Update on my 2008/2009 Goal

So I again mentioned to my Dad the other day that I need my own space and I'm not really interested in renting. In my opinion if I'm going to spend the money might as well get something out of it like ownership. I am toying with the idea of purchasing a small home, so my Dad got me hooked up with a real estate agent this past week and the agent didn't waste any time on his part, he has sent me a list of homes to check out online. All of this is happening a little too fast for me, but at the same time I'm very excited if it ends up working out. It really just depends if I can get a first time home owner loan with an affordable monthly payment. So really it's in the early stages but it has come out of the "some day" stage to the "ball rolling" stage. I already have my sights on one house in particular so I'll keep you posted to see what happens, but to be realistic, I don't think anything is going to happen anytime soon.

News!

I just wanted to share with you all that I got a raise today!!!! I'm so excited!!! It takes effect September 1!! Yea me!

That is all.

YAAAR

So I finally got my vanity plate a couple of weeks ago and I love it!!! It's a play on words for Yaris and what a pirate says. Also my Yaris has been christened as Morgan, as in Capt Morgan. I'd been trying to come up with a pirate name for my car now for awhile and nothing was working. Black Beard was too long and my car is silver, wouldn't work. I thought Silver Beard but that's just stupid. And that's as far as I got. Then one day I was having a discussion with some of my co-workers about how they think all cars are girls and I said that that's only because boys made it that way and that I'm not a boy so my car must be a boy not a girl. (Stupid reason I know, but I wasn't going to give in) So while still in this discussion they were coming up with names for me and I might add none better than what I had already come up with. And then it comes to me, Capt. Morgan, it's perfect!

• Morgan can be both a boy and girl name -both parties satisfied - check
  
• The name isn't too long - check
• Its a sweat name - check
• Its a pirate name - check

So there we have it, my new license plate and newly christened Yaris, Morgan.

Musica

I was having a discussion with one of my co-workers the other day about whether it would be better to blind or deaf if you had to choose one. She said deaf because there is sign language and she'd rather see things like movies and pictures. I thought about that and thought that I would rather be blind because there isn't anything worth seeing on TV or in the movies. I would rather listen to music all day than watch a movie or a TV show. I don't think I could be deaf just for the sake of music.

I've pretty much spent my whole day listening to some of my older music that I came across and I've been enjoying the memories that come with them. I did listen to all your suggestions, thanks for those by the way, they were all great!!! I've also found some new music that is not anything that will sweep the nation but it puts you in one of those moods that makes you think the day is going to be a good day. So I have one for you all. It's called "How the Day Sounds" by Greg Laswell, He sounds like Carbonleaf. I'm also in love with Coldplay's Viva la Vida and Vilot Hill.

So....

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive. Sorry no new jokes. I am in the market for some!! Seriously if you have any good jokes, do share.

I broke out the Rock Band drum set the other day and decided I needed to grease up my talent so I didn't get rusty. Yeah, too late. Wow was I rusty. It was tons of fun though. It really is too bad that I didn't play percussion in school I actually might have practiced.

I do have a request of all you diligent readers, I am in need of new music. (Rachel I know about Wilco and Coldplay, I have not forgotten) As important as music is in my life, it has taken a back burner for several months and I think it is high time I bring it back to the front. I haven't listened to the radio in I think about over a year so I am out of the loop when it comes that. I also have not done any research like I usually do to find new groups and/or songs. So here is what I propose, that if you have read this far you have to leave a suggestion for a song. If you have not left a suggestion, I will know, so you better leave one. :) I really am interested to see what I'm missing, and what you all love enough to share.

I just have one more thing to add before I close, "Being dumb is not smart". I want you all to remember that!

A joke

At the request of many of you, I am taking a couple of minutes to update my blog. I wish I had some grand old story to relate or some great joke I heard since last I wrote. Unless you've heard the one about the 2 blonds and the river then I've got nothing. So I will leave the grand month of May with you all, a joke.

There are these 2 blonds, one on each side of the river. One of them says to the other, "Hey, how do I get to the other side of the river?" The other says, "You are on the other side of the river."

Sadly that is all I have. Until next month, farewell.

My biggest purchase yet....

This is the damage my truck took from my accident last month.

And this is the result... a new 2008 Toyota Yaris. It had 94 miles off the lot. It gets 29 mpg city and 34 mpg highway.

This is from the front.













A side shot. Sorry no tripod so it's a little blurry. I'll get a better one during the day.













Here's the dash.




I'm looking for a name for it, anyone got any ideas? :)







And here is the hat I knitted for Kolin.

Tagged

What were you doing ten years ago?
I was in high school with a shiny new driver's license.

What were you doing five years ago?
I was in northern California stomping pavement.

Five things on my to-do list today:
1) Finish my reviews
2) Fold my laundry
3) Finish my to do list
4)
5)

What snacks I enjoy . . .
Chocolate

What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire?
Buy a house and a new hybrid car

Three bad habits?
That's a secret.

Five places I've lived?
Kansas
Japan
Idaho
California
Can I count Kansas twice?

Five jobs I've had?
Mowing lawns
Toys R Us
Datacore Marketing

Five things you don't know about me:
I used to collect stamps
I got into my first traffic accident last month
I get excited about yarn... who does that?
I turned my Mom into a game addict
Sometimes I have a hard time finishing thin

A First for Me

I woke from my afternoon nap and went to the kitchen, mainly to stay away from my bed so I could sleep tonight, and turned on the tv. 7 hours later I watched not only the Oscars straight through but the red carpet show before.

I just want to shout out to Glenn Hansard and Marketa Irglova a big congrats!!! Loved the movie and music and their Oscars were well deserved!

A few of my favorite things...

5. Calm before a storm
4. Free food
3. Games
2. Music (not necessarily these, but in general I love it all!!)
a. Joe Purdy - Washed Away
b. Mat Kearney - Breath In Breath Out
c. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
d. Willie Nelson - Are You Sure
1. Staying up late and sleeping in