Baby! :D   
11:18am 07/09/2007
 
mood: Bouncy... caffeine... oops
Pictures of my niece! :D Yes, I am a dork and excited... still. Shh.

Izzy! She's so cute!

Izzy and her daddy! I love how she has her eyes cut in the opposite direction of Topher. Not sure why, but it amuses me. That and she looks so much smaller when he is holding her.

Izzy and her mommy! So cute!

Izzy and her grandma! So peaceful looking... although I heard she sounds like a seagull. Hmm...
 
     

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04:19pm 03/09/2007
 
mood: content
I have a niece. How cool is that? I can't wait til I get to go see her. I've gotten pictures... but it still isn't the same as actually seeing her and holding her. It's so exciting. Although, it is still really weird to say that my brother is a dad. Time sure does pass. He's my dorky brother, not a father! So strange.

I think mom is lonely since I have left. She calls quite a bit and I feel bad for not ever calling her and for missing half her calls. It isn't on purpose that I miss them. I usually just don't hear my phone. *shrugs* I also feel bad because I don't call her... but I don't have that much to say really. It's not as though Waco is the most exciting place in the world. So most of what I'd have to say consists of two things: "Jen and I...." or "Class was alright..."

The roommate situation isn't bad, yet. However, I've spent the majority of my time at Jen's or with Jen. I guess I should actually live at my apartment... eventually. Ugh.

The issues with my dad haven't really changed. He's still an ass. It's funny how much he wants to be a part of Isabella's (Baby Izzie!) life and yet he was never really part of mine or Christopher's lives. Somehow that does not seem to add up quite right. Not really a part of your own kid's lives but you want to be a part of your grandkid's life. Hmmm. That's my dad for ya.

(Note: Now you can't blame me for you not updating, Jennifer!) :D
 
     

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Ugh   
05:16pm 31/07/2007
 
mood: blah
My dad is being a jerk. Nothing new, I know. It's really getting frustrating though. Mom kept talking about it on the way home from work today and it just annoyed me. She was going on and on about how he was so great at helping out the first two years of my school and now all of a sudden he is avoiding e-mails and phone calls. He hasn't really talked to me much at all since I have been home for the summer. Kind of sad actually. I think he's maybe responded to my e-mails twice. Wow... such a wonderful father huh? Bleh.

Work is work. Not much to talk about there... unless I want to type out a very long and pointless paragraph that will only frustrate me.

Oreo is getting a little brave here. He keeps running off with mom's stuff. So far he has taken her hair thingy, her drink coaster, one of her socks, and a pair of her underwear. Oh and he played with her Dr. Pepper antenna ball for a day or two. He also likes to try and scratch on the furniture and when she gets on to him he looks at her like "Oh yeah, watch this!" and continues scratching. Then when mom gets up he waits til she gets aaallll the way over to him before he shoots off down the hallway. So I bought him a little scratching pad thingy that hangs on the door. We'll see if he uses it. Probably not just test mom's patience. Gotta love him!
 
     

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06:58am 10/07/2007
 
mood: bored and sleepy
I found out yesterday through an e-mail from Blizzard.com that my debit card had been cancelled. Fun, fun. So basically, I can't use the money in my bank account unless I write a check or transfer money to my credit card... which has it's own issues at the moment.

I orderd some stuff from Bed, Bath and Beyond and it seems as though my credit card cannot decide whether or not it's going to charge me twice. My available balance changes from day to day and it's making me mad. So I can't really use my credit card until that all stops because I don't want it to charge me twice and then go over my limit.

Also, I checked my Baylor bill that we received yesterday... and some of my financial aid is not on there so it says we owe money. Technically, if all of my aid was on there, they owe us money! So, mom get's to call them in about 30 minutes.

So much fun. And work is incredibly boring. We all pretty much just sit around all day. It makes me very sleepy. I almost passed out in the chair in mom's office this morning until she suggested we get breakfast and I convinced her to stop by Starbucks too. Now I'm playing games on Addictinggames.com. Fun...
 
     

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06:07pm 15/06/2007
 
mood: uncomfortable
So, I apparently decided today that my finger was a specimen bag. I sliced almost completely through the tip of my left index finger with one of our exacto blades. Luckily the blade was fairly new and not dull or really nasty. I didn't think the cut was really that bad until I went to the sink to wash the cut. As soon as water hit my finger blood started gushing everywhere. It was then that I realized just how deep the cut was. Honestly, at that point the cut didn't hurt at all. I wrapped my hand in a paper towel, hit the red exit button and walked to my mom's office. I told her/showed her what happened and she freaked out because she hates blood. Anyway, she called next door to find out who we had worker's comp through (thank God we actually have it now!) and then drove me 15 mins!! to the clinic. By then my finger was throbbing. However, once we got there we parked next to a Dodge Viper! That's right! The most beautiful car in the world. We got out of the truck and mom starts walking to the door and I stopped to take a picture... "Krista, where in the world did you go?" "To get a picture of the Viper!!" "Oh yeah, your finger really hurts huh?" "Not when there is a Viper around!" :)

Anyway, once in the clinic the doctor took me to get xrays, shot my finger up with some Lidocaine, stitched me up, gave me a tetnus shot, and bandaged up my finger. That lidocaine shot HURTS but made my finger feel soooo much better once it kicked in. It took forever for all of that to happen though. And my finger did NOT want to stop bleeding. Even after she stitced it up. It definitely was not how I visioned spending my Friday.

After the lidocaine wore off my finger started throbbing again though. I took three tylenol and it wasn't too bad. It hurts pretty bad again at the moment. Oreo tried eating the gauze off my hand and Bear tried licking it. It's a very uncomfortable feeling to have the gauze all wrapped around my finger... well that and the constant pain...bleh.

Pictures!
Finger after stitches... I couldn't take a picture before the stitches because I couldn't take the paper towel off long enough without bleeding everywhere. It had little antennas after I got the stitches. Hehe... I tried showing mom. She didn't wanna see. I thought it was awesome!

The Viper!... Omg it was so beautiful! I asked them who owned it. The nurse said it was the company owner's wife. I asked her if she thought I could get a ride in it if I acted pitiful enough... she told me goodluck.
 
     

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Classes, dream, Oreo... lil bit of everything   
07:23pm 09/06/2007
 
mood: content
First week of classes is done! I survived...

Physics actually doesn't seem so bad so far. The professor is pretty nice and allows for much longer breaks than he is required to give. He also doesn't make us stay until 10pm. The class itself might be a little tough later on but so far it's fairly easy.

My PE class is another story. He didn't make us stay the whole time today but the AC in the building was out and we had to run a 1/4 of a mile outside then stretch... after listening to him talk about food all morning! It really wasn't too bad though. However, every week he is adding a 1/4 of a mile to the previous week. So by the end of the semester it should be up to 2.5 miles. Ugh.

Last night I had a really weird, intense dream. It freaked me out a little bit (not necessarily in a bad way though) and even woke me up. *Shrugs*

Mom is trying to get Oreo to like her. She keeps coming in my room periodically... "So he doesn't forget me" (her reasoning). It's amusing. He's finally getting to a 'I give up' point and just lets her pick on him. Him and 'Lil Bit are getting along pretty well though. He chases her around the house and cleans her. It's funny. He's so goofy.

Work is just that... work. I get paid next week, that's my incentive to go and put up with the bullshit.

I'm pretty sure my dad's side of the family is mad at me right now. My aunt is throwing a b-day party for my cousins today and I just didn't feel like going. I just wanted to lay in bed and do nothing for a while... and that's just what I did. I told them I might have mom take me by there later but I really don't enjoy sitting around with people I hardly ever talk to and drink. It's just not my thing.

Mom is back -- "Do you remember me?" And then Oreo gets kisses. I think he might actually be taking the 'I'm a statue' approach. He doesn't even bother moving now.
 
     

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06:32am 31/05/2007
 
mood: annoyed
So I woke up... not so much on time... like usual this morning. I went and showered then came to my room to get dressed. As I'm standing there 'Lil Bit is sniffing my bed. Eh, no big deal. I know she's intrigued by Oreo. And then she peed on it! Butthead! So I had to take a break from my morning routine to strip down my bed and go spray my sheets. Stupid cat!

Oh, and mom said that Oreo's new name should be Double Stuffed Oreo... because he keeps wanting to eat ALL the cat food! Silly kitty cat.

Work should be fun today. I have to update the SOP because soooome people... like our 'Director of the lab' (aka a very expensive lab walker)... doesn't know much of anything about Microsoft Word. However, he knows that I am Microsoft certified (thanks again Mom!, so lucky me I get chosen to do the job. Oh and did I mention it's like a 300 or so page file that has to be completely done by Tuesday morning and I got it yesterday. Oh fun!
 
     

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Stupid 5am!   
05:10am 19/05/2007
 
mood: awake
It's Saturday and I am awake at 5am. Imagine that. I woke up to Oreo and 'Lil Bit chasing each other. I didn't hear any hissing or anything... just their lil feet pitter pattering on the wood flooring and Oreo's tags clanking together. So, I'm assuming they are getting along and playing. Oreo is all sorts of playful this morning.

Work wasn't so much fun yesterday. The screening machine broke down which pushed us back about 2 hours (and no one was informed until 2 something that it had been down most of the day... we all assumed GC wasn't doing their jobs). I didn't leave til almost 4... mom wasn't so happy about that, but I was doing the T's so it wasn't like I could just up and leave. *shrugs* Oh well, the pay check should be nice.

The only time I hear from Brittany is if it's about the apartment pretty much. I'm not so sure how this friendship thing is supposed to be working out. I would say I guess it's only when I'm in Waco but it was the same when I was there too... so I don't know.

Oh, Mystic's newest puppies are adorable. She wont really let you touch them though. The lil brown one will follow me when I go out there... it's weird because mom said they don't like anyone. Strange...

Bear definitely does not like them. He seems to really like Oreo though. All he wants to do is sniff him and play with him. Oreo isn't so fond of him... I don't think Oreo really knows what Bear is... too small to be a dog like Iris and makes too many weird noises. Such goofy animals!
 
     

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05:17am 17/05/2007
 
mood: awake
There's nothing like waking up at 4:30am to go shower and you end up getting into the shower before the water is hot! Boy will THAT wake you up!

I left my bedroom door open all day while at work yesterday and all night last night... everyone survived and I wasn't woken up constantly. That's a good sign.

Off to finish getting ready for work! Fun, fun.
 
     

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05:16am 15/05/2007
 
mood: sleepy
Ugh to earliness. Hmm, so this morning when my alarm went off... I apparently open and shut my phone, which casuses my alarm to turn completely off. Oops. I woke up at 4:56. We should be leaving about now... but mom is still getting ready too so I don't feel so bad about waking up late. :D

I hate having to leave Oreo locked in my room during the day. It makes me sad. I'm sure he sleeps most of the time any since he's not used to getting up so early, but I don't know. It's gonna suck when I start classes and I'm gone ALL day Monday's and Wednesday's. :( Poor kitty cat.

Ok... think the bathroom is free again. Woo. *upbeat thoughts*... Money, money, money... Atleast Tina will be at work today. (Edit: Tina had today off too! But today wasn't so bad.)
 
     

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Dark and Early   
05:16am 14/05/2007
 
mood: sleepy
1. 4:30 am comes really early, and even earlier when you own an Oreo.
2. I really hope Oreo does not start thinking that his food time is permentaly between 4:30 and 5am.
3. Oh boy, oh boy, I get to go work now.
 
     

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Sigh   
08:44am 12/05/2007
 
mood: tired
My mom just called me yesterday afternoon to inform me that my dad was no longer picking me up. Something about my step mom in the emergency room due to a staph infection in her leg. I dunno. Apparently she went to the emergency room Wednesday and they were taking her back Friday and my dad didn't want to leave her. It all sounds kind of like bullshit to me but who knows. He's the one who e-mailed me Wednesday night talking about getting off work Saturday hopefully so they could be here earlier... why would he e-mail me about picking me up the same night she had to go to the emergency room. Anyway, mom just called me again to let me know she just turned onto 84. I'm so not ready to go home and start working. Bleh. On the other hand she needs to hurry up because I'm starving!

I ended the semester with my gpa being 2.92. So incredibly close to a 3.0 that it pisses me off. That could be one of the main reasons I don't want to go home now. I hate causing my mom financial problems and with my gpa not being a 3.0 I still don't get my scholarship back... which is 4,000 we are out for each semester. I'm extremely mad at myself for that, but then again I am happy that I passed Bio. *shrugs*

Oreo gets to meet Bear, Whiskers, and 'Lil Bit today. This should be exciting. He's done fairly well with Isis but then again he has met her several times before and she's only one animal... not three. I really hope he manages to get along with them because I want to keep him home for the summer. I don't want to have to bring him back. It'll make me sad. :(

I'm really gonna hate when I have to start classes this summer. Byebye World of Warcraft. *sigh* Thanks for the addiction, Jennifer!!
 
     

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Almost done   
02:18pm 07/05/2007
 
mood: tired
I have one final left (Psychology at 4:30pm today). I'm not really too worried about it but I'm about to look over some of my notes just to refresh my memory. Finals really haven't been too bad... other than Bio. I'm really worried about that one. Hopefully I am worrying for nothing but I don't know. *crosses fingers*

Right now I'm spending some time with Isis. She's a little bit spazzy today... and now she's sniffing my toe, it tickles. Kitties are goofy. (All is good though, the room and puzzle are both still intact and so is Isis.)

Last night I went to lay down around 9pm. I didn't actually fall asleep til sometime after 11. I woke up around 1 something when Brittany came home from work and the last time I remember seeing on my phone was almost 3am. I wasn't much of a happy camper. I did not want to get out of bed this morning. When I finally did get up, (Oreo was getting a little antsy) I looked over some of my old German tests, got ready and left. About half way to class was when I remember about the stupid chapter print outs that were due today. I talked to my professor and asked if I could bring them by later, she told me to just e-mail them. Thank God. However, in order to save and e-mail the printouts to her I had to download a pdf converter. Boy was that fun.

The rest of this week shall be interesting...
 
     

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Bleh   
10:56pm 03/05/2007
 
mood: pessimistic
Today was actually a fairly decent day. I got a new necklace and bracelet. Hopefully Oreo will not eat them this time! Brittany and I actually spent some time together, which I think went fairly well. I also bought ankle weights. Long story... but anyway, I played some DDR with them on. That was fun. I'm pretty sure my legs will hurt a bunch tomorrow...

Tomorrow starts my finals. Sigh. If I can make it through my Saturday final I'll at least feel a little bit better. I'm starting to dislike this part of year more and more.

Oreo is being all cute and needy. Iris seems a little spaced out. It's amusing.

I'm gonna be completely bored out of my mind come next week when my finals are over. I'm not looking forward to that... at all. Bleh.

I guess I should stop procrastinating and crack a book. More bleh.
 
     

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Oh the excitement   
09:26am 26/04/2007
 
mood: sleepy
I was up until about 2:30ish... I'm fairly sleepy and I hope today goes by quickly.

Oreo pushed his way up under my laptop so that he can lay in my lap instead. It was adorable... and now he is attacking my leg. It's amusing how quickly he goes from being adorable to being a little demon.

I just found out this morning that the extra credit I got for Bio in all reality counts for 10 points instead of just 5 points. That was exciting.

My last final is May 7th then I get to go home to work AND go to school. Oh boy the fun I shall have.

Oh yeah, and Jennifer got me a monkey... I think his name shall be Marcel. :D Isis was really fascinated by him. And by fascinated I mean she wanted to pounce on him and eat him! Oreo is apparently quite fond of him too because I had him on my desk and the next morning he was on the floor. Goofy kitty cats.
 
     

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Oh my god!   
10:48am 24/04/2007
 
mood: pissed off
It's just one of those days. It has started off bad and now it's just getting on my nerves. I'm so incredibly frustrated that my computer almost found itself on the other side of the living room and our wall almost found itself a hole. Gr. Today needs to end.
 
     

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What's wrong with the 16ths?   
10:01pm 16/04/2007
 
mood: crappy
I feel crappy. I don't know why, but I surely hope I'm not getting sick... again.

Today was not much fun. It was actually rather boring for the most part. I spent most of my time playing on the computer and watching Friends. I tried reading for English but I couldn't concentrate on the book for the life of me.

Everything has been getting on my nerves lately and I don't know why. I'm not so fond of it though. The smallest thing just annoys the crap out of me. *shrugs* I don't know. Oh well...

Houston was alright. My uncle was a jerk but what else is new. My aunt was also mean to Topher... telling him that he needed to do the right thing and get married and blah blah blah. Anyway, my grandma was surprised I showed up for her retirement party. It was a pretty neat little thing. She ended up getting the day named after her by the mayor of Galena Park... which I thought was awesome! She also got a bunch of other things and people had little speeches to say to her about her leaving and how much they are going to miss her and so on.
 
     

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I wanna do nothing but play video games!   
04:30pm 12/04/2007
 
mood: hungry
So, as far as I know I'm coming home this weekend. Probably only for Friday night and saturday morning/afternoon though. My grandma (dad's mom) is retiring from the post office after working there for... well forever! And they are throwing her a retirement party. She sent me an invitation with the assumption that because of classes I wouldn't be able to make it but she figured I'd want to see the invitation. So... I've planned to surprise her by going. :)

HEB (the one by the apartment) apparently no longer sells highlighting kits, which was slightly disappointing. *sigh*

I'm really liking this only 4 days a week class thing for the past two weeks and looking forward to it next week. :) Classes should always be just four days a week!

I registered for summer classes today. Yuck! I'm probably really going to hate not having the summer off. Not only do I have to work but now I have to take classes too.

World of Warcraft has completely taken over my life. I blame Jennifer. Completely. All I want to do is play! Way to go Jennifer!
 
     

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Nicht Spaß...   
03:36pm 10/04/2007
 
mood: nervous
I'm so sleepy but I can't for the life of me go to sleep. All I want to do is stay up and play World of Warcraft... thanks Jennifer.

We spent pretty much the whole Easter break playing that game. It's oh so very addicting.

Hmm... as for today. It was hard going back to classes. I have been thrown so far out of my comfort zone today it's not fun. I had to actually talk in English today about what I had written for today's assignment. That started it off. Then I had to go and talk to my German professor one on one, which would not have been bad at all if it wasn't a test. She's extremely interesting and fun to talk to but when I know I'm going to be tested it just makes me nervous. Which the whole nervous thing really messed me up and ended up having several issues with the speaking out loud thing. Blah. Not to mention that I had to call San Jacinto College to find out what I needed to do in order to register for summer classes, then call Baylor's HP department to find out about an equivalent HP course, then call the financial aid office to find out about my scholarship so my mom can stop asking me about it. I do not like today very much. I've been so incredibly nervous since English class at 12:30. Not fun.

Oreo has decided to play the new game of shoot out of the apartment and across the parking lot when you open the door. Also not fun. He's a little butthead.
 
     

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Registering pisses me off   
06:14am 05/04/2007
 
mood: annoyed
I hate registering for classes. It's way to freaking early, Bearweb cannot handle the amount of people they have logining on, and it's starting to piss me off... which is no way to start off a morning.

Nevermind the fact that I'm still not going to be able to take a Neuroscience course unless I decide not to take German next semester. I understand the whole "new major" thing but the Neuroscience courses are shared with the Psychology majors which means most of the courses existed before the major did so I don't understand how they didn't know they would need more room... since two majors need the same classes. It's annoying.

I don't think Oreo appreciated waking up this early either. He's all sleepy still. He was passed out on my legs when my alarm went off... he didn't wake up til the second time my alarm went off and all he did was walk up to me and plop back down on my pillow to pass back out. It was adorable.
 
     

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