I WANNA GO HOME!

In the summer we get half days on Fridays. Which means if all of our work is done we can leave at 1. Someone must hate me cause I always seem to get something that needs to be done ASAP at a quarter to 1. Why couldn't they have given it to me in the morning that would have been plenty of time to complete it. But NO, instead I’m stuck here while everyone else is leaving to go enjoy the rest of this beautiful day. I am so pissed right now. Even if I were able to leave in a half hour I would have to wait until almost 3 for my train. The best part is I did what I had to do in plenty of time, but I can’t process it yet which leaves me waiting for the okay. So now I’m sitting here doing NOTHING and unable to leave. I cannot wait until I can finally go. Keep your fingers crossed that it’s soon.

I hope everyone else has a better day and a great weekend!

My new favorite thing

I am obsessed with online shopping. Especially when you can find amazing deals. So I wanted to share with you my new favorite website. It is http://www.propertyroom.com/. It’s kind of like E-Bay but in my opinion way better. All the items on there were at some point lost, repossessed or from “misguided cargo”. Basically police stations all around the country are putting their inventory online for people to purchase. Originally I think that the website was called steal your stuff back or something. I’m not totally sure since I just discovered the website.

Anyway the reason why I like it better than E-Bay is because this is good merchandise and it starts out the bidding really cheap. And since not that many people know about it or care to check it out the chances of you getting something cheap are really good. For instance I just got a Blue Sapphire and Diamond necklace for 18 dollars! And that’s including the shipping! I just got the necklace in the mail yesterday and it was beautiful. I have to admit I was worried that it was going to be complete crap but the thing is amazing. On the website you can buy designer goods like Prada and Gucci all starting for a buck. There is even a chance for you to bid on bulk lots of diamonds. Seriously just a bunch of loose carat diamonds. Some of the stuff on there is authenticated and others they can’t truly gain authenticity but no matter what everything is fraud protected so you don’t have to worry. Also, everything is clearly stated so you don’t have to worry about getting ripped off. Now there is some completely random stuff like buying a bulk lot of DVDs and they don’t tell you all the names of the movies. Or a case full of CDs, again not stating all the bands in the case. They will give you like 2 names, or a picture of the DVDs and you have to try and work out what they are. Again cause some of this stuff was lost, that’s why it is so random. But its funny to see some of the stuff listed. The website is seriously addicting. Oh and you can buy a Car on there! It is so fun to see everything that's listed. I swear I do NOT work for this website, I’m just obsessed with it right now.

P.S. - Just don't bid on the stuff I'm bidding on! ;)

What should I do?

Man when is this heat going to end??? It’s so hot outside that the inside of my office can’t seem to keep up. AKA I’m melting at work. So my birthday is coming up soon and I’m trying to think of what to do. It’s not a big birthday or anything, but I can’t do what I originally wanted to do which was go visit my friends in Maryland. However the person I would stay with is moving that day and I don’t think she is going to be up to entertaining. It’s just not a good weekend for a lot of them so my visit has been postponed. Then I found out that I need to go to my cousin’s graduation party the day after my birthday. So even if I wanted to I can’t really go anywhere. So that leaves me stuck at home with no one to really hang out with that day. Almost all of my friends have either moved, or still at school taking summer classes. I didn’t really want to do a big thing anyway, but I would like to find something I can do to still make my day fun. So that’s my dilemma. But worst comes to worst I’ll just go to the beach with someone and spend it that way. Which I can’t really complain about now can I??

Things seem to be changing

I have been doing much better since my last post. Seeing my brother was great and I feel a lot better about the situation now that I know he gets to come home for a visit every few months. Things at work however have not gotten much better and I am now officially looking for a new job. I updated my resume and I have been sending it out like crazy. I still do not know what I want to work in next, so I’ve been sending it to all kinds of different places. I’m trying to not keep my hopes up cause it’s the summer time and it’s very hard to get a job in the summer. When I was looking for my first job out of school I didn’t start getting interviews until late August. Productivity drops in the summer and there isn’t a need for new people. But I’m keeping my hopes up and if it doesn’t happen right away, that’s fine cause I know I will eventually find something new.

This past weekend was insanely hot. It’s still really hot today. On Saturday was my first time going to my beach and it was lovely. The water was too cold to actually swim in, but the beach is one of my favorite places in the world and I was able to just sit back and read my book. Sunday I had a bunch of errands I needed to do. I went to one place, was sweaty like crazy by just walking from my car to the store. So after that I gave up and went back to my lovely air conditioned home. I ended up just watching some movies. Which is one of my favorite ways to spend a lazy Sunday. However last night while I was sleeping there was a HUGE thunderstorm that resulted in my house losing power. It was off for basically the whole night, which meant that I was sweating my ass off last night. The house was like a 100 degrees and I was so uncomfortable. Needless to say I got very little sleep last night and I am basically operating like a zombie today. The good news is I think this heat wave is supposed to be over by Wednesday.

Oh and I know that this is way after the fact but I forgot to say it when I wrote about my vacation. Now I told you all that I was afraid that when I flew I would need a seat extender. Well I DID NOT need one!! I actually had room to spare. I can’t tell you how happy I was that I didn’t need to ask for one! However that whole situation was defiantly a wake up call. I need to start eating better. I know I need to exercise but I can never find the time. I mean I leave my house at 7:30 am and I don’t get home til 9. And who the hell wants to work out when they’ve been out of the house for that long??? Just another reason why I need to find a new job ASAP.

Na Na NA Na, HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE

So I’ve been delaying putting this up on my blog because it’s kinda private and I didn’t want to talk about it online. However it’s eating me up and I need a way to vent. So here is goes. One of my brothers is moving to another country in less than 2 weeks, and I’m really upset by this. It’s understandable that I’m going to miss him, but it’s like eating me up. I mean the move is only for a year and he is supposed to come home every few months so I really shouldn’t be freaking out but I am. He lives in another state as it is so basically I will see him just as often this year as I do normally. I know you must be wondering why I am like this but I am leaving a few details out of the picture. My brother is moving to a country that is not the safest place to live right now. He’s not in the military or anything like that, but he will be working in a dangerous location and the chances of him getting hurt are much greater than if he were living in America. I don’t really want to say where he is going, I mean I can if I wanted, but I want to try to keep myself anonymous and I don’t want to give specific details away. Hence, me not wanting to write about this. So last night was the last time I got to see him until Sept. And I was really emotional about it. So much so that I was actually tearing up on my way home to see him. I actually wore sunglasses on the train so people couldn’t see my eyes. Which I hate it when people wear sunglasses in a place that’s not sunny, but the situation warranted it. It also didn’t help the fact that someone got me all wound up at work before I left.

As you know I just recently came back from a pretty long vacation. Well I wasn’t really planning on taking any more days off in the near future but on Sunday my mom told me that my brother is coming home for the last time on TUESDAY. I thought he would come home on the weekend to say goodbye cause that’s what normal people do. Nope my brother decided to come home in the middle of the week when the rest of us work. So I asked my boss if I could leave a few hours early. I didn’t want to take a half-day or a full day off, so we worked it out that if I came in earlier than usual the whole week, I could leave early and not actually take a day. So it’s a win-win. Now this whole thing was worked out between my boss and me. It is no one else’s business what I do with my days off. However as I was getting ready to leave one of my teammates decided to comment on my departure. He said something along the line of “Wow, looks like something is getting A LOT of special privileges lately. It must be nice taking all these days off. I can’t believe you’re already taking a day off since your vacation.” So my boss told him that I was going to see my brother and he just snickered. Yes he actually snickered. And I was and still am furious at that. I didn’t elaborate on anything else because it is none of his business, and plus I thought I might cry. But who does that? I never say anything about the fact that he comes in to work 30 minutes late every day. Or how he is constantly chatting to his girlfriend instead of doing work.

So why is he saying that to me?? I am already sensitive about this whole thing as it is, and here he is making it worse. I also think he is talking about me behind my back. I know it sounds so childish, but I KNOW he is doing this. And if he has something to say, say it to MY FACE. I hate people who are cowards and talk about people behind their back. It’s immature and hurtful. So I don’t know what to do. I HATE confrontation but this whole thing is driving me crazy. Plus there is no way to prove this guy is talking about me behind my back. But, it is making me even more miserable at my job.

So what should I do?? Right now I’ve just been keeping to myself a lot more, but I still feel awful. What kills me the most is this teammate was someone I used to consider my work buddy. He was the one I talked to the most, and now I cannot stand him. I rarely change my opinions about people, but I went from having a great friendship to no longer talking to him.

Mexico!

I have been very neglectful of my blog. I think it is a combination of being super busy at work and also summer fever. The weather is finally starting to feel like summer and I am absolutely loving it. This past week/weekend flew by and I cannot believe that it is already June. Anyway, today I thought I would share a little bit about my trip to Mexico, which now seems like it happened a million years ago. It is probably one of the best vacations that I have been on in a long time. The resort was amazing, the food, the culture, atmosphere all were great. Also if you have never been to an all-inclusive place before I defiantly suggest that you do so in the very near future. There was constantly food and drinks available. The wait staff was amazing. As soon as a drink or plate was done it was cleaned up or refilled. I was also scared that the drinks were going to be weak because to maybe save some money. But they were so strong that some of them I couldn’t even stomach. Like a rum and coke, that was halfway filled with rum! Not that I’m complaining, I was very happy that that was the case. Also the place had like 4 different restaurants that served all different types of food each day so you didn’t really get tired of the selection.

This is a view of one of the pools.


Also there were different activities to do at the resort each day. Some of which I played were tequila volleyball, and movie trivia. I almost one a prize for the second one! Also some of my friends took a bike tour, but I wasn’t there to do that. The best part of the place, they gave us a free Booze cruise! I still have no idea why, but on Monday we got a free cruise around Cabo. It was a perfect day, lots of drinking, games, food, and snorkeling. Although it probably wasn’t the best idea to go snorkeling after you’ve had a few, but I guess that’s what life jackets are for!

This is the ARC - where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific. It was the first thing we saw on the cruise.

One of my favorite things I did was go on dune buggies. My friend and me booked a dune buggy tour and it was so amazing. The tour was over 3 hours and it took you everywhere. We went up mountains, through valleys, even down to where an old river used to be. It was great, but we were covered in dirt when we finished. I mean completely covered that we were a different color. But it was worth the mess and the driver didn’t seem to mind to much when he dropped us off. The only bad thing was my friend crashed into a MOUNTAIN. Yes a mountain. I’m still not quite sure how she managed to do that, but I was totally freaking out because we didn’t get the insurance on the stupid buggy. The wheel was basically knocked off and turned a way it should not be able to do. Thankfully the leader let us drive his car while he stood on the side. He was so nice and tried to cheer us up, but we were defiantly nervous about the whole thing. Somehow the mechanic fixed the wheel and they didn’t charge us anything!! Needless to say they both got a very large tip! And the whole trip was salvaged and we were feed a very large lunch before we went back to the hotel.


We also did a night crawl in Cabo San Lucas which was so much fun. The nightlife down there is crazy. I don’t think we got back to after 4 am. My feet were killing me but it was totally worth it. My favorite place I went to was called Squid Roe. The place was Huge, and had 2 different levels that kind of felt like a stadium. They played great music, and everyone just had the best time. I think my least favorite was Cabo Wabo, which is owned by Sammy Hagar. The place was large and had great potential, but it just wasn’t that fun.


Outside Squid Roe


This is the Inside. It doesn't even begin to really show the place.

The best thing I did was go swimming with the dolphins! It has been something I have always wanted to do but never had the opportunity. It was an hour-long thing, and I got to spend it the entire time in the water with the dolphin. On the brochure it said only a half hour in the water and a half hour watching stuff, but the whole time was in the water. We got to see tricks, pet the dolphin and feed it (which was not as gross as I thought it was going to be). The trainer at one point asked for a volunteer but wouldn’t say what it was for. So I raised my hand as fast as I could and he told me that I got to ride the dolphin 2 times in order to show the rest of the group which ride they could choose. The rest of the group could only do 1 ride. I was very happy I raised my hand. I got to do a “slow ride” around the pool while the dolphin rode upside down and I help onto its fins, and a really fast ride. The fast ride was the best, but it was hard to grab onto the top fin and hold on. The whole time I kept thinking to myself I’m going to quite my job and train dolphins from now on. Which is ridiculous but that was how much fun it was! Unfortunately they didn’t allow cameras in the facility. So I ended buying one from them for $25 dollars! Which is so overpriced but I had to have a memory of the whole thing.

Those are the best moments of my trip. Of course I could go on, but it is making me sad that I am no longer there. Instead I’m stuck inside an office on an amazingly beautiful day.