause!
Loree and I are supposed to put down the holding and application fees for our apartment, but if I paid my share, I'd be totally broke... I still have bills to pay for and I need gas money for next week before payday. I feel so bad. I had unexpected things to pay for this past payday, like 2 months worth of insurance in order to get insurance in the first place, my first car payment, and credit card bills. I hope she won't mind waiting until next week when I can pay for my half (and hers as a favor for making her wait another week).
I have a meeting with my boss this afternoon at 2; we're probably going to talk about arrangements for the termination of my temp status. I can't wait to be hired full-time here! Having benefits will be great, especially a 401(k) plan! Yay!
There's so much more to write about, but I still have a few more end-of-the-quarter reports to finish. I should get back to that...
Tuessday, June 25, 2002 - 9:37am
welcome, my friend
Hi Pat,
Welcome to the world of online journals. You'll be happy to know that you're the first of my friends from North that's attempted keeping a journal (that I know of, anyway), so congratulations! My subliminal, yet persuasive technique is successful :D I knew somebody would start one after reading mine for a few days. You'll soon find that writing will take over most of your free time, and you'll be tempted to make an entry every time you're near a computer. Even at work, when you're supposed to be on the job, if it's available *horrified gasp*. Honestly though, it's fun. Glad you decided to join.
Enjoy,
~Cathy~
