nite at work

::  banana bread is in the oven.  just checked it.  i think it has about 20ish more minutes.

::  just talked to the toddler on the phone.  she sounded excited.  said she had been drinking water.

::  didn't do any work on my drug class, like i said i would/was supposed to.  eh, i'll do it tomorrow.  probably.

::  it really cooled off here.  we never had the big thunder storm that we were supposed to.  that was disappointing.  

::  well, i'm gonna go finish up my work so i can go upstairs.  

::  i brought my ipod to work tonight and so i hooked it up to the computer so i could listen to music.  it's nice.  

::  probably going to do my packing tonight so i don't have to do it tomorrow.  

::  don't forget to email me if you won a Blog Reader Appreciation Week prize!!  (refer to the entry below this one)  

::  the.green.seahorse@gmail.com

::  <3

::  :)

::blog reader appreciation week 2009::

friends!  

i have your presents ready.  all set, all i need is information from you wonderful people.  

i have created a special blog email address so here's what YOU do:

:: IF YOU WON A PRIZE DURING BLOG READER APPRECIATION WEEK 2009....

    :: EMAIL me your mailing address.  you can include a nice message.  i would like that.

    :: um, i think that's all.  

WOW, that's all!!  that's all you need to do to receive a lovely, homemade present.  

so, here's the information YOU need:

::  the.green.seahorse@gmail.com  ::

send me an email with your mailing address.  and i will happily send you a present.  

ALSO, remember how i told one of you to buy the house for sale across the street so we could live nearby????  

WELL, someone bought the house!  was it you!!??  there was a huge moving truck outside all day and i kept thinking, "wow, one of my readers bought it!!!"  

okay.  i'm at work.  until 10pm.  it's been pretty slow.  i might make banana bread later for the girls.  we have bananas that they were going to throw out.  

i can't wait to hear from you!!!  PLEASE email me.  i'm sorry it's taken me so long.  

the.green.seahorse@gmail.com

don't forget!  do it right now!!

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ps:  the.green.seahorse@gmail.com

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video store owning, cardigan wearing girl

okay, that's one of my dreams. to own a video store. and wear a cardigan while working at said video store. i don't know why. but, oh man, it would be the coolest video store on the planet.

AND.

i was just looking for a part time job online, and found something even better. a business opportunity that reads: VIDEO STORE FOR SALE IN GRANTHAM, NH. and then it gives a phone number. grantham isn't that far! that's where i used to drive the toddler to daycare on thursday mornings. and that's where i stop at exit 13 and go to Dunkers.

who wants to go into business with me?!?! i'm hoping Kara will say yes, that way there can be a hip coffee and pastry bar inside the video store. but everyone is welcome! if you have a business opportunity that you've always thought would be awesome, let's do it together!! or, if you've always dreamed of owning half a video store - the time is now!!!!

OR! EVEN BETTER! if you've ever dreamed of selling your handmade products inside a video store - this is your lucky day!!! let's do this!

it would be the most hipster video store ever!

that's what every town needs. a good locally owned video store. man that sounds like the best thing ever. to hang around and let people borrow movies all day.

anybody play live music??? you could play alllllll day in the store!!!! a perminent gig!!!! PERM GIG!!

oh this sounds glorious. such big dreams have i.

no other jobs online. unless i want to sell cars or become an HVAC design engineer.


the lady who came in from the state today had the biggest diamond ring on her left hand. i sat next to her during our residential interview and i couldn't stop staring at it. and she was a very animated, over the top speaker, so her hands were always waving around. and that diamond just kept catching my eye. it must have been like, 2 carats. it was huge. okay, maybe 1.5. actually, looking at this diamond chart, it may have only been 1.25 carats. that's still a pretty big diamond.

that lady was crazy. her cell phone went off during our meeting and her ringtone was Sweet Home Alabama. it was really funny. and then she actually answered it! she was like, "yeah, i can't talk i'm in a meeting." it was strange.

watched another disc of Entourage tonight. aw man, Ari Gold. he almost made me cry tonight. him trying to get his son into the private school. and then before that, chasing after Lloyd to get him to come back to work.

i'm excited i get to sleep in tomorrow. i'm tired after my 12.5 hour day of working. i think the heat makes it harder. super easy, though. the girls are upstairs by 7pm watching tv in the lounge. they're like, "call up to the lounge if i have any phone calls." i'm like, "yes. is there anything else i can get for you?"

i'm gonna go to bed soon, i think. i want to try and get up semi-early to go to the post office. i'll have a netflix waiting and since i'll be gone thursday, friday and saturday, i don't like it if they sit there.

THE OTHER DAY (did i tell you this?? hmm...) i was in the post office waiting in line to get my Netflix (because they give you a package slip type thing instead of putting them in your box) and the lady who works at the post office went and got my movies before i even got up to the counter!!! SHE KNEW MY BOX NUMBER!!!!!! omg this made me sooooo excited. she is like, a person i kind of know!!!!! i think her name might be Karen. actually, i have no idea. she looks like a Karen.

although, i do wish it had been the ruggedly handsome postal delivery man who knew my box number. that's like, some sort of craigslist fantasy.

hm, what else can i tell you so i can procrastinate going to bed so early?!?!!?

i wore my CITIZEN pin today. i got two compliments on it. that made me happy. and it made me think of Aliya.

i've been wearing this ring that i bought in Woodstock, Vermont. i bought it with my mom last friday when she came to visit. it was in the $5 bin in some upscale jewelry store. i totes love the ring. it's like, this odd shape that at first reminded me of a wave, then a wing, and now a feather. it's kind of airy like that. i think it's really pretty. and i like it with my blue nails.

overall, i like having blue nails. i feel like nailpolish is a subtle way to go crazy. if someone notices, great. if not, then you're still the same you. my blue nailpolish is kind of spacey.

so, poor Ruby Tuesday. she had to be alone here all day. i could hear her crying at the door as i was walking up my stairs. she was so excited to see me. then we had a really intense playing session in the living room. i got out the catnip, the leopard print toy, a pink thing, and the round thing with the ball. yeah, things got pretty crazy. and then she got really tired.

but then! when i was getting out the box of tea to make myself a cup, she jumped into the recycling closet and hid behind the boxes. and i could hear her tearing up the cardboard with her teeth. and then finally after like, 5 minutes she came out again. but, i explained to her that there are tin cans and glass bottles in there and that is danger because she could have cut herself. i think she was just happy to be held. and then i gave her some treats and she ate them immediately.

lately i've been noticing that i share all of my food with her. like, all of it. if i'm eating something, i'll give her a piece and she'll eat it too. and then last night i did something kind of crazy.

so, i had these yummy crackers during medication recertification yesterday, and i brought a couple upstairs with me. Ruby Tuesday immediately saw that i was eating something and wanted to know what it was. so, i broke off a little piece of cracker and put it on the floor. she immediately ate it and then looked up at me, wanting more. and then before i knew it, she had eaten like, 2 whole crackers. they were good sized crackers too. like, a bit bigger than wheat thins, but in octagonal shape.

so then i thought, "well, i really like these crackers and so does Ruby Tuesday, so i'll go out and buy a box for us." i actually thought that. and then i actually did that. i bought a box of crackers to share with my cat.

then tonight, she shared my cottage cheese. she wanted some lettuce, but i didn't give it to her. she licked up some ice cream. she pulled a piece of a chicken salad sandwich off of my plate last week and ate it on the floor. same with some leftover chinese food. it's like, before i can even stop her, her paw is taking the food right off my plate. she's a funny girl. and i love her so much.

ok. now i'm tired.

oh! tonight while watching Entourage i actually related something back to my drug education class!!! so, one of the questions we have to respond to for the class is something like, "the state of california passed a law stating that any employee can be fired from a job if a drug test proves positive for marijuana, even if it is prescribed by a doctor. does this make sense?" or something like that. (yeah, it's not all hangman and jeopardy.)

and so on Entourage there's an episode where they go to a medicinal marijuana facility with a fake ID card to score some weed and to buy this hat that Johnny Drama really likes. it was funny.

and so i thought of my class because 1. they are in california and 2. they were in a medicinal marijuana office. i guess that's all. but, at the time i was excited because i thought, "hey! this is totes relative!" when really, i guess it's not.

another question that we have to respond to is something like, "if drug addiction is a disease like diabetes, then shouldn't we release all drug addicts from jail, since they can do nothing about it?" or, something along those lines. comparing drug addicts to diabetics.

and i'm thinking about this question like, "um, heck yeah we should release drug addicts from jail. people shouldn't be put in jail for being drug addicts, they should be given the help they need."

whatever. and then Teach posed this question: is a drug addict who commits a crime the same as a criminal who does drugs?

huh?

anyways. now i'm researching communism and socialism.

and now i think i'm going to bed. i'm kind of missing Fidel, Che and Celia being with me all the time. man, those were crazy times. i have to get a copy of that into the library.

alright!! it's 2:30am! i've procrastinated going to bed long enough. and now i'm off. it's been nice talking to you all day.

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY:

morning-ish: breakfast
early afternoon-ish: post office
3:30-10pm: work

and there you have it.

have a good night! or morning! or day! whenever you are, i hope it's a good one. keep in touch!


heart.

Broken Hearts, Good Dinners, and Friends

i love it.  what a great title for something.  

i'm doing some drug education work and i'm taking a quiz on Alcoholism and the question is:

Q:  What are some heavy costs of alcohol abuse?

and one of the choices is, broken hearts, good dinners, and friends.  i love it.  it's not the right answer, but it's a good one.  

another great question is:

Q:  What does it mean to be "intoxicated?"

and one of the possible answers is:

-  to be in the middle of toxing.

i laughed pretty hard there too.  the correct answer is,

A:  to be drunk

i did really well on this alcoholism quiz.  i also did really well at the hangman drug identification game.  that was fun.  i didn't do so well on the drug education jeopardy.  BUT, i played the game until i got every question right.  eventually, i got bored so i thought, "hm, how can i make this game more fun?!?"  and then i saw the button:  add another player.  

YEP!  so, i invented another player named Coconut, because i was listening to Coconut Records.  Coconut won the third round, and Julie won the fourth round.  way to go!  

so, i'm all done with my required reading now.  i did the last two weeks of classwork tonight.  and then tomorrow i'll write my responses that were due like, 3 weeks ago.  and then i have to take a final exam.  YIKES i'm nervous.  i bet it won't be a fun jeopardy-esque game.  or hangman.  i bet it will be a real test.  and i haven't taken a real test since HIGH SCHOOL.  omg.  and i'm a horrible test taker.  oh geeze.  i hope he sees the results of the hangman games.  

but, i'm happy that all the reading is done.  the reading tonight wasn't so bad.  kind of going over the basics of the last three weeks.  yeah, the last three weeks, which i've pretty much crammed into six days.  ah well.  

i thought i just heard Christopher from District 9 out in the front yard.  it seriously sounded like that.  i am too scared to turn around.  although, i guess he was pretty nice.

okay friends.  i wanted to update you on my progress with drug education.  

OH!  and the most important update of all:  what i got at the ice cream place. 

i got coconut soft serve with chocolate dip.  and it was delicious.  at first i was going to get black raspberry, duh.  but then i rethought it and decided that coconut would be refreshing.  

and then!  we were sitting eating our ice cream and it started to rain, but then the clouds broke and the sun came out and there was a GORGEOUS rainbow!!!!  and the girls were REALLY mad at me because i was getting so excited about the rainbow.  and they ran to the van.  but, i think they really thought it was cool, they just didn't want to admit it.

BUT ONE THING that i cannot stand about these teenage girls???  THE MUSIC THAT THEY LISTEN TO.  i feel like i'm one hundred years old or something.  i can't believe some of the stuff coming out of these singers mouths.  it's all rap and hip hop.  OMG i hate it.  uugghhh i hate it so much.  apparently, they are both huge Eminem fans.  and they're always like, "IT'S EMINEM TURN IT UP!!!!"  and i just say no.  they know that i don't like loud music to begin with.  and then on top of that, he's screaming about doing things that i definitely cannot repeat.  

like, why does he have to rap about that stuff?  he's a good rapper, rap about meaningful things!  like, um, i don't know.....baby birds and springtime.  oh wait, i'm thinking about the rap songs that i have written and performed.  YES!!! 

eminem could learn a thing or two about not rhyming anything to profane language.  

ugh i just can't stand it.  and i'm always like, "I'M TURNING DOWN THIS MUSIC!"  if we're in the van.  because, the other thing they like to do, is roll down the windows, and then blast the music.  the super inappropriate music.  and i say 'absolutely not.'  

that embarrasses me.  and i'm not apologizing.  either turn down the music, or roll up the windows.  nobody else needs to hear that.  especially when we're on our way to get ice cream and there could be young children outside.  come on now.

ugh that music.  so violent and so much swearing.  one day i should be like, "ya know what?  we're listening to my music today."  and then pop in some Celine Dion or something.  the soundtrack to The Motorcycle Diaries.  mmm that's good driving music, btw.

ALRIGHT, it's pretty much 9pm.  i have to do some charting and some logging and then i'm headed upstairs.  easy night.  let's do it again tomorrow!!!!!  

have a good night   

:)

yikes it's hott

super hott and sticky here in the downstairs staff office.  tomorrow i have to remember to wear my hair up.  at least we've got the overhead fan.  man, it's rough.  i am so spoiled in my air conditioned apartment i can't even believe it. 

we survived the state re-licensing.  we survived our interviews.  the quirky old guy totally put me on the spot when he was asking us about our physical combat training.  we said to him, "we're a 'hands-off' facility."  and he said, "but it's part of the rules."  and we said, "we know that.  and we're not certified in it because we don't think we need to be."  

and then he turned to me and was like, "well, what would YOU do in a situation that involved a physical intervention???"  and i said, "i would try and deescalate the situation verbally rather than physically."  and he said, "but if you were trained in physically deescalating a situation, would you use it?"  and i said, "no, probably not."  

i don't think they liked that.  but, it was the truth.  and everyone was pretty much saying the same thing.  

and so then they said:

"but, you're the only one here overnight...what would you do in a physical situation?"

and then the old overnight supervisor stepped in and said, "well, i did the overnight for three years and there was never a situation like that...but if there was, and it was 3am and i was the only staff in the house, i would just call 911."  

they still think we should be trained.  i guess they say that every year.  

anyways.  ok, i'm ready for the night to be over.  i'm kind of fed up with things today.  

everything from explaining that frozen hamburger won't kill you, to explaining why it isn't okay to say to someone, "i'm gonna kill you" even if you're joking.

so, Courtney and i had our first childbirth class.  YIKES it's a big responsibility being a labor coach.  i'm nervous now.  but, excited.  but, mainly nervous.  today we just went over the birth plan.  what she wants to happen and doesn't want to happen.  who she wants there and who she doesn't want there.  8 more weeks until the baby comes!  and then there will be a newborn baby around all the time!!!  aww, i'm excited to meet him.

we're going out for ice cream tonight.  it's too hott.  it seems like every shift i work we go out and get ice cream.  sweet deal.  but, their chores need to be done first.  i'll make sure of that.

and then i get to see Ruby Tuesday tonight!!!!  she's gonna be so happy to see me!!  

UGH okay.  i have to go.  

have a good night.  talk to you later  

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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

i know you all need to be updated on my daily schedule so you know where i am and why i am or am not blogging. well, i gave you my schedule last night and as of this morning, there's been a change. let's RE-DO my schedule for today:

8-9am: work (done)
9-10:30am: doctor's appt with resident (done)
12:30-3:30pm: staff meeting/state interviews
3:30-4:30pm: childbirth class
4:30-10pm: work

so there. i picked up the evening shift tonight. at first i was kind of bummed that they asked me, because i wanted to take a nap tonight and also i'm working all tomorrow night. but then i remembered all the things i like spending money on. so, i said i would work.

that's a lot of working today. only 2 hours between 8am and 10pm where i'm not working.

so, i got back home at 10:30 this morning and napped until 11:35. got up, made coffee, ate breakfast, and now i have to go get ready to work again.

i'm sure i'll be updating you from the staff office. i have to do lots of drug education work tonight. so, get ready.

have a great night!!!


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the sky is falling

i was washing the shirts that i dyed green tonight, and i said to myself, "since i'm on the first floor, i'll just do a walk-through of the house to make sure things are in order." and i walk into the kitchen and i hear this tap tap tapping. and i'm like, "oh, please let there not be a ghost sitting over there." why a ghost would be making a tapping noise, i don't know.

so, i turn on the kitchen lights and don't see anything. or anyone. i check the faucet, and it's off. then i notice that the counter by the Kitchen Aid is soaking wet. and i look, and there's a leak dripping from the ceiling. aw, great.

i walk over, and the counter is seriously soaking wet. it takes me three huge batches of paper towels to wipe it up. and i find a bowl to set under the leak. it was gross.

so then i walk to the upstairs bathroom because i think it's right over the leaky spot. nothing is leaking in the bathroom. so, what can i do about this at 1am? nothing.

and that was all. i'll log it in the morning. kind of sucky timing, because the next two days the state will be in to renew our license as a group home.

anyways. then i went back upstairs and watched more Entourage.

OK, so the only one i almost love more than Ari, is ARI'S WIFE. she is hilarious. tonight she made me laugh soooo hard. and then i rewatched the part i laughed at and i laughed even more. it was when the valet at the fancy restaurant gave them the wrong car and they are fighting and trying to blame one another for not noticing and they go:

ARI: What, are you blind?!
ARI'S WIFE: You drove it home, schmuck!

omg, i loved it. i love them. they should have a spin off show.

soooo.

so yeah, the state people are coming in tomorrow to check us out. everyone has been in major GO mode trying to get things perfect. we're all going to be interviewed tomorrow individually. the guy who interviews us has been described to me as "old and quirky." fair enough.

medication re-certification went well. lasted 1.5 hours. nothing too different than what i had learned when i took the class in the spring. except we learned how to use an epi pen. that part was interesting and kind of scary. i hope i never have to use one.

so, it's super hott here. gross.

so, i'm basically working allllll day tomorrow. this is tuesday:

8-9: work
9:30-whenever: doctor's appointment with resident
12:30-3:30: staff meeting/state interviews
3:30-4:30: childbirth class

that's a full day! Courtney and i are attending our first childbirth class with the resident for whom we are labor coaches. i'm excited/nervous.

and then wednesday i'm working 3:30-10pm.

and then thursday i'm heading to maine!!!! i'll be in maine thursday and friday night. friday is the big Isle of Shoals boat trip with my dad and kara. i'm super looking forward to it. saturday is CPR from 8:30 until 5:30. then drive back up here. and then Sunday is maybe a hangout with emily, david, jenny, ross and josh!!! maybe?!?!

wow. look at all those plans!!!!

i have to ask someone to feed Ruby Tuesday while i'm gone. aw, i'm gonna miss her. she hates it when i go away.

anyways, i'm going to bed now. i have to be up early tomorrow. and then sit through lots of meetings. yuck.

maybe i'll wear my CITIZEN pin tomorrow. with my new green shirt. hey, that sounds like a great combo!!

i hope you all have had lovely days and have lovely tomorrows. i'll talk to you soon. perhaps an update in the morning of all my exciting happenings between 2:30 and 8am.

loveya.


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oh, ten best picture nominees.....

so now everyone is saying that District 9 will definitely be nominated for Best Picture.

it's annoying me that people are saying they already know what's getting nominated. like, Star Trek and The Hangover. oh geeze if The Hangover gets nominated for Best Picture of the Year i may vom.

i mean, it's supposed to be a surprise! like, the morning the nominations are released. to wake up early and see what got nominated and what didn't! now it's like, there's no surprise. because, there are ten, so it's like, everyone's game.

so, while i was watching District 9, i never thought for one minute, "wow, this is best picture material." i mean, it was an awesome movie and i really enjoyed watching it. the aliens were great. sure, give it the Best Visual Effects award. give it Best Sound Editing. give it Best Acting by an Alien in a Supporting Role.

wouldn't it be weird if a digital character was nominated in an acting category? that probably can't happen. but, wouldn't it be weird?

anyways. i've had a pretty good day so far. i still have to wash my hair and go to the post office before my medication training at 4:45.

i don't really understand why i have to go to this training, because i was just certified in handing out medications. but, i asked Courtney and she didn't really know either, but said she was going anyways. so, i figured it will be easy money.

the house alarm went off this morning and when it woke me up the first thing i thought was, "OMG WHAT DAY IS IT?!??!" like, that would make a huge difference in something? i don't know. i couldn't figure out if it was saturday or monday. it was monday. and it still is monday.

i think i want a haircut. after seeing Katherine Heigl's hair in The Ugly Truth i was like, "i want that." cause, she has pretty short hair, but then Gerard Butler comes in and says, "guys like women better if they have long hair. you need hair extensions." so, then she gets hair extensions. and i want her haircut after the extensions are put in.

actually, i just want hair extensions. i think they looks awesome. remember when Kristin got them in the first season of Laguna Beach?? i think she got them in preparation for prom. oh, i was so jealous. that show used to be so good. the first and second seasons were addicting. or, so i heard.....

because then if i had hair extensions, my hair would also be thicker. and voluminous.

but, speaking of hair. i should wash mine. and then go to the post office. i bet it's really hot outside. last night, i had to go down to the staff office to sign something, and i opened my door to leave the apt, and it was like hitting a wall of 100 degree heat. it was amazing. i could not believe it. if i did not have these air conditioners, i think i would probably be totally miserable all the time. i think it would seriously be 100 degrees up here.

because, on a hot day, just going from the first to the second floor is like a ten degree temperature difference. and then going up one more floor?? yikes man. and this is probably the only time in my life where i will be able to afford air conditioners. so, i'm gonna enjoy it.

i called Megan from the Red Cross office in portsmouth today. she had called me about going to CPR this saturday. so, i called her back. and i'm all signed up for Adult/Infant/Child CPR this saturday in portsmouth. finally. 8:30 - 5:30. yikes that's a long time. 9 hours. that's like, three Titanic viewings. oh, that would be so much better.

anyways. ok, i got to get moving. let's check the weather. hm, 87 degrees. gross.

i realized that if i lived in Los Angeles, there would be no winter. and i wouldn't like that.

okay. time to go. i'll update later. and i think i'm going to dye some shirts green tonight. i'll take pictures.

have a great afternoon!

<3

sleepy girls

me and ruby tuesday are both very sleepy right now. we both took naps on the couch tonight. and we're still sleep.

she just woke up from a nap. and i just finished watching Notting Hill. aw, what a great movie! hugh grant is totally funny. i think there should be more movies about celebrity. starring celebs, about celebs. that's what the people want.

anyways, i really like that movie. basically because i want to become either of the two main characters. either, a super famous gorgeous movie star. or, a normal person who marries a famous movie star. sounds great!

so, i think i'm actually going to go to bed. i'm sorry for the posting tease. i thought this would be a real post, but i'm tired and i've been sneezing non-stop, which makes me more tired.

i'm going to get into bed and read up on the stuff i have to prepare for when the state comes in to interview us all this week. i'm kind of dreading it because i have a feeling that people will make it out to be a lot more stressful than it needs to be.

oh well. i'll read the stuff. play the game.

tomorrow i have to go to the post office. i have two movies waiting. more Entourage!!! oh, i'm so freaking excited.

ok! goodnight friends. hope all your weekends were lovely. i'll updtate you more tomorrow. i had quite an exciting, eventful past three days!!!!!

and this week will also be exciting and eventful.

talk to you sooon!!!

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