So you know how when you have a job that requires you to work at a computer all day, it sometimes makes you not want to spend your non-working hours sitting on the computer? I swear, I work for a week and miss out on so much. I’ve fallen way behind on my daily blog [...]
Archive | September, 2008
“Katie, I’d like to use one of my lifelines.”
by Amy on 28. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
POEHLER AS COURIC: “On foreign policy, I want to give you one more chance to explain your claim that you have foreign policy experience based on Alaska’s proximity to Russia. What did you mean by that?” FEY AS PALIN: “Well, Alaska and Russia are only separated by a narrow maritime border. (using her hands to [...]
Thanks, but no thanks
by Amy on 26. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
I’ve never had my own office in the workplace, so when they gave me a fairly large corner cubicle, I didn’t complain. Little did I know that I’d be subject to listen to graduate students come by on a nonstop basis, some of them to do nothing but kiss advisor ass for long periods of [...]
DOWN
by Amy on 24. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
Written earlier today: THE WEBSITE IS DOWN, so I can’t seem to update anything. People have asked how it’s going, and it’s going mostly fine, if you don’t count my body in complete rebellion over having to wake up earlier than I have been required to for the past fourteen months, and how it’s all [...]
My birthday wish
by Amy on 23. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
…is to not post to this blog today. So I won’t. Though I guess I just did. Oh well. You know what I mean.
32, I Loved You Not
by Amy on 22. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
Today while I was waiting to renew my license and tabs at Secretary of State, it occurred to me how awesome it is to have the privilege of shelling out large sums of money during your birthday month. I’m thinking that it would be far better to have to renew these items at a different [...]
Baked, a Saturday Edition
by Amy on 20. Sep, 2008 in Home & Style
I’ll admit that when it comes to baking, I always go to the things I love most, pies and cookies, especially chocolate chip. I’ve posted about this before, how I rarely repeat a recipe, which isn’t hard to do considering all of the different versions there are out there on the web alone. Over the [...]
Free SWAG
by Amy on 18. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
Free Stuff We All Get (in the mail), a brief history. When you’re born: Diaper samples When you’re a kid: Toys in the bottom of the Apple Jacks box When you hit puberty: Feminine hygiene products (if you’re a girl, anyway) When you go to college: Condoms (at least my campus did) When you get [...]
Back In the Saddle
by Amy on 17. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
So I’m starting a new job tomorrow. You could say I’m a little nervous. I’ve been essentially unemployed since August 07 when the government contract I was working under shrunk. There was always a certainty that the work would eventually end. When I took the position, I figured I’d get a year out of the [...]
Thanks, but no thanks
by Amy on 15. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
Got a minute? You should check out the graph at the Washington Post, comparing McCain and Obama’s tax cut plans. I keep hearing how “Obama’s gonna raise taxes,” mostly from people I know who are just repeating words they’ve heard on the radio, or TV, or from the latest McCain political ad. And I look [...]
Consider Me Convinced (and Shredded)
by Amy on 12. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
Tomorrow is scheduled to be a long run day, as in take some water and a few Luna blocks, start running in one direction for a few hours and then turn around and hopefully make it home. With that in mind, I didn’t want to do a huge run this afternoon. I’ve been reading about [...]
Remembering
by Amy on 11. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
I was sitting at my desk at work. What I was doing, I can’t remember for sure, but I’m sure I was sitting at the computer. My boss had just strolled in around 9AM, which is when all of the real work began at that place anyway. A few minutes after he had settled in [...]
Pre-season
by Amy on 10. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
It took an embarrassing amount of days, but I finally dragged my ass out of the house and went on a training run tonight (and I use the term training rather loosely). Running up and down gravel roads, I had a spectacular view of the Traprock Valley, a sight I often take for granted because [...]
A Case of the Mondays
by Amy on 09. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
I know it’s Tuesday but it sure feels like Monday. The Vikings lost to the Packers last night in a penalty-ridden, boring snoozefest. I now understand that being a Vikings fan is not unlike being a Lions fan. I kept checking the sidelines for Matt Millen. After waiting for five long months for a check [...]
The Very Best of Intentions
by Amy on 07. Sep, 2008 in Home & Style
Every fall we have a hot dog roast / potluck to welcome new and old students to campus. Not that Lutherans need an excuse to have a potluck. I’m pretty sure if Luther would have had room for more Theses at Wittenberg, Number 96 would have read, “Thou must provideth fruity jello salad and sloppy [...]
Double Standard, Anyone?
by Amy on 04. Sep, 2008 in My Every Day
I know Jon Armstrong has posted this on his site, but just in case you haven’t seen it, I must post it here as well (I missed The Daily Show/Colbert Report last night). We’ve been watching MSNBC coverage of both conventions, even though the speeches last night had me ripping my hair out, we’re trying [...]
Catching up
by Amy on 02. Sep, 2008 in Home & Style, My Every Day
I have so much catching up to do, on this site, and in LIFE IN GENERAL. I’ve been fairly pleased with my return to running, even though I missed the long run I planned on doing this weekend. Before you send angry email, I am completely aware that trying to play “catch up” on marathon [...]
