--Color My World--

It's been 29 weeks!!

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:13:24 GMT

Omg it's been so long since I've updated that I don't even recognize this page! It's changed so much! Wow.

Basically, the reason I haven't updated is the fact that, still I feel there is nothing interesting to talk about. I'm sure I do have something. It's just finding the energy to get here and type it all up that makes it so hard! I'll try to break it down into 4 categories. Work, Friends, Family and Personal.

Work: is great. We've been back to 4 day work weeks for a while but the 5 day work weeks are fast approaching. *womp womp* I'm entering about 10 different peices I've designed into a PR competition this fall. The same one I went to last fall that fell on my birthday. It is again on my bday so I'll be on my way home for Cincinnati, Ohio. Oh well, better than sitting in the office! :)

Friends: I love you. Jeffrey and Kristie are married now. I can't believe it. *Squee* I'm so happy Kristie is down here for good now. I missed her like crazy when she was in Worth! But their wedding was the best time I've had in years. I had just *little* bit too much drinky drink. ;) Kept telling Caleb's mom not to tell my mom I was drunk. Danced with some of my friend's folks and some of my high school teachers, and some other people I probably would never have even asked to dance sober...ya. It's truely is a social lubricant. Couldn't stop smiling for, like, over a week. I should have some photos on my myspace soon.

Caleb, Kristie, Jeffrey and I are going camping (circumstances pending) in August with another couple. It's gonna be legendary! Canoeing, hiking, fishing. "Pass the dirty ketchup, this is living!" Can't wait!!!

I got to see Shawna Friday night for the first time in a while! Wow, I miss her so much! I know I say that everytime but, it's crazy. Why is it that I don't see her more? I'm just a terrible person when it comes to any kind of long distance relationships, I guess. It's just hard to go from BEST friends who see each other constantly to spiratically seeing her every 4 to 6 months...

Nicole is engaged. But I honestly don't know if I even consider myself a friend or more like an aquaintance of hers. I've tried to keep in touch with emails, myspace, and texts, etc. but never hear back from her. I'm doubting I even get an invite to her wedding. I will most likely not be able to go anyway due to conflicting plans since I have over 7 weddings to work around this fall!!

Personal: Still single. Why am I only attracted to the unavailable/unattainable? Tell me this. I'm so lame. That's all I'm gonna say.

Family: My sister's wedding is less than 110 days, I believe. I've totally dropped the ball on writing my speech. I had no problems writing me speech to Shawna. I guess, it was easy b/c she's my best friend and I've always known what I wanted to say. Buy this is my sister. It's a lot harder than I ever imagined. I can't put it into words...even if I want to kill her sometimes, I still love her.
Anyway, I'm going shopping with the other bridesmaids in a couple of weeks to get ready for her shower and her bachelorette parties!! We're going to St. Louis and partying it up in October for her bachelorette party! Also, legendary. I seriously can't wait!!!!

Anyway, all is well in Megan-ville. I miss you all and need to read your lj and check out your myspaces!! I finally found the time and energy to update. I hope to hear from you all soon! Kisses!!

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:54:33 GMT

Ok, so I just finished posting a huge DOOL rant previous to this post for friends only...dunno why, just did...anyway, here I am on NYE doing nothing. I hope everyone is out celebrating and having a great time. It kind of stinks b/c everyone has their own thing with friends or significant others and every year, I'm at home alone. In fact, I feel rather pathetic. Okay, let's leave bitter barn and play in the hay.

Christmas was pretty this year. Who wants to play who got the weirdest gift? Well, I hope you're ready to lose my father thought that since I like pickles so much he would get me a gallon jar of whole dill pickles! While it was thoughtful, I guess, I couldn't help but think, wow this is by far, the oddest gift I've ever gotten. lol

I met a co worker at the winery the other day. It was nice to see her. I can't believe that my xmas break is almost over already. I shouldn't be complaining b/c most people don't get a xmas break. I'm a lucky person to have a job that gives me a week and a half off for the holiday season. But I can tell you now, I'm still not ready to go back. I'm loving just resting and sleeping in.

Went to Alton with Jeffie and Kristie (Michael couldn't get out of work...LOSER) to see Cabe's place. We made a day out of it and shopped, ate out at the Spaghetti Factory, went to the boat and gambled away my money lol it was a lot of fun!

I'm starting the Biggest Loser with my sis, her fiancee (sp?), a co-worker of her's and her husband on January 4. I'm really hoping that I will do well. I think I will be more successful than in the past b/c I have FREE access to the college gym since I am an employee and my co-workers are all very health and fitness conscious and with Sara and her fiancee on the diet too I have double to support system at home and at work.

Okay, I think I've rambled on enough for now. Happy New Year Everyone!!

It's been a long time...

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:48:11 GMT

Omg, I cannot believe how long it has been since I have updated. I guess I sucked up into my own little world and just lost interest for a while. I always check my friends page but I can't hardly bring myself to update these days.

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm great. I'm getting sucked up into work. I love it though. I think the last time that I updated I was going to my conference. It was AMAZING! I had a great time and learned a great deal of things. I also got shitfaced on my birthday while we were up there. I got drunk for the first time EVER in my life with my boss and two other co-workers! lol We were all a little gone that night! I did do some drunk dialing to Caleb to let him know...thought he might be proud...since all my guys want to get me drunk to see how I'd act! Ha ha you missed it! ! Anyway, overall, besides the drunken night, it was an awesome learning experience. And we are hoping that all of us get to go again next year but its looking bleak b/c the VP over our department is a rip and doens't want us all going. :P Ffthp! to her!

I cannot believe that it is 15 days til Christmas! It's outrageous! I've got about 2/3 of my shopping done...I went to Springfield this weekend to see my cousin Jenn and do some shopping but I got absolutely nothing accomplished but it's okay. I think that the people that I have left to buy for I have found things online to get them.

I really wish I had some exciting news to share with everyone but nothing is going on with me AT ALL...sad...but same as usual....I am however psyched that James & Tyler won the Amazing Race tonight and that they are doing an All Star Edition...have they ever done one before? I think not...

FRICk! I have to go! I promise I"ll update again soon. Not waiting a month or two insetween!!

KISSES to everyone!!!!!

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:24:07 GMT

My apologies to everyone for me being so neglegent...especially to Kristie!

Where have I been lately!! I'm getting really bad about coming here to actually update. The thing is I spend the ENTIRE day at my computer at work and most days I just don't feel like updating. It's been almost a month since my last post...lets see what has been going on with me...

Not a whole lot really. My sister got engaged a few weeks ago so I've been trying to get the ball rolling with that since I'm her maid of honor I really want to start the planning early so that there is less stress later on. They are planning on a November 2007 wedding so they've got a little over a year to plan.

I'm leaving for Grand Rapids, Michigan tomorrow morning. For that conference I was talking about a few posts ago. Its with work. I'm looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. I think it will be fun though. And the big party night with the open bar is on my birthday so they told me we'll definitely be "celebrating". :) Haha...anyway, I've been running through my house like a mad person trying to get all my clothes thrown together this evening...I finally have everything packed except for what I'll use in the morning...

Earlier today Caleb and Michael and I went to Tuscola to check out their Candy Kitchen up there. It was a lot of fun. And I was CRAVING a real fountain coke. O...M....G it was sooo good. I love them. The food was not too bad. I was hoping it was going to taste a lot like what we had but it was still good. I bought a ton of candies for everyone at home, which are 500 times better than what we ever sold b/c you tell its homemade-homemade not homemade from a mix like we had...but I was so full I couldn't get any ice cream which bummed me out a little bit so we decided to go to the outlet mall and walk it off and come back later. I got a ton of deals at the mall, btw, anyway, then we went back and got some ice cream and it was AWESOME.

I actually told the women who own the place that we worked at the one here in town...kind of just wanted to let her know I thought everything was great and that they are doing such a better job than we were EVER doing and that's why she's still open. MMM mmm...We're gonna have to go back with Jeffrey and Kristie [who couldn't come b/c they had a wedding up by Chicago :'( ]!!!

My press release was finally sent out to all the papers announcing me at my new job....let me tell you it's really anoying when all the big papers in other towns publish your story but then your hometown, heck no paper in your COUNTY publishes it!! It wasn't in the Greenup Press or the Toledo Demacrat...at least I didn't see it! But I've still had a lot of people congratulate me and say they saw me in a different paper. But I'll tell you what was really cool...on the opposite page of the press release about me was an ad I had desined for the Mod 2 8-Week classes...even though no one knew I designed that its still so cool to me that I get to see that. I know I mentioned that before but I just love seeing something actually in print and not just on my computer screen. It's a great feeling...

Anywho, I think that I'm gonna go and make sure I've got everything I need for this trip!! Take care!!

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:50:17 GMT

NEW LAYOUT!! LONG OVERDUE!! COME CHECK IT OUT!!

Holy Cow Batman (Earth Science Flashback)!!! Its freezing! What is going on! I know its the start of fall but it was practically 90 out on Friday and now its like 40 out!

Ok, my face it totally disgusting. Its so bad I didn't even want to go to work today and I don't want to go tomorrow. I've got this nasty scab on my nose and I super aware of it at all times...covering it with makeup doesn't help. The makeup just cakes on over it and makes it even MORE visable. I'm hoping that it heals a bunch tonight and falls off in the shower in the morning when I exfoliate my face...wow, I just reread that paragraph and if you finished it, you're a true friend. lol

Can I just say, I love my job. Its so much fun. I mean I'm totally stressing the entire time I'm there, alright maybe 45% of the time, but I still love what I get to do everyday. And I'm so excited about going to the conference this fall. Paula says since my bday is the Monday of the conference, which is the major social night, we are going to close the bar! lol Yeah right, it'll be fun. I really can't wait. The actual conference will be boring but I have so much fun at work with Paula and Lisa and my boss, Kelly, is great too. I can tell that out of the office she's a blast. But anyway, I just spent the last week and a half designing a bunch of stuff for the college and it all looks great (not to sound egotistical) and I'm so excited about my work being seen by people other than myself. It's a really cool feeling...I don't know how to explain it...I mean its nothing like teaching a kid something and seeing their eyes light up (I say that b/c the majority of you are/will be teachers or work with little ones ) but I think its the same concept. Does that make any sense?

I got the new Barenaked Ladies CD this week. Its good! I *heart* them...:D I'm waiting on Lee to get me their US Tour dates. I must see them again...BNL or bust. :)

Ok, I'd keep on rambling but I'm cold! lol

I'm a slacker

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:51:48 GMT

It's been entirely too long.

What's been going on...hmm.

Not much really. I've been working, working, working. I'm just not that interesting right now I guess. The only time I've really been getting out has been on Friday nights for the football games. But tomorrow I get to go to O'Fallon with Jeffie to watch him in a concert and we're meeting Cabe so we'll have a good time! I'm excited to see my friends.

As you all know I joined myspace...(Dani, you still haven't added me as a friend *cries*) its fun. I was "addicted" for the first, I would say week, checking it multiple times daily. But now here and there. I guess I just wanted to get the general feel of how it works and the "etiquette" that is involved. Wow, I'm a nerd.

I really wish I had some more interesting information to share...but I don't....so to avoid wasting any more of your time, I'm gonna get back to work! :)

More quote icons for the kids

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:50:25 GMT

I dind't have much to work with this time but here they are...they aren't as nice as I wanted them to be but enjoy. :)

1. 2. 3. 4.

Here they are!

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:31:46 GMT

I know you don't update or change your user icons ever but I thought these would be fun!

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More to come if you have any suggestions or we come up with more in the future. I know we will! :)

Ahhh, inside jokes are fun.

Okay, a brief television post.

Emmys last night. Conan hosted and did an awesome job even though the awards part was a huge disappointment to me.. Nothing for Lost or Arrested Development. The Office did win for best comedy, but it was against AD and I really wanted AD to win but since it did not I'm estatic that The Office did. :) I'm stil pissed that My Name is Earl won for best writing, while it is a good show that I enjoy it is just not near as good as the other two...ANYWAY....

Hm hm hm...we'll I got invited to go to a Printing Conference in Chicago with my boss and the rest of the office at work today. I'm really excited about it and want to go BUT the only problem its three days long...Oct 15-17, for those of you who know me well, the 16th is my birthday. I really don't wanna spend my birthday at a conference in Chicago and then the night in a hotel room all alone. I shouldn't say I'll be alone. I told Kelly (my boss) that it was my bday and she said we'd have to celebrate. I only told her b/c I thought that it might change my mind about going, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned it. But I've decided to go mainly for the experience. She told me that she really wanted me to come so that her, Paula (the woman I replaced), Lisa (the other new girl), and I can all bond and get to know each other better. And of course b/c it would be a learning experience as well.

My social life is pretty slow right now. Although, I did go see Talledega Nights (did I spell that right?) with Michael on Sunday afternoon. It was good and I was glad I got to see Michael. I forgot to get cash so I made him pay for my movie and then I bought him dinner. lol It had to be at El Rancherito b/c I only had checks! *Still super excited that Son of a Pitch is going skiing with us!*

I haven't seen Caleb in a couple of weeks now, I miss him. I only see Jeffrey at church it seems, I miss him. My Kristie moved back to Worth *cries*, I can't remember the last I saw her...you're coming down soon, right? And Shawna and Nicole are mia :( Where are my chicas?

Ok, I need to stop and go to bed b/c if I keep going on about that last paragraph I WILL start to cry.

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:39:15 GMT

Hey all! It's been a long time since I've had a chance to update. THis really isn't a chance. I'm just slacking off at work. Ok, not really, but yeah. I'm not busy and I'm bored so I thought I would hop on here and do a quick update.

I am absolutely freezing right now. It literally feels like a meatlocker in here the air is on so high! I forgot to bring my sweater to keep warm! I WON'T be forgetting that tomorrow!

It's been a crazy week actually. So I'm suprised that I actually have time for an entry. Its the first week back for students and most of the instructors so as you would think we've been doing a LOT of welcoming events. Yada Yada Yada...

The fair is almost over and Kristie moved back home! I was supposed to take you girlie! Come back! *Cries* I've been three times and only gotten food each time. Yeah, so the diet is totally out the window this week. Might as well be out for the past couple too b/c I found out that for a while I was counting points wrong. I misread the instructions and one day reread them out of boredom and I was CRAP! I wasn't off by much so its not a big deal but still I was angry about that. Yeah, that's not interesting either.

I am excited that I have plans for my Christmas break, after Christmas. A few amigos and I are going skiing, most likely. Not sure where yet but it will be fun. I've never been skiing before so I'm looking forward to trying something new. Unfortunately, we'll be short a few people again. It sucks but its something that just has be recognized I guess.

Gotta go

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:11:21 GMT

Aw man, this week I went back to five day weeks. Poo. :( Poor me. Oh well, I'm so busy at work that I hardly notice the time!

I got to go to Staples with my boss yesterday morning and get a bunch of awesome office supplies for my desk. I got a lot of chic black and white coordinating things...like filing shevles, pen and pencil holders, postit holders, etc....an awesome stapler that has a green top when its full and it turns red when its low! I'm easily amused. I wish I would have gotten a few other things while I was there. She said that if I think of anything else that I would like I can just ask for her credit card (the colleges actaully) and order online...but I got my papers today for my own company credit card so I think that I"ll just wait and order the stuff in a few weeks.

(Speaking of company money...Calling all past and current Cumberland County inhabitants: I've got some gossip about two people in Greenup who are no longer employed. For the juicy details, you know my cell)

I had a meet and greet today with the union...pretty much all secretaries, etc. Another new girl and I were being introduced and she had just got married this summer and one of the older ladies confused us and asked me in front of everyone if I was pregnant! I didn't even know how to react! Should I laugh? be offended? brush it off? I did two out of three (1 & 3) b/c someone quickly informed her of her mistake! lol But THEN when they all found out I am single, about 5 of them proceded to tell me about their sons who are single and looking! lol Most of them 8 -11 years older than me! lol I was like, "Hold on! I've known you all for fiive minutes, and no!" lol They are a commical bunch thats for sure. And I swear all of them are from Neoga. Whats up with that?

Anyway, moving along, this weekend my aunt drug me up to Springfield to go to the state fair. I didn't want to go and she was driving me insane and I happed to get a call from the one and only Cabe who called to ask if I wanted to come to Alton to visit for the weekend but I couldn't since I was in Springfield. :( So I said, hey Springfield is like 1.5 hours from you, why don't you come to the fair since you've never been?? So he did! I think I would have commited suicide if he wasn't there...or murder...that woman...anyway, thanks again Caleb!

The fair, just like any other, was sucky and broing. We actually sat in a beer tent the majority of the time b/c my cousin wanted to see the band that was playing. I consumed the most beer that night than I ever have in my entire life...don't worry Jeffrey you didn't miss me being drunk..it was probably the equivilant of 2 or 3 ounces! lol I hate that stuff. I found one or two kinds that Caleb got that weren't too awful tasting...I don't know. I just have never really liked that stuff...but I did do some wine tasting before the concert...that was GOOD. :)

Yea to Kristie and Amy for their new jobs! I knew you girls could do it! You're awesome and totally deserve them!

Janelle - I really hope that someone wins the power to overthrow her HOH decision...I just want to knock her off of her pedestal b/c she's making some really bad decisions this year.

James - He really screwed up that PoV competition tonight. Generally, he does an ocsar worthy performance when it comes to manipulating but tonight that dizzy spell was very forced. :(

Howie - Such a puppet! What is it with him? I hate that he can't think for himself...he shouldn't have listened to Janelle b/c he's such a bad liar that everyone knows he wasn't telling the truth and that is gonna hurt him in the future.

Will - Pure evil...genius...bastard! lol

Boogie - 3 words Boogie and Erika.....ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Erika - She really traded down...sorry Mike! lol

Danielle - I really thought she had it with DO NOT ASSUME but that needle and thread really threw me off...a needle has an eye maybe that has something to do with the answer...hmmm

Marcellas - What a LIAR! lol He's playin Janelle!

George - His guess..pretty uncalculated...I think he rushed it, I know he rushed it. I hate to see him as stereotypical old person in the house but...he kind of is.

Two more DOOL FIRINGS
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Austin Peck and Christie Clark! I cannot believe it! There are supposedly 11 people leaving within the next 6 months here's my count:

1. Austin
2. Carrie
3. Jack
4. Jenn
5. Frankie
6. Mimi
7. Bonnie
8. Patrick
9. Philip
10. From what I understand Abby will most likely be going since both her parents are departing as well. :(
11. Shawn (to be recast)

Its mind blowing! lol

Good night. :)

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:54:56 GMT

Its time for the semi-annual DAYS rant since I have nothing else to do on a Friday night....again....I hate my life....

Okay, so I officially have a 5th grade crush on EJ Wells. He is gorgeous. Yummy. Anyway, even though I hate Sami I like the chemistry. But I have a sl in the back of my mind that I don't think would happen but would make good tv...I'll talk about that in a few.

What's the deal with everyone calling Sami "Samantha" all of a sudden. I get why Brandon did it. I can see why EJ would do it, but Austin, just call her Sami.

Austin and Carrie...my God, this is getting annoying. Please just ditch your significant other b/c I'm tired of watching this go back and forth. Its so annoying. Carrie should have made sure she was pregnant before 1.) telling EVERYONE and 2.) and most importantly marrying Lucas. And to top it off with the whole can-never-have-children-scenario that just makes it that much more rediculous! You know that some kind of "miracle" is going to occur and she'll end up pregnant with Austin's baby from that night on the roof!

I can totally see Sami's insecurity when it comes to love and why she does the things she does. But that gives her no excuse and she needs to just fess up so these storylines can move on! With EJ thrown in the mix a love quad-angle is just idiodic.

Moving along and to my EJ storyline idea...It's obvious from what they showed the other day that Abby is going to get a super crush on EJ. Or that's at least how they made it seem. Since apparently, Abby and Max won't be happening afterall due to Stephanie's arrival in Salem, I think

it would make a highly interesting and controversial storyline for there to be something going on with Abby and EJ. It would be nice to see her as a character get a real storyline for once. I think it would be fun to see her as the agressor (like Jenn was with Jack early on) and for him to give in to her and they would have to keep it a secret b/c of their, what?, 10 year age difference...just a thought...hmm

Max and Chelsea are probably one of the saddest couples. It's pretty pathetic that Max is this famous racecar driver that can "have anyone he wants" and he's all hung up on Chelsea, a girl that is just a spoiled little whory brat. I'm waiting for either her to screw it up for good or for him to cheat on her with Stephanie...then she will know how he's felt this whole time. I like the chemistry with Max and Stephanie but the actress is a little weird, imo...

I'm estatic that Jack is getting better. I'm sad for Frankie. I think Jack and Jenn belong together. I want Frankie to be happy. I don't know how this is going to play out. I understand Jenn's delimma of being in love with both of them but she should be with Jack and be faithful to him, no question what-so-ever. It infuriated me when Jennifer was kissing Frankie at the hospital while Jack was underingoing treatment for his illness, that still hasn't been named, how ANNOYING!

John and Marlena back in Salem....ugh...make me barf...I"m sorry I HATE them.

Although I know that Shawn and Belle "belong" together they either need to make it happen or stop having these awful "goodbye forever" scenes. Yeah right, "goodbye" you live across the hall from each other! Sooo stupid. They need to hurry along this whole story behind Claire's paternity so that they know they now have two children and not just a sperm mixed-up baby....

I knew that Patrick would be the father of Hope's baby but I just don't see how this is going to play out.

Bo better bust Kate and Eve for stealing that evidence soon. I'm also sick of all the ultimatums Bope keep throwing back and forth to each other. I'm sorry, at this point in time I consider them a very BORING couple. How many times can you break these two up? ....

I want so badly to be interested in Patch and Kayla but it is moving so slowly that I'm losing my interest in them RAPIDLY.

Could this mysterious black gloved person by *gasp* Stefano?? From what I understand Joe Mascalo or however you spell it has left B&B and I see that as a wide open option. Although, I believe there are two hands since it showed them simultaneously in Salem and in Cincinnati...hmm Stefano AND Tony, maybe? We'll see....

Some people think its EJ... I don't think so b/c its been watching him with Sami. I've heard people say they think EJ is very shady and somehow possibly involved with the glove...good theory...but why can't they bring in new blood and have people NOT be suspicious of them for ONCE? Come on. Just let it be the DiMera's plain and simple.

One thing is for sure I *heart* EJ Wells. lol

CASTING INFO (if you don't wanna know who is leaving and whatnot you might not want to read below the dotted line
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LEAVING: Jack Jenn Frankie and most likely Abby, there goes my whole EJ/Abby affair idea... poo...also Philip....I've known this for a while and thought that they were gonna kill him off in car crash he just had, I guess not. I hear they are looking for a replacement recast...I read tonight they asked Jay Kenneth Johnson, which excited me b/c I would have liked to see the original Philip back on the show again...but he declined...EF! Shawn, well now Shawn, just Jason Cook, from what I understand, he will be recast immediately. Mimi in the New Year will be leaving, which makes me think that Patrick and Bonnie won't be far behind. Which makes me think that there is a possibility that Hope is actually pregnant with Bo's child...which in 5 years will actually come out...who knows.

I'm still not reading spoilers (which puts me at 6 months now! Go me!) but I do keep up on casting. But tonight, I was this close just going nuts in a spoilers section. I've got mad will power skillz. I gave them up b/c it was making the show not worth watching...sometimes even without them it still is though! lol

And so ends another insightful look into Megan's thoughts and observations (more like ramblings) of the people in Salem.

Anyway, I've had a pretty crummy evening. Today I did nothing, literally nothing, but watch television. I'm lonely and have nothing to do. Which is why I composed the above cut to a DAYS rant...

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:09:17 GMT

So I made the horrific decision to leave for lunch RIGHT BEFORE a huge storm came through town today. Actually, it started to get really bad on my way back to work. I went to Jimmy John's for lunch and brought it back to eat at my desk but on my way back in, my umbrella got turned inside out and rightside out a dozen times back and forth, the wind was blowing so hard. There was water standing in places, and running in others and I had to walk through it and when I got half way to the building I realized that I forgot to get my drink out of my car. So I had to go BACK through all that crap to get my stupid drink and it took two times as long as it should have to just walk from my car to the building. My pants are soaked up to my mid calf and my practically BRAND NEW leather shoes I got for work are probably gonna be ruined. *sniff sniff* But my lunch was delicious. lol You can see what I really care about by just reading my lj...wow..we'll just call it the silver lining to all of the tragedy.

I've been making phone calls all day today and yesterday about advertising all over Mattoon and Charleston for the college and it's been a pain in the butt getting ahold of some of these people. I haven't got to do much design work this week. :( I designed a bookmark and I think that's about it and that only took not even an hour. :/ But my boss has been out of the office for two days so there really hasn't been that much for me to do. Although, yesterday I got to leave an hour early if I made some deliveries and I got paid over $15 in mileage and I got home 40 minutes early...that was awesome. :)

Jeffrey and I are gonna hangout tonight. I don't know what we are gonna do. I told him I wanted to meet in Charleston but he has to work until six and he would get there at 7 or 7:30, two weeks ago, that would have been fine but since I'm getting off of work at five now and I'm soaking wet, I don't wanna stay here so I called him to see if we could either do something in town or I would go to Charleston with him if he wanted to go still.

Today is the last Friday I have off for the summer. I'm gonna miss these three day weekends. That is a major perk. I'm getting spoiled over here. I'm just excited that I get to sleep in tomorrow.

The clouds are rolling in again and I hear the thunder....can't wait to venture out into the storm again...its about that time.

Sorry Jeffie

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:47:28 GMT

It's official I'm totally pissed about Danielle's nominations! Not only did her plan COMPLETELY backfire (exactly what I predicted), it put my two favorites on the block! :(

Serioiusly, what is her problem? PUT UP CHILL TOWN!! Mike, preferably, b/c he is worthless....Will is too good to NOT put up...why are they all so blind this year...I thought this was ALL STARS...Gah! Thursday night is gonna suck, either way...Everyone that I like is gonna be out before too much longer and I'm gonna have to root for Will...which is exactly what happened the first time he was on....hate...hate...hate....LOVE....*sigh* Big Brother, you ripped my heart out...

For Randomness Seekers Everywhere

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:43:20 GMT

Hola all!

Its been a crazy few days. Except for not really. I just thought that would make me sound like something was actually going on with me. Nope, not really.

I'm actaully at work right now. I have nothing to do or to work on either... I'm a little bored at the time being.

Saturday I went up to Springfield for my cousin's 30th birthday party. It was pretty small. Just a few friends and a handful of people from her work. We ate, we drank, we played games.

I finally got to "meet" my brothers girlfriend. I've talked to her a couple of times on the phone when she called the home line and I answered and once at a baseball game when I had no idea it was her and I felt like a complete dufuss afterwards...she's a nice girl. I had Bio and Bio II with her older sister in high school and she reminds me a lot of her. It's still really weird seeing my little brother holding hands with someone or when he has his hand on her leg...I'm like, "HOLD UP! You're too young for that, mister." but then I realize, wait, he's not. lol I'm old...

Ok, I'm just getting really bored. I hope that tomorrow there is more for me to do. There are actually a few things that I could be working on but I can't b/c they are with the budget and I cannot enter anything into the data until it has been approved and that has not been done yet...so I'm at a really stagnant place in the day....the odd thing is this doens't happen often. I've just got to look at it this way: 3 adn half hours to go. :)

Big Brother:

Obviously, S6 is just crumbling b/c of Janelle's STUPID decision to agree to something that Will suggested. Did she NOT watch season 2? He's a liar and a manipulator! He's good, too good, probably the best player in game right now, but I still don't want him to win!! Although, when he was on S2 I hated him up until the end....

I'm on the James band wagon. If not him, then Kaysar. I like pretty much everyone but Boogie and Will right now so that makes it a little harder. I love Marcellas (sp?) but there is no way he'll win or Erika, I just can't see it. I actually lost some of my respect for Marcellas when he gave his Slop Pass away to George, don't get me wrong, I WANTED Marcellas to give it to him, I just wanted him to WANT him to have it. Not to use it in a self-serving manner. I realize this is a game and you have to kiss ass to win (in some cases) but took a lot away from his character, in my opinion.

I'm really peeved about Danielle's nominations b/c you know it always backfires and the pawn goes home. Janelle is an amazing competitor and up against James for the PoV, will be a nailbiting competition, mentally or physically, they are both two of the (4) strongest players in the house.

I'm really itching to know who plays for PoV and who wins and I know Dani will know ahead of us all (maybe) but I can't bring myself to read ahead. :) But I know if I had the money to watch those feeds, I'd be watching them all time! lol

I did start to notice recently how much bigger Howie is than the rest of the other male houseguests but he is NOT fat. I thought it was sweet of Danielle, though, to have that heart to heart with him about his binge eating...actually since he's had a heart to heart with both Danielle and George, he has actually become even more endearing than he was before. lol

Can't wait til tomorrow night at 7 pm! :)

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:46:27 GMT

Tomorrow at 9 am I will completely DONE with school! :D Yea me. I'm a scholar. :P

Random is my specialty

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:18:40 GMT

Hola!

Wow, its been over a week since I last updated! I can't believe it, except that I can. I've been very busy. Today was my last day of classes! Who-hoo! I have two finals. One tomorrow and one on Thursday...both at 7:30 am! Booo...Anyway, BUT b/c neither one of them is going to take me a long time I will most likely be into work before or by nine so that means that I can leave at 5:30 or 6 instead of 7! Yea! I'm so incredibly excited that this is the last day I have to stay this late. I wouldn't normally be updating but I don't really have anything to do tonight. Or have anything that is of any importance. I did a lot more training today so my work pile is non-existant, you would think it would be the other way around...hmm anyway

I hate this stupid summer heatwave. I'm so uncomfortable. Especially when I'm in air all day long and I go home to a house without. Also, all the sweating made my face break out BAD. So I feel like I'm 15 all over again. :(

My mom and brother went to Ohio with my aunt. To go to Cedar Point and whatever else they can find to do up there. That's where a bunch of my friends and I went, what?, 3 summers ago...wow...So it's just Sara and me this week.

Speaking of her and me, she started weight watchers last week and has lost a few pounds so I told her that I want to do it too. I started yesterday. Wanna hear something amazing? I went to bed with 10 points left for my day! Now, if would have been home all day then it would most likely have been another story but I was still pretty proud of myself. I know, I know, its only day 2...lets just wait and see.

Caleb called, he's coming over tonight to "hang". I figure we'll all just watch Last Comic Standing but try hard not to laugh for fear of creating hot air or energy in the room and thus making the temperature rise...I hate my house...

Okay, when I started this I thought that I would have something interesting to say since I haven't updated in a week but apparently not. I guess I'll get back to work!

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:42:28 GMT

First Day:

Well today was my first day at my BRAND NEW JOB! :D I'm actually still at work. I have to work 8 and a half hours so since I don't get out of class until 10:15, I come in at 10:30 and I leave at 7.

Everything went pretty smoothly. She gave me a lot of work to do. I would be doing more now but I have some concerns about a few odds and ends so I'm going to ask her about them in the morning.

I had an orientation meeting with Human Resources today. It took FOREVER and I have even MORE paper work to fill out! I was planning on grabbing someting to eat when it was over since they told me it would barely last an hour. It lasted an hour and 20 minutes! So my lunch break went out the window. :( It's 6:30, I haven't had anything AT ALL today and I'm starving. I actually called Jimmy John's to see if they would deliver to me since I can't leave, but they quit delivering out here 3 months ago! What a crock! Anyway...

Today consisted a lot of clerical work. Which is fine. I need to get used to what I will be doing on a regular basis anyway. She did, however, let me create a slide show that airs on the closed circuits in the hallways of the buildings on campus. That was fun.

Anyway, I should probably find something to do for the last 20 minutes I'm here instead of this...exactly what I shouldn't be doing. :P

When it rains it poors and opens doors...

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:08:41 GMT

Opens doors is right. I had my meeting at Jedco today. He offered me the job. :) I told him I was interested in taking it but I need to give my two weeks notice to the print shop. He wanted me to start Wednesday so I felt terrible about it but he said that he understood.

Well, I got home and about an hour later, I got a phone call from LLC. They offered me a job as well! HOLY COW! I couldn't believe I got offered one, let alone 2, in ONE day! Of course, I'm taking the job at LLC, benefits, more money, slightly closer to home. Although, I have this wave of guilt over me about Jedco. I have to call them tomorrow and say no thank you. I had no idea it would be this hard. I mean the decision was easy but telling him that I've chosen another position just makes me feel bad. But it's part of business, I know. It happens. I just want to let them know asap so that I don't waste anymore of their time.

Anyway, so I'm SUPER excited about getting the job at LLC! When she told me that she would like to offer me the job I was like, "Oh my gosh? Really? Thank you." She said, "Do you want to think about it?" and I told her, "To be honest with you I was offered another job earlier this afternoon but I really want to work for you. I'm 99% sure I will accept your offer. Could I call you back tomorrow with my decision?" She said that would be fine and to do just that. Yippie! Party over here for Megan! :P I spent pretty much the entire early evening calling people that I told about the positions, letting them know the outcome. :)

So anyway, I would have celebrated tonight but its hotter than blue blazes outside, my mom is kind of sick, and my brother and sister left for a St. Louis Cardinals game before I got the call from LLC, so they still think I've only had one offer today! They won't be back for a while but I'm so jived up that I'll probably just tell them when they get home. So I just made oodles of phone calls and did some more homework this evening instead of celebrating.

Dave, the guy at the print shop who tricked me into going to talk to PR, told me if I got the job I owed him and that I had to take him out to lunch. So tomorrow, I'm gonna walk in and ask him if he's hungry. Tehehe...

Which reminds me, I need to buy some thank you cards...hmmm

Anyway, I'm starving, its too hot to cook, therefore, I have not eaten this evening...I'm gonna go look for a nice cool snack.

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:48:32 GMT

Okay, I had my interview at LLC at the last minute today! It was amazing! I did a very good job! And they were impressed with my resume and they seemed impressed by my interview...even though I was in "street clothes" (semi-dressy) and had no portfolio. They didn't mind since they called 15 minutes before the interview.

When I left I checked my phone. I had a missed call from Jedco. They want to set up a meeting with me to discuss the position. I think I may have gotten that job. But I want the one at LLC way more!

I have been emailing a past teacher of mine about how to stall with Jedco until I find out about the job at LLC and she told me to tell them that I would be leaving the job in a crunch time and that I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them until everything is taken care of. Its funny, b/c she isn't even on my references and she emailed PR about me! I had no idea heres what they said about me back and forth(Janet is my teacher, Paula is one of the interviewers):

Paula
Megan Nelson e-mailed me yesterday to say you might reopen this position. I really thought she applied earlier. She would be an excellent candidate. So far she has the highest grade in my ASA class and has a great personality--as I think you already know.
Janet
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Yes I do know J I did a mock interview with her this spring and I really liked her then. When is she done with school? This summer???
Paula
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Paula
I think so. She has interviewed someplace else recently. She really wants to work for you but doesn't know what to do if the other company calls her back. Please make your decision SOON!
Thanks,
Janet
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Does that sound good to you? My friend Lori interviewed for the same position. They called her today and told her they didn't feel she was the right person for the job. So I feel bad in a way but I'm so excited for me!

I'm so grateful that she said all those great things about me. Like I said, she's not even on my references so that boosted my self-esteem a great deal when I saw some of the nice things she said about me. Plus, I think it helped that Paula already knew about my from my mock interview. I think that was a strength I had that I was unaware of.

I don't want to get too far ahead of myself again but holy cow this is exciting. I'm so new to real world work force (my last job doesn't count!) its feels like a dream!

Anyway, I need to stop rambling, I'm excited if you can't tell. :P

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:51:20 GMT

Omg...have I got a story to tell...later!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:36:34 GMT

Get this:

Today I'm working on a brochure. It was already designed before I got there. They asked me to make revisions and such things to improve on the design and get it ready for printing. I did as I was told. Before anything can be printed it has to be ran by Public Relations first to be approved. So when I was done my boss said that it need to be delivered to PR. About 20 minutes later my other "boss" said, "Hey Megan, come with me to PR to deliver the brochure." I didn't really want to go but they didn't have anything for me to do so I went along. When we got to the office of the Director of PR he tells me to wait outside the door while he talks to her. About 20 minutes later he FINALLY comes out. We start to leave. And then he asks me, "Did you apply for that job?"

[I did not mention earlier that they are looking for an assistant to the Director of PR to do clerical work and graphic design work along side her]

I told him no. He asked why, and I told him mostly b/c I was intimidated that it would be too hard and I wouldn't be good enough. Really, in the end, I was terrified of something so big. Well, b/c I didn't have any answer better than what I said, he kept grilling me, "Why didn't you apply?" and I just told him, "I don't know." and he said, "Why don't you just go in there and talk to her." I said I would but I was completely underdressed to talk to someone about a job.

[I was wearing a high school football t-shirt, jean capris, a black jacket, and thong sandals.]

"SO!" he said, "I'll tell her and she'll understand."

Apparently the entire time he was in her office, he was talking to her about me!!

I finally caved and said I would go in and inquire about it. He told her I was interested but didn't realize until it was already closed to the public that it was even available and that I was nervous about talking to her b/c of what I was wearing. She said that was not a problem and that she understood (about my clothing). But b/c they had passed the deadline for accepting resumes they would have to contact personnel to ask if they could accept my resume! Apparently they were not happy with previous interviewees and want to look some more!

So the Director of PR is going to talk to personnel about letting me send in my resume and getting an interview! I really want this! I know I just had a great interview at Jedco but this would be even better, better pay, benefits, and I would get 2 weeks off at Christmas and in the summer! I'm still incredibly nervous b/c I know this interview will be VERY formal. I mock interviewed for the same position actually. I got 4.3 out of 5 but I'm still nervous. This is a job that I can really see myself doing.

Now my delimma is what if Jedco calls and asks me to come work for them? What do I say? "Um, can you wait? I might have a better job somewhere else." I don't think so...I told them I could start immediately in my interview b/c my work study knows what I could be leaving at anytime and I dont need to give two weeks notice but what if they ask me to come work for them and the college wants an interview? Should I just tell them that I need the two weeks? Or maybe ask if I can finish out the week in the Print Shop..*so confused* Gah! I'm so new to this part it literally makes me queasy...but I'm very excited too!

Random is fun

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:14:17 GMT

Wow, if its not the menopause its b/c shes mentally unstable. Why is it that women are terrified of becoming their mothers? I find myself becoming more and more engulfed in that fear each day. But the scariest thing is when I see or hear her in the way I present myself or speak. Not that that happened today but it seems to pop its ugly head up here and there.

I, however, am worried that I will turn in the psycho and sometimes bitch that she can be. I see my guy friends who have great or seemingly great relationships with their mothers and wonder are they close or is it b/c they are of the opposite sex that they can get along so well...kind of the not-so-gross idea of the Oedipus Complex...

Anyway, my point being is I just don't get her and the things she does. Like today, the phone rang, we both went to answer it, she was practically running for it and when we both got to it she picked it up and I jokingly asked "Why did you run to it?" she then passive aggressively put the phone down and walked away without answering it so I answered it. So as of that moment she is mad at me for the rest of the night.

I went outside to bring the dog in, barefoot, and as I walked through the yard she yells to me in a very snotty tone, "Have fun stepping in dog poop.", (Its not like our yard is full of it. I don't know why she said that. Just being her weird self.) I quipped back to her that if I step in it, I step in it and it's not the end of the world. As I walk in the house she says quietly, but loud enough for me to hear in the next room, "Why don't you just tell me you hate me." Are you kidding me? Seriously? How is what I said even remotely related to saying that I hate her? I'm so sick of her passive aggressive martyr bullshit.

THIS is why I wish I had the money to move out. She drives me crazy. I was smart enough to just walk away from the situation. Then about an hour later she comes into the bedroom while I'm on the computer doing homework and starts tossing all my belongings that I have laid out by the computer to the other side of the computer desk in a pile, her passive aggressive way of telling me put it away. That approach does nothing but irratate me and makes me not want to do it out of spite. I've told her that and she still procedes to do it. I calmly got up and walked out of the room. I refuse to get sucked into her games b/c I know if I stay in the room with her I qill say something and we will start ripping each other apart.

Anyway, so she's mad at me. I know it sounds so trivial and stupid but like most arguments we get into its about something else she's to afraid to actually fight about or bring up...she has a major misplaced anger problem...I just needed to vent.
The End

I really need to go to bed. I made the mistake of taking a nap this afternoon b/c I am still exhausted from this weekend. Tells ya how long its been since I've done any kind of physical activity. I felt 100% better when I woke up but now, of course, I am wide awake when I should have been in bed about an hour ago. Grr. This lack of sleep makes my 18 hour days almost unbearable...

I've been doing so much with Caleb, Jeffrey, and Kristie these past few weeks I already miss them. lol Its only been like 12 hours since I"ve seen Jeffrey...WOW I'll see Jeffrey and Michael on Friday for lunch... maybe Kristie if she can get out of band camp. Caleb has officially moved to Alton so he can start dental school. He's really excited but it just reminds me that he doesn't live around here anymore and he won't be home for weeks at a time in the summer anymore. I'm glad that we got to spend a lot of time together throughout May and June. Reminded me of high school, actually. Always having something to do and someone to go places with...how sad am I?

Applying for jobs is expensive. Whose smart idea was it to make us use stupid parchement paper and charge us an arm and a leg for it? And then to put those stupid watermarks on the paper to make it even more difficult to print the "correct" way. Thanks for making something hard even more complicated, Ass Clown....Seriously though, I dropped almost $30 on paper and envelopes this weekend. I have to pay my cell phone bill by Saturday...I have no money! I shouldn't have shopped Friday night...big mistake!

I'm sending in my thank you letter tomorrow. I hope they get it before they make their decision...I want to look good.

Okay, I must brag. I called my online class teacher to ask her an interview question before I went on Thursday (I had her for a professional development course last spring) and she asked me how I felt about the class I was taking with her online now and I said I felt good about it and that I wasn't having too much trouble and she proceeded to tell me that I have the highest grade in the class. Now, I know thats silly for me to want to brag about it but that is probably the first time that has EVER happened to me. Made me feel smart and boosted my confidence. I really needed that. :) I'm glad she told me that. Yea me! lol

I just proof read my journal, yes I do that, I noticed more profanity than usual...someone's irratable...must be bedtime!

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:40:11 GMT

I'm exhausted. Yesterday went canoeing with the amigos/amiga. FUN! We had planned on getting one canoe and tieing a tube on for the fourth person (like my family always used to do!) but they made us use two canoes instead. So, of course, the boys wanted it to be XX vs. XY. Guess who kicked bootay? That's right! The Ladies! Let's hear it for the X chromosome! We didn't dock first but we did a better job all around. Of course it helped that Jeffrey wasn't in our canoe! :P

We decided to go see Pirates of the Caribbean when we got back! We saw the 10:15 show and Holy Cow Batman, everyone from Cumberland County was there! It was almost like a freaking class reunion! Didn't get home until after 1 am since it was a very long movie. But it was worth it. :) It was very full. We were privilaged to have a drunk douche bag at the show behind us who yelled constantly throughout the movie and got up in the middle with an already lit cigarette walked in front of everyone and decided to puff away in the doorway! Not at the exit door, but at the theater door to the hallway! Seriously, how bad is it when you can sit through a movie without having one? ...I don't get people. Anyway, like I said, it was an awesome movie and I'm excited about the third one coming out this spring. :) Johnny Depp is amazing :)

Went to Mattoon today to get some stuff. I had to get some more resume paper b/c I ran out. I need to send my Thank You Letter to Jedco but I cannot remember the correct way to fold a letter so I emailed my teacher and haven't heard back from her yet. I hope I do soon. I can't send it out until Monday now but I want to do it as soon as possible!

I got on the computer to do my homework and that was an hour and 15 minutes ago! lol I guess I don't feel like doing it tonight. :)

See previous post :)

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:00:37 GMT

So anyway, yeah, I got the interview today! It was awesome. All I was doing was cleaning out my junk mail and I happened to notice that I had an email from the place I sent my resume to a couple of weeks ago. I actually had given up on them since I had heard from other places that didn't want to interview me so quickly. So as soon as I was done with class I called the place to schedule my interview...don't you think it odd that they emailed? Anyway, she asked me what time I was done with school since on my resume I stated that I graduate officially in August. I told her 10:15 everyday and she said, "Okay, let me ask Tom when he'd like to see you." and she came back and asked if I could be in at 2 TODAY! It was crazy! I called her at 9:30! So I went to the print shop and told them that I wouldn't be in to work this afternoon b/c of the interview and they were really excited for me! I felt bad leaving them hanging b/c they wanted me to print off over 600 flyers for LLC today! Oopsy! I had a lot to do when I got home. I had to update my portfolio and print an extra coverletter and resume! And a bunch of other stuff. Before I got home I called my mom to tell her I was on my way home and said, "Pick me out something nice to wear!" lol She did well. I ended up there about 15 minutes early! I was waiting on them to come to me! lol Well, a man and a woman both interviewed me. They were really straight forward telling me what I would be doing, how much I would get paid, etc. It seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. :) Only downfall is that I don't get health insurance. They said that is why the person they are replacing left. Hmmm...they asked if that was a problem and I told them not right now its not. Experience is more important to me. I hope that the policy will change soon but that's wishful thinking! Anyway, I didn't really have too many questions for them b/c I researched them fairly well and the interview only lasted about 15 mintues, which inititally, concerened me, but I still feel confident that I did well, and that they liked me and what they saw I could do. They complemented my portfolio often, which, I think, is a good sign. :) They don't mind that I"m still in school just until the end of the summer! I only have four weeks left anyway so they told me that my next four weeks would be considered training anyway and they would expect me in at noon until five! Since I get out of class at 10:15 and it takes about 30 minutes to get there that works out well and I even have time for lunch! They told me that they have two more people they are wanting to talk to and that they would get back to me by the middle of next week! So everyone please think good and positive thoughts for me for the next week! Okay, I know I'm getting overly excited and I'm counting my eggs before they hatch but I just can't help it I'm so antzy! I just can't wait to find out. :) In case you're wondering...here's a link JEDCO

On another note: Going canoeing tomorrow. I hope I live to see next week! :P

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:52:34 GMT

Omg, I got an interview with Jedco in Effingham at 2 this afternoon! Wish me luck! I'll probably update tonight. :D They emailed me last night, I called them this morning to set one up and they said come in today! Oh I'm freaking out! Please think happy thought for me!

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