XoXo, Amy

so I’m trying to moving out and get closer to my work place. My commute is currently like 40 mins each way and on the way home, it can be more sometimes. It really takes a toll on you so I decided that being close to work would be great. A lot of people say its kind of dead in my area on the weekends but thats ok - the weekend is only 2 days of the week and I don’t mind driving somewhere on the weekend.

 The potential roomie is only 2 years older than me and really nice. She’s pretty too seems laid back but she is a clean person. I hope we can agree that we’d be good and I can move in for September. The only thing is - I don’t have a bed. I need to buy one. ugh. I’ll be pretty broke though after the deposit and first months rent….maybe I’ll ask good ole’ Dad. One thing we have in common is that both of us like trance! Which is odd b/c nobody our age likes trance and if they did - not anymore.

 so anyway…yea. I hope this works out. *crosses fingers*

I read “Twilight” by Stephanie Myer. That book that’s getting made into a movie and all on those best seller lists. I love vampires so I decided to read the first one. Overall - it was ok. I’m not into love/romance novels as much but the vampire aspect was great. Edward - the male vampire that’s the main male character is awesome. However, Bella - the female main is so annoying. Very whiny, clumsy, clueless, and just is not very…likable. Sometimes, you just want to slap her. I wish the author had given her a stronger more assertive role but whatever- I guess thats how romance novels are?

Work has been ok - more or less the same. The college interns left which is a little sad since there is less people around my age in the building and that makes work a little less exciting.

Labor Day is coming up which means school is about to start again. *yay* even worse traffic! I wanted to go to Atlantic City for the weekend since it’s one of my best friend’s b-day but I don’t think I can if I move…we’ll see though.

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These lack of updates on my blog makes my life seem so busy whereas its the total opposite.

Life has pretty much been more or less the same. I just purchased a new suit from bebe. I love how they have size 00 because the jackets always fit me like a glove and the pants at the waist but as always, they are like a gazillion inches too long so I have to get that hemmed. It’s an all black suit - I needed one since my other one seems pretty old fashioned given that it has a long jacket. I like suits with shorter jackets since I’m already tiny as it is and any illusion to give me some sense of height is good.

I attended my friend’s wedding last weekend. Really nice - they had a chinese lion dance performance as well as hula dancers since their honeymoon was in Hawaii. I met some cool people at my table. One guy looked really familar but we couldn’t place where we saw each other before unless maybe he just looked like someone I knew.

work is work except my friend who’s an intern is leaving next week. *boo* I’m gonna miss him but more of a reason to now visit his school and party all weekend!

Today was the first day in awhile that I actually got plenty of sleep. Felt great….

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I am.

I have done squat this weekend and normally I wouldn’t feel so bad but it’s the most beautiful day outside and I’m still stuck inside doing..jack crap. I should be cleaning the house at the very least but nope - I’m surfing the web and trying not to get sucked into playing WoW until I come back from my massage.

My boxer got sprayed by a skunk this weekend which may explain why I declined to go out which I REALLY wanted to. Instead I was stuck giving her multiple baths, mixing and buying multiple solutions to get rid of the horrid stench, and airing out the house so it didn’t reek of putrid rotten eggs times 12. Needless to say, she’s not on my list of favorite things right now.

I have to leave for my massage in about 15 mins….I picked the red door signature one this time. I can’t handle deep tissue, swedish is too boring, and hot stone - well it relaxes me but I like more “pressure” so I can get all the kinks out.

Work is great. I have great co-workers and a great manager. I love it except that I’m stuck buying like a zillion more outfits since the dress code is pretty formal. Men wear suits with ties everyday and going casual is probably just not wearing your jacket. Women can get away with nice dress pants/slacks and a nice collared shirt usually. We’re not allowed open-toe sandals but we do (women that is) and it’s kind of an ignored rule. I like being a consultant and working for my company.

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This has been a first TGIF moment in a longgg time since I haven’t had class on a Friday since like sophomore year. This wasn’t as bad as the first few weeks where in the afternoon around 2 pm, I’m itching to leave my desk and just fly out of the building into the crazy jam packed roads but today as much better. I actually went into my new co-worker’s office and chilled with him while working (of course) and I must say - having someone to talk to is much more fun than having a lonely office to yourself. However - having an office to yourself is much better than sharing it with someone who never talks and/or who is just playing creepy/annoying, etc. So I lucked out.

 My coworkers are awesome. Too bad my new friends that I’ve made - especially the interns are so cool but they are leaving in the middle of August so that sucks. I think its because I’m like barely 22 and everybody else in the company is years older so having someone around my age (19-25) is pretty cool. We can relate much more to each other and have that whole new “excited” feeling of being new in the firm, etc.

brb- gotta let the dogs in.

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I’ve finally had time from my busy life to sit down and relax, try to update, and catch up on my daily reads/websites that I love. One of my favorites - Katy from twentryfourcarat.net just wrote an entry about her personal life since she’s been pretty busy and I figured I’d do the same since like her, life’s been busy. *sigh*

 Work - I’ve been working just over a month and after working on 2 proposals (that are really stressful and under time constraints) I am on a billable client project. This one is with the EPA and is an IT project. I’m under the O&M and  Enhancements side of it and I’m pretty much a systems tester/analyst. I have to test the software/program for errors, glitches, and what not. Basically break the system or try to find some way in which it doesn’t work and let the team know so they can fix it.  Hopefully my schedule will be back to 40 hours per week since on proposals, I was working 14 hours a day at least once a week if not more so that got pretty tiring but very interesting and important to learn/know anyway.

Boyfriend - Same ole, same ole. He’s working on the front yard right now, we’re doing the whole landscape and he had to dig up both sides of the pathway to our door and putting down stones to make it a mini “front side walking” patio. I bought a clay chimnea for the backyard so we can burn our extra wood, bushes, etc. and it’ll be great for winter. I want to buy a nice patio set but I figured if we move, there would be no point since we will probably downsize into a condo and there will be no room for a patio set.

 Pets - Kirra is always pretty good. Khloe is super cute, we took her to the vet and she has a bit of an ear infection and ear mites so we’re putting ear drops in her daily. She’s slowly getting trained, a few accidents here and there in the kitchen. However, I heard that its really hard to train a toy dog and they will take a few more months to be house trained than bigger dogs.

Friends - I haven’t had time to see them but I have 2 baby showers this weekend which means my weekend is shot. *sigh* Kinda sucks…heh. I don’t have time to see everybody as much and they’re really busy with work and life as well.

 My life is just pretty much work and sleep. and the dogs. I also play WoW when I can. haha. *shhh*

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So sorry to my readers out there - the few that I have and that is including my family members like my cousin who reads this.

 Work has been keeping me pretty busy lately. I’ve been helping out on two proposals in which one is due next week so everybody especially my managers are running around like chickens with their head cut off. I’ve actually been put on this IT project which is really awesome. I’m not doing anything crazy on it but I’ll be doing a lot of software testing since it’s the most easiest “beginner” stuff. I don’t mind because you gotta start somewhere and learn somehow. I’ll also be on another business marketing initiative project later on after the proposal finally comes to an end.

 Wednesday - I stayed for 14 hours - till 11 pm helping out with the proposal. Was pretty beat.

Lately I’ve been addicted to World of Warcraft aka WoW. haha. I know, I know. It’s the dorkiest nerdiest game but dear ole’ boyfriend got me addicted and now I come home, play, eat, sleep. or well eat inbetween playing. My character is a nightelf druid - if any of you guys play, my character’s name is “Alegria.” (yes, named after one of the shows in cirque du soleil.) but I’m only a level 21 currently so don’t expect me to do anything great and if you have to come save my life a few times - sorry! I also don’t know how to really maximize my characters skills/abilities so I’m still trying to figure that out slowly.

 I need work clothes.

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so it has passed - my first 2 weeks of work. I should be tired considering it’s Friday but I’m not…whereas the other days, I come home exhausted.

On Wednesday I stayed till 10.30 PM to help prepare for a big meeting for a proposal we are working on. It was fun - they ordered us dinner from PF Changs which was a nice treat. They do try to make up working late with some good food. The next day - they also had breakfast and lunch brought in…which was nice b/c I had to be there at 7.30 am!

I’m excited for my first paycheck. It’s only for 2 weeks but its ok - I also found out I only get paid once a month. I think it may be difficult to budget but thats how I got my money before - once a month from daddy dearest so I should be ok. I like work when I’m kept busy with tasks and stuff.

sorry so boring but ahhh. sleepy.

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Remember when I said how I know when I start working, the weekends will be my extra special and I’ll be super duper tired? No joke…I am grateful!

My first week of work was tiring even though I’m new and I am not really doing too much. Just getting settled in, sitting through meetings, and doing easy tasks - its tiring for me to wake up at 6 am even though I’m sleeping much earlier than 4 am, its still hard to wake up. I’ve been getting 6 hours of sleep on average though and its not enough. I think 7-8 is my minimum.

I’ve gotten to know some very nice people though.

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one word: exhuasting. will update soon!

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Stolen from Katy @ twentyfourcarat.net 

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was 12 so I was obsessing about looking cute and worrying about periods, boys, and fitting in. I was wearing huge thick wire rim glasses with crooked teeth and no makeup. I also barely had any fashion sense and refused to wear skirts and dresses.

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?
today as in Wednesday? if so…
- make an appointment to get my car an oil change and safety inspection
-pick up my clothes from the tailor
-visit my Grandma
-pay one of my bills that I keep forgettin about
- attempt to go to bed early.

3. Snacks I enjoy:
chips, noodles, bagels, girl scout cookies, frozen pizza, various frozen dinners, sushi.

4. Places I’ve lived:
California and No.VA

5. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire:
Party like a rockstar…..shop till I drop…….invest so I can become a gazillionaire…..help the various causes that I care about…definitely.

6. People I want to know more about:
people in medieval times. quite interesting…also van gogh and tell him that he wasn’t a failure and his artwork is celebrated by all today and also studied and analyzed.

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