Honey, I'm Home

Arrived home from vacation today. Early. For New Year's Eve. I'm looking forward to it. It's 4 AM, so I really don't have a lot of creativity having been awake for 22 hours now.

Christmas was nice. Relaxing, for the most part. Skiing was variable. The days before Christmas were VERY cold (think -25˚F BEFORE wind chill), which made the snow very slow. Mix slow snow with cold conditions, and you get a quite unhappy Rebecca. It warmed gradually after the Holiday, however. This made the snow quicker, and since it kept snowing and snowing and snowing, conditions were great.

Since one of my mother's gifts was new skis and poles, I inherited my mother's old skis (which really aren't that old) and got new poles and goggles for Chrsitmas. I spent most of the vacation skiing and only actually went out boarding one day. My feet get a lot colder in those boots, for whatever reason, so it's more difficult to stay out for a long time. : (

Two other families we know from East Troy have homes in the area (the Martins and the Fons's). Tuesday night we all went out for pizza, and Wednesday night we all went to the Fons house for dinner and Pictionary. I know it sounds corny, but it was actually very competitive and fun, especially since my team won. ; )

Nothing else notable since the routine was pretty much the same each day. Hope everyone celebrates a safe and fun New Year's Eve!

Weekly Update

Yes, accusations are correct, and I am falling behind on my posting. It probably won't help that I leave tomorrow for our second house (trying to make myself sound as rich as possible for whichever Anonymous keeps saying I am) to go skiing and boarding with my family. Unsure when we'll be back, but my parents want to drive back on January 1st so my mom can get work done around the house the 2nd because she has to be back at school the 3rd. I'd rather drive back New Year's Eve or the 30th so I can be home, but who knows what'll happen. No Internet for the duration of my stay there, though, so you'll have to live with phone contact. I'll have my cell, and if you call I'll probably give you the house number there because I don't have good reception at that house either.

For those of you that saw my away message and were worried, no, nothing is seriously wrong with my car. I had a few small concerns and I didn't know if they were legitimate or because I've never owned a Mazda before. Turns out they were legit, but I caught them early enough, it's not a big deal. The sucky part is that it was sub-freezing (I realize that's difficult for you southerners to fathom) so they didn't wash my car when they were done. (Yeah, rich people get their cars washed when they take them in to get serviced...) I'm realizing that when you're so low to the ground you get a lot more shit on your car, including on the top of the vehicle. Pretty much sucks.

School's out for winter break. Pretty sure finals went fine. I got a letter in the mail (for those of you dying to know what happened) about my room situation. Next semester my roommate is moving down the hall to a single-single: room meant for one and occupied by one. I get to keep the double single: room meant for two and occupied by one. I'm just glad things worked out.

Last but not least, the work update: since my family occupies 2 weeks of my break every winter for the ski/snowboard trip, I'm taking at least 2 weeks off from the Heidel House. I talked to my boss from East Troy and she said I'd probably get hours here for the remaining 2 weeks of break if I wanted them. I'll probably take them since I know it will be busier here than in Green Lake, plus I'd have bartending shifts here and wait shifts in GL. I go back to school Friday the 14th, so after then I'll be back at the Heidel House.

It's late and I have a long drive tomorrow, so I'm going to bed. Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and maybe even a Happy New Year if I don't post again before then.

Old School

So I have a little time to post while I'm deciding not to start my Leadership and Democracy final paper yet. Rumor has it that the paper's not going to be easy...at all...so I'm going to need a lot of time to devote to it, and I'm so exhausted I can't focus enough to write it.

ANYWAY, I thought I'd bring back the old posts with the links to games and random sites. I hope these are a little more entertaining than the regular posts and at least some people look at them.

Since I posted Tuesday, I had to waitress on Wednesday. It was really slow and boring. Again.

Thursday morning I had my first OC Chairperson Meeting. It sounds like it's going to be a good time. We had martial arts that night, where we sparred and wrestled, which was cool cuz I haven't been able to do that in a while. Came back and watched the OC, and then went to park my car where I got a spot in the lot. Very sweet.

Friday I had one not-even class, which was a big waste of time, which I hated, cuz some teachers just like to waste their students' time. I went to Green Lake after to pick up my bartending license application, which I'll hopefully be able to pick up on Tuesday. Made $7.95/hr at work. Pretty bad. Saturday had to open and worked until about 6:45. Made about $7.45/hr. Drew and I are thinking about getting applications at Goose Blind, another resturant in Green Lake cuz we heard January is even slower than December. : (

This week I work some really non-winning days: Monday for 15 people on property, Friday for 62, and Saturday, the only maybe-money-maker for 166. Of course I open on Saturday, which usually means less money. Lucky me. I'm supposed to work Sunday, but have to be out of the dorms Saturday by noon, so I'm thinking of telling my boss I can't since there will be a staggering 9 people there.

At least Christmas vacation is on its way. 5 days until I get to go home... : )

So Busy Lately!

It seems like forever since I've updated, but it's really been just under 2 weeks, so I think if you're deeply stressed by this situatino you need to re-evaluate your life and figure out why it revolves around my blog, cuz you've got serious issues.

Anyway, I got my car the Friday after the last post and I've been loving every minute of my 12 days with it. Got my snow tires this past Friday, but I'm stull sure I'll need to be rescued from the ditch by someone with a real car at some point this winter. Monday my radar detector came in the mail. I installed it today, so I've used it, well, on campus. But I'm still glad to have it, especially in the absence of cruise control. Here it is, real color, real car, and everything.


Homework has been overbearing lately, which sucks. Yesterday it was homework from 3:30 til 11:30 with a break for dinner and a shower. 8 hours is just too much! And just when I was thinking I was getting close to being done, or close enough to go back to normal, I realize I have a paper due Thursday I forgot about... dammit! So glad this semester is almost over.

Work has been up an down. One day I don't break minimum wage; the next I'm clearing $20/hr. I witsh every day was a $20/hr day...

That's all you get for now, because I still have homework to do.

Ben: Dude, that would suck if you spontaneously combusted.
Chris: Yeah, I wonder if you could stop, drop, and roll...

Brandon: Dude, we've got too many friends going nowhere in life.
Chris: Yeah, like this guy.
Nick: It's not that I'm not going anywhere, I'm just destined to fail.

Rob, after hitting Stu in the face with a box of Cheez-Its: "I'm sorry, Stu. You can have half the box. Then you can have half, Mark. Then I'll have whatever's left after that."