Does anyone have a Tumblr account? It’s pretty nifty and people post random things that spark their interests. I have one and my username is robbobbobberz. I’m trying to find more friends that have them so I can ‘follow’ them. So if you have one, please let me know - comment or something - and I’ll follow you! Join the party!

Feeling: okay
Hearing: Halo - Bethany Joy Lenz

I was pleasantly surprised when I got on the scale yesterday morning. I lost about 3 pounds! I hadn’t weighed since the Friday I went home (I think June 5th) because I ate a lot then, my family came to visit the Thursday after that and I ate fast Mexican food, fried bacon (which was pretty good, IMO), and a cheeseburger all in one day, and that weekend I didn’t watch what I ate.

I also made a promise to myself to weigh ONLY on Fridays,an attempt to pry myself away from weighing everyday. Anyway, I didn’t want to be depressed when I saw the number. I wasn’t. I guess what I’ve been doing has been working. It’s been so hard for me to lose weight since I went off birth control last July. And after I found out I had PCOS in March I read that it’s hard to lose weight even with medicine. Well I had been losing weight, about 7 pounds since March - compared to 0 from November to March, but it was SLOW in my opinion. So these 3 pounds were a good shock.

Anyway, that brings my total to 10 pounds since Christmas and the lowest I’ve been since October/November. It’s still about 16 pounds away from my lowest in recent history back last May. But it seems more possible to achieve that again now than it did a little while ago. I’m excited. I hope I don’t completely ruin it this weekend. I’m home right now and we’re probably going out tomorrow for Father’s Day and maybe today. Ugh. Note to self: DON’T EAT LIKE A PIG! Plus, we’re going on vacation to Florida in August after summer school ends so I want to lose about 8 more pounds before then and I honestly think that can happen. I just need to make it happen. *is positive*

Feeling: chipper
Hearing: Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics (on Food Network)

AGAIN I need to remember to update here. If anyone still visits here and see that I haven’t updated in a few weeks, please email me or comment or something to ‘nudge’ me to post. Otherwise I get so distracted with other things that I forget to blog here.

School has been going alright. My class this summer session is STAT 651 - Intro to Statistics. I had my first test on Friday. We got to use a cheat sheet for it so I basically crammed 2 week’s (about 2 months or so a regular semester) onto an 8×11″ piece of paper, both sides. Turned out I didn’t really NEED to do that. It wasn’t as bad as I expected. I thought I would need all the notes since we didn’t get a study guide until Thursday and my family came to visit Thursday, resulting in me eating lunch with them, rushing to class, then running around with them and over-indulging in dinner - only beginning to study around 8:45. Good thing my class isn’t until 2pm. I did pretty well - 91. I just hope I can keep up the A average.

I worked last week and this week as well. Well not as much as I’m signed up to work, but at least I didn’t just do nothing. Administering the surveys and stuff in the lab is pretty neat, I guess. It’s going to be a lot busier next session - going from around 10 students per lab session to 40. TA’ing will be busier either. The prof next session has at least 200 (compared to 60 this session) students. I’ll be doing a lot more running around for him and probably holding office hours. IDK if I will, but it would be cool. Whatever. As long as I get a paycheck and part of my tuition reimbursed. This job better continue into the fall. Budgeting, people, please don’t let me down!

I cooked pork chops before I went to class this afternoon for dinner tonight (and probably for next week as well…) because I knew I wouldn’t feel like doing it tonight. I’m so tired by 6 that I don’t want to do anything. Anyway - they smell SO good. I just put pepper and garlic salt on them and cook them in a pan on the stove. Mmmm. My whole apartment smells delicious and like home. That makes me very happy…until I get sick of the cooked meat smell. But for now, it’s great. :)

Feeling: thirsty
Hearing: 'Spin' - Lifehouse

Long time, no posting. I NEED to get better at this! And it’s not like my life is all that busy right now.

First off, I got a job! :-D I’m a 20-hour graduate assistant for the summer. I’m an administrative grad assistant for 2 undergrad marketing classes as well as assisting in research done by the department. I get an office and I have to see kids who what to see their old tests and grade papers. Right now it’s only for the summer but it could possibly continue into the fall if I like the job, do a good job, and the profs like me. I’m just excited and happy. :D

I move into my apartment May 31 and start summer school June 1. Kind of cutting it close but I think it’ll all work out well. My parents are in Alaska right now for a cruise with some friends and I’m home alone. I’m really jealous but being stuck at home is giving me time to clean out my closet and get stuff organized before I move. My closet is so junky and needs a good clean out. Plus it’s nice to be alone for a while. It’s a nice chance to relax and chill out without anyone around. Been reading and watching movies I’ve recorded on our TiVo. See, plenty to do. Not bored at all. lol.

I’m working on getting the custom fields to cooperate with me so I can post my current mood/music on each post but I’m having some complications. If anyone has any good sites or tutorials or plugins that help, please let me know! I’m searching for some but I’m not having much luck. :(

Feeling: good
Hearing: 'Playing With My Heart' - Kate Voegele

If anyone noticed the site down this morning, which I’m not sure if anyone did…, I changed hosts. I moved to Fan-Sites.org. I have BilliePiperFan.com hosted there and decided to give this domain and Broken-Promises.net a chance at hosting - since Gertie is willing to host current hostees’ personal sites there as well. With that said - I’m THRILLED! :D FS.org is a wonderful place to have your site and the service/environment is incredible. :D Plus, it’s free - which is a MAJOR perk.

Also, I’m looking for more blogs/sites to add to my blogroll & link area. If you would like to exchange links, please let me know!

I think this deserves its own post. :D I got my Southern Gothic Productions shirt! If you don’t know, SoGoPro is a new production company that is run by Hilarie Burton (Peyton on OTH) and a few other wonderful people. They have a blog and are trying to raise money for their company by selling shirts. I ordered on Monday and patiently waited for its arrival.

It was delivered on Saturday but I didn’t get to open it until last night, since I was gone. It came in a generic envelope with a little thank you note. The main note is more than likely copied from an original and goes with all the shirt packages. But I’m not sure about Hilarie’s signature. I want to believe it’s authentic because it’s in a different ink color and all that. IDK. I just think it’s soo cool.

The shirt was tied up in a maroon-ish colored ribbon. I think they read my mind because I LOVE that color. Anyway, I’d almost feel bad if I untie the ribbon and unfold the shirt. I don’t think I am since the shirt is PROBABLY too small and I’m not sure I’d really wear a signed shirt. I’m going to frame it or something.I’ll probably frame the note too or display it with the shirt or something. Guh. It’s awesome. I would LOVE to order another one but I’m a little strapped for cash right now. I’m hoping cheaper unsigned versions go on sale soon.

My camera sucks but I took pictures…

All together, I LOVE IT! :D I’m such a fangirl when it comes to getting things like this.