OH Blogosphere....

Here I am in my first 10 minutes of sitting at the landlord/tenant table. My meager attempt to get pro bono hours (did i spell that right??), learn a little bit about landlord and tenant rights, and just be apart of the law school community. Hmmm. Well it is field trip day or something, I am in the commons and surrounded by Jr. High and High School kids. It makes me miss teaching. I do miss the personalities of the kids. Now don't get me wrong, there are plenty of personalities at law school, but somehow I don't appriciate them as much as I did the kids of Brimhall. Now about the weekend.

So tonight is the ward talent show. I am not participating, but i will go and support. I have an outline due at 4 thirty. So that will be interesting...be it that i haven't started on it. We are going to Thai food tomorrow, can't wait. I can't find my phone anywhere. I had it with me on Wednesday night. And now, it is lost. So hopefully that will turn up. I have hit the point in the semester where i gotta turn it on. I worked so hard last semester,(and experienced sucess) so now it is just recreating that momentum and getting it going. The point is most of the time for this weekend, and all the weekends to come will be spent studying. Alright, pics to come. and Yes...the blog will be more exciting. Maybe. I think i am just not as exciting as i used to be. All that will change.

Up too Late...

I have found the solution to all my problems. All the complaints about the Dog's squeaky toy, and the whiny goings on, out side my window, and just the dog sounds in general that seem to put me in a bad mood for hours/dare I say days...have now found a solution. EAR PLUGS...at the law school we get them to use while we are studying (it seems that the library is really code for loud discussions about anything Law or not so law related) So you need them there. Finally today, after 1 and a half hours of that dog whining outside my window (the door he gets let in at, is right next to my window) I thought F this, and there, they were...my sweet, lovely, like mana from heaven ear plugs. I love you guys...thanks for the sweet salvation. Suddenly my seasonal depression ( i call it that, because I don't like being cold or having it be dark and i sort of hate on everyone and everything in my life) seems conquerable. Yay, Earplugs.

BACK in FULL EFFECT!

Oh the adventures I have had...
Monday-Friday(of last week)
I stayed up till at least 3 am working on my paper, with a little face booking mixed in. And I am still having trouble sleeping because of it.

1. Donating Plasma again....in Rexburg I worked at the plasma center and donated, here I am just going to be a donator. Anyways, it is hard to beleive it has been over 10 years since I got my first college job at Bio-Medics. I passed the interview process, NO sex with men, who have had sex with other men for money or drugs... I am a sucess!!!

2. Baby-sitting for Mellissa and Dru on Valentines Eve. We watched Monsters Inc. I tried to be a good sitter first and read them some stories. I even changed a diaper, (it's been years). I was surprised at how un-natural it was for me to be alone with the kids, I mean I helped raise my 5 younger siblings, but I haven't changed a diaper since Van was 2 and he is 17 now....15 years people. YIKES.

3. I spent Valentines Day with 4 of my favorite men in Moscow. Don- He is my workout buddy, has lost more weight than me at the Weight Loss Challenge, and is the gossip King! Adam-engaged to a wonderful woman from AZ (break my heart), helps me with my bike, and makes me laugh. John (Auburn) A little on the wild side, Loves to gamble, plays guitar with soul and is funny. Sean-a little cynical, lots of sex appeal, he's funny too. And ME!!! If I can't be with one special man, it's great to be with 4 of them. We went to a Thai restaurant for dinners, came home while John played guitar and I sang (treats for all) and just hung out. I think they invited me, so it wouldn't look like a homosexual double date...but i didn't care. At the Thai restaurant I ordered the best goodness, Yellow Curry. Which inspired Saturdays Adventures.

4. After Valentines with the boys, I headed home...and my roomates were throwing a party. It was the same old folks, then much to my surpise...my only crush showed up. That was nice.

5. Monday (president's day) We headed out for a bike ride. Adam said he wanted to go back to Pullman to eat the Thai food again, but this time he was going to get the Yellow Cury and we were gonna ride our bikes there. I have an amazing bike, that i had only ridden about 1 mile since i bought it. So this was a 18 mile round tripper. My clip on peddals and shoes were a disaster and i fell over twice. So i had to wear my tennies and deal with them slipping off the pedals. Point of the story. I got bruises on my arms and legs from falling off the bike, my back is sore and my privates hurt because even though i wore the padded bike shorts. that bike seat was not made for a woman. But I liked riding my bike. And I am a speed demon.

Super tired..from all my adventures. Missed you All. Hope your adventures are sweet.

Hiatus

I will not be blogging for the next week. Just giving a heads up. Have fun everyone.

UPDATE (G rated)

So I am not going to swear on my blog ever again. Well i think i might say, one time a month...if i really need to. My aunt and i just talked on facebook chat, and she said "it made me seem less classy." You all know the aim of my life (besides the elephant in the room) is to be classy. So if it takes not swearing, than so be it. That is going to apply to my word choice in real speech as well.

I started swearing in 5th grade, when i moved schools to Ishikowa Elementary. I sort of made friends with the wrong crowd. They were wild. They swore. They talked about sex, i think.....(or maybe they just knew the slang names for private parts) In any event they were bad, bad kids. And I had to be cool, i had to fit in. So I started swearing too (and maybe calling private parts by their slang names).

Basically since 5th grade, I have loved swearing (i think i am over using slang for privates) and don't find anything wrong or offensive about it, if it is used in moderation and for emphasis. But, alas if it is getting in the way of my classiness, even in one persons perpective, it has to be abolished....As i am writing this all i want to do is write and say swear words out loud. (Like the moment I started this weight loss challenge all i wanted to do was eat Salt and Vinegar chips and oreos and cheese burgers with bacon and blue cheese....and fry sauce for those awesome thick cut french fries) Shoot.

Speaking of Blog resolutions. I am going to try to spell better and care about punctuation.

In addition to those things, I purchased a new camera on Woot so it should be arriving soon. That means more pictures on the blog. It seems that I left my camera at my parents house over Thanksgiving, but it is nowhere to be found. These law school experiences (of loneliness and pain) need to be documented and shared.

Summary- Not going to swear, going to try to spell and punctuate and pictures are on the way.
(NOTE TO SELF: Being Classy is worth any sacrifice... no matter how tough)

Bugged and no place to vent...

So over the weekend i got two different calls from two different girls looking for a room to rent in the condo. Now that should be good news but.... They both have similar problems. They both are in situations where they can't work, so the bishops of their wards will be paying the rent. That means if either of them get the room, I will get a check from a bishop. Does that sound strange to you. And would normally be a red flag, but hey the economy is bad and i got a mortgage.

So one of them called my mom last night and set up a time to check out the condo. My mom, what a trooper agreed to meet her tonight. I was busy at school all day, and my mom never told me she was showing the condo to one of the girls, untill the girl didn't show up. My mom waited a half hour, since the time SHE requested to meet, then she called me. I was so annoyed, who does that? I told my mom to call her and find out what was up, then leave. So my mom calls her the girl (who doesn't have a car) says that she is out with a friend looking at other places, and she is on her way. My annoyance turned to full on "being pissed off" and I told my mom just to forget it and go home. I hate flakes like this, who set up a time, late at night for someone to meet them (who they don't know) and then inconvenience them like that. My mom was gonna wait, she said the girl said, "they were on their way", but in the Valley, who knows where they are. BLAR and BLAR...

Mom, people are soooooooooooooo interesting. God bless them.

PRO CRA STI NAT ION

I have a huge outline due, I don't want to do it, but i have to, so I am going to stay up all night, maybe. What a pain....the dog is whining outside my window (BLAR). It is freezing cold out there, and Why did I want to do this again? I swear I could have been out of debt if I had just taught one more year...and maybe served too. Now it seems like there is never gonna be an end to it. DAMN it, i hate regrets/grass is greeners etc. I really just don't want to do this outline, so i am trying to make excuses. And that is the DAMN truth.

This was posted on my MYSPACE blog...I think I documented my late 20's pretty good with this post. It's fun to read again.

Sunday, June 10, 2007


Ode to the (480) and the Singles who keep it Real...aka born before 1980
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Alright, so I've only been gone 2 weeks. And yes there is a chance I might puss out and come home. But in my moment of glory, the fact that i finally cut the chord with the 85203, I gotta relish in my victory. And tell all of you what I miss the most about the Mormon Mesa Single Social Scene ( YOU KNOW IT IS THE VERY LIFE BLOOD, THE ONLY THING WE LIVE FOR).

1. Game Night. Granted I hadn't gone to one since before the weekly bonfires(2003), but it is a simple pleasure, on the sabath which makes you feel like your social, even if it's just playing games with weirdo's.

2. Wild West Wednesdays/Clean Parties....Guess what DJ Rome you are Genius. Those Wild West Wednesdays filled up the only day that we didn't have something going on. I mean granted, what other group of twenty somethings would pay 5 dollars on a Wednesday, just to be together at the Boys and Girls Club....oh just the mormons of mesa, that's who. We will do anything to fill the void, of an empty night.

3. BINGO at the Fort. You know that free soda is hard to find, and I found it on the res.

4. The University Ward Campout. In my younger days, the single ward campout was a sure thing. I knew I was hooking up, for sure. Now i just like to sit by the fire and chill. However, I still love to see some horny 24 year olds sneak off into the woods. Brings a little joy to my heart that the younger generation knows about the goodnessess of the Ward Campout too.

5. The house party (especially if there is a cover charge). Cannot believe we actually pay 3-5 bucks to get into a house party. Usually the house of girls doesn't even turn up the AC. So you have this sickly hot and sweaty/musty air.... and I just paid 4 bucks, and if I am lucky I get an otter pop...what the hell? But if DJ Rome is there......it is all worth it.

6. The YMCA Dance Party night. Now i have been a loyal patron of the YMCA for quite sometime....since I was on the Goodman Family Pass. So it is always a good time working out Friday afternoon, only to return 5 hours later, to dance my ace off. Yet, if someone sends you a text message over the overhead screen, it's a great night.

7. Interstake Center Dance....back in the day, freaking that was the place to be. I mean when i was fourteen.... that was the place to be. I still hang my head in defeat, when it's ThanksGiving and I am 29, and I am back at the interstake center...doing YMCA, Safety Dance, and Electric Slide. Well, I dont' do those anymore, I watch others do them though.

8. WARD HOPPING....with so much inventory, that is ever changing how can i stick to just one ward?

9. OL SCHOOL INSTITUTE...you know for 24 and older. It really is a sight to behold. I have weathered the storms with you Old School, from when your numbers were low, to when parking was impossible, I have been there(Granted that I might have only come for the social and treats, skipping the class, but that is besides the point) That place.....is magical yet terrifying. And so worthi it.

10. Rosa's/Tia Rosa's......That Salsa is good, and I believe Rosa's is to the 20 somethings, what SomethingBERTO'S was to us in highschool. Wait SomethingBERTO'S still has a place in all of our hearts. I mean we gotta consume our calories, being social 7 days a week is hard work. Plus all those BERTO's are opened 24 hours... we need that sort of flexibility

11. The Wedding Reception.... I almost didn't add this. Yet how could I not, this is a hot spot.... we get to congradulate, yet feel abit sorry for the bride and groom. After all... they are trading 7 nights of Mesa, Single, Social, Mormon Bliss..............for SEX. Idiots.

Alright, that is my ode to my life of being Single Social and Mormon in Mesa...what have I missed? What other main staples, are apart of the single, social, mormon's life? What other events...make it oh so worth it, and make Mesa or the East Valley, be the third best place to be Mormon and Single? Let me know.

Little Debbie is a bitch.

Dear Little Debbie,

So I am all sick, I think it has something to do with all the Oatmeal Creme Pies and Swiss Rolls I ate, (8) within a 24 hour period (call it lack of discipline or just a love for sweet goodnesses) but I am sick as a dog and it is all your fault. Stop having such a cheap product on the market that is so good but so bad. I blame you for the big belly I had in Jr. High thanks to the sweet poison that is your 'Nutty Bars', which they sold at the Kino Jr. High Snack Bar. Always 40 cents...just what i had left. I blame you for losing all my money in Elementary School, it was always you or Brach's candy by the pound which was in my price range. Sometimes I got the Zebra Cakes for 99 cents, sometimes I sucummed to Brach's carmels, cinimon bears and orange slices, but all that allowence/rubbing-my-mom's-feet-for-cash-money was exchanged at the Smitty's for your sweet goodnessess. Since Yesteryear Brach's has been hit by inflation. But you miss Deb, you hold strong at 1.19 a box and usually at my market you are on sale for 99 cents. It's the same old song and dance, your sweet goodness at such a sweet price draws me in like a moth to a flame. I am an older lady now, with my own problems...I eat my feelings, I eat when i am stressed, and since I try to keep my grocery bill low, you are there once again calling my name. I blame you Deb, for so many problems in my life. You are a bitch.

I can't say I am leaving you, but I am gonna try.

Jodi

Thats me in the spotlight, losing my Religion...

Nah, still Mormon. But I did lose my Arizona Drivers License. I take that back I didn't lose it, I gave it up. I passed the 40 question Idaho Drivers test...And that my friends is why I am a champion test taker. Whether it's the many drug tests that I passed when I was a Mesa School Bus Driver (funny I got drug tested more than anyone else) or the LSAT, or the Law Tests here at the U of I, or E-Harmony find my matches tests (jokes, jokes that is reserved for turning 34) or my Professional Conduct Test for Teaching...(trying to think of more tests right now, can't really do it) I am a FANTASTIC TEST TAKER, already contemplating the Bar EXAM, and I am gonna Rock It, i mean if I know what to do at a stop sign (come to a complete stop, and proceed when it is safe to do so) I am gonna kill the bar...

Just Saying