Amanda's World

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

2007-01-14T09:20:00.000-08:00

Yes. I am a Network Marketer.
I have had an interesting time being ever so amused by people's fear of me. I'm an not an exactly fearsome individual. They are afraid of what I am doing, which is just odd.
People fear I will drop something in their drink and cause them to suddenly join me on my quest to follow my dreams. Alas, I do not have any such drug, and even if I did I would not use it. I have made a personal choice and feel that anyone who decides to come along with me is making a personal choice as well.
All I may do is show you what I am doing, and then you can decide if you want to do it, or if you want to support me, or if you just don't want anything to do with it. If it is the last choice, believe me that I will never mention it to you in conversation ever again.
So please don't be afraid of me. I am not scary, I am not mean. I will not force people to do anything. I fear talking to people about it sometimes because of the reactions I get, but believe me this is not a pyramid. It is a company, excepting the fact that *I* have the ability to be CEO of my company, I'll never accomplish that in my day job.
Thanks for listening!

..and a Happy New Year!

2007-01-01T12:49:00.000-08:00

Let's make it a good one! I resolve to be HAPPY and make lots of MONEY and lots of FRIENDS.

Merry Christmas!!!!

2006-12-25T19:34:00.000-08:00

Today is the day that we celebrate it anyway!

Happy Thanksgiving

2006-11-23T21:05:00.000-08:00

Be thankful. Or else.

Check it yo.

2006-09-26T20:24:00.000-07:00

amandapanda.smugmug.com

I uploaded new photos including the Des Moines Renaissance Faire, the Healing Fields (West Des Moines) and a new cloud picture.

I'm still a little behind, sorry guys...

Almost done?

2006-09-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

I hope so. I had an interview last week, and I'll be posting for a whole lot of other jobs tomorrow morning before I start working. I think if I do the job I'm doing much longer, I'll go postal and shoot staples at people. No one will get hurt, of course, but there will be staples everywhere... I don't think our staplers have enough 'oomph' to fo more than an inch or so.

Dreary.

2006-09-11T18:21:00.000-07:00

It's so dreary out lately.... winter is going to be no fun this year...

See????

2006-08-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

Wow.

2006-07-31T18:32:00.000-07:00

I'll post pictures of my trip to Wyoming/Yellowstone soon.... I've looked at some of them. Wow. What a great vacation!!!!

You know it's hot in Iowa when....

2006-07-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

You wake up, weigh yourself and say 'better than yesterday!' go to the gym, come home, weigh yourself and say 'wow. I lost 1.5 lbs since I woke up!? SWEET!'

So I guess heat and humidity aren't *all* bad.

I need directions people!

2006-07-08T21:07:00.000-07:00

I have no clue where I'm going in life.... I've felt that way for a while, but now and then the thought becomes more acute.

Any ideas?

Aren't you proud of me?

2006-07-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

I earned my black belt last Tuesday. I don't feel any different, but I think I done good...

It's HUGE!!!!

2006-06-17T19:28:00.000-07:00

....yeah... ;-)

Oof.

2006-06-11T17:27:00.000-07:00

I feel like I'm going to vomit. Thank you Hy-Vee for selling those crispy thingies in the bakery, and go me for going to the other Hy-Vee to enter to win that damn scooter, and discovering they are $.50 cheaper and buying two! And eating them both today. So... that would be 6. Hopefully the scale still goes down tomorrow -- I got like 8 lbs to lose before vacation...

2006-05-27T10:56:00.000-07:00

I need to get the little
paper circles that
have escaped from my two-hole punch off my desk.
But they are wiley and
avoid capture by hiding in crevices.

Oooo...

2006-05-27T09:26:00.000-07:00

***You Are Mystique***

Sneaky and duplicitous, you're likely to use your powers for evil.
You're eternally young looking, people don't realize how old you really are!

Powers: Shapeshifting - you can impersonate other people or become a monster

Which of the X-Men Are You?
http://www.blogthings.com/whichofthexmenareyouquiz/

Pictures!

2006-05-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

By my house! You can see the lovely streetlamps for the new development accross the street in one. Ah. Progress.

Just for you.

2006-05-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

A blog. Aren't you excited?

What's new? Nothing, really. Still hate my job. The house is still a mess. I should do something about that today. Still freaking out for no reason.

I guess that's all. I can't think of a whole lot of other interesting tidbits about myself! Sorry kids!

I'm.... bored?

2006-05-03T19:43:00.000-07:00

I have a bazillion things to do. So instead of doing them I'm sitting here thinking 'I'm bored'. Very odd.
The bazillion things include learning how to scrapbook, cleaning 'the office', selling my crap on ebay, booking parties (I've been slacking off on that one real bad), and other random things.
But the boredness is okay. I feel almost at peace for the first time in a long time. I've stopped leaking as much (no, not peeing) and I can just sit here and blog and be okay. It feels funny. Not used to it.
So I'm going to bed. I'm used to sleep...

Am I the only one...

2006-04-23T18:40:00.000-07:00

....who cries during Hallmark movie commercials? They're made to be super-sappy, I know, but they always make me teary eyed. Why I'm watching a Hallmark movie in the first place, don't know, but then the commercials come on (which are only Hallmark card commercials, none of those normal commercials!) and I get all teary-eyed. Like the one where the old guy didn't know how to read, so he hired a tutor and he learns to read (they're like mini-movies) and then after he's learned to read he pulls out all the cards he's ever gotten (which happen to be Hallmark cards) and reads them. WAAAAAH!!!
The faucets turn on.

Dim Sum

2006-04-18T21:15:00.000-07:00

Dim Sum class from March and April (tonight) -- the fuller one was the first one, the other one was this evening. Yes. I cooked. Gabe was there to witness it. We fried stuff in oil this evening. Very exciting. The first class I got to de-vein and de-shell shrimp. Yum. But I thought our creations turned out pretty good!
....I'm finding I actually like cooking a bit. I think I'll adopt 17 children to feed as I only seem to be able to produce food in mass quantities.

Music

2006-04-16T17:36:00.000-07:00

It's almost like we have soundtracks to our lives anymore. Walgreens is pretty sappy... in the car you can choose what you want to listen to, and at home right now I'm hanging out with the cast of 'Cold Case' even though I have a bazillion songs to choose from on my computer.

I'm thrilled about going to Memphis. I am so proud of my sister -- she has accomplished so much and really grown as an artist in the past few years. I am very interested in seeing her latest artwork and also seeing her, of course!

In other parts of my life, still less than thrilled. I lay upon the floor twitching for a time this evening, without the willpower to sit up, even to play sudoku (gasp!). Then the Jesus show on IPTV ended and I got up. (it was about art and how Jesus has been depicted through the ages and cultures and stuff, pretty interesting)

I think I may be having control issues. I feel I am not in control of all aspects of my life, which no one should be, but apparently I have become a control-freak. I have complete control at work, so much so I barely have to try in order to accomplish my job and be done two hours early every day. I have control over Tae Kwon Do -- I will get my black belt, but I still need to do that darn tape. But I have time left to get that accomplished, so I'm not worried. Then comes my control issues with people. You shouldn't control people, and I don't want to, but I'm feeling the urge to try? No... that's not right. You shouldn't control people. But sometimes I wish I could. But I don't want to. But I do. Major conflict in emotions here, see? Bad me. I should not even have the desire, but, seeing as I am selfish and like to get what I want, it's easier to get what you want when you are in complete control. (but that is also easier when you are working with inanimate file folders rather than people)

I should just take a bath and relax and think about whether I should go dramatic (all black) to Mary's show, or go crazy (probably have to buy something for this one...).

AAARRRRGH!

2006-04-14T05:37:00.000-07:00

Warning: DO NOT CALL AMANDA BEFORE 10AM DUE TO HIGH PROBABILITY OF PHSYCIAL INJURY TO ONESELF.

My mom called me this morning to tell me there were tornadoes in Iowa City. Did I see this on the news last night? Yes. Do I live in Iowa City? No. Have I lived in or near Iowa City since Dec. 2002? No. Did I want to scream? Yes.

Oh, and she had to tell me some guy died in a trailer park -- that's nice. People die every day hon, it's part of life. I prefer to not live my life cloistered in my living room in front of the TV waiting for it to happen.

Grrrr....

Sunday Night

2006-04-09T18:56:00.000-07:00

I work at 9 tomorrow. 9-6. It makes no sense. Oh well.

I think I'll start looking for jobs around mountains. That sounds good. I want to live in the mountains. If I could grow a beard and live off the land I'd become a mountain man. ;-)
But, no beard, no mountain man, and I'm not a man anyway.

That's all. I don't really have anything of import for this evening. I'll put up pictures... eventually. I have to take some of them first. Sorry I'm lazy!

So...

2006-04-04T21:23:00.000-07:00

It's... Tuesday night? That's right. Almost 11:30. I should be in bed so that I can be coherent at work tomorrow. But... I don't really have to be coherent to do a good job. I just won our 'Legendary Customer Service' Award -- and I don't think I had one coherent day during all of March. So. In order to have 'Legendary Customer Service', you should eat too much junk food and stay up until midnight every night. Got it. I should be well on my way to another award for April by now.
I'm having crisis too... I feel life has crossroads and stuff, and I'm approaching one. I can a) work at Wells Fargo and in corporate America forever and just be 'happy' with my lot or b) I can quit my job, go back to school, and hope I can find what it is I'm looking for -- like my sisters are doing (you go girls!!!)
Now. Component 'a' has other factors to consider. In order to be 'happy' I will need more of a social life. I would probably also need to consider the relationship stuff -- being a married person in 'a' is easier than being a non-married person in 'a' due to factors such as insurance, housing expense, etc. But do I want to get married? Not particularly at this point in time. It kind of freaks me out as there is a girl at work who's husband told her just over a week ago that he didn't want to be married anymore. Not only that, but that he hadn't wanted to get married, but he didn't want to hurt her feelings by calling off the wedding. So I'm convinced marriage makes people CRAZY. And of course, when one gets married, the parental units start pressuring about children. If the possibilities in 'a' came to pass, I would adopt a 17 year-old and tell the family 'there. I have a kid.' and that might shut them up for a bit. It's all very complicated.
Now. Component 'b' also has other factors to consider. First and foremost, if I plan on attending a school (or teaching in China, another option for 'b'), I would need to apply and be accepted. Most Masters programs require all of that stuff to be in by now -- and if I am considering law school, I would need to prepare for the LSAT and pass it, and then apply, hopefully be accepted, and then start school in the fall of 2007. This is a possibility. I have looked over the material pertaining to the LSAT questions and am starting to grasp some of the concepts. But I need a lot more work. I don't think I could grasp them for 35 minutes at a time. Option 'b' also has the factor of money. I admit to a somewhat lavish lifestyle. I own my home, I own my car, I have massive credit card bills, and utilities and what not. If I stay in the states I could continue with my 'toy' business, but that won't pay the bills quite like a normal paycheck. Option 'b' also needs to consider schools -- would I accept going to Drake Law? Probably. It's a good school and everything here is familiar, so I would not have to acclimate myself to a new environment. Would I want to go to The University of Wales, Swansea instead to study law? Sure. And I am familiar with that environment as well. It does take me away from family and friends, but you find that when you go outside of your comfort zone, you find ways to make friends. Relationships are important in plan 'b' as well -- but the marriage is less important in a 'free' life, though parents would make one feel otherwise. Alas, by this time parents do not have the influence over me that they once did (yes, they did kids -- admit it!!!).

In conclusion -- I am much more interested in plan 'b', but plan 'a' has its perks, such as a continued lifestyle level, possible advancement, etc. Plan 'a' may get new life if I get the job I posted for as a project analyst. That would be a change that I could probably deal with for a time before plan 'b' started to look so rosey again. The possibilities in plan 'b' are good though. I like the idea of shaking up my world, selling all my worldly possessions on eBay and wandering off. I have no clue where this impatience with being tied down came from -- certainly not from my mother who is attached to the couch all day. I also need to figure out what I want. Often I go home after a day at work and stay at home alone all evening (nights I go to the gym don't count, I am surrounded by people, duh). I have discovered, in my time living on my own without roommates, that I don't like being alone as much as I once thought I did. I could get a dog or something to help combat this, but I am afraid of neglecting it. People can at least take care of themselves.

So. I am going to live in a commune in Wales studying international law.

I'd better go to bed...

Ha ha!

2006-03-29T16:02:00.000-08:00

Emily thinks she has been bad for not blogging!!! I haven't done it in forever!!! And this is all you get for now!!!!

More!

2006-03-10T15:26:00.000-08:00

Picts of my house - some are not so good... :-)

2006-03-10T15:25:00.000-08:00

Pictures of my house

2006-03-10T15:23:00.000-08:00

By popular demand! Some of them suck, but I'm posting them anyway. :-)

Oh dear...

2006-03-10T11:26:00.000-08:00

I've got nasty cold. I'm fighting it like crazy since we go on vacation TOMORROW!!!! I can't breathe through my nose at the moment, but I will be going to the drugstore this afternoon to try to find yummy, nose-clearing drugs. Mmmm.

I'm still excited about going to DC -- I wouldn't let a little 'sickness' get in the way!!!

2006-03-05T19:48:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited! We get to go visit Em & Ed in less than a week!!!!

So for once I'm not feeling ill becuase I have to work in the morning. It's only 4 more days... I can make it. :-)

Sunday

2006-02-26T20:07:00.000-08:00

It's the last day of my weekend. But. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!!! 9 days of work, and then I have a day off, and then I go on VACATION!!!!

Yay! Too bad about having to go to work though... :-) Oh well.

I did have a great party last night for my 'other' job -- over $700 in sales! Yippee!!!

Did I mention...

2006-02-25T07:32:00.000-08:00

What I did last weekend:

Saw a stripper (e-mail me for those picts)
Did a bridal show
Saw a glorious sunset

What will this weekend bring????

Ripping Hair Out

2006-02-16T16:03:00.000-08:00

I'm ripping my hair out.

My other business has screwed up. They shipped my stuff today. AAAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!

I'm bummed. If I don't get it tomorrow I'm screwed. So either way... sucks.

2006-02-12T19:15:00.000-08:00

thingibobber:

The way it works. Knock the top name off the list below. Add yours to the bottom. I don't know exactly why you do this, but okay....

Lutheranchik
Rebel Without a Pew
Clever Title Here
em-isms
Amanda's World

Tag five people for this meme...

Mary (me)
Laura (Smoke, Fog and Fire)
Blogger #3
Blogger #4
Blogger #5

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Misbehaving, but not badly. I was 15 and in HS, so I couldn't drive yet. I think I may have gotten my first kiss by now? It was sloppy, that's all I remember. I never thought I'd want to kiss again... I was hanging out with a bunch of pot smokers without imbibing myself -- it wasn't really that difficult. I can eat Cheetos whether I'm high or not.

What were you doing a year ago?

I was excited to be working in my new job still. Too bad that wears off. I was dating this guy named Gabe -- he's still around. ;-) And... I wasn't selling sex toys. Strange to think of that! ;-)

5 snacks you enjoy:

Anything Evon (the lady I sit next to at work) brings in
100 Calorie packs (I like the fruity ones)
Baked chips/Cheetos/Doritos
Chocolate -- good chocolate
Popcorn

5 Songs to which you know all the words:

My Immortal - Evanescence
You Must Love Me - Madonna (Evita)
Lucky - Britney Spears (scary, yes.... I sang a lot of karaoke in Britain people!)
On my Own - Les Miserables. Oh wait. I just make up my own words to that one...
Some Linkin' Park song -- I can't think of the name

5 things I'd do if I were a millionare:

Quit my job
Pay off my debt
Pay off Gabe's debt
Pay off my family's debt
TRAVEL!!!! (with all the debt gone I'd be free to do that...)

5 bad habits:

Playing with my jewelry when I get angry/annoyed/frustrated - or ear/neck/fingers if no jewelry is present
Eating too much for no particular reason -- it's easy to do this since I live along and have full control over the kind/amount of food allowed in the house. Oops. That ice cream just jumped in the basket. Better take it home with me. Oops. Where'd the ice cream go????
Getting pissed off at people for no reason
Slacking off at work because my job is too easy
Bursting into tears for no reason (I do a lot of things for no reason I guess...)

5 things you enjoy doing:

Gabe (hehehehe....)
Taekwondo
Reading
Watching my shows - The Shield, 24, Firefly is good too! (too bad it's all done :-(
Selling toys

5 things you would not wear again:

Tube top (I didn't wear it, just tried it on, I swear)
Tight rolled jeans
Hammer pants
Vests -- they don't fit well over my chestal area
Frumpy clothes -- I HATE FRUMPY CLOTHES (as I sit here wearing frumpy clothes)

5 favorite toys:

Hehehehee..... I sell toys! My favorite to demo are the Rainbow Beam Vibe, Pulsing orbiter, Escalating Elephant, Monarch Vibe and Pearl Dolphin
MY favorite toys:
(censored) - by me
My computer
The giant red ball -- I can lay on it and then suddenly start doing crunches
My full body massage mat - thanks Gabe!
The garage door opener (this is included because it's NEW)

How's that? Think I'm weirder now? ;-)

I love my job.

2006-02-10T17:15:00.000-08:00

Not the 8-5 one.. the other one...

I called to confirm a party for next Saturday and was advised that the stripper *may* show up in the middle of it. Oh darn. Ha ha!!!

Laugh!

2006-02-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

I went to the Funny Bone tonight -- saw some pretty funny comedians. The audience was really small -- so I completely respect them for still making it good! I also gave my business card to one of them, I think he could use a toy.

Other than that, just kinda hanging out. Okay. Fine. I drank too much caffeine and now I'm WIDE AWAKE and probably wont' go to sleep until midnight and then I'll be, like, all tired at work (not that it matters really -- I can do my job on autopilot) and people will think I've been smoking something because my eyes will be all red and dry and stuff. Stuff.

Oh yeah! I got my stamp today!!!! I ordered it so I won't have to write my name on every damn thing... thank god. It's beautiful. It's one of those auto-stamp things so I don't have to re-ink or anything. Self-inking! That's what it's called! Very cool.

And I maybe got som party leads -- keep my fingers crossed. I like seeing my bank account with *lots* of money in it... of course, I should put that back towards the credit card that was used to purchase the products... but... ;-)

Okay, I'd better try to go relax. At least I don't stink anymore (it's smokey in there -- I was required upon returning home to immediately throw all clothing warn into the washer and put the rest of me in the shower -- I don't need no stinky house!!!)

My bad.

2006-02-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a bit. My bad.

I'm thinking about getting a tattoo -- what do ya'll think about these?
Should I get it on my forehead?

Last night was a giant drama-fest and today was foodday, so I'm exhausted! I came home for 'lunch' (i'm working 9-6) and am just vegging for a few mins.
Ciao.

Weird day...

2006-01-26T06:47:00.000-08:00

Right now I'm getting my garage door opener installed, so I'm going to be late for work, so I talked to my boss 'cause I'm missing a meeting and stuff. I also ordered sheets today. I got some $400 sheets for like $99! I was excited. I love deals. Yes, I spent too much on sheets. And the garage door opener... so... I'll be spending like $500 today. Oops! :-) Ah well, you only live once, right? (I bought another set of sheets too, those ones were cheaper)

And I'm also trying to get a hold of my toy headquarters business -- they mucked up my order and didn't send me two of the things I NEED. They sent everything I was only ordering to keep on hand though, that was thoughtful of them. Buttmunches.

I've already put the little 'payment method' and 'shipping costs' things on my lapboards for my next party , as well as putting all of the complete orders together that I could. I just have some delivery to do and we are good there! Except the two orders I can't fill due to dumbutts. :-I

Basically I'm just really excited about having a garage door opener. I am trying to become more lazy, like my neighbors, so I don't want to have to jump out of my car and run up and open the door, and then jump back in my car, and drive in and *then* have to shut it. Sheesh. What a pain. ;-)

I have a party this weekend, should be fun. Em -- you need to tell me what day your party is! -- maybe Fri before Gabe and I leave or something? Then I can order stuff over the weekend and ship it to you asap.

Well darnit. I'm out of random stupid things to talk about. Ciao!

Tired.

2006-01-21T22:15:00.000-08:00

I just spent four hours going over the finer points of toys. But it was fun. It was so long because I showed *everything* and the ladies were loud and obnoxious. Worth it though -- I made like $170 or something in four hours? Which is... $42.50/hr? Sounds pretty good... I'll put all that money towards one of my credit cards -- pay off debt faster! Go me!!!

I'm going to bed now. 'Night peeps.

DIX

2006-01-18T19:11:00.000-08:00

Yes. That is the name of the new team I am on at work.

That's all I have to post -- it was amazing today how we all suddenly realized the phallic nature of our team name. Oh well. It suits us.

What Serenity/Firefly character are you?

2006-01-16T18:13:00.000-08:00

http://www.seabreezecomputers.com/serenity/

I'm Mal! but I'm almost Zoe too... Unfortunately I'm not a Reaver. I guess I'll have to start eating people.

The Great Outdoors!

2006-01-15T17:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a random picture of at my 'other' job...

Awww.... how cute.... these pictures are from Dec. But I wasn't blogging then, so ya'll get to view them now. K?

And now on to the present....

We went geocaching yesterday! We found 4 caches and walked through a field of burrs and prairie grass. (see below)
Today was gorgeous too -- per the weather people it was 58 degrees Fahrenheit today! In IOWA! In JANUARY!!! We'll probably have snow until June 15th for this one.

I took advantage of the weather by taking a walk and sitting out on my balcony for a while. What a nice day. I'm glad it was a weekend. :-)

It's almost done!

2006-01-13T19:10:00.000-08:00

The Great Office Organization!!!!

I bought a bunch of magazine thingies (pictures to come Mary, I promise!) and set up my office -- all the catalogs have their own thingies and order forms, and random crap (gotta have one of those!) and the giant pile of boxes (for when I get to selling all my crap on eBay) is in a more orderly pile. Yep! I have accomplished something! I guess I should start on the living room now.

I'm not a FLY lady, I'm a 'oh dear, it's Friday night and my house has gone to sh*t' lady.

Okay now.

2006-01-12T15:59:00.000-08:00

I had a momentary lapse of reason (to quote Pink Floyd) and am better now. I sometimes wonder if I should see a psychologist or something, for depression no less. I'm not a happy camper much lately, of course, I have a job that I hate, but won't quit because I'm too far in debt and am looking at hopefully getting a decent raise soon, and perhaps a promotion in a few months. I often wonder what I could do at work if I actually liked my job? It would probably amaze everyone! But. Not yet.

Denise (friend at work) helped me with my stupidity today -- so I'll be thanking her forever. Anywho, I have to go buy plane tickets now!!!

Love ya'll,
Amanda

Not a clue.

2006-01-11T19:33:00.000-08:00

I just had a girls night out - it was fun. We talked about bodily functions and other nasty stuff that girls only seem to talk about when boys aren't around. :-)

And then I got home and got pissed off. I'll leave it at that for now, unless I get more pissed off, then I'll blog my issue to death. Yup!!!

The good news lately though -- I had my yearly review at work and got above average, and told the boss that I would be leaving in September if I was still stuck in the same job that I absolutely hate. And the sun came out today and I took a walk around the office park, it was a gorgeous day -- almost 50 degrees!

I'm going to stop blogging now. I feel disenchanted...

A Day of Rest

2006-01-07T20:39:00.000-08:00

Literally. Gabe and I took a 3 hour nap!

Other than that -- talked to the mother, she is sounding horrible. I also mailed out some, ah, literature, so don't be surprised when you get, uh, interesting magazine's in the mail. :-) (Laura - you already got yours!)

I had a South Beach Diet breakfast burrito thing for a late dinner (and then light popcorn and Weight Watchers ice cream -- but there are fewer calories there than I've been eating normally!!!) -- it wasn't bad.

The sun managed to come out today, so I'm feeling almost normal! It's pretty nifty, I'd forgotten what it felt like to not want to scream a lot.

Anyway, has *anyone* checked out my pictures on my smugmug website? I'll put up picts of my house soon Mary! I just haven't taken them yet. But there are pictures of the swords that are on my mantle on that website already. Check it!

I'd better go to bed. I've been reading and I'm tired.

Ciao,
Me.

I was advised to post.

2006-01-05T19:28:00.000-08:00

So I'm posting. ;-)

I'm up too late already -- I should be curled up in bed sleeping getting ready for the hell they call 'work'. I'm going in an hour early to deal with all the crap that piled up today -- but that just means I can leave an hour early.

I got stuff from FedEx today! Neat corset bags and uh, funny shaped lipsticks... I have a bachelorette party to do in a few weeks. Hehehe...

Well. That's all. I've just been hanging out eating popcorn -- oh and I went to the grocery store and spent $60 (that's a lot for me!).

Later peeps.

All done!

2006-01-03T15:46:00.000-08:00

All the updates I have for now are up on my smugmug acct.

I'm freaking out - I have the opportunity to participate in a bridal fair this weekend. That would *really* help my toy business!!!

And Mary, I am currently sitting on the giant red ball. It's squishy, so more comfy than the stool I've been using as a computer chair, and requires balance -- which is why I bought it. :-) So I'm getting a workout while sitting in front of the computer.

Oh. And I worked today. My manager caught me talking to the post office (trying to find a lost package). I also made calls to Wal-mart to set up an eyeball appt (I was supposed to go at the beginning of Dec. but waited until now since my vision plan just kicked in...) and to the phone company -- I lost my phone bill. Oops. He didn't catch me on the last two. Hehehe...

And Em -- when I visit you in March you are having a toy party whether you want to or not! So get your friends together!!! Hehehe... Mary, you should have one when I visit too. I'm just giggling thinking about getting on airplanes with, uh, stuff. Hehehe.

(the preceeding post was made by me -- almost drug free and proud for like, 12 hours!)

Picts!

2006-01-02T18:52:00.000-08:00

Check out my smugmug acct: amandapanda.smugmug.com -- especially the newest posts! My swords (thanks Gabe!... did you take this pict or was it mine?), and the GIANT piece of cake we had from P.F. Changs. The Great Wall of Chocolate, yup. It was.

I still haven't gotten my Europe picts up yet, that was only, uh, a little over a year ago. Oops.

2006-01-02T18:21:00.000-08:00

***Your Fortune Is***

Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator
http://www.blogthings.com/fortunecookiegenerator/

I really don't see as how he should have to change in the basement -- it's his house!!!

Temperment...

2006-01-02T18:20:00.000-08:00

***You Have a Phlegmatic Temperament***

Mild mannered and laid back, you take life at a slow pace.
You are very consistent - both in emotions and actions.
You tend to absorb set backs easily. You are cool and collected.

It is difficult to offend you. You can remain composed and unemotional.
You are a great friend and lover. You don't demand much of others.
While you are quiet, you have a subtle wit that your friends know well.

At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything.
You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams.
You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment.

What Temperment Are You?
http://www.blogthings.com/whattempermentareyouquiz/

1/2 and 1/2 methinks...

News from Mary....

2006-01-01T21:08:00.000-08:00

Important info!
http://www.the-last-unicorn.net/info.htm

Oooo... can't wait!

Only 50 mins left in the first day of 2006.... I have a giant red ball in my living room now, we accomplished much today. :-)

The New Year so far!

2006-01-01T10:06:00.000-08:00

I slept until 9am, got up, took mass quantities of drugs (ibuprofen, amoxycillin), took a shower, started to shake from too many drugs, returned to the couch and watched a couple of episodes of Firefly.

Good news! The shaking has now subsided, so I feel that I can get dressed and go buy an exercise ball!

:-)

New Year!

2005-12-31T20:57:00.000-08:00

How can we know if it's a 'Happy' New Year until it actually happens???

I guess if you are drunk at the bar it may seem happy, but if you are sick at home (do I sense bitterness???) it maybe is not so... happy?

But really -- I hope 2006 is WONDERFUL!!! Yay!!! A New Year!!!