Snow?

I mean, its March...lets be realistic here.

I should be used to this shit by now. I must say I like Wisconsin a lot better when I don't have to walk everywhere and I'm stuck inside most of the day. But just when I get comfortable its time to think about moving...

So where should I move?

I've been making a list of the worst possible places for me to move. One of them is Rock Falls, IL, a dinky little town off I-80 (the only stop with food from outside of Chicagoland to Iowa City...there's no way I could get a job there that wasn't working at Walmart. I like my job where I actually learn things and my brain is challenged.

I think if I think of the worst possible places it will be easier if we don't get to move to St. Louis, Chicago or stay in Milwaukee. Chicago is so overwhelming to me. I love it, but it terrifies me at the same time. Although if I had the chance to randomly run into Baron on the street and go to Johnny Barleycorn and Charlie's on a regular basis it would all be worthwhile. I think we should have a "high school reunion" of sorts at Barleycorn...and maybe someone will ask me to flash them for their birthday again...one can only hope.

I've become quite the conniseur of Dr. Phil lately. I'm so good at watching the show I can often give the advice he give before he gives it...maybe I should have my own spin-off show "Dr. Jill"....

Wow, I've just reached a new level of lame.

I bought an MP3 player last night. http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/hd/h320.aspx .... I couldn't be more excited. I also got Napster To Go to fill said MP3 player. Now its like back to freshman year of college...I sit and download music and play on my computer and have no interest in TV.

When my MP3 player comes I'm going to make a pump-it-up style mix and go running. I used to like running in our apartment's workout facility, but since New Years its been really crowded (and only tapered off a little....who are these crazy people who keep their resolutions?)... I can usually get equipment to use but I'm less than interested in running watching PBS news in the evening. So if I have music to listen to I'm sure I'll become a great runner....or not. God did not bless me with the ability to play land sports...its dangerous enough for me to work out in my living room...although I haven't actually fallen down yet.

St. Patrick's day is 1 week away...let the drinking commence...now :)

I don't have anything green to wear!! I've also become a compulsive shopper in the last week or so...not good.

Ok I spent way too much time typing. I've got to go work off those french fries from lunch.

More later!

Oh that crazy William Shatner

http://ifilm.wmod.llnwd.net/a65/o1/portal/2654003_200.asf

the fabulous life of martha stewart?

I mean, she just got out of jail. How is she living fabulously?

I am quite well read on Martha Stewart. Did a project on a book about her for a business class. She is quite the devil and willing to step on anyone to get what she wants.

I mean, she has chickens who lay different color eggs.

She also slept with a man who previously slept with her daughter. That's the guy who got her into trouble with the law and its also just plain icky.

Ok, enough about Martha.

It was hard to go to work today, I would rather have been back on girls weekend.

Anyone who currently resides in Milwauke, just a reminder that Thursday night is Annex night.

Girls Weekend.

I just got back from Chicago and girls weekend with Madeline and Paige. It was a blast. Lots of wedding dress shopping, eating and drinking. And dancing. I danced my ass off last night and the good news is I haven't lost my appeal to gay men. This is good news.

We saw Baron walking on the sidewalk as we drove by. We all stuck our heads out the window and screamed at him and then stopped and talked to him. Very exciting. Can't go wrong with seeing friends from high school walking down the sidewalk in Chicago.

I am going to post more often, not that anyone is all that interested, but I'll do it anyway.

Happy Sunday!

Slam-a-lam-a ding-dong?

I was going to post a picture of my engagement ring, but I decided that I want to wait to show people in person. I learned recently that the old network I relied on to make news travel fast isn't as fast as it once was...I suppose the fact that we live all over the country may have something to do with that, oh well.

I am so sad with regards to baseball...I dare to hold on to a sliver of hope, but I am very very worried.

That's all for now.

What does "home" mean anyway?

Last Sunday could have been the greatest television event of the year for me, both the Rams and the Cardinals were on TV here. I hate to admit it, but a lot of our football team looked awfully unfamilliar...I guess a consequence of seeing entire games so rarely.

Does anyone else at school or working away from our original home feel very displaced? I still feel like I don't know my way around half the time. I can't just get in the car to run errands, I have to look up the stores and mapquest them before I leave...

This city is so similar in size and character to St. Louis, but I still feel a step off from the people I work with and see on a daily basis. I guess its increased now that I'm not in school full time around other people who came from all over, most of the people I deal with on a daily basis grew up here and have never lived anywhere else. Jake is the only exception, but now he works opposite hours from me so I don't really see him.


Anyway, back to sports...I can't get over the football game! I was so sad and then we managed to pull it out! I still loathe Mike Martz, but perhaps a teensy bit less than I did last week. The baseball playoffs could prove to be very fun...I really want to get a retro powder blue jersey, but the minute I do we'll start losing...I really am that paranoid.

Politics, politics, politics...
So many times now if I'm in a group of people politics is totally off limits in conversation. It seems more intense this year than four years ago. Its strange the division of people our age...I guess I don't have anything profound to say, but I kind of wish that we could talk about it...or maybe not, I don't know.

The cat is on the counter again

Today he is obsessed with the 4 wine glasses sitting on one part of the counter and the pineapple I bought from the farmer's market. He really wants to sit by the pineapple and is very sad when I make him get down. He doesn't stay sad for long because moments later he's back with the pineapple again....

(pause while I get up to get the cat)

I think he's a little neurotic, but with me for a mommy who can blame him?

We finally put some decor on the walls, I still can't find that perfect abstract art piece for above the couch, but some black and white pictures of Milwaukee, Chicago and St. Louis would more than suffice. Unfortunately there or none out there (or I am just really dumb because I sure can find them).

Things have been pretty quiet here. Mark is busy with school, I'm busy with work and school, and we're both too tired to do anything interesting at the end of the day. We saw "Fosse" this past weekend which was good, but probably would have been more entertaining if I had seen more of the shows he's choreographed over the years....

(removing cat from counter)

I will be home the weekend of October 23rd for my aunt's wedding.

I hope everyone reading this is having a good first day of October. I suppose I should start preparing for snow season....

I wish I had a good story to tell. Someday I'll come up with one.

I have to go get the cat now.