world championships, baby!



ahhhh...i love the big swimming meets! since it's in montreal, the canadian channel is broadcasting the swimming world championships tonight, i think at 7...YEEEESSS! i'm excited. i want to see some aaron peirsol, michael phelps and natalie coughlin. and more. brendan hanson, above, won the 100 breaststroke last night, which is exciting for him since he lost it to the kitojima dude in athens when it planly looked like kitojima should have been deeked (DQ'd). and it was his birthday the day he should have won it. o well, what can you do? it's after the fact. but anyways...i'm excited, i'm going to watch it tonight!

USA ALL THE WAY!

wtf...laguna beach?



last night i ventured over to t's house to keep her company and we just so happened to be able to catch the season premiere of laguna beach.

we both had not seen an episode before.

and we have no idea how people can actually LIKE watching the show.

yes, it's entertaining. but no, it's not enjoyable. who seriously likes to see some snotty, bitchy girls sit and complain and cause trouble and drama for everyone else? not me. but we watched it. sitting there in disbelief. and i personally don't think that any teenager anywhere should be allowed to live the type of life they do. i highly doubt they've had much parental guidance other than what daddy's wallet can shell out. we couldn't believe half the stuff they did. whatever.

i can tell you that i probably won't watch it again...but then again, if i ever need some shock in my life, i know where to go.

and mtv? you're commercials suck. you need a new creative team. just thought i would let you know.

what made my night: talking to one of my favorite people, outside, while watching his roommates dog. it was the most enjoyable. i hadn't seen him in awhile and realized how much i missed talking to him, although we don't say all that much.

o, in other news...i also attempted a ballet leap thingy where i ran from the kitchen, down the hall and then leapt....right smack into the hall closet door. i couldn't stop. i think i scared lulu...haha...anyway.

treasures 'o fun



well, again, it was another up and exciting weekend. besides the fact that i have never been so sore in my life (i pulled my way through it like a champ!) i had a fun and relaxing weekend.

friday, after work and the 'facial' (i was suckered into buying some face washing stuff - that i do really like - and for scheduling a mk party...who does those?) i headed out to bad medicine to visit the squeak and the aunt and uncle. friday night consisted of arriving, eating and watching tv. saturday, we headed to tulaby lake to visit squeak's grandparents. it was sad to know it would be my last time out there. i sat in her gparents living room and recounted the couple of memories i had of going there in the weekends of my youth to play with erica. i remember times of getting into trouble and of having our long hair braided by the fireplace late at night (we had some long hair back then). we helped clean out tax returns and recorded checks from 1947 and forward. i also scored some sweet christmas decorations (treasures). and something else. but i can't mention it yet until i figure out what to do with it. all the cleaning out made me wonder how much stuff i will have accomulated (sp?) by the time i'm...well, old. i have more stuff than i know what to do with now, so how much stuff (stuff that i won't know what to do with) will i have when i reach the social security club age? maybe i can acquire a math equation somewhere...which i wouldn't follow through with because plainly, math is the pits for me.

arriving back at bad medicine on saturday night, there was more eating and tv watching and then bed...all for a peaceful evening. we also went for pontoon rides, which are always enjoyable. sunday morning we awoke and then basically just hit the lake for some good swimming times. we both burnt. i've had 3 people do double takes at work to ask me how i acquired my beautiful 'blush.' i'm not trying to go for skin cancer, but to some, it might seem like that.

then last night i hit it up with some eurospring friends for some pizza, cards, absinth and nonsense. it was good times. we have more plans for later this week! it should be fun.

but as for me...back to work. still working on the powerpoint webpage. frankly, i should just do it and get done, but i'm such a procrastinator. and i have to do research for it. makes me feel like i should be in school. ick. 5 weeks till start up, and i still have to pick another class! again: procrastination. i should get a move on it.

what i learned this week: to tell others in the btown area where i will be going at certain times...as they tend to worry. especially when they don't hear from me when i turn my phone off due to the fact that i'm at the lake and am just excaping all of the 'in town' stuff, and there isn't good reception.

have a good one...

what kind of kisser am i?

in case you were wondering...

Part Expert Kisser

You're a kissing pro, but it's all about quality and not quantity You've perfected your kissing technique and can knock anyone's socks off And you're adaptable, giving each partner what they crave When it comes down to it, your kisses are truly unforgettable

Part Shy Kisser

You *do* love to kiss, once your comfortable with it And that means knowing the person you're kissing pretty well You usually don't make the first move when it comes to making out But you've got plenty of intensity in return

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

i heart wakeboarding!

soooo...went wakeboarding last night and found out i wakeboard like a rockstar! well...not quite yet anyway. but i caught on quick. i was up and going on my third try, found out you have to be stubborn with it and just hold on tight. i hurt so much today though. back and legs mostly, but it's a good type of hurt...lactic acid, mmmmmm! on my last couple of runs, i was experimenting with turning on my front and back edge and working on powering through the waves the boat made. i want to learn how to put my other foot forward now, as in have my left foot forward, and how to do some jumps - mix it up a little bit out there and be a little adventurous! haha...it was a grand time! only thing though, i was so tired that night that the bar wasn't even that fun. o well...there will be other times.

yet another post

that's right, i'm on a roll.

or i just thought i would keep you informed about my busy schedule. and i mean busy.

tuesday night i was out with the girls, wednesday night it was eurospring group and then wakeboarding and a movie with some new guys. wedding crashers was fricken hilarious. go see it. and take me with you because i want to go again!

today, minus the work (ick), i'm officially learning to wakeboard. scarred. yeah. i'm horrible at snowboarding (well, i did make it down the hill in one piece many times...) and this seems to be the same thing. at least i'll have amanda there learning too so that i can laugh at her as much as she will be laughing at me.

7:40: be outside paulbunyan theater for free movie tickets to the bible: the complete word of god (abridged). should be sweet. and then... (dot dot dot) gizmo's in town and i've got custody, and so, as is tradition of every tuesday and thursday nights, the girls and i go out in style. always fun.

tomorrow...makeover was rescheduled. i can't believe i'm doing this. i'm so not the makeover type...but we'll use the words my makeover-er is using: 'facial'

also tomorrow: mow the lawns and head to bad medicine. always a good time. i love that lake. i love squeak. it'll be a blast.

gotta finish hp. squeak has a new book for me to read too. sweet-e-o.

and that, my friends, is my update. have a wonderful weekend! and i definetly need to catch up with some friends...as many of them as i see, i don't see some of them all that often. you know who you are. but i'll catch you around...

inspection

we were inspected by some hot shot today at work (actually YESTERDAY = read post below) - except he didn't act all hot-shotty - he was actually very nice. it's a good thing though that i put on my khakis and a nice hsirt to go to work in - somedays, like yesterday - i wear an oversized sweatshirt and baggy jeans. my co-worker and i weren't informed so it came as a slight surprise to us. oh well - it was much more interesting than sitting watching hte computer screen all morning.

right now: trying to help someone post to the discussion board in d2l - slowest typer EVER! i've already sent him an email how to do this too. seriously. don't take an online class if you don't know what you are doing online.

ment to be posted YESTERDAY

i'm actually eating honey nut cheerios right now - dry honey nut cheerios that is. for a lack of better things to eat in my house. the honey nut cheerios aren't even mine. i didn't take much anyway - but i didn't have anything to eat. i need to go grocery shopping.

payday=friday
=groceries
=rent
=credit card payment

paying off my credit cards is proving to be more difficult than i thought. i pay a little more off with each paycheck, but then i run out of money and have to use the credit card anyway - grrr...i have to get this under control. it doesn't help that people think i'm make out of money, or just think i'm rich. i should maybe tell them one of these days - but then i would feel so guilty. i think i may need a night job to help pay, but i REALLY enjoy my spare time. i guess as long as i can stay one step ahead, and am happy, that i am doing all right.

we'll just hope.

back in btown

my weekend, revisited.

it was long. it had it's ups. it had it's downs.

and now i'm back...but of course, not much is happening here. and this morning is going by EXTREEEEMMMEEELLLLLLLLLYYY slow.

yeah.

so saturday, went to lindsey's baby shower. lindsey's belly is sooo huge. massive. all i can say is: ouch. but she is definetly a glowing mother-to-be and we're all excited for her.

after the baby shower, went out to bad medicine for some good times with the squishy. ate good food and did a lot of swimming for lack of other things to do. actually, there is a lot to do out there, but swimming just seemed like the thing to do. tried a margarita...wasn't too impressed, but i worked slowly on getting it down. no alcohol left behind...my rita's still in the freezer...re-icing. oops.

sunday night i headed home for my friends dad's funeral. we went to the visitation briefly on sunday night but didn't stay because it seemed like it was just family. then monday morning we went out to oslo for the funeral and burial. it was so sad and hard. i hate to say this but one thing that made it better was that joe didn't look like himself laying in the coffin, he had lost too much weight from the cancer. also, the fact that not too many were crying as tears had already been shed. that made it better. it was good to see old swim team friends again, though. but i can't believe he's gone. the last time i saw him was at monte's funeral...almost a year ago.

afterwards, i headed back for btown. square was in town so i met up with her and eventually nate. we had a great time watching the twins lose and eating the best burgers ever at the corner bar. nate and i actually acted civilized for once, unlike the last time we met up with square at the corner. we held an actual conversation and not too much bickering went on. but he still likes to tease me...which i let him, because i know he likes too. plus he does really good apologies. :)

and now i'm back at work. a little tired as they decided to continue tearing up all the streets surrounding our house at some ungodly time this morning. much too loud. but oh well...i can't wait until they are finally done with all this crap. it'll be nice to just drive and not think about which street will be open so i can get from point a to point b.

i think tonight we're partying it up at j and t's...i'm not sure. but we should. i'm running out of money for the bars...and i know everyone else is too...then it's movie night thursday. fun times for all!

ahhh...back to work. webpage on powerpoints needs to be made in 3, 2, 1....

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fricken glasses

i hate my glasses. i think it has something to do with the fact that i only wear them when i am going to bed. plus, i think i look better without them on AND i can see better. and i don't have to keep readjusting them if they aren't sitting on my face.

and unfortunatly, i'm confined to them for the next who knows how many days.

i went home to sleep on wednesday as i was abnormally tired, didn't take out my contacts as i am usually fine to wear my contacts for a nap...well, not in this case. my eyes became inflamed and annoyed at me and they wouldn't stop watering for the life of it. my roommate walked in and was about ready to ask me who had died.

sleeping that night sucked...i woke up many times throughout the night to wipe the tears out of my eyes, only for them to reform again when i closed my eyes. completely sucky. i took the next day off from work as i felt it pointless to go and stare at a computer with eyes that wouldn't stop watering.

they did heal though by mid afternoon, however, they are still red. i went out for a little bit last night with the dreadful glasses. no matter how cute everyone says you are, i still feal gross in them.

but in even better news: went out to target with the glasses on wednesday night, when the eyes were all puffy and swollen, where a mary kay consultant came right up to me and started telling me how cute my glasses and face were and she now wants to use me as a face model. so i scored a free makeover, mary kay freebies and who knows what else. made my night. so i have that coming up monday night.

this weekend includes:
-hp book buying! woohoo!
-lindseys baby shower
-squeak's lake and taco salad!
-possibly golfing

rest in peace joe gerszewski...you are in my prayers and will forever be missed. jill and jake are especially lucky to have had a dad like you.

sunday and monday: funeral.

50 things about me

(may possibly be extremely random, and, in no certain order)

1. my mom signs presents from my siblings and me as AZZA (andi, zach, zerek and alli
2. i could live at a movie theater, i heart movies
3. the new harry potter? cha...i'm pretty excited
4. i love wearing skirts, which is recently a new development. but i don't like it when people ask, "why are you so dressed up?"
5. i'm trying to lose weight, but am finding it difficult compared to the first time.
6. but i can easily maintain my current weight :)
7. i miss swimming more than one can possibly believe.
8. i like a guy, and i think he likes me too, but we're too shy to do anything about it unless we are drunk
9. my friends mean the world to me, but i'm not sure if they know
10. unlike life before eurospring, i love going out and seeing people i know
11. eurospring turned me into a partier, but i still hang on to my roots of my non social life of before
12. sunflowers make everything ok
13. and martini glasses bring a goofy smile to my face
14. and dolphins are just the most amazing things in the world
15. misty is my big baby...chubby puppy
16. i hate to vent, because people don't need to know my problems
17. but every now and then, i just really need to vent
18. i'm pretty sure my job is the most boring-est one out there
19. but i love the flexibility of my job
20. i haven't drank since my 21st birthday....2 weeks ago. that's almost a record....
21. as much as i would rather sit home and be lazy, i love working out
22. it's looking like i might actually still have some money in my bank account after i pay all my bills!
23. i'm in a lot of debt right now...europe does that to you
24. hate to say it, but...i'm such a mommy's girl
25. i'm extremely tickelish
26. tickle was written down in my baby book as my first word...but my grandma swears to me it was owl
27. i gave up drinking pop for the summer...except for that one time on my birthday
28. i love all-by-myself road trips...i can sing at the top of my lungs!
29. i lie about my weight on my drivers license...because i know that i don't look like what i weigh (and because it's gonna change anyway!!)
30. i have a pen fettish...i'm constantly finding cool pens and keeping them
31. i want to honeymoon in paris...if i ever get to the point in my life that i could have a honeymoon
32. i've never had a boyfriend
33. i am freshly turned twenty one years old
34. i don't know what i'm going to do for my thesis, because, frankly, who writes thesis' on graphic design?
35. computer illiterate people who decide to take an online class frustrate me...especially when they call me and ask me how to SAVE a DOCUMENT.
36. i miss eurospring
37. i'm currently teaching myself flash...
38. then i'm going to re-teach myself illustrator because the teacher for the class i took that teaches one illustrator? yeah, the teacher sucked at teaching illustrator.
39. i'm scared to internship next year.
40. i have crazy cool tan lines all over me
41. i held my watch together with a twist tie for a week
42. i tried to fix my watch for a couple of hours unsuccessfully. kt fixed it in 5 min.
43. i was trying to grow a broken nail out so that j and i could go get our free manicures together for our birthday, but then i broke another
44. i am constantly fighting dizziness
45. i have a quarter bottle of absinth left from europe that i am waiting to finish with a certain somebody
46. i love receiving email...even junk emails
47. there isn't a type of music that i don't like...i have an eclectic choice for music
48. i love habitat for humanity (love and hammers, y'all)
49. i have way to much stuff, it overwhelms me sometimes...but i couldn't do without any of it
50. i've finally completed this thing!

shows you just how boring my job can be.

not where i thought i was

a couple of weeks ago, i was with my friend from europe: jen. we were sitting when someone came over and was asking us questions about europe, one of those questions being, "so have you adjusted to being back home?"

jen said no, her body was still stuck to europe everything. myself, however, said yes. for as much as i missed europe, i was enjoying life back in the u.s. but maybe i was wrong.

i miss constantly being on the go, always having something to do, that didn't require much planning. you just got up and said, yeah, let's do that, and left. now back home, i don't have that carefree life. my friends are constantly busy and when i want to do something, no one wants to join me. i find myself tracking them down, when i wish for once, that someone would track me down, ask me if i want to do something, join in. i don't tag along, i need to be invited. i miss how it used to be, but i need to stop living in the past, and live in the present. i changed in europe, and now that i'm back, i'm being forced back into my old life. i haven't changed much, but unlike before, i'm social. i can't sit in my room trying to find something to do, while thinking about what fun others are probably having without me. i don't think others realize that i've changed either, or that i just don't want to sit in my room by myself anymore.

i can't stand that life has changed. i can't stand a lot that is going on with my life. i need to find a happy medium...or basically, i just want to be happy, satisfied, but i'm not finding it. but maybe that's my own problem. i should just realize that this is how life is and just BE satisfied with it. a smile will always grace my face, i just wish that sometimes i didn't have to force it.

i've been tagged!

top 5 songs on my mind:

1)chariot - gavin degraw
2)collide - howie day
3)american idiot - green day
4)holiday - green day
5)ohio (come back to texas) - bowling for soup

and i'm tagging.... alli, squeak and kt

(ps - you're supposed to list the top 5 songs on your mind on your blog and tag another person(s))

i was just there...

the whole london terrorist thing is really freaky. especially since i knew jill and i found ourselves going through aldgate by accident once. o, and paris and the country of france (the us embassy there) sent me an email advising me about the terrorist attacts and what u.s. citizens traveling in their country should do and be aware of while traveling in france. makes me miss paris even more.

it could have been me.

augh. i hate the fact that it could be anyone, anywhere, anytime. fear is not a good thing...that's why you just have to keep on, keep on.

i love swimming pictures

and aparently, so does many others.

my favorite, aaron peirsol, made msnbc's This Week In Pictures.



You should go check out the pics and vote, too.

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this week remixed

so this week's going to be a little different. my sister's up so i can help her with her freestyle and so i'm switching around my work schedule. and, she has practice with the team that screwed me over. she needed some yardage though and that's what the solution was. so all this week, my wake up time is 6 am. then i'm at work at 7:30. i may do some shock damage, especially since i usually stumble into work at 8:15 (if that). then at 9:30, i've gotta pick her up, then lunch at noon and two days this week i will take off to do additional training with her...and just to spend some time with her outside. freestyle, flipturns, mental attitude...we've got a lot to cover in 3 days. then friday: ipi. in fargo. should be fun.

this last weekend was a good time though. spent it at maple lake with the g parents. swam all day sunday. would have done the same saturday, but we thought it was going to rain so i took my time getting out there. turns out the g parents were waiting for me and it didn't even rain. figures. but i did get lots of cool presents. got some money and 21 things from my mom and dad. they're all a little random, but cool just the same. and new flipflops from alli...which i do have to get a bigger size in...we'll get that sorted out this week.

hopefully alli is surviving at nasa practice. hopefully the coaches don't treat her like they do me.

pictures from the 21st...


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BOWLING FOR SOUP LYRICS - changed up a bit

"Ohio (Come Back To Texas Minnesota)"

She said she needed a break
a little time to think
but then she went to Cleveland
with some guy named Leelan
that she met at the bank

There's nothing wrong with Ohio
except the snow and the rain
I really like Drew Carey
and I'd love to see the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame

So when your done doing whatever
and when your thru doing whoever
you know Beltrami County will be right here waiting for you....

Come back to Minnesota
Its just not the same since you went away
Before you lose your accent
and forget all about the Gopher State
There's a seat for you at the Twins Game
and I've got spots on my boat saved
Besides the Beer sux south of here anyway

I think I made a mistake
Its not that easy to take
She went to make a deposit
then she cleaned out her closet
Guess I'll sit here and wait

For her to come back home (I'd wish you come back home)
it shouldn't take very long (so long so long)
i bet she misses the sunrise
and misses the big lakes but i could be wrong

So when your done doing whatever
and when your thru doing whoever
you know Beltrami County will be right here waiting for you....

Come back to Minnesota
Its just not the same since you went away
Before you lose your accent
and forget all about the Gopher State
There's a seat for you at the Twins Game
and I've got spots on my boat saved
Besides the Beer sux south of here anyway

Jesse Ventura wants you back
Torri Hunter wants you back
Mall of America wants you back
and Paul and Babe want you back
and Prince wants you back
and the Spam Museum wants you back

I got a premonition
I'm taking a petition
and the whole state's gonna sign

Come back to Minnesota
Its just not the same since you went away
Before you lose your accent
and forget all about the Gopher State
There's a seat for you at the Twins Game
and I've got spots on my boat saved

Come back to Minnesota
Its just not the same since you went away
Before you lose your accent
and forget all about the Gohper State
There's a seat for you at the Twins Game
and I've got spots on my boat saved
Besides the Beer sux south of here anyway
Besides the Beer sux south of here anyway
Besides the Beer sux south of here anyway