2.28.2003


Wow. Thanks for pointing that out OJ. Hooters Air. I knew they were cookin up somethin...but I didn't know HOA would really come through....if you can call having only 3 arr/depart cities "coming through." From Newark, Myrtle Beach or Atlanta, you can fly (with infant on lap at no extra charge) to Newark, Myrtle Beach, or Atlanta. The benefits of flying Hooters Air include, but are not limited to:

Easy to Buy! Easy to Fly!
Common Sense Pricing! One price each destination, all seats!
Non stop service
One Way Fares
No Advance Purchase requirements
No Saturday Night stay requirements - travel when you want!
Fares are valid any time - no black out dates, no walk-up price hikes!
Extra Leg Room!
One class configuration in the cabin - We call it Club class!
All Leather Seats
The best Customer Service! The same great Flight Crews plus two Hooters Girls provided by Hooters of America Restaurants.
A great experience that enlivens the senses and puts the Fun back in flying!

Sorry folks, no wings. Just time-of-day appropriate snacks.

Even in the middle of June, Mia and I could both travel from Myrtle Beach to Atlanta and then BACK to Myrtle Beach for only 129.00 USD. Not too shabby. I wonder if I'd get a discount if I wore my uniform...

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So far, all the .blogspots I've tried pulling up tonight are loading slower than a gunman with no hands. The only site that really pops up quick is Bunny's Site. What's going ON, man?!

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2.27.2003


The above photo was taken a LONG time ago...probably about 2.5 months ago. But I think it's ridiculously adorable.

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Welp. It's not quite official, but in a few days, I'll be a Hooters Girl once more. It's not the most glamourous job, but I enjoyed the time I spent at Waterside and am looking forward to working at the Virginia Beach location. My front-end manager told me I'll have to train for one day (as opposed to the usual 3) because I haven't worked with the touch screen computer system. We were real dated at Waterside. Another great thing about Hooters at the VA Beach locale is that I can make money and not throw it away on parking, and I can afford to work part-time and look forward to spending 4 full days a week at home with Mia instead of the weekends I was limited to at Shared Lab. Good times. My favorite part about working at Hooters right NOW is that my baby is 5 mos. + and I can still wear those little orange shorts.

Still on my work front, I've got a 2-5 year retirement plan in place. I'm working with Britt World Wide and Quixtar to become a successful Independent Business Owner so I can move to the Cox School District by the time Mia is ready for school, I can buy a more reliable car (and pay with cash) and I can be a full-time stay at home Mom without having to marry a Naval Officer ;)

2.25.2003


And for some reason, all my comments have been deleted?


Cox.net is experiencing technical difficulties right now. So if you need to e-mail me send it to hootress@hotmail.com or just click the e-mail link in the upper right corner of my site. For those of you that don't HAVE the cox.net address, don't you worry your pretty little heads about a thing :)

2.24.2003


As I handed my termination request (funny how you have to request to quit) over to my boss:

She said: You're quitting?!
I said: Yes, my last day will be Friday. Sidenote: In Virginia we have something called "at will employment." Giving notice was a courtesy anyway, beyotch.
She said: You won't be getting severence.
I said: I know.
She said: Ooooookay.
Everything that follows 'She said:' should sound EXTREMELY RUDE and BITCHY when read aloud.


I might add that before I approached her I ran my outfit past the VP. He said it was fine and I should keep my sweater on, not because that's the policy, but because we know what a BEYOTCH my zamboni of a boss is. Even with the sweater on, I got a look. I KNOW she wanted to say something, and I wish she did. I'll be packing a full arsenal this week. What is she going to do, fire me?


Today is my last Monday at work. SUCKERS. I really can't express how ecstatic I am to be leaving not my job, but my work environment behind. The billing department is really just a bunch of bitter overweight women (with the exception of a few) that try to bring down anyone with a smile...or anyone less than a size 6. I'm going in to work today wearing a black Banana Republic high necked tank top (more accurately described as a sleeveless shirt) an Ann Taylor skirt (very business-y) and high black boots. Because I'm unsure of the policy on tank tops (whether they look professional or not), I will also be wearing a duster sweater. I've done my hair and make-up as well. If my boss follows her usual pattern, my outfit will be "inappropriate." If anyone says anything, I'll post a picture and see what y'all think.

2.23.2003


People change, websites evolve. My blog is always a work in progress.

2.22.2003


It would seem that TwinnieTwin and I will be walking down the aisle once again. First we were paired in Carolyn and John's wedding, and now Meghan and Brian's wedding. Good stuff. At least I already know he'll try to trip me.

In other wedding news, I have received the official wedding invitation. It was addressed formally to Miss Deirdre Erin and Miss Mia Elizabeth, as it should have been. Apparently Brian's mom and grandfather took GREAT offense to the formality and felt their inner cards should have been addressed to Mom and Grandpa, respectively. Not so, according to every etiquette book I've ever read. Formal wedding, formal invitations. Everything else follows suit. So yeah, they're ticked and I believe someone was told where an etiquette book could be forcefully (and definitely uncomfortably) placed.

General feeling of Meghan's (and soon-to-be Brian's) family in VA Beach: You guys should elope and have at least one secret happy day to yourselves.

2.21.2003


Not often does one see a pink mermaid with breast implants. So for those of you that missed that blog topper this afternoon, I'm sorry but you've missed your chance. I felt dirty checking out my own site. It wasn't a nice feeling. I also like keeping my site clean for the workplace, ya know? Not like some OTHER people I have linked. And ironically, he's probably the only one that enjoyed the big breasted sea creature. Cordle: I hope you liked the layout and not just the picture :)

So much for the grand unveiling.


Don't fret, my pets. I'm hunting for a new picture to place above my posts. Leave a comment with suggestions or opinions on the one that's there now. The unveiling will be a week from today.

2.19.2003


Wow. Trista is an ass. She did to Charlie exactly what she hated Alex for doing to her in the first season of The Bachelor. She led him to believe he was the one, said NOTHING to Ryan, and then picked Ryan. It blows my mind. But Charlie's single....


I called it after the first episode of The Bachelorette, but in case anyone forgot, my bets are on Charlie.

2.18.2003


I've been pretty lazy about posting lately. I don't really have much to say. It seems like everything that's going on with work is up in the air and I don't want to comment on anything until things are more solid.

In Mia news, she has been sitting up on her own for awhile now...she holds her bottles on her own. When she pulls the bottle out of her mouth, she can get it back in with about 90% accuracy. She laughs a lot and crinkles her nose if I crinkle mine first.

2.16.2003


If you're one of those people that "doesn't get hangovers...", you're either a. a big fat liar b. not a drinker c. not drinking enough or d. not a parent. Erin and I went out last night with some of her friends. I USED to be one of those people that didn't get hungover. Now I realize it was because of my ability to be EXTREMELY lazy the next day. My hangovers were all spent under the covers dreaming about being sober.

Mia is still on medication for her most recent ear infection and I had to get up at 7 to administer the white goo that she hates. I had never seen a baby try to cry with her mouth sealed shut so hard until her doctor prescribed this mess. Thankfully the little one nodded off after her meds and half a bottle...and the sweet little girl let me sleep until 10am. Thankfully she's not a big fan of hearing herself scream and I'll probably make it through the day just fine.

2.14.2003


Happy Valentine's Day!! Or, as quoted by Lucien on Drunkadelic's site, Happy "Singles' Awareness Day."

I have a date with Mia. She's getting her second round of immunizations. Then I'll be e-filing my mom's taxes (I did mine last night).

2.13.2003


One food Mia will NOT spit out...fresh and juicy nectarines passed through the KidCo Food Mill. Bring out the good stuff and suddenly she's concerned about actually swallowing her food.


Per Emily's request: HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY EMILY.

And Happy Birthday to Erin who will be ?23? tomorrow.


It seems like the best (or the least awkward) time to get involved with someone new lies somewhere between May and October. If you get involved in January or February, it might be too soon to deal with the whole Valentine's Day thing. Then March...there's the Patty's day thing. For me, St. Patrick's Day is a major holiday, and I can't say I would be willing to change my plans to adjust to those of someone I just started seeing. If you get involved in March, you're just asking for spoiled plans or Patty's day without your new armpiece. Then in March/April, there's the Easter thing to deal with. Do you go to church together? Does he GO to church? Do you meet each other's families? May is perfect. It's getting into summer...but not so into summer that the beach/bathing suit thing will come up on the first or second date. The middle-end of June would be good...the fireworks are a perfect beginning date. August and Septemeber aren't bad...summer's slowly getting out of your system...it seems like a more likely time to want to get warm and cozy. October...again, not bad. But November...what do you do for Thanksgiving...and then Christmas?! Yikes...who do you go out with for New Year's?? Friends...new man...new man with your friends...new man with his friends? What's a girl to do?!

Bottom line: This February stuff is awkward...tomorrow's Valentine's Day...and I'm not making any phone calls.

2.12.2003


I just got off the phone with Shawn's mom. Apparently she's still having car problems and, in the past week, has not had them diagnosed. She doesn't want to risk driving out here tomorrow to pick up Mia, but she might feel like risking it this weekend and she'll call me if she makes it to the Southside. I'll be waiting by the phone, I'm sure. She's also very sad that she'll "miss the girl two weeks in a row." So either she already forgot that she had Mia last Thursday or she let it slip before 8pm next Wednesday that she won't be here again next Thursday.

2.11.2003


Friday's Shopping List: Diapers, formula, water, sheets of heavy plastic, duct tape, two adult size gas masks, and one infant size gas mask (do they make them that small?).


Note to CookieSnatcher: Cadaver does NOT rhyme with MacGyver and the U.S. HAS used the draft before. It is NOT new. The "L" in "salmon" is silent.

[edit] And one last thing...Secretary of State Colin Powell was never the Attorney General.

2.10.2003


I feel ill, but alas, I am at work. I'm on my lunch break and have no apetite, so I'm going to take advantage of my 30 minutes and post PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.06: 1. In the states, every citizen is expected to perform their civic duty and serve on a jury at some point. This week, I am on jury duty. Have you ever had to serve on a jury? No, I have not. I would like to, though. 2. If you were to ever serve on a jury, would you be able to give someone the death penalty? It would depend on the crime and whether or not the prosecution presented conclusive DNA evidence. 3. One thing that concerns me about jury duty is what my life would be like if I had to convict someone. I'd always be worried about some sort of retaliation from the convict, or their family. Has fear of negative consequences ever kept you from reporting a crime or voicing your opinion? I'm not sure if it would keep me from saying anything or not, fortunately I've never been in that position. 4. When it comes to convictions, I've never even been convicted of speeding (accued yes, but heh, never convicted). Have you ever been accused of or convicted for breaking any laws? What's the real story there? Speeding mostly, and I have an HOV violation in there, too. 5. It looks like I will have a lot of time on my hands this week in the jury pool. I may get called, I may not. If not, I go back tomorrow. Rinse, wash, repeat. How would you pass the time if you had to sit and wait around from 8am-5pm for 5 days? Crossword puzzles and back issues of People Magazine. That's the only magazine I ever read cover to cover. 6. One thing I do like about this "civic duty" is that it will be at the downtown courthouse. I LOVE downtown. There is just so much life there. What part of your town is your favorite to visit? Why? What makes it so special? I like going to the oceanfront in the offseason. It smells good and Chicho's on Atlantic Ave. has great pizza. 7. I'm not that outgoing around strangers, so I doubt I will be meeting many new people this week. Do you have any problems striking up a conversation with someone you don't know? Have chance encounters with strangers ever led to interesting new relationships or opportunities? I don't usually talk to strangers unless they talk to me first. I'm polite, but don't usually get too involved in conversation. BONUS: So if I tell you that you're really something baby, will you stay or will you go away ? Dont' call me baby. You got some nerve, and baby that'll never do. You know I don't belong to you. It's time you knew I'm not your baby. I belong to me, so don't call me baby.

2.09.2003


I never thought I'd have these in my stomach again.

2.08.2003


Let me preface this post by saying thank you to my friends and family for their continued support and guidance in my endeavor as a single (and young) mom.

I was at work today and a woman and I got into a conversation about what my plans were going to be when the lab closes, or when I leave the lab, whichever comes first. I told her that I was thinking about working part-time, taking care of Mia during the day, and going to school. Busy schedule, no doubt. So she assumed (and made an ass out of her, not me) that my husband is in the military. Sorry lady, I'm not married. She then asked me, "Why did you choose to do it this way? Why did you choose to have a baby without a husband?"

So to clarify this for those people that don't know me and maybe for some people that do, I didn't CHOOSE to get pregnant. I chose to be an idiot and that's what happened. I DID choose NOT to have an abortion. I CHOSE to take responsibility for the life I was half responsible for creating, and now I have Mia. I couldn't be more happy with my decision, and I am VERY happy Shawn and I didn't get married (not that either of us was asking).

Having a baby without a husband is relatively easy with the support system I have at home and elsewhere. So there it is.

2.07.2003


Any publicity is good publicity... right? Whatever. The acolderyear link has been blogrolled for a decent bit of time. acolderyear is a band that I used to see in Cleveland all the time, and my best friend Cynthia is dating the guitar player...Bill, William... whatever it says on the site. ANYWAY...there's a messageboard on the site where some 15/16 year old girls were trying to score rides to the acy concerts and their pleas stirred up a little bit of "groupie banter." Not unlike the "tipping banter" between cordle and I on Promo's site a couple (6 or 7) months ago. Okay, it was different in the fact that the girls are dumb and they were defenseless against me and the Anonymous message posters. Of course, I am the only one that posted my e-mail address and "name" (D) and I got an e-mail from an acy messageboard dictator telling me I had to stop, even though the IP addresses of the other posters should have given the OTHER posters away. So...feel free to check it out. Feel free to tell the girls they're idiots, but while you're there, download a song :)

Link much?

2.06.2003


BabySnatcher just walked off with my baby. She called me last night and said she blew her headgasket and she wouldn't be able to make it over. Then she started boohooing about missing the girl and all that stuff. Being that today is Thursday and I EXPECTED Mia to be over at her house for the day, I made a hair appt. for after work. So I offered to drop Mia off in the evening while I was at my hair appointment and she said maybe she could pick Mia up LATER in the day from my mom. Well, that's fine and dandy, but being that today is Thursday and mom EXPECTED Mia to be over at her house for the day, Mom set-up a job interview for this morning. So I told BabySnatcher if she came to get her later in the day, she be picking her up from ME because it would be necessary for me to stay home with Mia. Then she thought it would be a good idea to borrow her mom's car and come get her a little earlier.



So she got her at about 10 after 10 and she took the baby as soon as she passed through the door. Then she stood in the kitchen for 5 minutes cooing and babytalking and cuddling with Mia. I love that she loves Mia so much, but if I'm already 3 hours late to work, couldn't she save it for home? She'll have Mia until 6pm.

Missing work and staying home with Mia doesn't upset me at all. But when BabySnatcher has car problems every other week...it sorta makes me wonder if her car is faking it because she doesn't like to get up early.

2.05.2003


Is my site slow loading, or is it just my computer? Leave a message if/when the option is available.


It appears that my website is non-functional today. Haloscan is temporarily down...and so is activetopic. No comments, no shouts, no problem. I'm going to get through this...hopefully better than Mia got through last night. She's adopted this new sleep habit where she has 6-8oz before bed, then wakes every 2-3 hours, takes an ounce or two and passes back out. It's really starting to take its toll. I'm actually planning on napping with her when I get home from work today. As long as she sleeps more than 25 minutes at a time, a nap will definitely be worth my while.

2.04.2003


Shocker of the week.

2.03.2003


I'll have a real post after Joe Millionaire but for now feast on PromoGuy's MM 3.05: 1. Do you remember the first LP, 45, CD or CD single that you bought? Recreate the scene for me. It was at Borders in Westlake, OH and I bought Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which is sadly no longer in my posession. 2. What was the last CD or song that you actually paid money for? Christina Aguilera's Stripped. It's really good, actually. 3. It is my personal opinion that "Munchos" and "Funions" are the most perfect snack food ever. What do you think is the best snack food ever? That's actually Funyons and Munchos are disgusting, but I love a good Snyder's Sourdough Preztel...the big fat salty kind. 4. Comedian George Carlin once pointed we consider the things we like to keep around us to be our "stuff," whereas other people's stuff is just junk to us (ok, he used more colorful language, but you get the idea). What "stuff" do you have that someone else might just throw away if they were cleaning out your house? I pretty much got rid of all my "stuff" when I moved...I try to be less of a pack rat than the rest of my immediate family. 5. Do you think it is wrong for people to rush to e-Bay and start selling Space Shuttle Columbia collectibles? It's very distasteful. And I'm happy e-bay had the sense to pull the auctions. 6. Does it bother you when President Bush speaks about God and invokes scripture quotations from the Bible during his speeches? No. Even the President is protected by the first amendment. That separation of Church and State is a bunch of hooey. 7. I have a friend who think's she's being photographed in public restrooms. What paranoid delusion do you have? [question by Cordle]...I always think people are peeping in my windows, even when I'm on the second floor. It's kaRAZY. Bonus: Can't you feel the weight of my stare? Uh yeah, pervert.


Happy Birthday Cynthia!!