Case of the Ex

I called my mom today to update her on the job hunting and she goes "OH! Guess who called today asking about you?" Sometimes I hate when people say "Guess who....such and such" because I don't know WHO it could be. JUST TELL ME! I usually end up being wrong so what was the whole point me guessing. Anyway, of course, I say "Ummmm I don't know...who?" She responds with "EX" (we shall keep him nameless because he's not someone I would ever blog about again.)

Mom said he called just to see how she was doing and to ask about me. He asked if I was still dating Boyfriend and if I was ever in town to call him and we could "talk." Ummmm NO THANKS! Of course, Mom told him I was doing great and that, yes, I still was with Boyfriend.

What really bugs me is that Mom told me he calls her frequently just to say hi and see how things are. Why does he feel the need to do that?! We're no longer together (btw, which was all his fault) and so he no longer has ties to my family. I don't go calling his mother. We've been broken up for a long time now. Mom thinks he is still in love with me and that he is just so lonely. Not my problem! He should of thought about that when he was (supposedly) cheating on me and being an absolute drunk. He pushed me away....he became the jerk.

I mean is it just me or would that not bother you? I have not talked to him since the breakup and I almost want to call him up to tell him to stop contacting my mother, father, aunt, sister, and grandmother. (I'm not even joking...he really does contact all those people.)

Am I wrong?

Should I Get a New Job? Yes, yes I should!

I found this quiz and decided to share it with you folks. Doesn't need much explaining on my end...

Your Job Satisfaction Level: 32%

Your job is definitely a bummer, and you probably should get a new one. Make sure you know what's getting you down. Is it your co-workers? The work environment? Your boss? Getting a new job is important, but so is not repeating the same mistakes.

Should You Get a New Job?

I know this is "wedding season" and I am at that age where a majority of my friends are settling down and making the big leap. I have a friend now is getting married the first week in May. I have her bachelorette party and bridal shower coming up. I don't really know wedding ettiquette but do I bring the wedding gift to the bridal shower?

Then I received a bridal shower invite for this girl who worked at my old office. I hardly speak to her and I'm not even invited to the wedding, so why would I spend my hard earned money on a gift?!!? It's almost as if she wanted to hold a shower to get more gifts out of people. Being just a lil greedy...

Sorry, this post is a little boring. There isn't much going on this week...

HAPPY HUMP DAY!

Rants and Raves

Update on my interview: So my interview went really well and I am pretty impressed with the company. My interviewer was really nice as well. She told me they would be calling me sometime this week to schedule a second interview. Yay! Hopefully if all goes well, I shall be loving my new postion by this time next month. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

BEWARE!! Major venting coming up...

I hate the radio! I have been at work for 2 1/2 hours now and I have heard the same songs at least 4 to 5 times. I had this same problem with XM radio (plus commercials...) in my car, so I cancelled it. Now at work, I am about to staple my ears shut. I'm tired of hearing how Gwen wants to escape, tired of hearing how Beyonce can replace her man, tired of hearing John Mayer waiting for the world to change, etc.

I can't stand my job and the majority of the people that work here! It's Tuesday and we've already ran out of work for the week! So I am pretty much going to be sitting here doing NOTHING! There is only sooo much I can look at on the internet. And I can't really do that because everyone in this office is SOOO nosey, especially the old farts that work here. I'm tired of being one of two people here who do any work if there is some. I get so heated when I am busting my ass to get the work done, and everyone else is walking around chit-chatting. One of these days....one of these days...

I hate the work week! I think I might just run for President and the first order of business would be to change the work week from Monday-Thursday. Monday would also be a half day (office hours starting at 10 am instead of 8 am) and Thursday also being half a day (office hours to end at 2 pm or 3 pm.) THAT would be nice!

Obviously, I am cranky (and still sleepy) today. Sorry folks!

So today I am going with Shawn to look at houses. I'm excited because now that I am old, I like looking at places. I remember being dragged by my parents to this event called Parade of Homes every year and I would hate it. Not so much anymore.

Speaking of Shawn, I have been bugging both Shawn and Jessica to post more. Sorry guys! Guess you'll be listening to more of my rants than theirs!

It's Not Always About You!

I really can't stand when you're talking to someone about a problem/situation that is going on in your life and for some reason, they always find a way to bring it back to them. HELLO!! I need to you to listen to ME right now! I am not invisible!

When a friend has an issue, I give them my undivided attention and try to offer some encouraging advice or whatever. If you want to vent, fine! I am here. You want to cry, I'm here for that too. You want someone to agree with you, hell, I'll help you with that too. But I expect the same courtesy!!

At that moment, I do not want to hear about your boyfriend issues, roommate drama, etc. I need you to shut up, listen, and be a friend. Obviously, I am telling you what's going on with me because I trust you and care to hear what you think. However, if you keep being self-absorbed I might just have to discontinue any conversations with you.

P.S. One more thing that I want to b*tch about....WHY THE HELL IS SANJAYA STILL ON AMERICAN IDOL!?!?!?!? Grrrrrr! He is soooo horrible!!!

Boyfriend has been feeling sick the past few days. Of course, being the caring girlfriend that I am, I try to nurse him even if I am an hour and a half away. Now Boyfriend HATES to take any kind of medication. He would rather be sick as a dog for days than take anything. He thinks taking medication is for the weak. Personally for me, I would rather suck it up (I loathe the taste of medicine), take it, and start feeling better. I finally convinced him to take some NyQuil and he drinks the whole bottle.

Why do guys feel like they always have to be tough? It's not like I am going to think any less of Boyfriend if he takes medication. I know he's strong and a "tough guy." I know he can protect me if someone tries to hurt me. Whatever.

He says he's still not feeling well and refuses to go to the doctor. He says he'll just get better in a few days. It's so frustrating and it's like talking to a wall. He just doesn't want to hear any advice Nurse Tasha is trying to give him. At least I won't be seeing him anytime soon, so I will be in the clear of germs.

Hooray!

Yay! So I got a call from one of the companies I applied to. My interview is this Friday! I am way excited. I don't want to talk about it too much, for I don't want to jinx it. I could be on my way up the corporate ladder...hahahaSo I have been super bored and now very sleepy at work today. Yesterday, the same thing. I was looking up things I would want for my birthday and I have decided to tell Boyfriend to get me this...My birthday isn't until July so he has time to save some moo-lah...hahaha
We shall see what I get...

Losing Yourself?

This weekend I went down to Fayetteville to see Boyfriend and attend a baby shower. It was nice. We had dinner Saturday night and of course, celebrated the Irish in him afterwards. Sunday afternoon was a friend's baby shower. It was really good to catch up and see everyone I used to work and hang out with. Definitely got the scoop on everyone.

Boyfriend has 2 roommates and they both had visitors down this weekend as well. One roommate, I shall call him Potter (no lie, he looks like Harry Potter without the glasses), had his girlfriend down from Massachusetts. I shall call her The Witch. This chick is 18 or 19 years old (I don't care to talk to her to know her actual age) and she has to be one of the most jealous and insecure girls out there. I don't know why because Potter seems to be all about her and they've been together for 4 or 5 years now.

So anyway, she was down this weekend. The thing I don't get is why Potter seems to change when she's around or when she calls. This whole weekend Potter did not utter a word to Boyfriend, me, or their other roommate, SouthernBoy. Luckily, SouthernBoy had a friend from home come and visit him or I'd feel bad for him being a third wheel in his own place. Since The Witch does not get along with any of Potter's roommates, he can't speak to them either. It's ridiculous. Potter can't even speak to me because at one point, she thought something was going on with me and him. How crazy is that right?! Like she really thinks when Boyfriend is asleep, I sneak out and crawl into bed with Potter. Come on now!

At first I thought maybe it was just that she was young and dumb, but then I decided that she will probably always be that way. I honestly don't think she knows her boyfriend at all. When she's not around, he is a completely different person. He's having fun, laughing, joking, etc. He sometimes has to lie as to where he is going just to be able to hang out with his friends. If he does tell her what he is doing, she gets mad at him if she doesn't want him to do it. Why would anyone want to be with someone who they can't be themselves around? She is ruining his college experience and not letting him live his life. And you're probably asking yourself, 'why doesn't he just end things with her?' Honestly, I don't even have an answer to that question. He's already told us that he never going to marry her. So why be together?

I just don't get why someone would want to lose themselves in a relationship. Relationships are about enjoying each others' company, interests, and growing together.

Ode to Cakes & McNasty

So I have this girl on my AIM buddy list who ALWAYS feels the need to tell us every single little thing she is doing at every moment. i.e. "shower, getting ready, heading to pick up so-and-so, errands, lunch, tanning bed, gym, work, be home around 10, bedtime..." THAT kind of thing...and I know you're thinking 'Well don't read her away messages' BUT I can't help it. It's almost like what is she going to write today. Recently, she had a away message up that about made me want to gag. I don't want to tell what was written for the simple fact that I do not know who reads this blog. Got to protect the crazy, you know. Just know that her away message was TMI times a million.

Also, remember Miss Davis? I am sure you do; who could forget. So Miss Davis' core hours are 7-3:30 p.m. This chick comes rolling in BEHIND me at 8 a.m. She proceeds to tell us the reason why is because her (new) man was in town and "made" her late. She also had a smirk along with that comment. ::GAG::

Then she tells us she could never live with him because she'd never be able to make it to work on time. Smirked again. :::GAGGED AGAIN::: Miss Davis also goes home today to "have lunch" with him. She comes back with her hair all different. Hmmm interesting...

Don't get me wrong, I am all about getting yours, but does she really have to be so disgusting. It also does not help that she is so ugly. Mean, I know. But hey, it's my post and I can say whatever I want! =)

(P.S. Totally unrelated, but I am WAY excited for Grey's Anatomy tonight! I hate when they run re-runs for 2 weeks and make you wait!)

Cities That Best Fit Tasha

American Cities That Best Fit You::

75% Philadelphia

70% Chicago

55% Atlanta

55% Honolulu

55% New York City

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

So I took this quiz on Blogthings to just see if New York would be in my number 1. (FYI...I am IN LOVE with NYC. I love everything about it! The city, the people, the culture, the shopping, the food, the entertainment, EVERYTHING! My dream is to live there in the next couple of years.)

I was pretty disappointed to see that NYC ranked last...I've never been to any of the other cities, and I am sure they're nice, but NYC has my heart. I know I am still destined to live there, no matter what some dumb quiz said!

A Lil Bit of Tasha

So I am trying to waste time at work and saw this on DC Chick's and DCVita's blog. I found it pretty interesting and decided to do one myself.

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Mood: WILD CAT
They live life to the full, take any opportunity that's given to them. Always first to take the plunge, they are bold and sometimes a little wild.

I have to agree with this. I am usually the blunt one out of the bunch and I try to take advantage of all opportunities that come my way.

Fun: ESCAPE ARTIST
They are forever slipping off, getting away from the rat race, and recharging those batteries. Independent, and thoughtful--they know themselves well.

TOTALLY TRUE! I am defintiely independent and know what I want and deserve.

Habits: NEW WAVE PURITAN
They are strict, organised and ever so neat--they practice the art of self-discipline. They like things done simply but with an eye for detail.

YES YES YES!! This is sooo me! I even noticed that organized was even misspelled when reading that personality type!

Love: TOUCHY FEELY
Love for them is about human contact--the nitty gritty. They are very physical--a high sex drive demands plenty of attention.

Now I have to disagree with this one a bit. I have to have the emotional part of love as well. I am not all physical--though that is also a big thing.

I hate dumb people...

I just want to slap them with a stick of common sense.

So, last night I went to Champps for my last training shift. So I am suppose to be waiting on all the tables by myself and the trainer just makes sure I am doing everything correctly. (FYI...I have been waiting on all the tables by myself since I started training. Quick background: I have been a server for a total of 5 years. I know the drill.)

So the trainer, I'm going to call her Idiot, is so scatter brained when I first get there. She's all over the place and we can't go over the things we need to. I am getting annoyed. FINALLY, we get our shit done and we get a table. Everything is good, and we keep getting some more tables. THEN she proceeds to start critiquing every little thing I was doing. BITCH, don't tell me how to wait on a table! I know how to do it! Idiot is like "you should pre-bus this table...go get the drinks for that table...you should suggest dessert halfway during their dinner...blah blah blah..." So this is pissing me off even more. So I start to give mediocre service because at that point, I don't care what kind of tip I earn for her. She can leave with $30 for all I care.

So it is coming down to the end of the night and our manager tells me that he told Idiot I could leave whenever she was ready. So I am like "Sweet!" cause I was almost at a breaking point. So she starts to run around the restaurant like a chicken with its head cut off. Pretty much avoiding me. Finally, she says "We can start doing breaking this area down because it is our closing side work." I just looked at her like she lost her damn mind. This chick thinks I am going to do her work?! Uhhh NO! So I talk to our manager and asked him if I was expected to close. He told me no because I had already done it this weekend. But he does say that it would be appreciated if I helped a little. Idiot starts demanding this and that. I help a little but then it starts to get late. As I am "helping" her, I am giving her some dirty looks. She HAS to know I am irritated with her. Then again, I have nicknamed her Idiot so she might not have known. DUMB BROAD!

So at around 10:20ish, I go to the manager and tell him I am not staying a minute longer. I told him I have a daytime job that I have to get up super early for and that my bedtime was 20 minutes ago. (FYI...I can't operate if I am not in bed at 10 p.m. I'm like a grandma, I know.) So he tells me I can go. I go back to tell Idiot I was leaving and she starts to run around like she didn't hear me. Fuck it. I left. I was so steamed when I left that place. I was hungry and tired and I had to deal with HER.

Boyfriend called me on my way home and I was so rude to him. I didn't mean to be but I was just so heated and had to vent. He, being the great boyfriend that he is, listens and apologizes for HER retarded self. He told me to have a good night and we hung up. Of course, this morning I apologized for acting crazy on the phone. Again, being the great boyfriend that he is, said everything was okay and he is glad I am having a better day. Honestly, what would I do without him? He puts up with some crazy stuff with me sometimes. Like I said, he balances me.

Idiot is forever going to be on my "list." Usually when you're on my list, I have no reason to speak or sometimes even acknowledge you. Harsh..I know, but that's just me. I look at it like this. Why waste my time and breath on someone who isn't worth it? Point made.

So as I have mentioned before, Boyfriend is moving to Rhode Island for 7 months for an internship. We sort of had "the talk" about what was going to happen to us a while back and of course, we're not going let distance break us apart. And of course, all of my friends and family ask "what are you guys going to do? Do you see yourself marrying him? What is he going to do after he is done with the internship? What if he gets a job offer in Rhode Island after the internship? Are you going to move there with him?" It's question after question. I understand that I am not getting older (ok I am not old yet, I am only 23 almost 24) and that I do need to figure out where this relationship is heading. But for some reason, I am not really thinking about that. I feel like it is way too much stress to think about now.

Who knows if we will even last the whole 7 months he'll be away. I would hope so because we've always done the long distance thing. We're good together and balance each other out. (Lord knows I need that balance too!) Granted, 7 months is a long time and Rhode Island is not an hour and a half away, like he is now. He has talked about possibly going to grad school at UNC-Wilmington, but he could possibly get offered a job in Rhode Island. I feel like I shouldn't have to deal with that now and just deal with it later when it comes. Maybe I am procrastinating or just avoiding the issue.

But I also feel like Boyfriend and I are too young to be having a "serious" conversation. He is younger than me (he'll be 22 in May) and he is still in college. He's not a planner, like me, and he doesn't think that far into the future. He sometimes doesn't even know what he'll be doing next week. Typical guy.

I don't know...I just know I like us now and why ruin that now with serious talk?

So I just want to say that I love James Morrison's CD "Undiscovered." It is so mellow and relaxing and also has that blues sound to it as well. I listened to the whole CD at work today and it definitely put me in a relaxing mood, considering where I work. I definitely will purchase this CD and I recommend it to you as well. This is saying a lot because I never buy CDs anymore. I hate when you buy a CD and you only end up liking 2-3 songs off of the whole thing. Jessica will tell you. I constantly make burned CDs. That way I have EVERYTHING I like. The last CD I bought was Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape." So I bought this THINKING I would like it because I had already liked the 2 songs she had on the radio at the time. Plus, I have always been a fan of No Doubt. Proven wrong! I ended up liking 3-4 songs off the whole thing and I haven't popped it into my CD player since. Soooo disappointed....anyway....

So the weekend was exhausting. I trained all day and night at Champps. I will FINALLY be done with training tomorrow. I can't do the 8 hours during the day and then go straight there. I'll die! This weekend I will finally be on my own and start making that money honey! Then I'll be heading for Fayetteville on Saturday to see Boyfriend and the parentals. I also have a baby shower to attend to on Sunday. Here's goodbye to relaxing weekends for a lonnnng time.

So here's to hoping I have a good work week (ok, that's praying for a miracle), so let's say here's to hoping I have a call from somewhere I have applied to. =)

This Friday could NOT have come quick enough...

Finally my week is coming to an end. As I told you all in my last post I was headed to Charleston last weekend to see the boyfriend. The Mr. just got eye surgery so we took things pretty easy and might I add that those BIG ass black glasses that you make you wear for a few weeks are NOT attractive-I mean can we get an upgrade? Thank goodness I have 20/20 vision.

Saturday he had to do his reserve duties before the wedding. So I took advantage of the time and bonded with his Mother-we all know that is a MUST if things are EVER going to work out between a couple. I can recall my relationship with THE ex-his Mom was psycho..no really she was. I do not dare to get into that topic.

But things went well the wedding was BEAUTIFUL it was located at The Citadel Beach house on the Isle of Palms. Her colors were red and her dress was accented just slightly with red satin, the bridesmaid dresses-all of it was nice. The couple was one of those couples that seem picture perfect that kind that makes everyone cock their heads and say: "AWWW" You know, the kind that make you SICK! Of course after the wedding we went to downtown Charleston where everything seems so GlaMouRous...the bars, the restaurants, the food, the wine and of course the people. I felt as though I was in another world.

We went to a Food and Wine Festival also $50 tickets for FREE! Holla...talk about a good hook up! They had a silent auction for bottles of wine that were going for a G! I mean do these people have nothing better to spend their money on than FREAKIN wine! I need a sugar daddy FO REAL! No seriously!As always the time I spent there was well worth the 4 hour drive. The Mr. and I had a lil trouble this week it seems as though he is getting cold feet and is unsure of how to handle such a serious relationship. I guess as you begin to get more and more comfortable with one another it starts to hit home that THIS is real, you have found the one. I am ready we shall see what the future brings.

My interview at Chick Fil A as a Marketing Director went really really well, I surprised myself. The job would be SO much fun. Although I understand they cannot hire me almost 4 months ahead of time-I know they are going to keep me in mind and said they will definetly call me in a few weeks for a second interview.

This week of work has been HELL! I seriously probably did about 2 hours of work in 4 days. So what is a girl to do with all this extra time-since I am forced to sit in front of this computer I did some major job hunting and when I say major, I mean MAJOR! Event Marketing Associate for People magazine, American Eagle and Coach all those big companies that y0u dream about working at. I know what are you thinking? "WTF she went to school in Pembroke she is not going to get this job." THIS is true and I have litle to no experience but DAMN a girl can daydream. It is not like I have anything better to do with my time here! Fake It Till You Make It!

I am looking forward to this weekend, I have not left the office on a Friday and just went home in about a month. My sweatpants, ponytail and a bottle of WINE are screaming my name, do you not hear them?

So I just want to say that I am LIVID at the Americans who voted during American Idol! Since when has Sanjaya EVER been a good singer?!?!!? And to pick him over Sundance!?!? Now I wasn't a huge Sundance fan or anything, but he was definitely A LOT better than Sanjaya. I was floored when I heard the results. Another shocker was Hayley winning over Sabrina. Sabrina was definitely the better singer out of the two. I don't know what America was doing. On the subject of Sanjaya, can someone PLEASE do something with his style. He just looks weird to me with the hair, eyebrows, and BIG smile.

Sooo I am back at work today...at least it's Friday. I don't think I could handle being here for a couple of days straight. I dread coming in. We again have ran out of work and they dug up some data entry stuff to just keep us busy. Pretty much SENTENCED TO DEATH!

So let me tell you what happened to me on the way to work this morning. So I am driving down 15-501 (also known as 85) and I had just passed the exit Jessica usually takes to go to work. All of a sudden this green Rodeo hits the railing in the median and starts flipping over and stops in the middle of the highway. Of course everyone starts braking and comes to a complete stop. I could not believe I just witnessed such a thing. I immediately press my Onstar emergency button in my car and told them what happened. By this time, people get out of their cars and run to help the passengers. It was a male and female. They had to help get the female out because it looked as if she was stuck. The male was lying on the grass, not moving, facedown. (So we all know I work at Duke and there are constantly doctors, nurses, any kind of medical people around this city.) So I am sure some of the people helping had to be some form of medical person. They had high tech first aid kits, emergency blankets, etc. I offered my bottle water I had in the car. The female who was in the car was hysterically crying and screaming. There was blood all over her. Horrible. I run back to my car because Onstar was contacting the local police. I spoke with an officer and described what I saw. Finally some emergency vechiles and policemen arrived at the scene and we all started to clear out to give them room. I headed back to work, but I was just in shock. Luckily no one else was hurt and it was a one car accident. I do hope they both are okay. Crazy how minute you could be driving somewhere and the next you could be flipped over on a highway.

So I have been home for the past few days, sick. I hate being sick. BUT it is nice to just sit on the couch and watch TV with the dogs. I watched cartoons and The Price is Right this morning. I haven't watched The Price is Right in soooo long! I hope when I am 100 years old, I look as good as Bob Barker. I swear he doesn't looked like he's aged at all. I'm sure he's probably been under the knife a couple of times to acheive that.

Honestly, I could do the whole "lazy bum" thing. If I could just win the lottery...or come into a whole lot of money...I think I would probably want to just sit on my ass all day and relax. I know me, and I would probably get bored of that real quick so I think maybe I'd join a club or something.

Anyway, I don't have much to blog about so I think I'm just going to get back to my soaps.

p.s. I have gotten onto Shawn and Jessica about posting more. :::Ghetto Face::: (This is something Jessica and I do with our lips, or say online, when we just don't see something happening, someone does or says something ridiculous, or when we're just like whatever.) See pic below...

Just Another Manic Monday...and a Recap of the Weekend

I DEFINITELY have the case of the Mondays. It could also be that I really hate my job. I have been in full force looking for something new. Last week I did get a call back and had a pretty good phone interview. Hopefully, I will get another call this week. I really loathe job hunting. It's a full time job in itself. It's almost like a first date. WAYYY too stressful!

So the weekend was awesome. Friday night, I cooked dinner for the gang and headed to the bar crawl (as posted previously.) The night started out at The Red Room. We were there a lil early to try and beat the crowd; and we did. The place was very chic (and pricey) and there was good (free) food. While we were there, we got some free stuff for signing up to come. I liked The Red Room, but I would probably only go there if I was going for a drink after work with some of the ladies and relaxing.

The next spot was Lucky B's. This place was more Boyfriend and "Ken's" spot. It was more laid back, with pool tables and good music. Boyfriend and "Ken" played pool and actually won a couple of games. I am not a jealous girl when it comes to Boyfriend, but there was this one woman (she was probably in her mid to late 30s) who kept trying to touch Boyfriend's ass while he was shooting. I gave her "the look" and she kindly (more like fake) asked if he was my boyfriend. I told her he was and that was the end of that. I ran into one of my sorority sister's boyfriend and caught up with him. He and his friend came to the last bar with us.

The last place was The Dirty. The Dirty is more of the dance club and we had a good time there too...until this obnoxious dude kept trying to get in our faces. Shawn was challenging this guy and telling him he could not do certain dance moves. He starts to do the "crypt walk" and throws his arms every which way. (p.s. the crypt walk does not impress ladies...) He ends up hitting my ass and by this time I am annoyed. I give him the dirtiest look and proceed to tell him to leave us alone. He then gets in Shawn's face and I get in between them and push him away. Shawn is too drunk to realize how annoying this guy is, so she is just laughing. By this time, "Ken" sees what's going on and looks like he is about to man handle this dude. The guy finally goes away and I get back to all the fun I was having.

What I liked most about the bar crawl was that it was 3 totally different places with different atmospheres. It catered to all different kinds of people, which was great.

The rest of the weekend is pretty relaxed and laid back. Boyfriend and I watched some movies and laid around with the puppy. It was good to just spend quality (and quiet) time with him.

Now it is back to the daily grind of sitting in front of the computer for 8 hours. I started my training last night at Champps and have training this whole week. It looks like it's gonna be a good time. We shall see....

FIRST I want to say I LOVE NC weather sometimes! It is beautiful outside today and it's sooo warm too!

Second, I am excited for tonight! Shawn and I will be going to this bar crawl in Raleigh tonight with Boyfriend and his friend, "Ken." ( I call him Ken because seriously, he really looks like a Ken doll..)

Anyway, the party goes from bar to bar totalling in 4. We get VIP access, free drinks & food, free prizes..pretty much a hell of a good time! We're pretty pumped about it and I am sure we'll have lots to post about after.

Shawn has never met "Ken" and I, of course, always trying to play match maker are introducing them tonight. I know they will enjoy each others company because they're both really chill people. Maybe something will flurish...maybe not. Either way, I know they'll hit it to at least a friendship level.

I haven't seen Boyfriend in about 2 weeks because he lives about a hour and a half away. It's not stressful because we usually see each other every other weekend. Last time he was here it was the weekend after Valentine's. I am excited to see him. Our visits are about to become even more scarce because I just picked up a serving job at a nice restaurant down the road from my apartment. (I know you're wondering "why is this chick deciding to work 2 jobs?!?!" Well if you must know, I just found out I have to pay like $600 in taxes and I live VERY, what's the word, comfortable (yes that sounds good...i guess..pretty much I am used to living a certain way) and this pretty much puts a dent in my lifestyle. Sooooo I am going to pay that off and also help pay off my credit cards. I would like to have NO credit cards, so that's also a goal. So since I will be working this job on the weekend, Boyfriend and I will have less visits, which sucks. Boyfriend is also moving to Rhode Island for 7 months in May for a job, so our relationship is always going to be long distant and less visits. We have such a good relationship that all will be well. He honestly is the best thing that has ever come into my life and some distance is not going to ruin that.

Allllright, enough serious talk because today is FRIDAY and I just cannot wait til 4 o'clock comes so I can start the weekend! Have a good weekend everyone!

Return of the Douchebag

Don't get me wrong, I Looovvveee the gentlemen (In the exact voice of Brian Fantana from Anchorman)...but sometimes, they never cease to amaze me.

Remember my blog about the "Worst Date of the Year"? Well it keeps getting better. Last night, I go to the gym and start getting my work out on. FYI, when I work out, I like to be LEFT ALONE. It is ME time...which means, don't talk to me! Maybe its my incredible personality that draws this guy to me everytime I'm on the damn treadmill...but he keeps on coming back!!

So as you know, he asked me for my FRIEND's number the other night. What a funny guy. Well, obviously my friend does not care for him AT ALL, and in all honestly, we were completely shocked he didn't get the hint that night. She wasn't exactly Ms. Friendly towards him. And honestly, what a sleeze!! So he says to me, "What did Cameron say about giving me her number?" and I said, "She said No." Was that mean? NO, brutally honest. Thats my style :)

After the rejection comment, he then persists to ask me out again!! Guys, can you PLEASE explain this to me???? He asks me to dinner and movie this weekend....and I respond by:
"I'm sorry, I'm really busy for the next two months. " Should I have added, "I've got to wash my hair" with that?

Hopefully my line worked. How else do you turn someone down, semi nicely? Honestly, I'm giving up dating forever. Why do you need dudes when you have amazing friends??
...well, besides the obvious reasons.

Almost Friday....

I was so frustrated with this place yesterday, I actually went and applied at The Melting Pot-to start waiting tables again. I know, I could make more money serving than the so called "salary" I have here. AND I wouldn't have to sit on my fanny all day....at least than I will be getting exercise and meeting new people. Because I have lived here for close to 9 months now and still have no friends. Well let me take that back, I have met a few good people from the office. And let me emphasize that I have only met a few.

Most of my co-workers are UNC grads that all hate Duke. When the two play each other in a basketball game they all wear the ribbons in their hair, lil buttons and other "spirit" paraphernalia. I truly just want to throw in the mix; "I understand you went to school at UNC and there is a huge rivarly between the two but must I remind you that DUKE is paying your bills right now?"

Pshht! On to the other *Nitty and Gritty* UB is what I call her, I am not going to expose to you what UB means just yet and maybe...just maybe..you will catch on to what she looks like...here is a picture for a clue-She always seizes to amazes me with her Girls Gone Wild weekends. You are laughing but I am so serious. I often wonder if maybe in college she was very conservative and maybe did not get the opportunity to get this stage out of her system before moving on to her Career life. I know each day she and Ms. Blood Queen start gabbing about their sex lives and it disgust me to think that someone would jeopardize not only their image but their health by stooping to that level.

So I heard on some gossip blog that Beyonce got dumped by Jay-Z! HaHa that is great! I am so tired of seeing her on every magazine cover and on each Entertainment Tonight. Now hopefully she'll back away from the limelight for a bit. We all could use a break.

I am counting down because I am escaping from this place a little early for an appointment, today. And than tomorrow I leave at noon and head to Charleston to see my boyfriend. Yay!

Homegirl is pretty hungry too! I cannot eat this early though people are going to look at me like I am a fat ass! Well I suppose I should do a little work today, HA!

I would like to give a warm welcome to our new blogger, Shawn *hand shake* I hear she is Absolutely Fabulous as well : )

Guys are Unbelievable!

Hey everyone, this is my FIRST post to Absolutely Fabulous. Tasha is one of my sorority sisters and invited me in on all the fun because, I guess, I'm absolutely fabulous. Anyways, my name is Shawn, I graduated from ECU in December, and work for a clinical software company in Cary where I do marketing! I LOVE IT.

Lets get on to my story.....

So, I've been single for about 4 1/2 months now, and I am having the TIME of my LIFE. Honestly, I never knew how wonderful single life could be. Although, I have encountered some of the craziest moments of my life. Since I've moved home, I started going to the gym a lot and even got a personal trainer to help me out a bit (hey, I'm going on a cruise in May and I GOTS to look good!). Well, all was fine and dandy....until my personal trainer asked me out.

I was cool with it, ya know...I didn't want things to be awkward at the gym, so I decided to give it a shot. If anything, I'll just be friends with the guy! Well, not only does he want to take me out on a date, he wants me to come to HIS HOUSE and wanted to cook me dinner. I was definitely skeptical...I don't even know the guy...I'm NOT going to his house alone! So I asked him if its cool if I bring a friend...WAS I OUT OF LINE??? I didn't think so...

So, he keeps making comments about how I think he is going to kill me or something. GET OVER IT. YOU ARE CREEPY!! I ask him if he wants me to bring anything (guys, usually when you ask a girl on a date, you're supposed to say NO when she asks this), he says, "Yeah, actually, bring me a bottle of Hennessy." Is this guy joking?? I start hysterically laughing...and he says, "What? You don't have to get me a big bottle..." #1 sign I shouldn't have gone on the date. So I nicely tell him that I'm not going to the liquor store and he responds with, "You can't just stop by there on your way over?" WHAT KIND OF GUY IS THIS??

So, I did not get him his lovely bottle of Hennessy. Yeah FREAKING right. I get over to his house (with my friend Cameron - yes, I owe her big time!) and he is making us dinner. Cameron starts asking him casual questions (obviously, she has never met him before, so she wanted to know about him!) Where are you from? Why did you move here? What do you do? blah blahhh...Well the guy freaks out, and is like "What is this? 20 questions? Why are you asking me all these questions?" Cameron, being the sweet southern girl that she is, casually says how its already uncomfortable, so she's making conversation...what is the big deal??

Well during our conversation, we find out that MY DATE is actually 32 years old. While looking around his place, we see pictures of a family...oh yeah, thats right. He has a 5 month old son. OK, definitely didn't know any of this before my date. Him and his ex (who is black - not that it matters) are in a custody battle right now over their son. Yeah, sounds like something I want to get involved in, right??

The guy is just being a jerk all night to my friend, and honestly, it was embarrasing. Making comments about her fingernail polish, asking us why we don't have boyfriends, repeatedly bringing up how I was the one he asked out and I HAD to bring a friend...things you just don't do!!

After 7 Coronas, I was feeling tipsy...how else would I make this night even remotely enjoyable?? I went to the bathroom, and Cameron said that when I was gone, the guy said, "So, Cameron, what are you going to do when Shawn starts liking me?" UMMM never say that. EVER. What a douche.

I finally decided it was time to leave, and when we left, #1 douchebag of the year says, "Oh, and here is a little advice for you, whenever you go to someone's house that you don't know, you shouldn't be asking a million questions. Someone is going to think you're really rude and will probably kick you out." YOU ARE COOL, guy!

Yeah so after my ridiculously AWFUL date...the guy still calls me...
Then a week later, has the nerve at the gym to ask me if he can have Cameron's number.
Thats a big NO buddy....

I have officially titled this as: THE WORST DATE OF THE YEAR.

Introducing...

So I know we just started this blog but we have a new fabulous girl on board, Shawn. She'll be just as truthful and crazy as we have tried to be. We're excited to have her and we hope you'll enjoy her as well!