WANNA PISS IN MY CHEERIOS...SAY WHAT?

Okay, so I play darts on Wednesday nights... It's fun, at a great bar/restaurant... I can bring Laurel... and the people who also throw are awesome... for the most part. There are only a few people there that I don't like to throw with or against. Poor sports. People who can't say "Good Game" or "Nice Darts" or laugh... people who are your partner even...And when you throw a bagel, it's not like you're not already going... "DAMMIT, what the F^$* did I throw that for?" - then your partner chimes in with, "Hey man, I already closed 19's... you gotta pick up your game, man" -

STOP! I. AM. NOT. A. MAN.

--- and hello... what the hell happened to good 'ol fashioned ENCOURAGEMENT?!? Because honestly, if that's your idea of motivation for your partner... well, let's just thank the good Lord I am not your wife. I'd have left your a$$ a LONG time ago. To make matters worse, I'm officially pissed at myself for allowing this person to piss me off. So.. as you can tell, I allowed this guy to ruin what would otherwise be considered a great evening.

Had a great day today, spent playing in the waves at Cocoa with Katie and Kevin. Talked wedding schtuff... played in the sand, made sammiches. It was a good day! Laurel had a blast, and I'm sure all that sunshine gave her a couple more freckles.

Today's backhanded moral: Don't let anyone piss in your cheerios!

MENTAL HANGOVER......HERE I COME!!

SO TOMORROW BRINGS THE START OF ANOTHER 15 HOUR SCHOOL DAY. I TRY TO SCHEDULE SCHOOL ALL IN ONE DAY IN AN EFFORT TO BE CONSIDERATE TO MY EMPLOYER (OR IN THIS CASE, FUTURE EMPLOYER) WITH REGARDS TO SCHEDULING. UNFORTUNATELY, IT REALLY MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY LONG DAY! I SPEND ALL DAY FROM 8AM UNTIL 11PM @ SCHOOL...AND BY THE END OF IT, I'M JUST NOT FEELING IT ANYMORE. IN ANY EVENT.... I'VE BEEN PRODUCTIVE THIS WEEKEND... LOGO DESIGN. CHECK. MAGAZINE TEMPLATE. CHECK. WEBPAGE. CHECK. ANIMAL DRAWINGS. CHECK. CHEERIOS ON THE GO ADS. CHECK. --- SERIOUSLY, DO I NEED ANYMORE HOMEWORK?

LAUREL THINKS I'M IGNORING HER... I'M INCLINED TO AGREE. ADDED TO THAT, IT'S NOW A LITTLE OVER A WEEK SINCE I'VE ALLOWED HER TO SEE MY DAD OR VISIT @ MY PARENTS' HOUSE. IT'S HARD. IT'S PERSONAL...THE REASONS WHY, BUT THE NOT ALLOWING HER TO BE IN THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT IS IMPORTANT. SO I JUST NEED TO KEEP MY BACKBONE, DESPITE MY LONGING TO SEE MY DAUGHTER HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HER GRANDPARENTS. THERE ARE JUST SOME INFLUENCES I CANNOT ALLOW. THAT BEING SAID, I'M NOW IN THE EVER MADDENING SEARCH FOR A GOOD NIGHT-TIME SITTER. I *THINK* I GOT THE JOB WITH HILTON, CAN'T SAY I'M POSITIVE... IT WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS: "WELL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU'RE IN THE HIRING PROCESS. YOU SHOULD HEAR FROM US IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS."

"DOES THAT MEAN I GOT THE JOB?"

I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE MYSELF A DISSERVICE IN APPLYING FOR JOBS RECENTLY.. I WORK HARD OVER THE YEARS TO DO A GOOD JOB, GET RECOGNIZED FOR MY EFFORTS, STRIVING TO SUCCEED AND BE SUCCESSFUL AT WHATEVER TASKS I TAKE ON...AND NOW, I'M DUMBING DOWN MY RESUME. IT NO LONGER SAYS SUPERVISOR...JUST CASHIER OR SERVER. I TOOK MY SCHOOLING OFF. I STOPPED LISTING MY PROFICIENCIES... IT SEEMS LIKE MY SKILLS ARE NOW COUNTING AGAINST ME, SO I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE AS UNEDUCATED AND UNSKILLED AND SEE IF IT GETS ME ANYWHERE. SINCE DOING THIS I'VE ALREADY HAD 4 INTERVIEWS, WHERE MY LAST RESUME GATHERED NONE...FIGURE THAT OUT.

ENOUGH RANTING AND WHINING FOR THE DAY. I FEEL ACCOMPLISHED! I'M GOING TO WATCH A MOVIE WITH MY LITTLE LAUREL AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY, I'LL HEAD ON OVER TO THE FOX AND HOUND AND THROW A LITTLE DARTS! WOOT! MAYBE I'LL THROW BETTER THIS WEEK THAN LAST. BTW, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE FOX AND HOUND IS WHERE IT'S AT! GREAT PEOPLE, COLD BEERS, EXCELLENT FRIES :D ... AND DID I MENTION THE GREAT PEOPLE?!

CONTRACT FOR HIRE?

SO I GUESS I'M NOW DOING GRAPHIC DESIGN... OF A SORT. A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF A FRIEND IS IN NEED OF SOME SIMPLE LOGO DESIGN AND FLYERS FOR HIS FLOOR CLEANING BUSINESS...THOUGHTS? BASICALLY IT'S LINE DRAWN ART, PHOTO SHOPPED AND CROPPED...I'M PRETTY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS...HOPE HE LIKES IT AS WELL!

Giving it a go..

I blog on MySpace, I rant on facebook, so I figured, what the heck... I'm just going to do ONE BLOG. Maybe all my followers from the random social networks will follow...maybe they won't. Maybe I'll get some new readers! In any event, here it begins.

Expect to see a smattering of my everyday sarcastic *wit* combined with the oh so cute tales that are Laurel [my 4 year old daughter].

Always photos, always, always... and as life continues to throw obstacles in my path [ what fun would it be otherwise] I shall continue to look at it and talk about it! I love to draw, paint, design and take photos. Mix in my mini-me and we have tons of fun! I also love to travel, see the world, meet new people! Oh and I'll use this as a sounding board on some projects maybe!


Just to throw a few sites out there.... some of which have not been updated in ages...
Fuzzy Travel
deviantArt