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5/27/2008

He swung so hard trying to win the game in the 10th he fell over... That's okay. He's still Go GO GOMEZ

Today was the most draining day of my life!

I woke up yesterday (Friday) at 5 a.m. and am writing this at 2:16 a.m. (Saturday). I just completed submitting grades for my second MMC course. After giving my final, yesterday, I worked on my presentation and prepared for the interview today. I think it went great. I hope, anyway. They didn't stop asking questions at my presentation which means either they were interested, or I didn't do a very thorough job. I'm hoping it's the former.

Throughout the day I met with 15 faculty members. Some grilled me a little harder than others. I met with four students for lunch. I think I could very easily teach here, if these students were an indication of the program participants.

I think I rocked my presentation and then ended with dinner with the department chair and a the senior lecturer in the area I hope to teach.

I came home and had to take a quick nap, as I was exhausted. I woke up to a snippy e-mail telling me my grades (from the class I had given a final yesterday) were due -- not even 24 hours following the exam. That is crazy and I wrote an e-mail stating that. It would be different if I were full-time and that was my only job. Hopefully in the fall instructing will be my ONLY Job.

I'll keep you posted.

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A bunch of old facebook blog posts

5/13/2008

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I really don't have much time to blog, but the past few days have been too crazy not to.

On monday I had the "let's be friends talk." Except now a'days it's a blog/vm not so much a talk. I'm sad, not so much at the thought that I waited around for 6 months in hopes this guy would decide I'm the best thing since craisins... Nope, I'm sad because I had an ah-ha moment.

This is actually pretty sick, sick that I thought of it, and quite sad in and of itself.

I realized I am the segue to relationships for all of those I date. Get Ready Lance - you are ready to either find the woman of your dreams, or your baby momma!

Check this out --

Every guy I "date" isn't ready to be in a relationship... Then the next thing I know they are dating, marrying or pro-creating with the next vaginal being they meet.in chronological order. Do note I am still very good friends with most of the guys below (unless otherwise noted).

1995 Ryan (dated the one(before) and after me for 5+ years) - He might have dated Missy inbetween, but he's a weird example since it was just the start. But to his defense we were in a relationship.

1996/7 Beckmann (getting married to Karen in two weeks)

1999 Ricky (married Janelle)

2001 Jeremy (moved in with Amy? and lived with her for 5+ years - I don't know her name, but I know he jumped right into that one)

2002/3 John (lives with Cassie) - and I love you both to death!

2004 Jennifer -- JUST KIDDING. I was seeing if you were still paying attention. And I was a loser and didn't date anyone for a long time - I just worked 3 jobs and 80+ hrs per week.

2005 Al (went back to crazy oxy-codone girl - I didn't take the time to get to know her when she jumped into my car and locked herself in...)

Spring 2006 Cade (fell in love with the crack/coke chick)

Summer 2006 Big Fat Bear - JASON (still with the girl he cheated on me with - JESS) - yeah, I think they are bad people.

Fall 2006- Summer 2007 Ryan (is pregnant)

Winter 07 - Spring 08 - Lance, rumor has it has found a "new buddy" but it's unsubstantiated. When he gets married or has a baby next February we'll know it's true - GOOD LUCK!

I might as well put an ad in the paper stating, "Want to find your perfect mate? Date me, dump me and she will magically appear!"

I am no longer hoping to find that special someone, I'm going to start charging when I hand them off.

I'm actually very funny.

9:24 PM
May 10, 2008why?
It's been a while since I last blogged. Where to even begin.

My car got keyed. It got keyed for the 2 1/2 hours it was parked on the street because I drove Tiffany's car home and forgot I re-parked my car in my neighbors space. When I remembered in the morning I quick ran out and parked mine in the street in case he came home.

$1100+ damage. Some really awesome Car guys fixed it. Car Star. Because my insurance didn't cover a rental car the dudes at Car Star actually loaned me their shop car because I said with two jobs, no family and no friends with an extra car there was NO WAY I could manage. They made some poor kid in the shop give up his car for me to use for the week.

Only problem is that on my way back a bunch of rocks hit the windshield. Yep- had to call out the windshield fix-it dudes to come and fix it. They conned me into purchasing windshield wipers - how convenient the dude forget them when he came out to fix the car. He was super nice and it was cold and windy, so I won't worry too much about the $13 that I've tried twice to get off my credit card and can't get through because the only number I have is for a nation chain of a different name.

Then I realized I lost my tags for my plates somewhere between the day I put them into my glovebox because it was raining and I had to get up early to drive it to Car Star. Good thing the DMV believed me and sent me a new one. That was a surprise.

The poor Kia-debacle is not yet finished. The windows did not work properly on the side that was painted. I called Car Star and they asked when I could bring it in. I said, "NEVER." -- I work 70-80 hours/wk. They came and picked my car up, brought it to thier shop 40 minutes away, fixed it, and brought it back.

A couple good things -
I attended a bowling-night with my ladies (former students) from Mt. Mary for their graduation get-together. It is so wonderful to see how much each of them has grown. I'm so happy to have hopefully been a postitive part of their lives.

And my biggest news yet - I'm a finalist for a full-time tenured track teaching position at UWM and am SO EXCITED! It's my dream job. I started working on my lecture for the all-day interview weeks ago, but each time I work on it I am so tired.

Finals week is next week, but so is my interview.

In between all this I have become extremely upset with a couple people I thought were my friends. One was a person I thought was an okay guy, turns out he is not. He will cheat on my friend and I will be there for her, just like I was last weekend when he chose to hang out with his sailing buddies and drink when she needed him. The reason I feel so bad about this is that I encouraged her to date this guy and he has already lied and disrepected her.

They've only been dating 3 weeks, but he already told her he loved her. Then she overheard him talking to his friends about hooking up with someone in another state in September. She confirmed he was not kidding after seeing a series of e-mails. He said, "guys say those kinds of things when they're out" - yeah right! Then he even went so far as to make fun of the fact that they were able to discuss his getting it on with another girl while she was present. SICK! But she's still with him...

Now for me. I kinda like someone, and have for the past several months. Maybe not as a life-long love, but for sure as a potential. Now it's all messed up and the person who started the turbulance between us doesn't care he upset me. He instead cares only that the guy I like is not mad at him for telling me lies. Why tell me something you know will upset me and not expect me to ask the guy I thought I was dating? Most things people do that are hurtful make no sense to me. I'm so sick of crying because other people don't care about anything but themselves.

Do they ever put themselves in the other persons shoes? If they do they are really shitty people that don't deserve my friendship, nor respect.

I need to focus on my interview, grading, and finals. I'm working three jobs tomorrow and the cat needs food.

Because of all this I will not have my phones on for the weekend, not that it matters as the one person I was hoping would call has not, and most likely will not. And it's all because someone lied to me just to get a rise. Thanks.

Apr 17, 2008Why do I even try

When I walk aimlessly I seem to bump into good things along the way. It's only when I plan and hope for better things, and try establishing expectations that I am disappointed.

I'm waiting for that 10x return. Karma where ya at? Right now I'd settle for reciprocity.

Don't worry Milwaukee "friends" even though I do a lot of things that wouldn't be my "top" choice because I know YOU want to do them... like wasting away a beautiful day in a smoky bar…  I've given up on expecting you to do the same for me. Again, erroneously "expecting" something.

Apparently expecting a reply to an invitation was too much. Honestly were you really brought up this way? Would it be different if it was a significant other, family member or "better" friend?  Did I have to call you to guilt you into making up an excuse?  Wouldn't it have been easier to make up a lie in an earlier reply?

Is it okay to do such things to me simply because others do them to you? If so, maybe you aren't the type of "friend" that deserves my friendship.

I guess I'm going to have to take a break and think about if it's all worth this constant disappointment. Or maybe it will be to make a break. We'll see. I can't get much lonelier than I have been the 8 years I've been living here.

And I'm not sad.  In fact things are going great with my jobs, I'm getting on track with my finances and making plans for the future.  It's too bad I can't tell anyone face to face because they are too busy – livin' it up. cheers!

10:13 PM
RemoveMar 31, 2008Fantasy Baseball

So, I’m on two leagues this year.

I’ve subscribed to MLB.TV (am currently watching the Twins) - thinking I should pick up Gomez for both my teams, but figure I probably shouldn’t have three OF’s all from the same team on days where they don’t play...

Anyway I have Matsui (the new one) on my new team. Dude is on the DL with an Anal fissure. I don’t want to know what that is, or how it was achieved. Again, I don’t really want to know.

Should I dump him?

Play ball!

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Let the blogging begin - I’m a segue and samaritan (samaritan part)

5/13/2008

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I finished giving my first final tonight and had the "go-getter" attitude that I was going to finish grading the final project and the finals for this class tonight. Grades need to be in by Friday for the Seniors, which is over half the class.

I have another final to write tomorrow and tons of grading for my second class as well as the interview of my life to finish preparing for on Friday - I'm SO EXCITED!

But since I'm recently dumped, even though I can't be dumped since we were not "technically" going out; and because it was Tiffany's anniversary and her jag (no offense Steve, but I don't like you right now) boyfried didn't want to meet her at the place they met 1 year ago, today, to have a celabratory drink - I told her I would stop at the Highbury for a glass of wine.

Well - you know me - I forgot my phone... When this happens the night will be destined for adventure. I was driving through the Loop-de-loop part after the Hone Bridge and noticed a guy with a broken down mini-van. Now, would I think danger? Of course not. I stopped and asked if he needed a ride.

The poor guy walked to the gas station and bought $7 in gas. He walked back, poured it in. Since the van was half-way in the ditch at an angle it wasn't enough to get it started. I asked if he needed another ride (since I couldn't offer a cell-phone) and he said, no thanks. He was going to wait until a bigger vehicle (apparently the Spectra was not that impressive) came by to see if it could pull him out.

I left and went on my way to the Highbury. Lucky enough as I was on Lincoln Hillman passed me in the Subaru! (Which by the way is probably smaller than the Spectra.) I stopped him and took him on a wild turkey (or Kia Spectra) chase trying to get to the one way road by Kazube park...

After taking about 50 right turns we found it. But the guy was gone... Or so we thought. As I was headed up the one-way again dude popped outta nowhere. We tried pushing and pushed the van further into a silt filled ditch - BAD IDEA.

Then we tried the unthinkable. Attaching the mini-van to a tow rope for the Subaru to pull out... IT WORKED!

Awesome.

Chad and I went to the Highbury. I had my glass of wine, he had his Blue Moon. I graded papers, he listened to me say - Hey look it's Lance's roommate pretending he doesn't know me... Of course I had to call him over to say hi, and he wanted nothing to do with us - HA!

Life's back to normal. I'm single-single and have sent another man to his destiny (See next blog). Geno's not nice - always 2 cool for school. Hillman's the freakin' Rockstar. I'm tired, but HAPPY :)

And there's a guy who has made it home to his family on the goodwill of two dorks.

Upon us leaving he said, "I hope this comes back to you." - So do I, So do I.

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Poor Go Go Gomez

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A bunch of old facebook blog posts

Let the blogging begin - I’m a segue and samaritan (samaritan part)

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