To the heart

Google search...the gateway drug....

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:12:58 GMT

lol

I've discovered Google crack...I mean, Google reader. All those blogs and crap that you have to go to 50 different websites to keep track of, they're all in one place now. Vet news, comics, my LJ friends. Anything with an rss feed is now all on my google home page. *cackle* I loves it!

/end randomness

Nan

The grand misadventures of honeymooning!

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:53:27 GMT

Shaun and I are back in the US, and goodness, I think we tested just about every portion of that wedding vow except "til death do you part".

The wedding went off fantabulously. Infact, if I had thought about it, I would have known it was too flawless. ><

We took our honeymoon on a Caribbean cruise, stopping in Cozumel and Belize City. The flight down and check in to the boat went without a hitch. We sprang for a balcony room, and the view was absolutely gorgeous. The true adventure started on our first full day out at sea. We had second seating for dinner(8:30) which was kind of late for us, but we were really only planning on going to the "formal" tux and dress night....which would have been fine if Shaun hadn't forgotten his shoes to go with said tux. Suffice to say, flip flops look a little funny with a tux. It turned out ok though, we went to the seated dinner in less formal attire the next night and our tablemates were snoody to say the least.

Wednesday rolls around and we have a day in port at beautiful Cozumel. We had a shore excursion at a little beach resort with all sorts of fun stuff like paddleboats, water trampolines, canoes, etc. Due to springbreakers, however, the beach was a little over crowded, and due to the plastic hook on my swimsuit top snapping in half(!!!) we left for the shopping center a few hours early. Window shopping was a lot of fun, but it was good that we weren't all that interested in actually buying anything. Appearantly, Mexicans really like the American dollar, and really hate traveler's checks. We finally found a Hard Rock Cafe that would take them and we both got some neat shirts from there. I also finally got to eat at a Margaritaville (go parrotheads!) which we missed out on last time we were near one. A tip for anyone who goes crusing....just because you can see the boat, doesn't mean that it's close enough to walk to! We decided that it was nice enough outside, and since we could see the boat, we walked back instead of taking a taxi. Roughly 3-4 miles in flip flops was not fun, but we came back with some wonderful pictures. Then the cold hit, and by cold I mean flu...Shaun caught some kind of sinus crud that knocked him out for the rest of the evening.

Belize City and a horseback tour through the forests was Thursday's port of call, and thanks to some good meds, Shaun was feeling well enough to go. The horseback tour was loads of fun, and the views were pretty awesome. On the downside, the camera battery died, but that's ok, cuz shaun's phone camera is practically as good. The only hitch to the port stop was not getting back to the port until 5 minutes before we had to back on the ship...so no shopping in belize. The real disaster came that night, when we realized that the ship wasn't getting back to Fort Lauderdale until Saturday....and our plane tickets were for Friday night! (silly me misread the itinerary.... >< ) So a short stop to the help desk and a free phone call home later, our families back here were on the fast track to getting us tickets back on Saturday.

Friday's story is kinda boring. Being practically exhausted, and Shaun still being sick, we spent most of the day in our room and made good use of the balcony on our final day at sea.

Saturday, we checked off the boat, made it to the airport, and set about trying to get a flight earlier than our booked 8pm flight back to atlanta where we still had a three hour ride home. Got a hold of Delta's help line, the first flight home was 4:15, but we couldn't change our tickets until 1:15. Called back at 1:15, only one seat left, but there's seats on the 5:15, call back in an hour....ugh. Called back again, "I'm sorry, there's only one seat left on that flight." ACK!!! At this point I'm crying on the phone to the delta lady(we were ready to be home) and she says "give me a minute, I need to check something". So when she comes back she says, ok, we can both get on that flight, and oh, by the way, she'll wave the 100$ fee for transfering flights. So I'm thinking, woohoo, I played the pity card and saved us 100 bucks. Going through security was fun too! Because we transfered flights and had last minute one way tickets, we got flagged to go through extra screening. At this point, I'm so deleriously happy to be going home that it's rather amusing. I've never been searched before, but I was game and the security lady was nice. So naturally the first words out of my mouth on the other side were "woot, I got frisked!" It was worth a chuckle.

So now we're back, Shaun's feeling better, and it's my turn to have the death. Laundry still needs to be done, and there's a large pile of presents lurking in the corner of our apartment. I think I'm done with adventures for awhile. ^^

oh, and sorry for the lengthy post...I forgot how to hide things behind links....

So...

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:16:18 GMT

I just realized I haven't posted in two months. Oops. I am indeed still alive. Swamped with work and wedding planning at the moment. I've come to the wonderful realization that my livejournal is very boring now that the amount of stupid drama has decreased in life. So, yeah, good luck to everyone with finals and if I haven't poked you for an address to send an invitation to yet, poke me and I'll get to you somehow. *end pathetic excuse for a post*

Nan

prayers and possibly advice needed.....badly.

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:33:22 GMT

My situation at my job is becoming slightly desperate. When I graduated in May and decided I was going to take a complete year off before even considering going back to school, I knew I would start working 40 hours a week, possibly more if needed. This is something that I had not done before even during summers that I was not taking classes. The transition to full time work in itself was not an issue, but had several confounding factors. Around this same time we went through a period of time where our staff turned over....several times....in a matter of weeks. I had been working every saturday when I was in school, so when they asked me to continue doing so to cover the wild turnover situation, I was more than happy to, considering that they honestly were trying to find some good full time staff.

It's been 5 months....we have 4 full time staff and 1 part timer....

Naturally, when this months schedule came out, I was expecting at least one saturday off. After all, when we hired 3 new people last month I was lead to the understanding that everyone was being hired so my schedule would be less heinous(I was also working several all day shifts each week). Our schedule maker's explanation....."well, you know, I'd really hate to make the two other full time staff members work two saturdays in a row....and the new part timer needs a third person around on the saturdays she works to make sure she's comfortable."

*Insert long string of expletives*

1. I've been there the longest, I've been working every saturday unless I asked for one off since the beginning of the year, I hate to be egotistical...but someone else can be inconvenienced for me.
2. If there's more than two people able to work saturdays, there's no reason why everyone can't have a saturday off.
3. Sorry new girl, no one pampered my ass when I started, and I didn't know didley about working in a vet clinic, you've been working in one for years.

I'm so burned out and pissed off after being told for several months that I'd be getting saturdays off soon that I'm ready to walk out the door. I'm about to go write a very polite note to my boss asking if my request for a day off is that much of an inconvenience, considering the above stated reasons. Am I being unreasonable?

Prayers, thoughts and advice please.

Nan

Saving myself a lot of phone calls....

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:37:05 GMT

I'm Getting Married!!!!!!

Shaun took me out to a very nice picnic lunch on sunday and popped the question. Now I can't stop giggling. ><

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Nan

Wed, 09 May 2007 13:30:07 GMT

Done, graduated, yay *collapse*

now to join the working world while I re-evaluate everything I thought I wanted for the rest of my life.

Fate is a cruel mistress....

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:19:24 GMT

There's only one week left in the semester....and I catch the death.

But, I only have one final and on project due as a final and then I'm done and graduated!

Nan

Just lettin everyone know....

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:00:21 GMT

I didn't make it into vet school this year, but it gives me a year off school, and a chance to boost my resume a little more before I take another shot at it next year. ^^

Holy freaking wow!

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:13:39 GMT

I got an interview for vet school!!!!!

And Ven is in town!!!!

Today is a good day....now to go be nervous for two weeks. ^^

Nan

Wolf....you'll get a kick out of this one...

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:42:57 GMT

How this got generated randomly, I really don't know, but you know exactly why it's perfect. ><

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Reverend Lady Nansu the Bovine of Great Leering
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Woohoo for randomness!
Nan

It lives.....

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:03:16 GMT

If anyone was wondering, I'm still alive. Just haven't found much time/need to post. School is going, work is great, still dating Shaun. Haven't been to spaghetti night lately cuz by the time I get off work and shower, I feel like a being a lazy bum. To everyone who plays on Moonrunner, sorry I disappeared....I started a new character back on Emerald Dream with some other friends, and yeah, I struggle with playing two characters at once. Other than that, not much news. Makin' a quilt, might think about posting a pic when it's finished but, eh, who knows. See y'all when I decide to have a life again.

Nan

PS. Oh, onigiri_ninja hope your still doing well! Can't wait till you get back.

So....about that update....

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:05:18 GMT

...guess I lied. I don't know that I really have anything to update.
School is school. If all goes well I'll graduate in May. My vet school application was sent off in October. Everything went off without a hitch, except that Pellissippi doesn't know how to send transcripts across state lines. But I'm not freaked out about it because in all honesty, my chances of getting in out of state were close to nil anyway. But everything made it to UT's vet school, and I feel like I have a good chance in the running there.

Work is going well also. I switched vet clinics back in April, and got out of a not so good place into an absolutely wonderful work environment. I feel like I've come miles in terms of experience and knowledge. Working with the doctors at Vet Services has really solidified my decision to apply to vet school.

Last, but completely not least, I found myself a wonderful guy. I know I haven't blabbed a lot on LJ about him, but I think that's because there's been so little that I felt was not personal enough to put here. Oddly, it feels really good to say that. To me it means that the relationship hasn't been completely blatantly angsty. ^^ He's damn good to me. And I like that. He makes me wanna wag my tail if I had one. ><

So that's about it. The rest of the year has been eventful in a normal everyday way. Life is good.

Nan

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:36:10 GMT

An end of the year update will be coming soon. I promise. Been busy with the last of school, been super busy at work, and just about ready for christmas to be over so I can relax! (not that I mind christmas mind you.)

Nan

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:18:48 GMT

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:30:46 GMT

Almost done working on the take home retest of doom. I've spent three and a half hours staring at my computer screen doing research for it. Wow....my eyes feel like they're burning holes in my head. But! I feel accomplished. I only have a few more pieces of info to track down tomorrow...then patching the whole thing together into some semblance of coherancy.

And now to go play WoW for an hour or so before I crash.

what I wouldn't give...

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:52:19 GMT

...for a spell that could filter out noise I didn't want to hear. I don't know why, but I've been insanely sensitive to noise for the past week or so. Even the quietest music is like a drum pounding right inside my ear. Voices are piercing. I can't ignore any of the usual household noises, even with the door shut. My head has been aching for days.

Add to that, a killer case of senioritis. It sucks that I'm already done with everything I need for vet school. I feel like I'm wasting my time pursuing the rest of my degree. I'd rather be at work all day everyday than be in class, even for an hour. I'm lathargic when it comes to school and homework. I pick up my homework and immediately my brain starts drifting, and I'm asleep in no time. My brain just wants to shut off. I'm almost afraid of getting to vet school and finding out I just don't have the drive for achedemics anymore.

Click. The light is off.

Randomness and blah.

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:47:19 GMT

Bought my new car last thursday. 2001 Civic, dark green, manual transmission. It makes me happy. Was so excited about driving it around town that I didn't think to post about it until now.

Started yoga this week....and discovered just how little attention span I have when my toes are cold. We're not allowed to wear socks and I find the inability to feel my feet very distracting. Gar.

Oh, and duckling, I was walking to class today and passed a Guy that looked exactly like you, right down to the buzzed hair, black polar fleece, and round glasses. It was kinda funny. I almost called out until I realized you couldn't be in town...and then realized it was a guy. Very amuzing.

I think that's all the randomness I have for now. Off to class.

Nan

Uber take home test of doom!!!!!

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:02:42 GMT

Gah! I offically hate take home tests. My current one is the equivolent of three mini research papers. Ewwww.... Anyway, I'm really just complaining, and reveling in the fact that I finished two out of the three questions. Here's just hoping I gave detailed enough answers to satisfy. O.o

Car shopping is going not so well. Found a car I was interested in....only to have it turn out to be a lemon. Checking out another car tomorrow. And honestly, I'm really beginning to hate car salesmen. And playing phone tag. I spent the five minute breaks between appointments at work today calling the car dealership, the car mechanic, and the bank. Suffice to say, I went home, screamed, cried, and then took a nice relaxing shower while my mother finished making phone calls to the dealership to say we weren't interested anymore. *le sigh* So it's off tomorrow after work to do more looking and haggling and trying to obtain straight answers from not so straight forward people.

On the upside of things, I might be getting to go to Dollywood on Sunday to play and browse their art festival, and stop by the flee market on the way there. Kinda looking forward to a day of fun and relaxation.

Hope everyone's fall break is going well, and safe travels to those of you who left town.

*huggles to everyone*
Nan

PS. If you feel so inclined, keep a prayer/thought/hope/etc out for one of the puppies we have at work right now. He's trying to make a comeback after being clipped by the train down on Westland. He has a decent chance of recovery, but a slim one, and could use the well wishes.

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:22:16 GMT

How old were you when you:

1. Fell in love - 17
2. Lost someone close to you – 5, not lost as in dead, but my dad moved when my parents got divorced.
3. Drank alcohol – 19
5. Got kissed – 14 not counting childhood truth or dare.
6. Went to the hospital – Me in the hospital, day I was born. Visiting people, 14.
7. Got your heart broken - 12
8. Lost a pet - 14
9. Got arrested - Never
10. Smoked a cigarette – Never.
11. Broken a bone – Never.
12. Got a job - 16
13. Got cheated on – Never that I’m aware of.
15. Went to a concert - 14
16. Got your own cell phone - 18
17. Had 1st boy/girl friend - 11
18. Got a myspace account - Never. I shall never surrender!!!!
19. Snuck out of the house - 13
20. Got something pierced other than your ears - Never.
21. Went on a date - 14.
22. Snuck someone in your house - Never
23. Lost your virginity – That’s classified thank you very much.
24. How old are you now? 21

And is it just me, or is there no question 4 in this one?

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:51:26 GMT

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
drj-nana goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as a gypsy.
bishiekeith tricks you! You get a wet rag.
goodkharma gives you 18 mauve passionfruit-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
leonin_85 gives you 9 red blueberry-flavoured nuggets.
limitlessd tricks you! You lose 7 pieces of candy!
milia_timmain gives you 15 light orange cola-flavoured pieces of taffy.
onigiri_ninja tricks you! You lose 9 pieces of candy!
pheonixace_7 gives you 14 teal grapefruit-flavoured gummy worms.
reverseblade gives you 1 orange cherry-flavoured wafers.
wolf_84 gives you 13 light yellow grapefruit-flavoured gummy bats.
zebra tricks you! You lose 22 pieces of candy!
drj-nana ends up with 32 pieces of candy, and a wet rag.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

so I felt bad because I stole onigiri_ninja's candy....but now I don't feel bad, cuz he stole mine too. So there! hehe.

Just wanted to take some time for sillyness before I get to car shopping again.

Car shopping sucks....and I want to kill my mother

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:23:47 GMT

I'm learning to hate car shopping. It's very hard to find the balance between cheap and good condition. I really want to find a car that will last me a few years past vet school, so 8-10 years maybe. This is not impossible. However, it does mean buying something that is a 2000-2004. Unfortunately, they don't sell newer models for less than 10,000$. I could feasibly afford a car that expensive, because I can pay a good chunk of down payment, plus paying off a good chunk with my excess financial aid next semester.

My mother is the problem. I need a co-signer, because right now, I have no credit. My mother thinks that I'm incapable of affording a car over $5,000. My mother won't co-sign the loan if it's more than that. My mother is an idiot. My mother spouts of random advice from Dave Ramsey to sound smart, not realizing that she's missing half of what he says and gets the other half wrong, and I know it. I'm not looking forward to arguing with my mother about this at some later date when I can't find a car for as cheap as she wants.

Shoot me. Shoot me now please. I'll love you forever.

Nan

Yay for spiffy electronics!!!

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:19:39 GMT

Bought a new laptop! it rocks my socks off. I actually managed to run though Stormwind in WoW without lagging! Which is quite extraordinary considering my desk top takes 5 minutes to go 2 steps in Stormwind.

*does the happy dance*

On a much less happy note....I displayed my stupidity on saturday and decided it was a smart idea to drive my car through one of those mud puddles that you can't see the bottom of on westland when it flooded. Swamped my engine, stalled it, and when I restarted it a few minutes later(still in the middle of the mud puddle), the stress, wet and heat bent one of my engine rods. So, I either get to replace my engine or replace my car. We'll see. If anyone happens to know anyone who's selling a reasonably priced good condition mid to late-90's vehicle, give me a heads up.

And for anyone who didn't have the commonsense to figure this out...if you can't see the road underneath, don't drive through the puddles in a flood.

love to everyone, and keep your fingers crossed for me.

Nan

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:14:15 GMT

Resisting the urge to whine outrageously, cuz no one likes LJ whiners, but I need to vent. So thanks to those of you who read this.

Been feeling way out of the loop all summer long. Which, admittedly, is as much my fault as anyone elses, after all, it's not like I went out of my way to plan things with anybody. However, I do feel kinda miffed that onigiri_ninja came into knoxville twice and I didn't find out until LJ posts were made after the fact. Would have liked to be in on that, ne? And of course, I had no idea that spaghetti night started again...although I should have guessed.

(Btw, *huggles to ninja* I am planning on coming into Nashville to see you off, but I won't be able to leave until after work on Saturday so I'll be there Saturday night. I'll call you at some point to get directions and whatnot.)

It's not just you guys though. One of my DnD groups has most officially fallen apart, and the one person that I still really want to hang out with doesn't have time or gas or money to go hangout much. Not to mention the fact that I feel kinda bad for the rest of the group that I'm sick of hanging out with, but live with her so they would kinda know that I was basically snubbing them. Not so sure how to work that one out.

Seems like the only person I see/hear from anymore is the boyfriend. Again, just as much my fault as anyone elses. BUT HEY!!! I'M OVER HERE!!! I miss hanging out with people, please help me drag myself out of the antisocial hole. I'll love you forever. I wanna hang out with you guys, I just don't have time to plan much.

Again, thanks for listening, and thanks even more in advance to anyone who pokes at me in response. You guys are great.

Nan

Babblefish....

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:22:41 GMT

not sure about the title...just felt like it I suppose. Got through the first day of class, and the note printing marathon this morning, ugh. Not much spectacular going on outside of discovering that a 12 hour semester is still going to be a lot harder than I expected it to be. But no dropping classes for me or they take away all my free scholarship money...sad.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone, I had a great time...and managed to pass out at my own party. >< oops. Still loads of fun though. And yay! I'm legal now. *does the happy dance*

Ok, off to class now. Good luck everyone.

Oh, and anyone from spagetti night, when are we picking that back up? Just comment, or call me or something. I miss you guys!

Nan

Tomorrow is....

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:38:18 GMT

Happy Birthday to me! Yay!