Money, Old Men, and Poop

They cut my pell grant in a little more than half of what it was. I'm so pissed. I was supposed to get back at least $2,500 a semester, but now I'm only getting $924 a semester. That's a big damn difference! I was counting on that money to help pay for school after I graduate. Grrr. Not only that, but I already have to fill out deferment shit for my direct loans! AND to top it off, the financial aid guy from WVU that I talked to on the phone today was asking me really inappropriate questions. Almost like he was going to try to hit on me. At the end of our conversation, he started asking me about what program I'm in now and stuff about what I'm going to do after I graduate for the first time, and then it went something like this:

WVU guy: "So, are you from around here?"
Me: "Yeah, well, I am now. I used to live in Braxton county."
WVU guy: "Oh. So, you're married aready, huh?"
Me: "Uhh, yeah."
WVU guy: "Is that a good thing?"
Me: "Uhh, yeah." (in a surprised, you're-a-dumbass tone)
WVU guy: "You better at least wait to have kids until after school."
Me: "....umm, yeah, I will....okay, thanks for the help. BYE!"

I know. I was surprised, too. All this also reminds me of how much I get hit on by REALLY old men at Wal-Mart. Like, they are all mostly in their 80s or something. One of them told me I was a bad driver with a cart and asked me if I had a driver's license. Then, he told me that it didn't matter because I was so purty. Another time, I had a guy buy 2 huge-ass bars of chocolate, and he asked me if I wanted to go have lunch with him. He said he could eat on one end, I could eat on the other, then we could meet in the middle. THEN, another guy came through my line the other day, and he said that we either must have gotten a new manager, or he got a new pair of glasses because the cashiers up there are getting purtier every day. Harharhar. Aren't they so witty?

In other news, my good friend Abby from work was making fun of me tonight for my B.M. problems.

abbyisthebe#####: i just want to take this time to tell you thank you for telling me how much you poop
abbyisthebe#####: haha i pooped today and you didin't

Thanks for the support, Abby. I'll be thinking of you next time I get the urge. Hehehe.

Bloggin' USA

Well, I am currently working on a brand spanking new design (made by muah) for the ol' blogger. Photoshop is an awesome program, if I can ever figure out how to use certain features that are supposed to make your life easier.

We finally turned in our netflix movies that we've had now for a month. Next, we're getting "Constantine", "Troy", and the next disc of "Deadwood: Season 1". I think we're on disc 4 now. Kick ass show!

In other news, the B.M.s have been coming a little more frequently, but not as much as it should. Especially since I take two fiber pills a day! Go figure. I must have them waiting in line or something. Like they all have to be assigned a number and wait in the large intestine line....just like at the DMV....YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOREVER!

Anyways, today is date day for Rusty and I. We're finally going to go see "Willy Wonka" and go have dinner somewhere. We haven't decided where we want to eat, yet. Possibly either "CiCi's Pizza", "Bob Evans", "The Boston Beanery", or "Chinese Buffet". That's the only real options. We'll see where we end up. Yay for date day!!

Back to the Norm

I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I am a weekly pooper. Russell makes fun of me because he goes like a normal person (at least once a day), but not me. I have around one to two good B.M.s per week. Russell thinks I have an impaction. So, he told me that I should start taking fiber. I went to the store and looked over the selections, and I finally chose an orange flavored chewable tablet of Fiber Choice. It doesn't taste bad. So, I've been taking them twice a day. I still haven't seen a vast improvement, but I will be keeping a B.M. update for you. I know how you all love to talk about poop.

How often do you go? Hehehe.

Ship Sunk

Well, the conversation has taken place. All of the following were quoted to me during this conversation:

• "my cousin set that up for me"
• "you need to get a fucking life"
• "you know, just because you like my blog better you don't have to be jealous"
• "i have no idea what the hell you are talking about, you know I have never been [to] your blog"
• "you want to flatter yourself so much as to think that someone would actually want to copy your shit I think that is great!"
• "Sorry if you think we "stole" your creativenes[s] but you should be aware that other people can think the same things you think, thoughts and ideas are not copyrighted. As far as you thinking I am pathetic, I think you are pathetic for actually thinking I or my cousin would steal your ideas"
• "If she couldnt' have come up with it, then apparently neither could you"
• "it is flattering that you want to think I would copy your ideas"

She did infact change a few things on the blog after telling me she had no idea how to make the changes. So, if you go to the site now, it will be changed...I did however take a snapshot before this occurred.

Some of it is hard to read, but your eyes are not fooling you. The description does indeed say "Where you can read about me, my husband, my bird, and my pottie mouth."

Is it just me, or do other people find it funny that she expects me to believe that her "cousin" came up with those exact words on her own? I know. I'm laughing my ass off, too.

Let's take a vote for the hell of it. How many of you think that it is a coincidence that someone who went to the same high school as me would have the same exact blog from their own ideas?

BTW, just so everyone is clear, thoughts and ideas ARE copyrighted (see quote #6 above). What do you think books and songs are? Hmm.

Update: She has now changed her site to "The Mouth Diaries". I am so proud that she can think up such original ideas.

And just so you know, honey, a gallon of gas is not more than a gallon of milk. Gas is around $2.30 at times and milk (when it is not on sale) is $3.00. You have to charge more for the milk due to rising gas prices to ship the milk. Yay, we learned something new today.

{As far as this post goes, I do realize that it is petty, and I am wasting my time when I could be doing something else, BUT I had fun doing it, and I got a kick out of it.}

What's new copycat?

So, I didn't think it was possible, but my blog is actually being stolen...

--->http://mrsmarks2.blogspot.com<---

I am very confused. Notice the name of the blog, and the description underneath. Notice anything similar? As soon as possible, I will be having a conversation with this person. The funniest part about it is that this person grew up in the same county as me...

Who copies a blog like that? That is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Also, notice that my site began 2 months earlier, AND my site has a copyright symbol at the bottom of the page. Hmm. I wonder what copyright means?

Keep checking the site for updates. I'm sure she is.

Also, leave a comment, and let me know what you think.

Baby Fever

Yes, I admit it. I have baby fever, even though I know I don't really want a baby right now. I keep having dream that I am pregnant. I've told some people at work, and now a girl there has been telling everyone that I am indeed pregnant, so every time I turn around, someone is asking me if it's true. Figures. Yes, I would love to be pregnant and have a baby, but I am too young right now. We need to be more settled (get a house), have more money (or at least be farther through school), and I need some more time to grow up, be more responsible, and I need more alone time with Rusty. I'm selfish when it comes to my Rusty. *sigh*

Ch-Ch-Changes

"All these thoughts are never resting."

I'd like to just start out saying how shocked I am. All these years I went to school with this girl, and now I come to find out how sick she is. I feel so terrible. You just never know about these things. It can happen to anyone. It's crazy. We all take for granted the fact that we're healthy and happy, but when you find out about something like this, it makes you happy to be alive and able.

In other news, my school plans have completely changed. It turns out that the program only starts in May, so I cannot start it in the spring like previously planned. So, in order to keep my financial aid and get the money I need, I have to postpone my original early graduation date until May, which also means I have to take a bunch of crap classes that I don't even need in order to stretch the graduating out. Fun. This also adds a whole semester to my school plans. Hmph.

Screen Door Disaster

I just called the people that run our apartments about getting a screen door since there are random people here who have them. I was informed that they can put on a screen door, but it's an additional $5 a month for rent.....

--short pause for thinking purposes--

Hmm. Why would anyone charge extra to put on a screen door?? That seems a bit ridiculous to me. But, alas, I was also informed that we can put our own screen door on with no charge, but it has to be brown.

And on that note -

Stuff and more Stuff

So, I'm home on a lunch break from work, so I thought I would do a little update while I'm here. Everything is going great.

The weekend before last, Russell and I went to Ohio with mom for the annual reunion. Lots of fun! We ate a lot, got to see family that we only see once a year, and played our annual Texas Horseshoe tournament (like horseshoes, but throwing round metal rings into holes worth different points). We lost of course. No softball this year like we normally have. We went to a bon fire that night at my cousin Mark's and sat around and talked to everyone. The next day we visited with my great grandma, who isn't doing very well. She's 96 now, so her memory isn't as good as it used to be, but what's really heart warming is how much she remembered Russell. At first glance, she threw a big smile on her face and wrapped her arms around him like he was her most favorite person in the world. He sat there and talked to her about cattle and farming like always. She loves that.

This past weekened I had Saturday off, so mom came up and hung out. We went shopping a little, and I cooked some yummy food.

Russell and I have been working our asses off like always. Always at Wal-Mart...grr. I've been having a problem with someone at work, but I'm supposed to talk to one of the managers about it today (if I can find him when I'm on my break), so hopefully that will all be worked out.

Other than work, we've just been hanging out at home, playing World of Warcraft and watching our dvds from netflix, which may I say again is awesome. I've gained about 13 pounds back from what I had lost, so it's back on the diet. Sad days. BUT, I lost 4 pounds last week, so I'm starting back with a bang. I'm going to definitely have to lose it all and keep it off for next summer because Russell's mom decided to take us all to Jekyl Island (a private beach) for a week next July for our Christmas presents. I'm not sure exactly where it's at, yet, but I know it's at least 10 hours away. I definitely have to be skinny before wearing a bathing suit in front of all of them. *sigh* I really need to start working out on a regular basis, but I'm so lazy and work definitely takes a lot out of me in the first place.

So, I have to go for now, but I will update more another time.

Toodles.