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sort of update

2008-06-04T23:51:49Z

Ok so apparently its been way too long since my last post - sorry i basically dont have a life aside from work which i do tons and tons of, but still absolutely love.

finally took my exit exam for my masters 2 weeks ago. i´m positive i have to retake the first day but i´m pretty sure i passed the 2nd and 3rd day.

next week i swear i´ll post a real post - and will actually have a post worthy of posting

I´m currently in Spain so next week I will have tons of pictures to post when I get back on Tuesday. I´ve been here since the 1st and dont leave till the 10th. Its been an amazing trip so far and still have half a week left.

Hope everyone is doing well. Miss you all!!

hockeyrosie @ 2008-02-07T23:10:00

2008-02-08T05:10:48Z

ok so this still makes me smile

today i met Dale from Top Chef (its a show on Bravo - in fact the next season is going to tape right here in the city). He came in 2nd place last season and was totally my favorite.

he happened to be one of my passengers today (of course on the flight that I had a medical emergency on right before).

Yes I know i'm a dork but it made me smile to meet him.

i apologize

2008-02-05T04:42:27Z

so yes I am an absolute major slacker in terms of blogging lately - but i am not a major slacker in terms of the rest of my life.

sorry i havent posted in like 100 years, but my job keeps me insanely busy. I typically work 40-50 hours a week (gotta love winter in chicago - talk about massive delays). plus given the times that i work (typically 1:30-8pm) and then add travel to and from work into that (+ 2 hrs each way) i pretty much dont have much of a life at all. And on my typical ONE day off a week i want to either 1. sleep, 2. run errands, 3. veg out, and 4. 1-3.

sorry i do apologize for this. once i move at the end of the month and cut my commute in half i will have a bit more time on my hands to dedicate to blogging at least once a week (i hope) - i still have to work at ton (due to student loans), but alas cutting travel time will help some.

hope everyone is doing fabulous and miss you all!!!

my love and my rosta man

2008-01-18T04:37:56Z

hockeyrosie @ 2007-12-22T00:45:00

2007-12-22T06:46:21Z

so its been a month - and I apologize. But I have no life but work. Next week after Christmas I will update I promise. Hope everyone is doing well.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-11-21T00:49:00

2007-11-21T06:49:55Z

I found this rather amusing - esp. since I started working the airline.

The Witty Pilot vs The IPhone

"We push back then, get advised of a ground stop in MEM due to storms in the area. Go to the penalty box and wait. My Captain does the lecture over the PA... not one minute later, we get dinged from the F/A: 'Some guy with an iPhone says the weather is good, and wants to know what the real reason is for the delay. Is something wrong with the plane?' I want to tell this clown what he can do with his iPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement:
'If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its passengers to safely leave.'"

hockeyrosie @ 2007-10-24T23:48:00

2007-10-25T04:54:47Z

i am so excited to finally have a day off tomorrow - i havent had one off since last thursday.

dont get me wrong - i love love love love love my job - but damn dealing with people can be exhausting.

its been a while since i've had a job where i just plain and simple love it -where i pick up extra shifts not just because i absolutely need to which i do to pay my bills, but also because I enjoy being at work. Plus I love my coworkers (at my last job the only thing going for it were my coworkers)

I really like my job. When I'm there time flies by. i can handle being yelled at. i love meeting the pilots and inflight. i just plain and simple love my job.

but it is exhausting.

tonight is my equivalent to a saturday - which means that yes i am having a drink and yes i will sleep almost all day tomorrow - but then i will go back to something that makes me happy on friday - even though i dont make a ton ($11 an hour isnt horrible but it isnt fabulous either) but at least i finally found a job i love.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-09-11T23:37:00

2007-09-12T04:40:26Z

so made it to Orlando ok, no thanks to bad weather in New York. We (me, Monica, and Jeff - all 3 of us are the new AO employees at O'Hare) were late to our Physical Abilities Test but we all took it and all passed. Then we had a mixer tonight with all the new employees. In addition to the AO's (Airport Operations crew), there are GOs (Ground Operations - the people who put luggage and whatnot into the belly of the plane), Tech Operations Crews, new Co-Pilots and new Pilots.

I must admit tonight definitely a co-pilot, Roy, caught my eye - and best part - he's from Chicago (he even lives in Wrigleyville). So at the very least I will definitely have some nice eye candy to look at once we get back to Chicago. But there are some really nice looking guys here. The only down part is that they are all from different states (me, Jeff, Monica, Roy, and I think one other co-pilot are the only ones from Chicago). I also made friends wtih two guys (Brad who is AO and my neighbor across the hall, and E who is a GO from Virginia who is my neighbor down the hall). We all hung out at the mixer and then E went and had a drink with me, Jeff, and Monica tonight. Between the stress of the flight being late and having to rush rush rush, plus stress from Adam calling constantly to make sure I made it to Florida ok (yes he called 3 times today and since i wasnt able to answer is going to clal tomorrow so we can actually talk because he wasnt a live voice) - oi, guys - a drink was much needed - not to mention Jeff, Monica, and I were already started to feeling the effects of over-exhaustion and figured a drink might help to guide us to sleep instead of staying up again.

Tomorrow begins orientation and instead of being divided between our groups at least the first two days will be all new jetblue employees mixed together so we get to know each other.

ok - so no sleep last night + 8 hours of flying + stress from being late + stress from Adam + physical abilities test + having to be up at 6am = me exhausted and in desperate need of sleep. night all!!!

hockeyrosie @ 2007-09-11T01:48:00

2007-09-11T06:48:47Z

Am excited!!

I leave for the airport in 1.5-2 hours (no later than 3:30am - it takes 2 buses and an el to get to O'Hare), and leave for Orlando in 5.5 hours.

I decided it was best not to sleep tonight. I didnt get home to Chicago until about 7pm, then didnt get back to my apartment until almost 8pm. I sold my Planning and Policy Making book to Jaime, she is the girl watching my frogs while I'm gone. Then I ran to the Middle Eastern restaurant on Clark Street to grab some lentil soup and a flafel for dinner. I then had to transfer stuff from my Michigan luggage to my Orlando luggage (which is significantly bigger than the Michigan luggage). Finally, about 30 minutes ago I took a shower. I dont know for sure what time I will get to get settled in the hotel so I need to feel clean before I leave.

Today the plan leaves at 6am and gets into JFK in New York at 9:40am. We then leave JFK at 10:30am and get down to Orlando at 1:10pm. Then from there we immediately go to the Orlando Support Center to have our physical abilities test. After that its relaxing (i think) and studying and an early bed time since I have my first day of orientation on Wednesday starting at 7am. Plus Adam wants me to call to let him know I arrive safely in Florida.

All I know so far is that I am flying out with one other girl named Monica. I am slightly worried about the weather because it was storming down in Florida today and it is still raining here in Chicago. I'm excited to go on a commercial plane. I think this may be the third time I've ever been on a commerical plane (when my family went to Hawaii and then my Ford Institute Senior Trip at Albion are the only other times I can ever remember being on a commercial plane - but then again why fly commercial when you own a plane and your dad can just fly you right?)

I already miss my boys. My place is so quiet without them running around and coming up for love.

Ok time to dry my hair, finalize my suitcase, pack up my laptop, and just make sure everything is all set and maybe leave at 3 instead of 3:30.

I will update whenever i get the chance. So have a great month everyone!!!

hockeyrosie @ 2007-09-05T00:45:00

2007-09-05T05:58:50Z

So what is so wrong with me that I am the girl that guys are willing to screw around with for months, hell even years, at a time, but when it comes to a commitment I am just not in the pictures and am the one that gets thrown to the side as soon as they meet a girl they do see a commitment with? I mean seriously. I am so sick of this. First Sean, then Brian for 2 whole years, then Richie (but i wont lie he was just a boy toy on my end as well), and now Adam for 4 1/2 months. what is so wrong with me that they never choose me in the end?

Yep, had my heart broken yet again. Adam apparently ran into a girl he's known for a while a couple weeks ago and informed me tonight that he and that girl are now dating/going out. Hence he and I are no longer what we were. I am going to attempt the friends thing, but I got the feeling from him he's being real leery. I dont know if he thinks that I cant do the friends thing or what. But I would like to try. I mean we did become good friends over the last 4 1/2 months.

Granted we werent officially dating, but we were faithful to each other and spent a hell of alot of time together and talking to each other. And there was a serious connection. He even told me that he's never clicked with someone like he did with me and that had he known we had this much in common when we were in high school he would have made the attempt to hang out with me sooner.

But yet again - i'm the one left on the sideline watching the guy I care about walk off with another girl. what does she have that I dont have that makes her the one they are willing to do the relationship with and willing to actually commit to? What is it about me that screams dont have a relationship with her she's only good for a fun time either long term or short term? Hence this is why I feel I am destined to never get married. This repeatedly happens to me. First it was with The Bad Boys, now the trait repeats with really nice and genuinely honest and good hearted guy. I thought that me being the one left behind was something that would end when I gave up the bad boys and boys that needed to be fixed. But apparently not. Apparently there is something else that needs to be changed about the guys I pick that will cause that train to finally disappear.

I am just going to become more of a bitch i think. instead of being used its time for me to go back to being the user. In college I ran the show, I pulled the strings. Then I met Sean and let my heart finally get involved and that was the end.

I think its time to go back to pulling the strings for a while. If anything for my self-esteem I need it.

thank god Florida is only 6 days away. I need a break from my life right now.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-08-24T23:46:00

2007-08-25T04:49:08Z

so today was definitely a very good start to the weekend. I got that actual "official" job offer for JetBlue (still contingent upon my physical abilities test but I passed the background test, the drug test, and the fingerprint test (all of which I knew I would pass given i dont do recreational drugs and the only drug that would show up in a drug test I have had a prescription for the last 2 years and i've never been arrested for anything). Today I got all of my information for my training course. I fly out to Orlando on Sept 12th and will be there until Sept 27th.

So I started to make arrangements for my trip - I need to figure out how I am getting my cats back to Michigan, but my mom has already agreed to take care of them for the month I will be gone, which trust me is going to be the toughest part about this job training - i have never been apart for my boys for more than a week tops, so 3-4 weeks is going to be excruciating, especially given that my little Brody has serious separation anxiety - but thats what a cat who had 4 homes before the age of one develops - the cat wont even leave my door jam area to venture out into the hall because he's scared that he will lose track of his home - the only bright sides are 1. he is going to a house he's been to twice before (but he is constantly my shadow when I'm at my mom's, and 2. he will be with Mulligan so at least his brother will be with him). I most likely wont be able to get them as soon as I get back from Orlando because as soon as I get back i have 3-5 full days of on the job training at O'Hare, so there wont be much down time to go pick them back up until my first day off.

But good things: training is paid, plus, they pay for hotel, airfare, and provide travel accommodations to and from the training center, plus they provide a continental breakfast every day, and reimburse for up to $38 for food (except alcohol) for each day. So although I have to pay for food ahead of time, I get every penny back. And my dad had already agreed to front me the money to cover that since he is going to get it all back anyways.

Then tonight I sat down with my boss and told him that I got a part-time job offer that I REALLY wanted to take, but I still wanted to work for him (JetBlue is part-time for the first 6 months - its kind of like a probational period requirement) and explained to him that the only hiccup in it was that I would need 3 weeks off for training in Florida, and he was very very supportive and gave me the OK. I mean I do really like various aspects of my current job (i LOVE my coworkers, I have a supportive boss who gives me days off even with only a day of notice, and I like that fact that my current job is forcing me to build self-confidence), and now knowing that my boss is willing to let me take 3 entire weeks off and will be willing to work with me once I get my JetBlue schedule and accommodate it to an extent (i need to get something close to regular so that I'm not changing on him each week as to what days I can and cannot work), and as long as I am not taking days off last minute - is just another plus for this job. I do actually hate what I do and do hate the fact that this job alone is about 60 hours a week (i work 5 days a week for 11 hours, and work one day a week for 5 hours), but the positives more than outweigh the negatives. Which is why I decided to approach him for the change instead of outright putting in notice that I was quitting. My team leader, Milan, probably my favorite person at the job by far - which is why him being my leader/trainer is a good thing, was very supportive as well - I only told him because I wanted him to know that I would still in fact be alive when I disappeared for 3 weeks, and he just told me he was jealous that I was going to Florida haha.

So yup today was a good day.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-08-22T23:26:00

2007-08-23T04:26:27Z

so i'm excited for Sunday. Adam is going to be in town. He actually was in town today was well, but because I had to work I didnt get to see him before he left. He flew out of O'Hare today and is currently in Dublin, I reland. He will be there until Sunday at 11am and gets in at 1pm on Sunday and is then going to come visit me for a little while before going back to Michigan (he has to work Monday) - I'm definitely excited to see him because I havent seen him since the last week of July (right before he went to Japan), not to mention it will be nice to have an out of town bootie call - sorry but theres no better way to put it. Sunday will be the only time I get to see him before the end of Sept. most likely because shortly I start my training for JetBlue. I most likely wont go to the class on the 29th since I need to give my current job notice (or at least discuss with them what I am going to do and if staying with them part time is a possibility). I'd like to stay with them since I love love love my coworkers, but it may not be an option. But regardless I'm excited to get to see Adam again. Once I start at JetBlue getting to be able to go home and see him and have him come visit me will be easier since I will have 3 days a week off no matter what - unlike my current job where i work 6 days a week.

So yeah - at least i have something very exciting to look forward to in the very new future.

Photo Post

2007-08-06T00:17:13Z

Ok so i dont do these often but I promised my sister Ramsey I would. So here are some pictures from the last couple of months:

Adam on the way home from the wedding. They arent the best pictures in the world but oh well

my mom's new wood floors she had put in and the marble tile

and now tons of pictures of my adorable chubby bubby - my nephew Thomas. gotta document him as he grows :-)

massive update!!!

2007-07-17T05:12:18Z

so lets see - last week I was in Michigan again. I had 2 doctor's appts and then a wedding on Friday (the 13th). Ok well I guess the hectic-ness actually started prior to that. Sunday the 8th - i wound up spending several hours in the emergency room of the Lincoln Park Hospital. I woke up that morning and my arm was numb from the elbow down. After an hour I regained feeling - but that feeling was complimented with excruciating pain in my wrist and hand area. I iced my wrist per my dad's (the doctor's) recommendation, and of course my wrist doubled in size. After 6 hours of literally not able to move my arm from the elbow down without physically lifting it with my other hand, i headed to the e.r. The took x-rays, which were negative, as I knew they would be (i suspected a pinched nerve). The doctor then decided to treat my injury as tendinitis putting me on pain killers and putting my wrist in a lovely blue splint. She told me that tendinitis heals within 24 hours and I would be able to move my arm completely, and if not I needed to go to a hand specialist, she also told me if it got worse then i needed to go back to the e.r. that night. Well of course my hand is still not better - no in fact, I now have these lovely bruises that literally run from my wrist to halfway down my forearm, and from my wrist bone to halfway down between the top of my arm and my elbow. Fantastic.

Well anyways, Tues. the 10th I was due to travel back home since I had 2 doctors appts scheduled for Thurs the 12th and it would be more convienent for my mom if I came back on Tues. Later on Tues night, Winonah came over and we had a few bottles of wine and just talked and talked and watched Scrubs. it was good fun. Wednesday afternoon my sister Rachel brought over my "chubbers" aka Mr. Thomas my uber insanely cute nephew. I spent some quality time with him (Ramsey, my next post will be pictures of the floor and of Thomas). Wed. night I went over to Adam's. I forced him to watch Top Chef. We werent up too late, but it was late for him ;-D

I went back home Thurs morning after Adam left for work. I then took my mom to work and I needed her car cuz that was the day of doctor's appts. I went to my psychiatrist to get my refills for my A.D.D. meds. I was also supposed to go to the dentist because I think i have another fabulous bone chip in my gum, however, I showed up for my appt. and was thoroughly annoyed when i was told that the dentist would not see me and that if i wanted a diagnosis I needed to go see my oral surgeon (bear in mind this appt had been set up for over 2 weeks and it wasnt until that day i was told this information - you'd be annoyed too - since the oral surgeon is scheduling 2 weeks in advance - so i would have been able to get in if i had been told ahead of time). All this was ok because at 4pm my sister's friend was dropping my chubbers off to me again, and I got to spend a few hours with the boy again. I need to get as much aunt time in while he's still young as possible because I want him to recognize me as an aunt as he gets older.

Fri. afternoon/evening was Adelle's wedding in Ann Arbor, and graciously Adam agreed to be my date. I was supposed to pick him up at 3pm, but of course since I was borrowing my dad's car and my dad is the King of last minute issues and errands needed, I wasnt able to get to Adam's until a quarter to 4. And then of course construction on I-94 is like insane. It took us an hour longer than normal to get to Ann Arbor. But he looked very nice all dressed up, and I had alot of fun chatting with him. I am very glad I brought a friend along since I knew maybe 5 people tops, and 3 of them were involved with the wedding ceremony and were rather busy. Adelle's mom's hair dresser sat across from us and she cracked us up. We left sort of early because Adam needed to be up at 8am (and we had a 2-3 hour drive home) for his brother's bachelor's golf outing. his brother gets married in approx. 3 weeks and his soon to be sister in-laws bridal shower was saturday so Adam's cousins arranged a golf outing for his brother to keep him busy. We didnt leave the wedding until 9:30, almost 10pm. By the time we got to Adam's it was close to midnight.

Of course, I made him 20 minutes late in the morning to his brother's golf outing. haha. but it was worth it.

I finally came back to Chicago tonight. I have an appt. with my oral surgeon the 30th so I have to go back to Michigan again the 27th/28th-ish. If I go the 27th I may just get to see Adam before he goes to Japan for a week - but yeah we'll see.

So now life i back to normal. and very very very boring.

hope everyone is great - and sorry for the massive update.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-06-29T13:35:00

2007-06-29T18:43:41Z

so lets see - lately life is rather boring. two weeks ago I went home to michigan and that was the best part of the last month. I got to see my little sister, my older sister, my youngest brother, my nephew, not to mention my mom and dad. I went back for father's day and my older sister's birthday.

I got back last Friday and I've been insanely bored ever since. I am going stir crazy in my apartment with nothing to do and not being able to go out since I dont have alot of money currently.

This past week I've sent out 10 cover letters and resumes as well as applied for an addition 5 jobs.

My main goal is really to just get a job ASAP since my funds are drying up very quickly. I can't spend much since I need to save money for week and a half from now when I go back to Michigan again for Adelle's wedding. I need to have the money to get back so until then as long as I dont have a job the majority of my money goes to feeding my animals.

But lets see - the 7th Adam is supposed to come out to visit which I am very excited about. I really hope he can come. Then the following weekend is Adelle's wedding but the day before her wedding i have to get another bone chip removed from my mouth - yup that fabulous probably has reared its ugly head again.

so yeah - if anyone in chicago knows where i can get a job I'd appreciate hearing about it cuz if anything I'm dying from boredom and just want SOMETHING to do. Please help!!!

hockeyrosie @ 2007-06-04T10:56:00

2007-06-04T15:57:17Z

gotta admit i'm starting to get sick of the rain. normally i dont mind rain but its been several days in a row now. enough is enough already.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-06-03T21:45:00

2007-06-04T02:48:15Z

i for the first time successfully made my mommy's paella. it is very very yummy. i am excited to have a weeks worth of this amazing rice dish!!!! yeah! haha yes i am a dork.

i also became hopelessly addicted to Deadliest Catch today. They had/have a marathon on. I've been watching it for literally hours and hours.

Sigh - that is my life since i graduated.

Well i did revise my resume and am just waiting to have my mom check it and what not. Then I will of course be sending it out to numerous places in hopes of finding a real job.

Keep your fingers crossed for me in the hopes the a real job comes very quick and painlessly.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-05-12T02:14:00

2007-05-12T07:16:25Z

holy crap - i graduate in 8 hrs (though i wont officially have my master's degree till Dec. but i'm officially walking tomorrow!!!) scary eh?

so tomorrow = graduation, and meeting my nephew followed immediately by driving to balitmore for Ramsey's graduation, which is then followed by driving to Pittsburgh so my mom can get to her work conference, followed by driving back to Paw Paw on Tuesday. Sigh - a long, very very very long few days eh?

my mom is definitely getting a good mothers day present - a child getting their master's degree the day before and a child getting their bachelor's degree the day after. nice eh?

ok gotta sleep. the family will be here in 6 hours meaning i have to be up in 4.5 and i just worked a 10 hr shift - gonna be a long one. still unwinding from work. sigh.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-05-03T22:44:00

2007-05-04T03:52:33Z

first and foremost - everyone go there and buy the cd, you can get it at:

http://www.myspace.com/aemmp

this is what i've spent the majority of my semester busting my ass on and doing financials for. so support that cause haha.

secondly,

i graduate in 8 days. fricking crazy!!

so HAPPY!!!

2007-04-28T08:40:25Z

So tonight was the long awaited CD release show for AEMMP Records and Bumpus.

So to-date, we have spent $2600 on Bumpus and promoting the CD.

Last week in Marquette the band made $433 between CDs they sold and CDs the band bought. Tonight, we sold 50 CDs - yes that equals $500. Plus, we made $270 off the door because we booked the show so we got 15%. That means tonight alone we made $770. So yes, between the two nights we made $1198. That's almost 50% of what we've spent on the band. I could not be happier that in one week they have recouped almost half of what they owe us. So optimistic for what the future holds. I really honestly think we will be the first class to actually make money instead of being in debt. yeah!!!!

hockeyrosie @ 2007-04-24T04:04:00

2007-04-24T09:04:34Z

so i basically called in to work yesterday and today. my mouth has been insanely sore, to the point that even eating mashed potatos hurts like crazy. (for those that dont know, saturday night i fell asleep on my futon after work cuz i was just exhausted, and i woke up to intense pain and my face gushing blood. my cats were cashing each other and they went to jump over me to the back of the futon and one of them missed and cought me square in the mouth with his hind claws - not sure which - but who ever it was did a number on my mouth. i have two cuts inside my mouth on my lower gum, i have a cut on my nose, and my upper lip is completely split and shredded in the corner) so yeah needless to say being chipper and even talking was not on the top of my list for the last couple of days. today i had my dad call in an antibiotic (because the majority of the cuts are on the inside of my mouth so i can use neosporin or something like that) and pain killers so I can do something as simple as eat. tonight i was able to eat some pasta so that was a major accomplishment for me.

so yup - thats been my last few days but just figured i'd post a quick update. i'm groggy and ready for bed. night all!!

he's finally here

2007-04-12T05:09:00Z

Thomas Gabriel

Born: April 9th
Weight: 5 pounds 6 ounces
Length: 18 inches

so yup I'm finally an aunt. He looks alot like my older sister facial-wise. He also has the biggest family trait of all - no chin hahaha. I am not quite sure which last name he's gonna have (given that my sister and her husband are finalizing their divorce). And it is going to be interesting to see how big he gets since my sister is 4'11" and her husband is like 6'4". Haha.

So a death last week (we had to put Hunter, the family dog, to sleep) and a birth this week. Lastly, my family is rolling on the birthdays that fall on the 9ths. Dad = Jan 9th, Mom = March 9th, and now the nephew is April 9th. Ramsey might as well have been a 9th (but she's a 7th, but close enough). Haha.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-04-10T01:47:00

2007-04-10T06:54:52Z

so you want a night in the restaurant industry - oh what a night

*you have on the books a party of 13 (in a restaurant that seats a total of maybe 80 people)

*the party is right at the beginning of your rush hour

*you have a manager of a restaurant at The Drake Hotel on the books

*you have a sick head waitress

*you have a party with a frequent customer (which is hard to come by with a restaurant that has been open only 2 1/2 months)

*you have a party that includes the state senator of Illinois

*not to mention you receive a total of about 15 more tables for the evening, which is busy for a Monday

..............................................

*your owner/head chef decides to fire a server (a. for over charging not one but three tables in the last week, not to mention a variety of other reasons, and b. already creating tension in the restaurant)

*oh and your sous chef walks out 30 minutes before you are due to open leaving the head chef/owner, 2 non-english speaking workers (the dish guy, and a busser), and the pastry chef/very recent ex-server to pull the cold appetizer section (aka someone who has had maybe a week of kitchen experience - oh and did I mention it was my fault he even got stuck there to begin with = me feeling like a massively huge bitch) to run the entire restaurant because the other line cook isnt answering his pohone

=

a night of pure suckage in the restaurant industry

and surprisingly we pulled it off, without too many problems

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that my friends was my night, how was yours?

hockeyrosie @ 2007-04-03T19:40:00

2007-04-04T00:41:43Z

so as some of you may have read already, sadly, yesterday we had to put our dog Hunter to sleep. he was one of the best dogs ever. No matter what he was happy, hyper, and just loved everyone. He was just so carefree and friendly. I miss him dearly.

hockeyrosie @ 2007-03-24T01:00:00

2007-03-24T06:08:43Z

back in chicago. was home for a few days for spring break. got back tonight and got to see my boys. oh i missed them and I could tell they were extremely happy to see me. its funny how those 2 animals can make me feel loved and feel missed when i'm gone for any extended period of time and i ahve someone else take care of them. they assure me that no one else's methods of care are adequate or if it is, they simply miss me.

so i need to find a good vet and do it like this week. as everyone knows there was the massive pet food recall this past weekend. And of course not only have my cats eaten brands on the list, but today after I got back I looked up the last package i have from my last trip to the pet store and of course its one of the recalled lots of a particular brand. I made sure to text my neighbor who was kitty sitting this past week to not feed them the left over pouch "just in case" and go figure. Now they are saying that rat poison is what is the cause of the problems created by the pet food. So I'm keeping a level head, but must find a good vet and get my boys in soon - cuz i'd be devastated if either of them were to die.

if anyone has any suggestions i'd appreciate hearing them.