oh gosh

I've switched to Gmail. It's scary to change the email I've had for the past 8 years. People form funny attachments to things I guess.

If you didn't get my email with the new address, let me know and I will get it to you.

Have a great day!

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I am dying to knit. I have come to a crossroads with my bag and I need my mom to help me get started onthe next part. It's a sad state of affairs I tell you.

In other news, things with the V21 band are going great. I have really started to make some friends there and we are even going to have a songwriting workshop. I am really looking forward to writing again. Actually it makes me want to pick up my guitar. I haven't played in months.

Yay for Wednesday. ALIAS starts tomorrow and I can't wait. If you know me at all, you know this is a big deal. Do not even try to contact me between 8-9pm on Thursday nights. If you do, you had better be on fire. jk....

but really, don't call.

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WOW. I am tired. They forget to tell you that once you get a job in the real world, you can't really stay up all night anymore. Thank God for coffee.

I dyed my hair. It's red and I like it.

After another very long talk with Johnny last night (hence the tired thing) I feel like I am finally in a place to let it all go. He knows that I wish him well and want the best, but we both agree that things are better left in the past. I feel reasonably fine about that today. It's weird.

Damn a client just got really mad at my boss. Then my boss blamed me for it in front of the client even though it was totally his fault. Awesome. But then he realized it and took it back. But still.

I am going to Atlanta in a couple weeks to visit my friend Joe. Should be fun. We are going to the UGA game. I haven't had a road trip in a while. I am looking forward to the drive.

Ok I think that's enough rambling. Have a great day!

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OH MY GARLIC

I just ate my Lilly's Pizza leftovers from Friday's lunch with Ian and holy cow. I think the garlic is even stronger the 2nd time around.

I smell.

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Hooray

Well after a brief hiatus, my internet is back up and running and so am I. I had a wonderfully girly day getting beautiful...I had a manicure/pedicure and I think tomorrow I will do a wash-in hair color (too expensive for a salon this time)...maybe like a chestnut brown...we'll see how i feel....actually maybe I will do it now. hmmm....

I went to Third Place for coffee with Kim this morning for some much needed catching up. Jacob is so grown up!!! He was just talking and talking! "Miss Molly gave me a tootsie pop! Do you like tootsie pops? Andrea do you like tootsie pops?!?!" So cute and fun. Everyone is growing up. It's nuts.

I saw Leeanne today! She was in town with her fiance and we watched the game at Sammy's. We won't talk about the game. BUT it was great to see Leeanne and BJ. She loves her new job and Winston Salem and says it's high time I visit her. So that little road trip will be in the works. OH and Matt, she said that BJ has had a terrible time finding a job there, so no it isn't just you. :-)

Other than that it was a great day, just lazy and nice. I feel like I had so much more to say, but how about I just say that I am happy and at peace. That is enough for me.

I am looking forward to tomorrow, I will be singing at both services at Vintage. The more I do it, the more I love it. Especially now that Matt S. has split us into 3 specific bands. That means we learn eachother and are much more comfortable to be creative because we know how everyone plays and reacts to different things. It has become very fulfilling. So yay!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!


EDIT~~ one day i will get married, and when I do, Ben Folds "The Luckiest" will be played.

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Even MORRRRRE Quiz fun : )

You are Psalms.


Which book of the Bible are you?
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More Quiz Fun

lilkidthings took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Wants to make a favorable impression and be reward..." Click here to read the rest of the results.

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Oh happy day. It's Thursday and that means it's almost Friday. This makes me happy. This week I have not had a whole lot of sleep, which makes for a very unmotivated Andrea. HOWEVER, life is good and even though I don't always get what I want, I know that life could be a whole lot worse (as evidenced by my coworker who came in witha story about her friends getting busted by the SWAT team last night)

So in terms of being arrested, I am doing pretty great. I have never been in handcuffs and the only time I got fingerprinted was when I forgot my license and had a traffic ticket. So I suppose there is always something to be thankful for :-)

This weekend I plan to relax and lay low. Please feel free to join me. I want to go to the movies...and eat out at least once. Lofty goals I have ...heehee.

It's so easy to concentrate on the negative things, but I am trying to make a change and be thankful. What are you thankful for?

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write 20 random facts about yourself, then tag the same amount of people as the number of minutes it takes you to write the facts. If you're tagged, then it's your turn.

Start time 11:24am

1.I am at work but I am not working.
2. Green is my favorite color of the moment
3. I enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
4. I have a secret love in my heart for Barry Manilow
5. I love the beach
6. I want to go to Australia
7. I am sleepy
8. Southern Accents really annoy me
9. I have five nieces and nephews
10. I have been to 5 continents
11. I think that buffalo chicken just might be the greatest food ever in the world.
12. I am addicted to checking IM away messages
13. I always wanted to be a redhead
14. Will Ferrell is my favorite comedic actor
15. I hate math
16. The phone keeps ringing and i am ignoring it
17. I prefer short nails on girls
18. Diet coke is a staple in my life
19. I have a dating height requirement
20. Cats are better than dogs

end 11:32

I tag

spaceship
metalsangst
amishwarrior
i_said_huh
nothing22
stuck_flex
lillith84
mardena

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Yeah

A list of things I think are beautiful:

~rain
~a genuine smile
~tulips
~green leaves
~water
~the elderly
~friends
~sand
~hugs
~eagles
~the unknown
~piano music
~encouraging words
~hope without reason
~thankfulness

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YAY!!

My best friend Kelsey in Florida just called me from the delivery room in between contractions! Trevor Alexander Wesley is on his way and he is going to be perfect!!

I can't believe she is about to be a mom. Congrats to Kelsey and Bill!

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Something is off. I can't put my finger on it but I don't like it. Sometimes you just wake up and feel heavy. That is how I feel.

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Oh YES. Friday is my favorite day. Even though I have to work, I love the anticipation of 2 lovely days off. Especially if one of those days includes a football game! :-)

I hope everyone has a great weekend. HOLLA

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Well I worked for an hour and have been laying around the rest of the day with that killer headache. Starting to feel a bit better finally.

And I ate pizza.

YUM

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It's official

Last night I had the first migraine headache of my life. I pray it will be the last. I never knew or understood what it was like, but my sister would talk about them like the plague. I was awake and in pain until 5am when I finally managed to get my hands on a sinutab (the only medicine in my house) and took a 2nd hot bath. My neck felt like it was being physically twisted until the pressure in my head was unbearable. I tried every sleeping position I could think of until I was unsure if the misery was from the pain or the insanity of insomnia. This cannot happen again.

It's almost noon and I am only now going to work.

I don't know about you, but I am ready for the fun again.

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Scary event of the week...I had a knock on my door from a strange man last night at about 11pm....I didn't answer...then around 11:30 I had 3 calls from a restricted number. The first 2 times I answered and no one was there. The 3rd time I let it ring. No message. Just when I got to sleep around 12:30 my power went off...I was trembling! I have never been so scared in my own apartment. It was crazy. The power came back on and I slept the rest of the night without event. Today my neck is killing me. Probably from being so tense. Good times.

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Sleep Shmeep

So today I had to be up at 7am to sing at church. We have moved to 2 services and I had to be there for both of them, so last night, I had the bright idea of coming home at a respectable hour (i.e. 1am) to get some sleep in before the big day. I knew I needed to really prepare for today because the songlist was particularly vocal. So I came home and passed out for a good 2 hours, only to wake up at 3am and be WIDE awake until 5:30. GRR! I went to church and then came home and slept for the better part of 6 hours. NOW I ASK YOU, who thinks I will sleep at all tonight??

I know I don't.

Overall I had a good weekend. Lazy, fanciful and fun. Susy turned 30. Kristy had her baby, and Joe was drunk by 10am on a Saturday morning (as evidenced by his phone call from the UGA tailgating lot). Personally, I got a lot of errands and a lot of nothing else accomplished this weekend. It was lovely. knitting update: 38 rows down, 42 to go...then I do the handles. WEEEE!

Went to beer pong last night. M0nky got a dart in the thigh, the comedic highlight of the evening and I got to see Chris Meckola for the first time in weeks. HYSTERICS. We talked ALIAS for a while. I hope we can get an ALIAS night started up for us addicts. Good times. I also met Jon's sister Rachel right before I had to leave. She seemed really nice, despite the fact that she got to go to Coldplay and I didn't.

I love my friends. It can't be said enough. I love them because they are all different and amazing. I have learned so much from them that I bet they don't even know. It makes me smile.

Feel free to give me suggestions for things to do tonight whilst I am not sleeping.

Have a great week!!!

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Well duh

I am so thankful for the internet. Otherwise I would never know what kind of anime kitten I am.

WHEW


Black Kitten-You Are Ebil Muhahaha, Just Like
me....You Love to Eat Meat!.....Mmmm Mousie


What Type of Anime Kitten Are You? (Anime Pics!)
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Ode to 5Star

You have been and always will be the greatest restaurant in Raleigh.

I mourned the passing of the Kung Pao Chicken.

But nothing can match the wonder that is sesame beef.

Well done 5 Star. Well done.





edit~~ Coldplay continues to amaze me...maybe I shouldn't say continues...but I just heard Politik for the first time and it is fantastic. I don't know what it is about these guys....but they get to me and I like it.

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wow it's after midnight

Who knew knitting could be so much fun!?! Last night I went to Cup a Joe with Johnny, just like the old days. It was a good time. He had spanish homework and I had knitting to do. I worked on it for 2 hours and the whole time I was doing it inside out (i.e. wrong). We had a good laugh and I decided to move on and try my luck at the Spanish. Hopefully, he ended up better off than I did. Today on my lunch break and during music practice I was un-doing what I had done. That part wasn't the greatest, BUT when I figured out where it all went wrong and started over, it was GAME ON. 20 rows down....60 to go. I love it!! I can't wait to see the finished product.

Work has been better lately. Actually, everything has been better lately. I think I am on the upswing. Yay. But as for work, I am really enjoying being there all day. Starting to get in that groove I guess. And the money is always a plus. More hours=yay payday!

I went to Community night at Vintage last night also. This time they were talking about their hopes for the future of the church and what we can do to help the community. Always puts things into perspective when I start thinking about other people and what I can do to help. Music tonight was fun. I brought the knitting and learned that yes, I can knit and sing at the same time. Fabulous. We are doing a Stevie Wonder song this sunday. Everyone is pretty excited about it. I know I am.

Finally, I need to NEED to go to the chiropractor still. I actually MADE an appointment for next week and they called me back to say, whoops, they don't take my insurance anymore. So it's back to the drawing board. Anyone have Wellpath?? Seriously, I need to get this taken care of. NO man will ever love me if I sound like a bowl of rice krispies for the rest of my life.

I believe that is all. Have a wonderful night!

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YES

It has been a good weekend. I spent some quality time with some quality people all weekend long. Friday I stayed at my folks in Wake Forest. They are glad I didn't move to New York. I am glad I can eat their food and do my laundry for free.

Saturday was poker madness at my apartment. I lost $4. I never should have been allowed to buy in to that second game ;-). Big Thomas looks like Buddy the elf in my apartment. Next time you see him, tell him that you know Santa and smiling is your favorite. By the way, random guy that showed up outside, thanks for the Red Stripe. It was a good time, we'll do it again soon. No sunglasses next time though.

Yesterday was fun. I slept in for the first time in forever and then out of the blue, Hilary called me with an extra ticket to the State game! We got out there at about 3:30 so it was a long but fun day. Everett's mom introduced herself to me twice. David almost got in a fight with some dad right in front of the kids and we talked to Julius Hodge. I snapped a pic on my cell phone but it didn't save. I was sad about that for a couple minutes..then I remembered that we just got the first TD of the game and all was well. Even though we lost it was a great time. If you ever get bored, just hang out with those Elkin kids. You never know what will happen next. 2 trips to Taco bell, a return visit to the fairgrounds to rescue the remaining drunks and a stop at the gas station for Ev just about wore me out so I came home and had the best night's sleep ever.

Oh and I learned how to knit. It is fun and I am good at it. Look for a new fall line next year.

I am going to 5 star. It will happen and you can't stop me.

I think that's about it. I really needed a good weekend and a relaxing time with awesome people. Now there's just a 4 day week and another weekend! wooo! Have a great day!

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Well it is Friday and I don't think I have ever been so ready for a 3 day weekend. I think I am gonna open up the house for some poker on Saturday night...maybe 9.30 or 10ish so let me know if you want to come so I know how many to plan for. :-)

Otherwise this week has been so busy. End of the month pretty much kept me either at work or sleeping off the stress. I did have a lovely dinner at Dos Taquitos last night on Creedmoor....it may just be my new favorite mexican restaurant.

I have recieved so many emails and calls about people in the hurricane. I don't know what it is, but I feel so disassociated with the whole situation. I can't even watch the news about it. In other situations, I have followed every word, but for some reason, this time it's not like that. I feel kindof bad about it, or like I should be sharing in the country's devastation, but I am just completely numb to the whole thing. Strange.

I think that is about it for the updates. I hope everyone is doing well. I knowI haven't talked to many of you in a while. But it's anew month with lots to offer :-) Who know what will happen next...

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