Protected: Getting "it"

Nov 24, 2008 by Rochelle

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Treading Style

Sep 6, 2008 by Rochelle

So yesterday was a cold rainy day. It was perfect! It really made me look forward to the fall. I had taken the morning off to greet the UPS man who would be delivering my treadmill. I had to make an appointment with UPS Freight. I worked all morning to get a project done for work, and then it arrived around 10:30. What happened next was ridiculous. The UPS man started to complain and didn’t stop until he got back in his truck to leave. He complained about how heavy the box was mostly. He was supposed to bring it to my front door. I have about ten steps that come up to my porch. They are wide and easy to climb. He had a special dolly for climbing stairs. But he just complained and complained about it. He brought the box to the foot of the stairs and then said he wouldn’t do it. Frustrated and just wanting him to leave, I agreed to have him put it in my attached garage. I figured it wouldn’t be too hard to carry it upstairs piece by piece.

So he drops it off in my garage and continues to go off about how he couldn’t find my apartment. How “these things” are impossible to put together and he would never buy one. How they told him he had to be there before noon because I made an appointment. He complained about everything. And then finally he left. I was so completely pissed off. I just wanted to yell at him “THIS IS YOUR JOB! LIFTING HEAVY THINGS AND DELIVERING THEM IS YOUR JOB. FINDING APARTMENTS IS YOUR JOB!” Thank god shipping was free, otherwise I would have gone bat shit crazy. I’m still contemplating calling his supervisor.

Anyway, I went back to work and the afternoon dragged on. After that I came back here with Mike and he helped me bring the treadmill pieces upstairs. The platform was so incredibly heavy and bulky. We had to bring it all the way out of my garage and around the front, up those same stairs, all without a dolly. It was really hard and I wanted to cry because I was so upset with the UPS guy. Well we left all the pieces on my first level. Mike came back over with the girls last night to help me put it together. He did an amazing job putting it together for me! But we decided to leave it down here. It’s now bulking up my dining room, which doesn’t make me too happy. But I’m going to try it out an see if I can tolerate it down here. Otherwise, we’re going to need three burly men to try and get it up the stairs.

Nothing says style like a huge black plastic and metal piece of exercise equipment in your dining room.

I am really excited about it though! At least it will be in my face reminding me to use it! It’s got speakers and will play music off my iPhone, so that is cool. It took like eight years to get one, and I finally got it, so I am very happy.

So for my weekend, I have a few things going on.

First, I plan on making significant progress on this sock. I don’t plan to finish it, but I plan on getting like half done.

The never ending perfect storm socks.

I also need to go to the store and clean my apartment. Then tomorrow I am going to a scholarship dinner for my sister, with my dad. It’s on campus, and I’m guessing I’m going to eat more UMC catering. Eh. But I am so happy for my sister getting a scholarship. Good for her!

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9021-old

Sep 2, 2008 by Rochelle

Brenda and Kelly are back. Who's the boy's father?

So I’ve watched the new 90210. Not bad really. But this is how I know I’m getting old…

I found myself completely intrigued with what the adults were up to and not the kids. Sad. There’s already a bit of a mystery with the older original characters Kelly and Brenda. Kelly has a son who is four. Apparently the father isn’t really around. He looks just like a young Steve Sanders. But since Kelly and Dylan ended up together at the end of the original series, I guess it could be Dylan’s kid. I was actually always hoping for Steve and Kelly, so I think I’m secretly hoping that the kid is his. But I’m sure it’s Dylan’s.

Anyway, I tried to watch the RNC and just couldn’t do it. I’m going to try and go to bed early tonight and go to work tomorrow. I’m getting super sick of my apartment. I must say though that this cold could be a lot worse and I can thank all of my rest for that. I haven’t rested like this in years. It’s been quite nice. I think my body just was like “hold the fuck on, you need to chill out and take a break.” Thanks body!

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Countdown to Obama

Aug 27, 2008 by Rochelle

So one day left until I see Barack Obama’s acceptance speech! I am so excited! The convention has been great to watch, but it’s going by so quickly. I hate that about growing older. It seems that the older you get the quicker things go by. When I was younger, four nights of Convention seemed to last an eternity. Now it’s half way over, in what feels like a blink of the eye.

My favorite parts have been the tribute to Senator Kennedy (I balled like a baby) and Michelle’s speech (I cried again). I thought Clinton did a pretty good job last night, but I think I’m still a little bitter because all I could think was, it’s about fucking time you did your part. How terrible of me, huh?

Tonight, I’m going with Marissa and Sarah downtown to watch the MSNBC anchors do their thing outside Union Station. We’re going to catch the bus down there. I’m really looking forward to that as well.

So last night I made the big purchase! I finally got a treadmill. It wasn’t he one I had originally wanted because I didn’t quite have the funding for that one. But I got a good one for the amount of money I could spend!