A Most Monumental Day

You guys. This might be old news. I don't know. But I just discovered/figured this out today. An LOLcat GENERATOR! Meaning I (and you) can make our own LOLcats!

And I barely have any pictures of our cats. But you better believe I spent some time using what I had. Allow me to introduce Chloe and Tabby.





Not bad for a first try, hmm?

Also. I am now officially on vacation for eight days!!! Kthx bai!

oh, and one more. It's going to be revolutionary.

Checks and Balances

Since finishing school in February, I have accumulated somewhat of a lengthy list of purchases I need and/or want to make with the paychecks I earn. Unfortunately not all of the things are items I would classify as happy purchases, but they need to be paid for nonetheless.

What I have paid for so far:

1. One of those barriers for the car that is supposed to keep a dog in the back. Gabe weighs 45 pounds and knocked the bars down within about 30 seconds of riding back there. Honestly, people? THAT'S how poorly you want to design your product? I think it can be doctored up with stuff that will make it more stable, but really. How stupid is it that it would be so flimsy?

2. A web domain for my website. Sure, I have not gotten so far as to work on getting a website up and running, but at least the domain name I wanted is mine! So don't try to steal it.

3. An external hard drive. Because sometimes Apples go bad.

4. Car registration. What a lame thing to face paying for for the rest of my life. I'll bet Dad is glad he can pay for one less this year though!

5. MY TICKET FOR VACATION/WHISTLER LODGING!! Ok so that one is a fun one. And I only have to wait 4.5 more days until I get to go!

Things I still need to get:

1. A passport. Another worthwhile purchase, but something I am dragging my heels to go get. It will be worth it for the cruise next year though!

2. Cruise control for the Forester. Apparently cars made in the late 90's were not all equipped with such a thing. And I can just suck it up and use my foot all the time...but what if I wanna drive to Colorado???

3. Sallie Mae. Oh how I love paying you back with your 7% interest rate. I will show you though - every cent I take off of the principal is less money for you to make off of me. Suck it.

4. A FURMINATOR!! Everyone knows that when these guys are your roommates...









...you need one of these.



More precisely, I need one. For those roommates.

100!

This is my 100th post apparently. AND I have had this blog for just over a year. I missed that anniversary though, so so much for commemorating that.

I feel like this calls for making a list of 100 things. That I like, or I hate, or...I don't even know. But that sounds way too ambitious for this blog. Instead I'll have to think of something else to talk about.

The Good:
- I am so thankful that today is a day off. Like you have no idea.
- It seems like we may have been cut a deal with the summer weather. It's been pretty nice out the last few weeks! I would be more than fine if it stayed like this or even cooler from here on out.
- Having a car that gets decent gas mileage makes life a little more carefree.
- Vacation in 8 days. PNW, here I come!

The Bad:
- One of my loans has the worst interest rate ever. I have put hundreds of dollars towards paying it off too, but since most of it goes towards interest it really has only cut down on the principal amount about 250 dollars. Insert expletive here.
- I really miss some of my friends.
- Lately Starbucks has been sucking the life out of me. It's changed a lot since I first started there.
- I'm really nervous about leaving Gabe behind for a whole week. Call me dependent, call me paranoid, call me a nerdy-loser-that-will-never-get-married-or-have-friends...I just hate being apart from him. Plus what if he happened to get really sad too? I would feel like I failed.

The Ugly:
- Gabe's left eye is drippy. I keep wiping it but it keeps tearing up more.
- I had a personal run in with a tick this past week. Details I choose not to share with just anyone. But know that I was thoroughly disgusted.
- I would like to know if my skin will ever pass the 'Oh hey I'm a hormonal teenager' stage. (by the way - I'm not a teenager. So I feel pretty justified about wishing for my skin to move past that time period.)
- This next one could pretty much be included under any of the headings, I realize. But I'll just put it here so this blog has an amazing finish. I was salvaging some old pictures the other day and came across this one. I didn't get a good shot of it at all, but do you realize what it is? A truck limo. Four cabs, with a big old bed behind it. Only in Greeley, CO!