"Fly this girls as high as you can, into the wild blue..."

8:27pm: Myspace
yah, i've given up on LJ, if you wanna look me up on myspace its www.myspace.com/forwardxmotion, got some pics up then a few more coming of my current horse, Bailey a thoroughbred clydesdale cross (she's is such a gorgoues horse, she looks like a warmblood some days and the worlds biggest - 16.3hh - pony on others haha), and Silence who the woman i ride for just sold for Bailey, and WILBUR, Kristy's new consignment horse, i knew him up at a jumper barn in ft. myers when he kicked someone i knew ande was an all around pain, but he's a total sweetheart and sooo cute now - he's a Welsh TB cross.

8:12am: OMG busy busy busy... toooooo busy! lol
just the short short version.... Holloween Horror Nights ROCKS... very much recomended to anyone who can make it up to Orlando before Holloween. Went last weekend with Marc and John and Julianna, and it was terrifying... Marc is convinced i was trying to climb on his head at some point... and Julianna and i *smashed* heads when we jumped at something. It was a seriously fun (and quite scary) time. Marc and I are going to try to go back for our anniversary this holloween (two years, wow), but his parents want us to go to south beach and do some shopping, and i really only have the $$ for one.

I guess we're trying to fix john up now lol. I'm kinda in charge of amusing a friend's cousin or something for a few months and apparently she's cute hehehehehe *bunny-like laugh*

Finally getting in the regular riding schedule and Bourbon has been GREAT. Lyndsey mentioned taking him to a show this Sunday, but I'm working and well it's her horse and i wouldn't take him out of anythign past walk/trot, so it's not like we could both show him. Bourbon was really really really well mannered yesterday, so that was a treat. No fussing about having a bridle put on, no random displays of athleticism at birds flying by, and his canter is starting to feel a little more balanced (ie, we weren;t trying to run marc over when he was taking pictures this time haha).

Got kinda motion sick at Aikido last night, lol. Stil a little sick and whatnot and we just ate, and then we were doing a maneuver that required a fair bit of spinning, so eikie...
And off to work today. Life is never dull for a full time student and bagel manager ;) actually today's gonna be boring as HELL. WIsh i could be playing WoW ;)

10:35pm: El conejito es muy guapo con su sombrerito... El Conejito Magnifico!
Ok, if bunnies had wings, they wouldn't get wet when the rain starts to flood the patio. Actually, Imp has yet to get wet, but his "house" (aka, whatever cardboard box i can grab from work for him to demolish) have been replaced about 2 times a week now because of flooding damage... Fortunately Senor Bun Bun has learned to retreat to higher ground (IE, his cage) when the waters rise!

Long weekend at work. our GM is out of town so it's Kate and I pulling down all the manager shifts. She was going to take all the early stuff, but she was having a nervous break down on friday (hey, Friday's at Einsten's can do that to ya...), so i took over the early mornings for the weekend (they are the busy, stressful part afterall). Blah, early tomorrow again! Ah well, the bagels must be served!

I miss riding. Long story (and no, not cuz i got my wisdom teeth out, damn gotta do taht soon too...), but i just got about 14 stitches in my mouth last Friday, and needless to say with the pain (yay for codeine), inability to eat thanks to all the blood in my mouth draining into my stomach for a few days, and now the fear of accidently knocking something loose until the stitches come out (NEXT THURSDAY! WHOOT), it's been a bit of a Bourbon hiatus. Been out to see him a bit, and we got a dressage saddle that fits (compliments of Chris, the barn owner), so i can't wait to get back into it.

School has been insanely busy, again compliments to the mouth stitches... something about going on a 4 hour walk for Ecosystems of Southwest Florida without codiene was just unnacceptable so i got the teacher to drive me :) I like her... she beat up Marc in our Aikido class last week when we were doing a bit of women's self defense (our instructor always adds in quick, save your ass, techniques not really anything to do with martial arts, but just for our own safety and fun). Last week Julianna and I had to poke eachother in the sternum with our nuckles... it was amusing to say the least... and quite painful after practicing where to put the pressure...

Wanted to go to the movies with John and Julianna tonight, but again that whole getting up early tomorrow and getting homework done while still in a bit of mouth-pain (now it's all healing, and the stitches are like pulling in weird directions) and fighting off infection... ya know. I had a bogus "almost-having-sex" dream about John a couple of nights ago, damn that was weird. I think it came from Marc and I joking around with them saying "STOP having sex in the back seat" when they were just sitting there (they aren't together or anything, but we've been joking that they should hook up to save on rent if we all can get a place together). It was one of those freaky dreams where he started coming on to me (mind you it's not like John has ever hit on me or anything) and then we were both like "WTF, mate?"

and that's been my week... painful... horseless... schoolful... but i've kinda had fun (minus the pain) just doing a bit of nothing... and getting hit by our sempi at Aikido b/c no one told her about the "non-contact" rule with me cuz of my mouth this week. but that is a story for another post...
a post that will hopefully include tales of riding again!

8:40pm: " I come to find a refuge in the easy silence that you make for me." -Dixie Chicks
My bunny is the cutest damn little furry bastard ever... and i didn't even get bit last time i hugged him :)

Marc and I did a complete bunny area cleaning yesterday (vacuum and all lol). He was a little distressed that his "home turf" had been de-scented at first, but he's up to his usual antics again (IE: throwing his toys around in a rampage)

Julianna picked up on the new job at my place damn quick. Which is awesome. And i love my boss, because she even bothered to give us the same days off... just those little things that she cares about that i never even ask for (ie, i prefer to have off with my friends). and because she brought me back a t-shirt from her trip to orlando (then again i did cover her shift so she could go, but its the thought that counts).

It's been busy this week... my one day off (monday) marc and i went up to busch gardens with john and julianna. FREEEEEEEE BEER :) and Meerkats (also free, but you cant drink them or take them with you...). We got a really good pic of the 4 of us on sheikra (rare that they turn out well, or that you have just the right amount of people in your party to not have random faces in the pic). i gotta scan and post that.

Well as i figured it would London got cancelled, but that does leave marc and I with two free tickets... so instead of cramming it in before school we're thinking of going around christmas time :)

for the mean time, we're planning a trip with us and J&J for Orlando (universal and islands of adventure... ah, and good ol' City Walk). Hey, i preemtively asked for the time off of work and saved up the money for London, so we might as well do something :)

Oh, and i love eel now. I tried a piece of sushi that john had a few weeks ago and liked it... so last week we went up to a really cool place where Richard knows the owners in ft. myesr and had ridiculous amounts of sake and sushi. Julianna even liked the eel... i tried a lot of stuff but eel was the bestest.

i'm kinda hyper... but haven't gotten more than 5 hours of sleep for the last several days, so i'm gonna take the night easy and get to bed! (everyone's working anyway)

oh, and i just got a super-cute new dress from victoria's secret in the mail. whoot.

10:26am: "Sorry, I don't hang out with people who watch different porn than me..." -Chris
Last night's game was interesting... and hysterical. Oh, and DELICIUOS! I made this chocolate chip banana bread that my friend, Brianna, from my class last year gave me the recipe to. MMM MMM MMMMMM!

ANd I'm really starting to like Richard. Like... complete 180 in the way he treats me. So that is happy :) He's really quite pleasant when he doesn't make me feel like crap!

I have my two days off now :-D. I gotta go down to work though to talk to Lisa about giving Juliana a job (which she will lol). yay!

then tonight marc and I are going with john and juliana to go see Clerks 2 :)

toodles

7:05pm: "You're a very active pastry eater." "What do you mean?" "Um, you have icing in your hair..."
Ah, my boyfriend knows me too well (above quote).

I *am* exhausted, but happy. I've been working my tail off (without Rob, Lisa and I are the only managers and that means only two people to to cover every hour Einstein's is open). Lisa by far takes the worst of it, but i still open Wed, Thurs, Friday (as in i have to be there at 5am), because Lisa has to take her kids to a camp-school thing those days. Then I close Sat, Sun, and Tues. Ah, my day off is coming soon <3. I love it though. the days I open, i'm usually out by 1, if not then i'm usually out by 3pm... And on the days i close, i got in anywhere between 7-9 and i'm done by 5pm. I <3 having *every* night off, no matter what.

Attempting to keep up with karate. I just want John to go over some moves with Marc and I so we're not embarassed in class.

Speaking of John, he's really growing on me lol. I never didn't like him (he's usually very polite if not friendly), but now i'm seeing more of his personality (i think he's girl-shy around girls he doesn't know well). Last night Marc and I went to see The Devil Wears Prada with John and Julianna and one of her friends (ugh, can't remember name. oops). It was a really funny feel-good type movie without being pathetic.


After the movie last night, the five of us went out to dinner at Fridays, and John's friend Josh met up with us (haha, and later hooked up with before mentioned nameless girl).

Marc and I are *hopefully* going up to Busch Gardens with Julianna and John next monday. We all have passes, and can get mondays off.. so here's hopin!

Tomorrow night it's the whole pile of people for a game at Marc's place. I love gaming with J&J (as John and Julianna will collectively be known as...), and Richard and Krissy are usually amusing during the game. And our new friend, Chris, has a character that's like sworn to be the enemy of my character (he's a chaotic neutral bard, and a paladin... ya know. But i can kick his ass so pft!). I love my character right now, hopefully this game lasts!

Fortunately all the drama with Richard lately has reminded me when it's best to stand my ground and when it's best to just smile and get over it. I'm glad i (for the most part) have all that organized again. There's a very thin line between letting yourself get pushed arouind and being unhappy, and being the bigger person without compromising who you are. I remember why i once felt sorry for people who are so intent on forcing everyone to respect them and having way too high of ideals when it comes to what respect means. Ya just can't be happy like that - because you'll never win. Lol, and that whole "give people a chance" and "don't make assumptions" thing... I'm not perfect, but i'm trying to remember that *says it over and over again when trying to befriend my evil bunny*

8:32pm: Puerto Rican highlight pics... of course only one of me cuz i had the camera...
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7:44pm: Ok so i got hooked by one of those quizzes even though i didn't have the time to take it
and therefor i had BETTER post it :)


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10:54am: Tutankhamun
whoot! This sunday Marc and I are getting seriously early on sunday to make it up to Ft. Lauderdale to see the King Tut exhibit at the museum of art. I'm so excited (too excited?), but seriously this exhibit is going to be so freaking awesome.
linkage:
http://www.kingtut.org/ftlauderdale/index.htm

just in case anyone else <3s history. It's only in ft. lauderdale until the 23rd (hehe, when we're going). then it's going ot chicago and philidelphia until it goes to london in November '07. and this stuff hasn't even been in the US since the 1970s. really rare experience to have it so close by.

School is almost done... last night i turned in my last paper due this semester *squeals* and just a few finals next week :-D

8:41pm: Wow... cheated... then revived :)
Ok so i'm pissed off about Memoirs of a Geisha. First of all the movie sucked and was very very different from the book (what a suprise, huh?). THen i find out its a bunch of made up bullshit lol. At least i know better now... But the introduction of the book talks about how its a real story about a real woman, but the last couple pages (acknowledgements) say that it was all made up. Annoying to say the least. Nonetheless, a very interesting book about an entirely different culture.

But the new book i'm reading is by Temple Grandin... for those of you who don't know, she's autistic and has her PhD. A brilliant woman who has overcome her problems and learned to relate to the "real world" despite her disabilities largely through watching animals. So yah, so far i'm very happy with her latest book and amazed at some of the innovations and standards she has set for animal slaughtering.

4:30pm: I'm in love...
I <3 Hammies!

http://www.kossan.se/hamster_i_hjul.htm

3:54pm: "And I thought fat people were supposed to be jolly..." -Marc :)
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11:14am: Oh, and speaking of not being fat...
I finally ran outside today! I was up early with time to kill (before the lil' tots that i did the manatee presentation for at 10 - at least i got out of "class" to do the assignment!) and it was beautiful out so i went for an outdoor jog :) Lately its either been in the gym or rollerblading or anything to avoid running on real ground. it wasn't too bad though, i did better than i thought.

And on a sad note, my roommate lindsey's boyfriend broke up with her last night. totally blindsided everyone when she came in sobbing - they've been together for a long time. Marc was really nice to her and we offered beer :) I just felt so bad, cuz she's really level headed and she was trying to be upbeat but ya know she was so upset.

and on another sad note, i'm out of beer. Ah well... I think i'll head to the barn after lunch to see the new colt. I love spring!

11:07am: Sad when people have to leave anonymous comments... Made me start thinking though, maybe i should try to get fat, then maybe my boobs could grow and i could brag about them.

this, i suppose, is why i screen comments.

12:25pm: "When all you have in life is a hammer, you'll treat everything like a nail." -Joe
Oy, exhausted today. at least i'm done with everything by 12:30!
I don't know how people don't get the simple rules of life... if you're doing something worse than someone else is, then don't criticize them for being a little wrong... it just ain't good lol. Nothing like hearing both sides from my roommates as to why they call each other sluts. one is... but that's kinda funny anyway. Or why Maggie from across the hall stumbles over drunk and tells Sara that they're "In a fight" but can't decide why yet. never a dull moment. I like my roomies , i actually feel like i'm collge now. Of course, the good news is that I found out i don't have as long at school left as i had originally thought. Actually that was the point of my post, that i'm glad i got everything figured out with school. Ah well, i stray!
Hopefully i'm not too pooped to go down and do the karate class tonight (yes, it has a fancier name, but i can't remember it... it took me 2 classes to figure out that the move i'm practicing is called "shiho" or however the japanese spell it :P). It's an interesting class though. And one helllll of a workout.

amusingness... i look like hell in the second picture, but alas i look better in that one than the one i didn't post ;)
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on that note, i do believe i need a nap :)

5:26pm: "24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not."
wow, an actual update...

Honestly (and no offense to those who do), i just lost the time of day to post anymore, let alone even keep up with other people journals...
But of course, it's my lovable little evil rabbit that brought me back to LJ again ;) No really... I had a question about some of his whiskers an behold... I turn to LJ (more specifically the Bunny Owners community haha) for help, and damn did they supply ;). And subsequently became aware of how much I had missed it.

I guess I always figured no one reads this shit (which they probably still don't lol), and i haven't had anything to write for "myself" lately... But then i thought of some people i know that write journals to inform the world of their life's updates, I sure as hell am important enough to do it too ;)

I have a *totally* new job... I'm cleaning pools! Don't laugh... much. Basically i'm SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK of the waitressing bussiness, but i'm not happy to settle for the $10/hr home deopt cashier or $9/hr receptionist job after the kind of money that brings in. And i'm just sick of working on other peoples schedules anyway... so... my new awesomest job... I work whatever the fuck hours i want, bitches! I have 70 houses i have to clean a week at $10 per house... Each house takes about 30 minutes and most of them are right next to each other... Even including driving time, I'm making $15-$20 an hour. Depending on my speed about 35 hours a week. I clean them whenever i want (except for some people who require their pool be cleaned friday for the weekend). The guy who owns the company lends me a company truck and pays for gas and all supplies. The work is a bit grueling, but I like being outside and deciding what days I want to work hard and what days I want off ;)

I'm doing a manatee conservation project for a pre-school class on monday. Wish me luck! haha, actually i'm rather excited about it. In the interest of more money, it's a good way to hook up some high paying babysitting jobs (its an expensive private pre-k school so the parents have $$). Go manatees!

And on a really happy note, i'm not scared to be in my apartment without moral support anymore! I was pretty tentative, but in the end i'm really happy I moved. These girls are hilarious. I live with a total surfer girl from naples who's really friendly and funny, a girl from wellington who knows about the horse community over there and is always up for pizza and a movie, and well my other roommate... she's really nice! She really doesn't have any other redeeming qualities haha, she's really great to have around b/c she's so sweet and loves to go out and do things (like Margarita Grill's karaoke night!) but certainly not the brightest crayon in the box. I never thought I'd have to explain to anyone that the movie The Patriot (mel gibson) was a about the war with england... not America's Civil war. Ah well, she gets a kick out of herself when she does soemthing silly like that. A beautiful thing, not to feel trapped in your own home, isn't it? Not to mention the food! One of my roomies is quite the chef i might say and always makes enough to share.

Ever since my birthday, my eyes were really opened in regards to a 'friend' i lived with, and although things got better for a while and i forgot about all that drama, i soon found myself... not really liking anything about her anymore. I always wondered what it was about her that made me want to be her friend so much, and i guess i never found the answer because i suddenly just lost the desire. I found myself annoyed (and eventually spiteful) with her constant updates on her own life while she would never manage to ask how my life was, or the weekend trip she knew i'd taken had gone, or what *I* would like to do if we had some free time together, or how my job was - she'd always just announce how things were going for her at work and with guys and all that shit and how her ever-changing mood was caused by this (and of course in an attempt to be her friend if she's be so nice as to allow me i was expected to listen). I found myself little by little looking at her while she was talking to me and wondering why i owed it to her to be attentive. Especially when she'd talk about how great her body was. It's not that it bothered me that she was proud of herself (hell i wish i had that kind of confidence with her body - i sure as hell don't have it with mine), but how she always managed to make it sound like she was putting me down. It became so notorious that she would do it, more than once my boyfriend and i had to look away from each other to keep from laughing when she'd talk about it. She was rude to me when she felt like it, allowed me to be her friend when she felt like it, and god help me if i felt like anything else! Her opinion was golden, and although too "mature" to argue with someone over a matter of opinion, she'd simply shut up and not talk to you if she didn't like what you were saying and she couldn't show you that you were wrong (and for whatever reason i was hung up on being her friend so i didn't want to piss her off so i guess i'd just go along with it). At any rate, she made me uncomfortable to be in my own home... i never knew if i was going to open the door to a friend or a nightmare, and my heart became overjoyed when i saw that her car wasn't in the parking lot. Like anyone, i have my problems and bullshit to deal with, but she made me feel like i wasn't worth being a friend to when it was inconvenient. In the end i guess i realized that it never was a friendship... I was allowed to be hers when she felt like it. Just should have realized it sooner. Living with her was her way or no way (as i learned when our other roommate didn't do what she wanted all the time), which makes me laugh now... Before coming to the apartment, she said that she was worried that she couldn't live with many people. Ironically enough, she can. Other people just can't live with her.


Oh, and before i forget, i should show off some pics taken with my NEW digital camera (my daddy spoiled me this birthday!)
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oh, and speaking of b-day gifts (hey so this is like 2 months late), i'll use my b-day present of a digital camera to photograph some of the other things i got (marc got me a gorgeous amethyst and diamond heart ring, my dad got me a bracelet from tiffany's, my brother got me a flask, etc etc)

oh and speaking of stufff... i've beeen a really good girl about going to the gym lately!! yay! buh bye cubby bum!

10:20am: of course Marc has to adopt a macho pet...

10:17am: My latest love...

10:30am: Wow, i need to start getting some sleep! I feel like I'm uncomfortably drunk all the time now... Unfortunately last week was a really bad week in school AND a really bad week at work (and gotta love how end of school/ beggining of next semester coincide beautifully with season at the restaurant).

So... yesterday was my roommate, Amy's, birthday and that was a blast. We totally had her suprised when i showed up at Katie's with her and all of her friends (and whatnot ;) down here were waiting for her. Then we went to the Everblades/Ice Pilot's game which was fun.

But damn, i only had 3 drinks last night and i feel like my memory is sooo hazy this morning... even about thigns that happened before i even had a drink. I guesss its sleep deprivation. And the right side of my body is killing me! Thursday night at work, the dishwasher came around the corner abuot the same time i did in the kitchen... he's a lot bigger than me. I flew up and and over... non-slip shoes didn't do fuck. I got laid out on my side despite my best efforts to keep myself upright and my back and joints on my right side are killing me today. Goods news is that i might be out before midnight tonight???

I got one of marc's x-mas presents in the mail ths week so that was cool. i also got a few sweaters and stuff from Victoria's Secret that i just LOVE. <333

1:09pm: This has been a very trying week, but things seem (SEEM) to be coming together finally. I'm exhuasted from work, and from not getting any sleep last night... and not much the night before.

Somewhere between working late and staying up with friends half the night and boyfriend(s) the other half, i'm feeling alright though. Just... exhausted emotionally and physically drained.

Work has beeen relatively good lately, making plenty of money (even though i didn't make what i did last sunday night, it was worth my time to be there). Things seem alright with Marc, and that's hopeful. And although she's not exactly a "true-blue" friend, i chilled out with someone last night who made me remember that it's worth hanging out. Doesn't hurt that she loves my evil rabbit and thinks Marc is cute haha.

And my dad and I have been getting along... rather "swimmingly". Hopefully that lasts too... I'm definitely gonna stay down wednesday before thanksgiving... I've been enjoying his company lately. Not to mention, with my brother not around much he's really lonely.

Meh, this whole post has been filled with "hopefully"... not very hopeful sounding is it?

10:48am: FGCU holloween pics :)
If you couldn't tell, I'm a lil' red devil, Katie's a biker chick, and Marc is Ace Ventura <3

10:23am: Wow, something to get really excited about! After quite some time of having NOOO horses to ride (either poor horses that the owners wanted me to train while giving them money, or valuable animals who i couldn't afford to ride anyway haha), I got a call from a lady down in Livingston (so close by!! well close enough!) who has TWO Trekehners coming down from chicago. One had at some point been trained to 3rd level, but she's a novice to dressage. I gave her Verna's phone number to look at as a trainer, and she wants me exercise and help train her horses. And money never came up (not to mention the lady's loaded... she has two warmbloods, her own barn in livingston, and a live-in groom), so i'm 99% sure that it's for free, just wants her horses to get some care. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! :-D Damn, now i just NEED to get on another horse once or twice so i don't look like a bumbling idiot on a warmblood.

In other news, yah that's about it. Went to the FGCU Fright Night with Katie and Marc. The costumes were exciting (or slutty in girls' cases) but i had a paper due the next day and was a little nerve-racked. I still hate my art class. Stupid required classes. And now I'm off to my western traditions class which i love <333.

Oh, and I painted my bunny red and green for x-mas this weeek <3 He's very angry about that, but i think he liked licking the food coloring off his paws as he smeered the spots around O:-)

10:25am: "I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals FLA-ming." -Homer Simpson
wow... I've never left my window open at the apartment before... It's freakin' beautiful out. The lake is coming up onto the banks like ocean waves and there's wind going through the palm trees... and i think i even heard a seagull.

Well I'm off to work... hope everyone else enjoys this nice day. I'll be surrounded by loud, drunk football fans.

4:08am: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi
Wow, this has been a busy week that i've accomplished little in. (figures)

Imp is happily "back home" with me now. Well more like angrily back home, but such is the way of the evil bunny type. I missed the furry little bastard <3

They put in a brand new Super Target right on our street at FGCU, so that's really awesome - we don't have to travel to Naples or way down 41 to buy generic supplies... Like kitty litter for bunnies. Ok, i've got bunny on the brain. He's hoping around right now and just nipped at Marc's hair (he's on some pillows claiming my floor). TOO cute <3333 (the bunny i mean :-P) Not that Marc's not cute, he's just kinda passed out right now O:-) DAAAMN, i bought him Armani Cologne (i will not say which for fear of y'all copying it - even though it's a huge freakin' seller right now) and DAAAMN does it smell sexy. His dad was wearing it like 3 months ago and i couldn't help but ask "Um, sir, you smell REALLy good... what is that?" So yah... hehe. I don't dislike cologne and i've even foudn a few appealing, but i've never actually adored one.

And that's about it. Just been a tame week, working out with Marc and Katie and watching movies with them and whoever else is over. And making Holloween fun-fetti cup cakes <3 mmm

11:11pm: Why did she call Imp a um gopher???
I don't know... i've never heard of any white long eared gophers...

THIS is a gopher...

and although goofy looking, THIS is a rabbit...

again...
Gopher:



Rabbit:

Gopher:



Rabbit:


any questions?