Reality 101

The world is a vampire.....

2009-08-14T14:29:00.000-04:00

I am going to delete a lot of these entries later and re-do my 101 list. I'm tired and can't think right now though.

Feelin a little down today

2009-05-28T11:45:00.002-04:00

I'm not sure what's wrong, but I don't feel up to par today.

Maybe it's a lack of sleep because we have been getting to bed late here lately..

On a positive note, it is Thursday, which means that tomorrow is Friday.

101 things in 1001 days

2009-04-13T14:51:00.004-04:00

START DAY: 03/02/2009

FINISH DAY: 11/28/2011

1. begin writing a book.

2. take one photo a day for a month. (3/31)
3. run a mile.
4. graduate.
5. buy/make ten gifts for people, just because. (1/10-1. Tori)
6. send out ten letters to people, just because. (1/10-1. Dad)
7. ~~change my hairstyle.~~ (3.7.09)
8. purchase five books I remember from my childhood. (0/5)
9. audition for something.
10. enter a contest.
11. ~~go to a new museum~~ (3.19.09-Karpeles Manuscript Library, Jacksonville Maritime Museum, & Museum of Southern History)
12. visit two states I've never been to.
13. visit a country I've never been to.
14. go to canada.
15. ride in a helicopter.
16. visit Taylor's father.
17. write all my secrets and give them to someone.
18. ~~see a movie in a theatre by myself~~. (New Moon)
19. ~~eat at a restaurant by myself.~~ (3.19.09)
20. come up with five surprises for 5 people. (2/5- 1. Tori 2. Jessica)
21. watch Gone With The Wind
22. buy a guitar.
23. plan and throw a party for someone.
24. learn to paint/draw.
25. volunteer for something.
26. donate to 3 charities. (1/3- 1. St Jude's Children's Hospital)
27. try surfing.
28. go camping.
29. get a library card.
30. ~~ride a train.~~ (5.3.09 @ Animal Kingdom :])
31. go to a football game.
32. sell old clothes on ebay
33. ~~get a new sewing machine.~~ (3.23.09)
34. ~~complete a sewing project.~~ (4.4.09)
35. choose ten new recipes and make them. (1/10- Pineapple Pepper Pork,2/10-Black bean & Sausage soup, 3/10 Chili-Lime Pork Tenderloin, 4/10 Curly Noodle Pork Supper)
36. be honest no matter what's on my mind for one whole day.
37. go to church.
38. join/create a photography club.
39. get paid for something I write.
40. get paid for my photography.
41. dress up cute and go to a city hot-spot.
42. make a budget.
43. try three foods I've never had before. (1/3-Yucca Fries)
44. ~~attend a concert~~ (5.3.09- Blue Man Group!)
45. find ten new singers/bands to adore. (2/10-1. Rob Pattinson()>
46.develop five habits to make my life more "green". (0/5)
47. buy a new comforter set.
48. participate in a walk for a cause.
49. drink nothing but water for an entire week.
50. go an entire day without wearing clothes.
51. take a guitar class.
52. learn to drive a stick shift.
53. ~~go on a roadtrip.~~ (Orlando- 5.2.09)
54. put pictures in an album.
55. send a care package to a soldier overseas.
56. spend an entire day enjoying nature & nothing else.
57. thoroughly clean out our garage.
58. for one month, make a daily list of five things that make me happy.
59. buy curtains for our living room windows.
60. be a vegetarian for two weeks.
61. do a photoshoot once a month. (1/32)
62. go to the beach at least one time in summer.
63. bake a cake from scratch.
64. start meditating.
65. write a letter to my future kids.
66. sing karaoke.
67. go see Oprah.
68. ~~introduce yourself to a complete stranger and have a full conversation.~~ (3.19.09- Randy @ Museum of Southern History)
69. get a promotion at work.
70. actually learn and use all the features on my camera.
71. get contacts.
72. meet and take a photo with someone famous.
73. ~~buy a homeless person a meal.~~ (5/11/09)
74. say no negative things, no matter how difficult, for one whole week.
75. design a calendar.
76. dress up for Halloween.
77. reconnect with a long-lost-friend.
78. take a dance class.
79. give only handmade items as gifts for Christmas.
80. buy myself flowers five times. (0/5)
81. write down all my friend's & family's birthdays.
82. visit an elderly home
83. compliment myself daily.
84. learn to love myself for what I am.
85. read ten books. (0/10)
86. ~~buy something fashionably ordinary~~ (apron!).
87. ~~buy a pretty dress.~~(3.8.09)
88. ~~go to a new restaurant~~ (3.15.09-Up The Creek 3/5 stars. :/)
89. grow a garden
90. complete three do-it-yourself projects. (1/3-1. Mary's Candy Dish-Decoupage)
91. ~~bake bread from scratch.~~
92. visit my grandparents' graves; leave flowers.
93. write a poem.
94. send someone fanmail.
95. take a weekly self-portrait for three months.
96. perform ten random acts of kindness. (0/10)
97. ~~try a new entree at my favorite restaurant.~~ (5/11/09-Pork Filettino @ OG)
98. meet one of my online BFF's face-to-face.
99. write a short story of appreciation for each of my family members.
100. give a compliment to a stranger each day for a week.(0/7)
101. finish this list & create a new one!

It's the weekend..

2009-02-13T10:20:00.003-05:00

.. and what better time to make a to-do list than NOW.

I'm NOT going to class this afternoon I do however have to pick up a fishing reel for my dad! So, here we go..

FRIDAY:

Pick up fishing reel [x]

Take dogs to vet [x]

Dig out VDAY decor from attic[x]

Fold laundry in dryer [x] put away [x]

Whites wash [x] dry [x] fold[x] put away[x]

Colors wash [x] dry[x] fold [x] put away[]

Jessie's Work Clothes wash[x] dry [x] fold [x] put away []

Kitchenette table clear [x] polish [x]

Dog cages [x]

Dining room table clear[x] polish [x]

Living room table clear[x] windex [x]

TV stand organize[] dust[] windex[]

Master BR clean under bed[x] dust[x] windex[x] make bed[x]

Master Bath toilet[x] shower[x] sink[x] floors sweep[x] mop[x] trash[x] mirror[x]

BR1 make bed[] dust[] vacuum[] mirror[]

SBR sink[x] mirror[x] toilet[x] shelves[x] tub/shower[x] floors sweep[x] mop[x] trash[]

BR2 go through Qs[] throw away trash [] put away Jessie's clothes[] put luggage in attic[]

Floors sweep[x] mop[x]

Digiorno for dinner! [x]

SATURDAY:

V-DAY/Day of pampering for Jessie

SUNDAY:

Put together desk []

Clean out tub and put in attic[]

Buy office chair []

So these are my goals for this weekend.. I WILL GET THIS DONE.. ALL OF IT.

Hehe..

2009-02-11T12:54:00.001-05:00

Guy #1: Hey, I just got this subliminal tape that will help me to stop procrastinating.
Guy #2: Oh yeah? How’s it working?
Guy #1: I don’t know, I haven’t tried it yet.

Funny literary screw ups..

2009-02-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two
sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances
like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience,
like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse
without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around
the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking
at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli, and he was
room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog
makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated
because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a
surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a
bowling ball wouldn't.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag
filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an
eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another
city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when
you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced
across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains,
one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the
other from Topeka at
4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket
fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds
who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was
the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap,
only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike
Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not
eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck,
either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping
on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one
slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around
with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard
bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.

I still haven't done it..

2009-02-06T10:52:00.003-05:00

I keep saying I need to make a list, but I haven't actually sat down and done it. Saying I need to make a list is like making a list and listing that I need to make a list on that list. It's pointless. I REALLY need to and I REALLY am going to this weekend. Something about my house makes me not do things I need to do. I need to change that.

I bought a desk last weekend along with several organizational tools and am transforming the baby room into an office for now... (it's also a tax break!) I have GOT to get organized. With having the office set up, I'll be isolated from dogs and people so my concentration will not be broken.

I've got a couple of projects due next week that have to be done.... I'm so sick of procrastinating.

Basically.. the same thing applies.

2009-01-30T15:07:00.000-05:00

I'm just going to copy/paste my other to-do list. I have a plan though. I'm excited. I'll add and subtract some things from it too.

So basically..

2009-01-28T12:47:00.001-05:00

I have to STILL do that whole list... I did however get my laundry room in order along with the master bath.. YAY!

That was about it though..

Today...

2009-01-21T10:00:00.006-05:00

Since I have the rest of the week "off" (I say it like that because I'm working from home), I'm making a to-do list. A BIG to-do list.

Kitchen:
Put away dishes [x]
Wipe down stove/oven []
Wipe down counters []
Clean window []
Sweep []
Mop []
Organize under sink []
Clean out fridge []
Take out trash []

Kitchenette:
Clean off table []
Sweep []
Mop []
Clean sliding glass doors []

Dogs:
Wipe down cages []
Put away toys []
Sweep []
Mop []

Dining room:
Clean off table []
Dust []
Clean windows []
Sweep []
Mop []

Living room:
Clear off/organize tv stand []
Dust tv stand []
Windex tv stand []
Clear off/organize coffee table []
Fold blankets []
Clean windows []
Sweep []
Mop []

Master BR:
Pick up clothes off floor [x]
Change sheets [x]
Clean out/put away things in storage tub []
Move storage tub to attic []
Clean window []
Clear off bedside tables []
Organize drawers []
Dust[]
Clean tops []
Clear off dresser []
Dust []
Clean top []
Clean mirror []
Dust under bed []
Sweep []
Mop []

Master Bath:
Clean mirror []
Wipe down counter/sink []
Wipe down toilet []
Wipe down shower []
Run Scrubbing Bubbles []
Scrub toilet []
Organize under sink []
Sweep []
Mop []

Guest BR1:
Change sheets []
Clean off dresser []
Dust []
Clean Mirror []
Clean Window []
Vacuum []

Guest Bath:
Clean mirror []
Wipe down counter/sink []
Wipe down shelf []
Wipe down toilet []
Wipe down shower/tub []
Scrub toilet []
Sweep []
Mop []
Organize under sink []
Reorganize stockpile []

Baby BR:
Sort through papers on floor []
Clean up Jessie's bag []
Put tools in garage []
Clean window []
Vacuum []

Laundry:
Bedroom load wash [] dry [] fold [] put away []
Load in laundry room wash [] dry [] fold [] put away []
Clothes in basket fold [x] put away [x]
Hanging/folded clothes put away [x]
Clean off tops of washer/dryer []
Go through mail []
Reorganize stock pile []

Garage:
Go through mom's boxes []
Organize our stuff []

Other:
Best buy [x]
Ab Lounge [x]
Walk dogs [x]
Take dresses to consignment shop [x]
Call vet [x]
Read 'The Guest' [x]
Answer RR [x]
Answer RR+ [?]
Read Research Methods []
Take quiz []
Do learning records 1 [] 2 [] 3 []
Figure out which professor I want to interview []
Read sociology []
Answer sociology db []

Yeah... I've got 5 days to do MOST of this stuff... I should be good. Some are due tomorrow!

Start time: 1/21/09 @ 10:00 a.m.

Edit: 8:30 pm... So I didn't get THAT much done today, but I at least started. I have to do some school work tomorrow before 4 and as soon as I finish that, I'll be starting my cleaning.

Do any of you have any cleaning tips??

Friday @ 2:30... SO I called the vet! Yay! Going home after class (3-3:50) & starting my cleaning.

Urgggggggg!

2009-01-14T13:53:00.002-05:00

I hate these arrogant assholes at my job who think they are some fucking god just because they have the word "manager" in their title.. Who gives a fuck!? My boss-- the REGIONAL manager isn't even a prick! He's probably one of the coolest people ever- but these two OMFG they drive me fucking insane. I could give two shits if they walked out tomorrow. What the fuck ever.

I need...

2009-01-13T11:22:00.001-05:00

To make a budget and a year-long plan...... Some goals... house ideas... basic stuff?

Wedding!

2009-01-11T08:26:00.003-05:00

Head over to my site for updated gown pictures--I've narrowed it down to 2! The Wedding Plans!

Gotta be done...

2009-01-10T08:25:00.000-05:00

In other words, here is my hugenormous list of things to do:

Dishes- wash[x] dry[x] put away[x]
Laundry- wash[x] dry[x] fold[] put away[]
RR+ []
BlackBoard- DB?s[]
Read Syllabi [x]
Read for Research Methods []
Bleach Floors []
Dinner []

I'll be making a long-distance list a little bit later...

Tick Tock....

2009-01-06T14:45:00.000-05:00

So I'm being a clock watcher this morning. Why? Today is the first day of my ballroom dancing class! YAY! It starts at 12:30 which means I have to leave here no later than 12:20. I'm not nervous at all which is surprising considering I haven't stepped foot in that room in about 10 months lol...

*EDIT* I went to dance! I forgot about 20% of my moves but I learned a few new ones too. My sides kinda of hurt and my legs but that just means it's gonna burn calories! yay! I've got about an hour left here before I have to go to my first day of "The Art of Critical Reading" yay! (jk.)

Here are a few tricks....Courtesy of Hungry Girl!
TOP ATE Calorie-Saving Cooking Swaps!
Nonstick cooking spray instead of oil (for stovetop cooking)--PAM! Who doesn't love Pam? She's great & super helpful-- but best of all, she's great for your curves!
Canned pumpkin instead of eggs & oil (for baking)--I guess I'll have to try this too..
Light vanilla soymilk instead of milk or cream--Not sure on this one either-I use 1%.
Fat-free liquid egg substitute instead of eggs--Egg Beaters are AMAZING! I made an egg sandwich for my DF and he said it was great!
No-sugar-added applesauce instead of butter--I've heard of this before and actually had some cousins who made muffins with it... I'm assuming it didn't taste different but I really can't say- I don't eat muffins!
Ground-beef-style soy crumbles instead of ground beef--I actually had my FIRST ever soy burger this weekend and suprisingly it didn't taste any different! If you're not down with "fake" meat, try using ground turkey instead of beef.
Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granular) instead of sugar--Love sweet tea and don't want to kick the addiction on your diet? Try it with splenda! it may taste a little different at first, but you'll adjust!
Butternut squash instead of potatoes--I haven't tried this one but I've seen butternut squash french fries... I guess I need to try them?

Guess what ladies!

2009-01-05T15:12:00.003-05:00

It's NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY!!!! Before you freak out and think "DAMN, I can't have any!", think again! Open wide and take that can of FAT FREE Reddi Whip out..... at 5 calories (per serving, not can sadly) you can splooge! Enjoy!

WHAT?!

2009-01-05T10:47:00.000-05:00

I stepped on the scale the other day to get my "Diet Starting Weight" and I couldn't believe what I was reading-160! Oh my gosh! When I moved in with Jessie I weighed 136. I've gained 24 lbs in a year!

I entered my new information into my favorite weight/calorie tracking site: FitDay.com! According to them, I'm 5 lbs overweight & I need to lose 2 lbs a week if I want to reach my goal weight by my birthday- May 2-- Yes, I will be having a few drinks that day, just because I can. lol. No drunk, puking though.

Anyway-- I'll be posting some AWESOME weight-loss sites that will help you out!

I'm new.

2009-01-04T18:22:00.000-05:00

Hi, I'm Jena. I'm 20 years old and I have a VERY hectic life. I'm a full-time student with a full-time job. I have a wonderful fiance' named Jessie. We just bought our house on September 25, 2008. We have 2 dogs, Sammy (mini-aussie) & Angel (german shepherd).

As far as I go, I go to the University of North Florida, majoring in Psychology, minoring in Criminal Justice. As of right now, I'm unsure if I want to pursue my Master's degree or not.. or if I just want to double minor in photography. My ultimate goal is to be either an interrogator or a forensic photographer.

My favorite shows are usually unlike a lot of my friends... I LOVE Most Shocking, Forensic Files, Monk, House, It's Me or The Dog, Food Network Challenge, Rachel Ray, and Hot Persuit. If you walk into our house at any moment though, you will usually find us watching Animal Planet, Discovery, Food Network, or TruTV (formerly CourTV).

I like to cook. I've learned just about everything on my own, and fortunately, I've done quite an amazing job from what I hear. I do have a few specialties though; Chicken n Dumplins, Macaroni & Cheese, & Ribs! Yes, I am from the south, but that doesn't mean I fry everything! Personally, I prefer not to eat fried things.. but I'm always down for a blooming onion! My favorite food is Mexican, although I can usually name a favorite restaurant for every type of food there is..... even Indian!

I'm very into couponing! Yes, I have walked out of a CVS without paying a penny before! I also am into photography. I have a Canon Rebel :). Unlike a lot of people, I plan out my WHOLE month's menu and I do ALL of my shopping in one trip! Call me crazy, but I like not having to make 10,000 trips to the store and knowing what I'm having for dinner without having to think about it!

On January 2, 2009, I started a diet. I did this diet starting July 31, 2006 and lost a total of 63 lbs. This time I hope to lose 30-35 lbs. I've signed up for ballroom dancing, which will be on Tuesdays & Thursdays. I wanted a pink bike for Christmas, which I got, and will be using to exercise on other days!

Well, I think that's about enough info for now!