Once upon a time there was this girl. She had an attitude. And a spirit nobody could tame. She was tough and attacked each new day without fear. She went by my name and spoke with a voice only I could hear. She lived in my mind. But now...she's coming out.
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29.9.01 ( 3:41 PM ) Val Okay, just forget whenever I say an entry is the last one, all right? I changed the template not sure if I like it though...I'm going to leave it like this for a week (maybe) and then we'll make a decision. Or maybe I should spend this week learning some html basics so I can make a template exactly the way I want it. I do like the colors on this template, that's one thing I'd keep.
This might actually be the last entry for awhile though...I have to go to work in about an hour and I need to get ready. No promises though...no promises. ;o)
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( 3:28 PM ) Val Yeah, I know I said that the last entry was the last thing...just don't think about it and everything will be all right.
I'm considering changing the template for my blog--I like the one I'm using now ("Rounded Stretchy Corners") but the part where the actual text of the blog is posted is too thin, so you have to scroll down a lot, and I don't know enough html to change it. So, I was checking out the other templates--I think I might try out "Cranberry Socks" for a bit, just to see--when I realized that the Sample Blog they use for templates is in Latin! I think I might print out a copy and wrestle with it a bit to see what it says. I'm not fluent enough to work it out quickly (I should probably get back into practice). Dead though it may be, I enjoy Latin as a language...it's great. It should make a comeback, I really think it has a chance. Oh, there's this great site, I have to find it again, that's trying to bring Latin back as the language to break down communication barriers. When I find it, I'll post it.
Anyways, I'm a language freak. I pick up stuff fairly easily, I just need to settle down and apply myself. I think I'll end up starting with Tagalog (Filipino), but I'd rather start with Arabic (yes, I'm aware of the fact that it's harder, but I'm fascinated with all things Middle Eastern but we'll save that discussion for another day). Okay, really, I'm done...for now.
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( 3:03 PM ) Val Okay, one last thing. I was re-reading entries and I realized they've been a little disjointed.
I can be perfectly coherent and grammatically accurate if I choose to be, but like I said in my first entry, this is my place to ramble...and I ramble very well. I see no reason to edit my entries to make them into a smooth flow line, you'll figure out more about me if you just read them "as is".
This is who I am, and as I'm sure you've all realized by now...it is my world.
That about sums it up.
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( 2:59 PM ) Val So I used headlines in my last entry to see how they worked...I don't know if I like them, but at least I know how to do them. My dad never e-mailed me back to let me know he actually checked out my blog, so I have no idea if he's reading this or not. Maybe he doesn't use that e-mail address anymore, guess I'll be writing him a snail mail letter to check out the situation, or I could call him.
Oh, Doug (manager at Ruby Tuesdays) asked me to help train the new SPGs when he hires them. Guess some of the availability changes are proving to be rather detrimental. But I'm excited about the training, he (Doug) says I can start working on my certification to be a 4-star trainer and shift leader :o) Helping train SPGs means I'm about to start doing the work of a 2-star trainer. Or does it mean I already am one? Either way, it's definitely a good thing.
Plus, last night I got my schedule for next week. Lots of hours :o) Plus, I don't have to close at all and I have Saturday and Sunday off. I'm working almost all mid shifts and that definitely works for me. I had busser Mark following me around saying "you suck" for most of the night. :o) lol
Oh, and I'd just like to point out the fact that I have been excellent about my capitilization...most of the time I just always write in lowercase (unless of course the occasion calls for it). I just thought I'd let everyone know I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out on reverting to my old habits.
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( 2:46 PM ) Val So, my phone line got knocked out by the excess of rain on Monday and the phone company didn't get around to fixing it till Thursday and this is the first chance to update I've had since then.
Monday
Actually turned out to be an amazing day. I went to House of Prayer after I taught my class, got lost dancing in worship like I haven't in a very long time. Went to chill at my fave gal's new place afterwards, ate bacon *yum!* Had a rocking good time until I got home and found out my mom had been out of her mind worrying cause the phone line was knocked out and she had no idea where I was. I had tried to call her several times, but the line was busy...figged it was her on the phone or I had left the Internet attached. No such luck, but all was forgiven.
Tuesday
I don't remember much of Tuesday, except I felt really nasty-sinus cold, and our private HOP team time was cancelled cause Denise's dad died. :o(
Wednesday
I went to work, came home, watched the Series Premiere of Enterprise. Fairly decent, but I still break out in peals of laughter every time he says "Let's Go". Give me Jean-Luc Picard's "Engage" any day.
Thursday
Telephone guy came and fixed the phone. More work (12-8, a mid shift), brought food home for mom and I, watched the season premiere of CSI (gosh, I love that show...) and the series premiere of The Agency (think I'll enjoy it).
Friday
Felt miserable, stayed in bed all day drinking tea and reading a book. I picked up Allison's 6p-10p shift, so I set VCR to tape season premiere of Dark Angel and I watched it as soon as I got home. Nice...very nice...definitely looking forward to the new season. :o)
Today
Called my fave gal to see if she wanted to chill...no such luck, she's at her former college's homecoming. S'alright though, if I had gone out I probably wouldn't be updating right now. Have to go to work at 5pm, and I'm seriously craving pizza with lots of toppings.
Yeah...I guess that's everything.
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24.9.01 ( 4:29 PM ) Val It's days like this that drive me crazy...go, go go! And since I don't have a driver's license or car, all my going is done according to the bus schedules. I got home from work 7 minutes ago (where I've been standing on my feet all day) and in less than half-an-hour I'll be out the door again to teach 14 4-7 year olds dance at my church. I mean, I love my job and I love all the extra stuff I do, but it's the actual day-to-day doing it...*sigh*...guess, I'm growing up...finally.
Well, I have other things that need to get done...
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22.9.01 ( 10:14 PM ) Val I was feeling icky today and Mom was mucking around with the computers, so we ended up not getting out until fairly late. We did go to Joanne Fabrics though. I found a great dark gray fleece for my winter coat, black fleece for my fall jacket, and this amazing multi-colored plaid foiled suede cloth that is going to be a pair of pants(!). Then, we did a quick jaunt over to Hollywood Video where I rented Once Upon A Time In China with Jet Li, and got a raincheck for a (free!) rental of Spy Kids (it was guaranteed available and it wasn't in). Fairly good night. But my back is still tight, even though I'm not feeling any cramps (I've been pretty good about popping ibuprofen at regular intervals), so I'm going to turn in pretty early tonight...I get to teach my third and fourth graders at church tomorrow-have to make sure that I have everything I need for the lesson.
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( 10:48 AM ) Val I just sent out a new e-mail to Righteous Babe...finally! I'll have to send more later in order to get us a little more caught up, but at least the next one is out there to be read.
Mom will be taking apart my computer in a couple hours to put another chunk of memory in there. Yeah! And then this afternoon, we'll be going out and doing our thing. She also made grits and cheese eggs for breakfast...you gotta love my mom. :o) She taught me how to make tuna noodle casserole last Sunday. It seems pretty easy. I'm trying to learn domestic skills, I'm woefully lacking in that area.
Now, to the food I go... btw all that hot chocolate I had to dump in my cup last night was actually the appropriate amount not a typo (it just looked like a lot).
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( 12:34 AM ) Val I really need to send out a new e-mail to Righteous Babe, the internet bible study on the Proverbs 31 woman that I facilitate. Guess that's what I'll be doing tomorrow. Mom and I are also going shopping for a black cardigan for me, fabric for both of us, and I'm not sure what else...should be a fun day. Since I don't have to work tomorrow, we have the whole day to chill.
I made myself hot chocolate, and the amount of mix stuff they told me to put in the cup was ludicrous. I dutifully dumped it all in though and now I'm stirring out the lumps. We'll see if it is too much chocolate. What am I saying? Too much chocolate? I don't believe there could be such a thing
And while we're talking about chocolate. I didn't used to understand how people could not enjoy chocolate (unless of course they were allergic or something), but then I realized something: The less chocolate they eat, the more there is for me. Earthshaking, huh? Honestly though, chocolate and cheesecake make the world go round. But we won't get started on that tonight.
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21.9.01 ( 3:11 PM ) Val So, I was just reading some news articles about President Bush's address to the nation last night. I watched it on TV last night too. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about, well, everything. I'm glad that Bush made it clear we weren't attacking Islam or Arab people or countries but terrorism. And that he's warning everyone that this isn't some quick and easy "bang! you're dead" campaign but that, no matter what, we're in this for the long haul. So many people I talk to (mostly at work) seem to think that all this will be over in a year and everything will be back to normal, back to where we were on the 10th of September before any of this happened; I don't think so. And I'm proud of our country, proud of the people who are doing everything they can in this crisis, proud of Clyde (a busboy from Ruby Tuesdays) who stood in line for 5 hours after he got out of work that day so he could give blood (he's O-).
I wonder what all the military reservists are thinking, especially the ones who joined for the college $. I wonder what I'd be thinking now if I'd joined the Corps like I was considering...
Enough...I gotta head out to catch the bus to go to Ruby Tuesdays soon, my shift starts at 5.
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( 1:30 PM ) Val Yeah!...Finally, I can get to my site again! It took a really long time to load, but at least it's back.
Okay, so now I suppose I should clear up something: ValMarie is what my friend Jim calls me (I still am not quite sure why) and it is slowly evolving into my web identity...everyone else just calls me Val.
As for the title: Whenever someone dares to challenge one of my pseudo-facts (an opinion I hold so firmly it approaches the realm of fact), I respond with "Well, in my world..." hence the title. I'm sure whoever reads this will come up frequently against my pseudo-facts...get used to it...and don't bother disagreeing unless you have a really good argument, it's my world after all.
Now that my blog is starting to look the way I want it to, I am again content. Blogger.com makes me happy because I understand how to use it. :o) Good stuff...
I really need to stop now, get off the web, wash the dishes, get ready for work...
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( 1:00 PM ) Val Okay...great...all I wanted to do was tweak a couple of things...y'know, make it so that the time zone was correct, have my by-line say a nickname instead of my actual name and what happens? Somehow I manage to lose my website! Okay, so maybe it's not exactly lost but I can't get to it! I keep getting those stupid error messages "server cannot be found" followed by a whole list of things that I might have done wrong and which might remedy the issue! Grr! *gritting teeth and counting to 10*
...welcome to my world!
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( 12:10 PM ) Val So, I started my own blog. I've been fascinated by the Pooh_bah's blog for months now and I finally decided to check out how I could get my own. Much easier than I thought it would be...I like that.
Anyways, point of my blog is to give me my own space to ramble :o) I figure I'll pass out the address to various family members and friends, let them stay up to date on the daily insanity that is my life.
So, let's see if this is actually going to work...please, let this work...
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