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| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 | | 11:53 pm |
Yeah Go YANKEES!!!!!!!!! Whoohoo! Current Mood:  bouncy | | Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 | | 3:14 pm |
So much to talk about it feels overwhelming and then I don't bother posting. Mom's been in the hospital since right before I left for work in Indiana. Since then I've worked two projects there and one in Fredericksburg, VA. Got to visit Steve in Washington, which was awesome, as was Erin's and Andy's formal wedding reception in Albany a few weeks ago. I got to see so many of my friends which is such a rarity these days. Mom is now home as am I. We got a kitten, her name was Shadow and sadly she got outside one day and disappeared before I even got to see her. I miss her even though I never got to meet her. Right before that happened though Dad got another kitten from some people down the street. My parents named her Cleo, and she's just a ball of cuteness and energy. I'll post pics sometime. I was supposed to be in Illinois but first I was told by the logistics girl that the projects were all filled up already but then through an e-mail she sent to Al I hear that we're still on that project, it just keeps getting pushed back because of the client being an ass. It's so frustrating, this is the worst field season I've had since my first season. Someone competent needs to take over her job. I'm sick if being dicked around, I'm looking for another company to work for but no one has job openings now, everyone's filled up for the season it seems. Ah well, it'll just push me forward into going back to school. Current Mood:  irritated | | Monday, July 21st, 2008 | | 2:37 am |
"that felt good. now i'm going to go turn my daughter into a woodchuck." mst3k Current Mood:  silly | | Thursday, March 6th, 2008 | | 10:56 pm |
Happy Birthday Erin!!!!!! Current Mood:  content | | Saturday, January 19th, 2008 | | 7:02 pm |
Best weekend ever!
Just got back from Buffalo to see the Sabres destroy the Thrashers, and boy did they! 10 to 1, hells yeah!!! I love hockey, and I can't wait to go see another game. More later... Current Mood: content | | Monday, January 14th, 2008 | | 9:35 pm |
Robot Roll Call
Some of you have seen my Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, but here are some pics of my boys... ( ta daaaa! )...and that's my random post for the day. Current Mood:  cheerful | | Sunday, July 15th, 2007 | | 11:29 pm |
a bit earls
In a half an hour it'll be the 16th, so why wait, Happy Birthday Steve-o!!!! Current Mood: cheerful | | Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 | | 1:54 am |
Good times
I'm test driving a car tomorrow! It's a 2006 Hyundai Sonata, black, with a cd player, sunroof and a/c, and power everything. I'm stoked, especially since my car needs new brakes now. I'll still have to get new ones but that's it, I'm through with spending money on it. It has been a terrific car, but just too old to be driving all over the country anymore. I hit 180 thousand miles between Cincinnati and Columbus, driving back home from Al's, which is pretty impressive in a way. I also finally bought a new computer, it should be arriving sometime this week. I think I'm the last one in our class to still be using my Hartwick laptop. Same thing applies, it's been great, but it's starting to really show it's age. We've been on break for a couple of weeks, and this Sunday we head back down to Middletown for the Phase IIIs. Mom's coming home on Friday, I believe, unless something has changed. It's great but it doesn't give me much time to see her. I came home in time for Pam's birthday celebration, and she announced that her and Joe are getting married! So so excited for her, and she asked Em and me to be bridesmaids. Never been in a wedding before, but it should be fun. The wedding will be a long ways off but it's still very exciting. Pam said I'm next, but let's celebrate our first year anniversary first, which is coming up very soon!! So, that's about it. Lots and lots of things to be excited about! It's mildly overwhelming actually. Current Mood: giddy | | Thursday, April 19th, 2007 | | 12:15 am |
The universe is on crack, and they're not sharing
subject: [ShovelBums.org] Field Techs Needed ASAP, Indiana "Gray & Pape, Inc. is looking for 5 field technicians to work a phase II job outside of Washington IN. Work is set to begin April 23, 2007, and is expected to last two weeks. Individual hotel rooms will be provided and per diem is $30/day for eligible persons. Wage rates are $11-$12 dependent on experience. Successful applicants must have a degree in Anthropology/ Archaeology or a related field and must have completed at least one field school; some experience in CRM archaeology as well is preferable. Interested parties should submit their vitae......" WHAT THE FUCK!?!?! After telling us they weren't going to need any more techs and basically telling me to just sit tight and wait for Millennium to start (hopefully) next month they send out this message on the e-mail database. It's so unreal how poorly managed the company seems sometimes. However I am going back to Michigan, and if they pull the same thing again, they can forget calling me again for work. Current Mood:  cynical | | Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 | | 4:19 pm |
Huzzah
I'm going to Michigan for a project on Monday! It's more work for the same job I was up there working on in August. Al's going too, and hopefully it'll last up until Millennium. Mom got transferred to a hospital in Troy, PA yesterday. Dad and Heather went down to see her, and Dad says she has a nice private room with good food. Still no idea when she'll be back home. Current Mood:  anxious | | Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 | | 1:25 pm |
| | Thursday, February 15th, 2007 | | 3:50 pm |
On Tuesday, I took Mindy to the vet to be put to "sleep." I stayed in the room with her and held her, crying on the inside. Dad came with me, and offered to attempt to dig in the frozen ground, but I wanted to do it myself. The ground was forgivingly unfrozen. It was just painful to see her suffer, and even though she would yowl and cry in pain, for the most part she seemed happy. I would only have to look at her and she'd start purring. She was incredibly affectionate and was always in search of a warm lap to snuggle into. We only had her for ten years, which is a long time but compared to how long we had our previous cats, it wasn't all that long at all. I missed her all the time when I was out traveling for work, even a little jealous of Al because he had his cat with him. Mindy would not have enjoyed traveling at all though. At least I was able to spend a lot of time with her when she needed someone the most, and I hope she could understand how much I love her. Current Mood:  lonely | | Friday, January 5th, 2007 | | 12:17 pm |
Mindy does have cancer, and even if we did do surgery and chemo, it's not likely to be very successful. I never expected to come home to this. What a shitty year this is already becoming. I wish Al was here to comfort me. The gloomy weather and the terrible news just makes me want to curl up in a ball and sleep for days. Current Mood:  sad | | Thursday, December 21st, 2006 | | 1:41 am |
Are we there yet?
How fitting, a week to go on this project, and I get a horrendous cold. My head was a giant block of congestion for the end of project party, but it was a good one. Note to self, merlot and DayQuil make for a loopy evening. Al, Hooje and I head out tomorrow morning to Kentucky. Dinner at Al's parents' house, and a restful but short stay at Al's. Friday night I will have completed my five month journey and return to the 'Shire. | | Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 | | 4:42 am |
What a Monday!
We got rear-ended by a little old lady on our way to work, and had a flat tire on the way home. Man, what a start... I made a nice salmon dinner for Al and me, was nervous about the outcome, since it was the first time I've cooked for him, and we watched a couple of MSTs: Boggy Creek II, and Time Chasers. Two excellent episodes, and I had to show Al the Boggy Creek one, it's about the Arkansas native big-foot, the Boggy Creek Creature. So work sucked, but after was loverly, and that's good enough for me Current Mood:  sore | | Sunday, October 15th, 2006 | | 3:38 am |
Wild kingdom outside my room
Oh my God, the other night Al knocked on my door and when I opened it suddenly a tarantula was right there outside the door! It must have been curled up in the door jam trying to get warm, since it cooled down significantly here this week. I'm on the second floor of the hotel, and instead of indoor hallways, it has more of a balcony with a railing for the hallway. The spider must have crawled up the wall from the bushes below my room to the door. Unbelievable. If it had been able to get under the door I would have been a lot more surprised and a lot less accepting of its presence. The guy next door to me said they're really common around here, and it was a rather small one. It's body, not counting the legs was about two inches long. With the legs, it must have had a diameter of about four or five inches across. He kindly picked it up and after showing us it's fangs (which were HUGE!) tossed the critter back over the banister. We also saw a dead armadillo in the road one day at work. It was really cool, despite the fact it was dead. I really want to see one alive. Current Mood:  relaxed | | Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 | | 2:46 am |
I'll never live in the South, or anyplace flat
Deer tick infestations, and tomorrow I'm breaking out the knee brace again. Arkansas sucks. It was in the mid nighties when we arrived last week, quite a shock to our systems, after the pleasant weather in Southeastern Ohio. In fact when we got to Al's place, we lit a fire in the fireplace just about every night of the four days we stayed there between Ohio and here. That was just so nice, curled up with Al and the cat in front of the fire, watching old cheezy sci-fi movies and eating take out. Wonderfully relaxing. We even went over to his parents' house for dinner one night. His parents are adorable. His mom makes incredible fried chicken and even his dad likes MST3K. It was a great couple of days. So imagine my disappointment when I got here to beautiful downtown Conroy. Blehhh The first few days were blazingly hot, I got burned really badly yesterday and today the deer ticks are showing up, Al was really concerned after pulling off at least 50 of the tiny little fuckers. I only found five, and hope I didn't miss any. I've just been incredibly homesick, if I didn't have Al here, I'd go crazy with boredom and loneliness. I'm somewhere around 22 hours from home, wow. Current Mood: high | | Monday, October 2nd, 2006 | | 11:47 pm |
I am alive, and in Arkansas. I will update soon but since work starts at 6, I'm going to sleeeeeep. Current Mood:  exhausted | | Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006 | | 7:09 pm |
WTF?
Michigan is weird, they have flying crickets. Has anyone else ever encountered this? Current Mood:  amused | | Thursday, July 13th, 2006 | | 9:35 pm |
Decisions, Decisions
So Gray & Pape contacts me about a 7 week job down south in the Alabama and Mississippi area. The pros: 7 weeks is a good long time for a project the archaeology is said to be really interesting never been to that part of the south, it would be fun to explore some more the food is said to be quite exceptional It gives me the option to spend July here at home with friends and family The cons: It's a really really long drive It starts the day after Becka's wedding, which is cutting it damn close Going means not attending the Death Cab concert, or the Taking Back Sunday/My Chemical Romance concert, which I've paid for already My car might not make it It's going to be unbearably hot, especially for this polar bitch I'll also miss the Yellowcard concert that had to be rescheduled because of the flooding, which I've also already paid for I'll still be out of work all of July unless I find a really short project in between I'm thinking I really don't wanna go, but do I really have the luxury of turning an offer down? I'm still going to call E & A, my wonderful backup, but that potentially means more projects without Al. If Al decides to go, I think I'll just go for it. We were supposed to be working together for the next six months, but now I miss him already. Yesterday Carol said we might be able to start up work in January on one of our Binghamton sites. This is a tiny glimmer of hope, but this news could change tomorrow, that's just how it works.
Poll #769043
What should Mystie's next big move be?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9
Should I take a job offer in Alabama/Mississippi?
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| Yes, go for it! |
   7 (77.8%) |
| No, it's too far away, and it's damn hot down there! |
| 2 (22.2%) |
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