5.31.2003

An unfortunate sequence of events...

Yep. An UNFORTUNATE sequence of events kept me from getting to work today. Mia did exceptionally not well with the whole sleeping thing last night. She was so fidgety and restless last night, I didn't get to sleep until around 4:30 or 5. Then the dollface got up at 6. Nice. She was up for about an hour and conked back out. My alarm was set for 7:55. Sheila was supposed to be here at 8 to get Mia, but I knew she would be late...so why sacrifice sleep? Anyway...I must have turned OFF my alarm when it went off. I woke up at 9 wondering why the hour of sleep I was supposed to get seemed so long in dreamland and how close my alarm was to disturbing my slumber. D'oh!! So...9 o'clock...seemed a little late for Sheila. I headed downstairs, looked out the window...no sign. So I decided I would hop in the shower and I should open the front door so she would know someone was here and might just come on in. The door was unlocked, so I pulled it open only to find a note she had scrawled when she apparently showed up at 8:30 and "no one was home." So...it's 9, I'm sick, Mia's sick, I'm tired, Mia's not, I seemingly have no babysitter...work in an hour. Yeah, no. I called my manager, explained the situation and actually managed to cry on the phone (didn't try to, I'm just that emotional). He said it wasn't a problem and that he had too many girls scheduled anyway and was going to send two home. So. It's good that that worked out okay. But I seriously need to start looking for another job...particularly a job where if I need to call in sick one day...I don't have only ONE day left to work that week. Not good.

Anyway, Sheila came back over here from Farm Fresh, arriving at 10:15...exactly the time I'm supposed to be at work. It would have been nice of her to mention coming back in her note. She said she figured I was in the shower or something. Right...so then why the "no one here"? Whatever. She took Mia so I could rest and "[she] would be more than happy to keep her over night so [I] don't have another sleepless one." Thanks, but no, I'll just rest up.

I probably don't need to be at work coughing all over everyone anyway. But they'll all get sick tomorrow...suckers.

Posted by Deir at 09:40 | |

5.30.2003

Wedding Pictures

Head over to Meghan's site for all the pictures she has so far. It took me TWO HOURS...so look at them all and LOVE THEM.

Posted by Deir at 22:20 | |

5.29.2003

Wedding Pics!!


Posted by Deir at 20:42 | |

5.27.2003

Hootress' Resto Review:

Mahi Mah's attached to the Ramada Inn at 615 Atlantic on the oceanfront. We waited 40 minutes for a table, not a big deal...except the "head hostess" could have been less bitchy. The menu was nice...a tad on the pricey side, averaging 18.00-25.00 an entree. I had a Hawaiian Roll...I'm pretty sure that's Sashimi? The Hawaiian Roll is blackened tuna, fresh pineapple, and scallions rolled in rice and bound by seaweed. Yummy. I also had a caesar salad topped with fried calamari. The food was great!! Our server was slightly on the strange side and kept forgetting our refills, but whatever. I'd eat there again, but head out earlier and not on a Saturday night.

I probably won't go with the same people again though. It was originally set to be just Cindy and I, but we invited Liz and she brought along one of her roommates. Her roommate is a food critic. She doesn't critique the restaurant or the service, but she critiques the way her fellow diners eat their food. She insisted that I shove the entire piece of sashimi in my mouth. Whether that's the "right" way to do it or not, I do not care. She also made a few off color comments I won't share at this time. When I was eating my salad, she incorrectly pointed out that I wasn't eating any of my calamari. Poor Cindy waited to eat her sashimi til the critic when to the bathroom. Not only did Cindy use her hands and NOT her chopsticks, she didn't stick the entire thing in her mouth!! What an abomination!! Cindy's gone back to Ohio so next time I'll just order takeout.

5.26.2003

Pobrecita!!

It's a good thing Cindy left early...Mia, Mom and I headed to Sentara Bayside's ER last night/this morning around 2:30am. It turns out Mia has TWO ear infections, pharyngitis, and bronchitis. Not fun. After large doses of sleep she's in surprisingly high spirits...until the coughing starts again. It sounds so awful and it hurts her so bad. :( My poor little baby. I'll be working on keeping her comfortable while the amoxicillin does its job, so I won't be around a whole lot...just so you know.

5.23.2003


random tune


stuck by stacie orrico

To appease the masses...

Sometimes it seems like TOO much has happened to post. I'll make it through anyway. Starting from the beginning:

May 15th, 2003, 4:30am: Mom, Mia, and I packed up the minivan...okay Mom packed it up and we ALL packed in...and we took off for the great state of Ohio. We finally got there around 2:30pm and checked into our hotel. The reservations were made at Cross Country Inn on Sperry Road in Westlake, OH, soon to be a Super 8. Yeah, don't stay there. The rooms that weren't renovated yet were the ones being occupied by guests and they were thoroughly disgusting. The accommodations weren't worth the misquoted price Mom ended up paying and the management wasn't really interested in appeasing us, so we won't be returning and neither should you.

Later that evening, I went to McCarthy's on Detroit in Lakewood with Cindy and Brent (her man friend), and Toni. We met up with Matt Louis & Co., Kyle Barberic and Jenny Tattersall (high school partying friends) and Brent's friends we had met earlier that day. Unexpectedly half of Bay High School was there, too. So, yeah. I ran into this guy that I went to a dance with in 10th grade. Honestly, I don't know why he went with me (I don't think he really wanted to); I was a marching band dork with braces at the time. He seemed impressed with how hot I am now (not to toot my own horn, but come on), and gave me his business card. Nice.

May 16: I got a spa pedicure in the morning, and had the rehearsal/dinner in the evening. The rehearsal was fun. Meghan cried, I made fun of her, BDB was late. Good stuff. We ate at Buca di Beppo on Detroit in Westlake. Good food, excellent waitstaff, go there. After that, Mom, Mia, Cindy and I popped over to Candi's for Meghan's sleepover. Candi: awesome house. Cindy and I were supposed to make and bring sangria...but alas, no time. So I brought all the ingredients to make Hooters' made-to-order Sangria. I think I eventually got it right. Mom left with the baby, and Cindy and I went to Cleveland Hts. to pick up Scooter. And thanks Scooter for directing us down Superior Ave. at night. Not fun. If you don't have a Cadillac with tinted windows and rims, you better have a gun. We didn't. D'oh. We made it out alive and Scooter's lucky he wasn't killed by US. We went to Pacer's and got carded. Sorry Scooter, no soup for you!!

May 17: I spent pretty much the whole day at Rometrics in Westlake while Meghan got her toes, nails, hair and makeup done. I got my hair did :) The woman that did my hair was black and I think she thought I was, too. It's the only reason I can come up with that would justify her curling my hair with a straightener. Everyone said it was cute, but I hated it. Meghan liked it and that's what was important...and bridesmaid's aren't supposed to be as hot as the brides anyway. So whatever. The reception was fun. I knew for about 3 weeks that I was going to make a toast but had nothing planned, nothing on paper...flew by the seat of my pants. It worked out SURPRISINGLY well, after I composed myself, of course. I was still in tears after Joe's and Dad's toasts, respectively. Dad made feel weird about alcohol consumption, so I stopped after my toasting glass of wine and half a beer. It's a good thing I did though, I ended up being Cindy's designated driver. We danced the night away with all the songs we requested including Pour Some Sugar on Me and Footloose (and yes, I did start the Footloose lines...big hit). Mia was spotted with various family members throughout the evening. What an excellent baby!!

May 18: Brunch with Aunt Bear, Uncle John, Mom, Meghan, Brian, Toni, Brent, Brian's Mom and Brian's Aunt. Good stuff. I love Bob Evans. Seriously, they have the greatest breakfasts. Mia and I visited with Toni's dad in the morning and Mrs. Rossi in the afternoon. Cindy, Mia, and I finally got on the road around 3:00. Ugh. The Pennsylvania Turnpike...the DREADED Pennsylvania Turnpike. The 4 hours on that long stretch of road was seemingly shortened by the BMXers travelling "with us." They passed us several times with a video camera and a sign requesting that we "Show [our] boobs." Mm. No. One of them mooned us. It was disgusting; we gave him a 5. Anyway, that helped to pass the time. After Pizza Hut in Breezewood, I took over the driving and Mia freaked out. She was so upset on 70 that she threw up on herself 3 times. It was awful, we had to pull off and switch and I sat in the back consoling her for the remaining 4.5 hours of the trip.

[edit]It WAS the 19th!! May 19: Dawn had twins!! Congratulations Dawn and Kevin!! Rest of the family: Keep me posted on the names, please.

May 20: We went to Have a Nice Day Cafe with Erin and friends. Hooters girls had a $500 tab and we got hooked up on most of our other drinks, so we paid relatively nothing for that night. Good stuff. Cindy was dying to hang out longer than my babysitter (Mom) allows me, so she headed out with Erin and I headed home. I picked Cindy up the next day and she told me about her swimming adventure in the ocean (good thing she went, because it's been raining every day since then) and her awkward drive from the bar. Apparently, someone made a comment suggesting that I had gotten pregnant on purpose thinking Shawn was a better person than he actually is. Besides the fact that it's completely false...what do you say to that? Anything? Nothing I say will change that opinion and it's not worth getting upset about. I just hate that a comment like that could be made to my BEST friend and I really don't have any reason to bring it up...it was a free shot, unfortunately.

That's it for my daily updates, but there's STILL MORE!!

Hootress' Resto Review: Deck Grille & Tiki Bar on Kempsville in Chesapeake, VA. It's a shame that this restaurant is so well hidden in Chesapeake. The Deck Grille is owned by one of the corporate members of the VA/NY Wings franchise (my Hooters' franchise). The decor of the restaurant is very beach-like with blue tiles on the floor replicating the ocean surf, umbrella-ed tables, a tiki bar, and 50s music coming through the speakers. The menu is phenomenal. It includes burgers and drummies and an amazing selection of seafood dishes. Cindy and I had a small basket of clam strips as an appetizer. It was served with cocktail sauce and yummy french fries (the seasoned kind). Mia had some baked beans and was all smiles. Cindy followed with a crab quesadilla and I had the Twisted Crab (a big soft pretzel covered with a warm crab and cream cheese mixture, topped with tomatoes and cheddar cheese). Definitely two thumbs up. The prices are very reasonable and the food is EXCELLENT. Will return.

Hootress' Rentable Movie Review: Two Weeks Notice starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Good characters and good plot. I always love Sandra Bullock movies, so its rating won't be a huge shock. ****.5 (4.5 stars). It's more believable than most romantic comedies, but it will never happen to me and that's why it didn't get the FULL 5 stars.




Feast on that, but digest slowly. Cindy and I aren't going out tonight, so I won't have much to post about tomorrow.

5.13.2003

Can you say airbrush??

For any of you that are interested, [drunkadelic] has posted Sarah Kozer's (of FOX's Joe Millionaire) Playboy spread. It's nice of Playboy to try to "clean up" the shots, but some of the pictures look nothing like her. See for yourself.


5.12.2003

My cousins...the Hotties??

Well, you all can decide that. They're having a Hottest Brother Contest. Go ahead and place your votes. And I should mention that the one in the middle wearing the yellow shirt is Brian...mentioned in 86-88 of my 100 things list. Go ahead and give him a 10 :)

5.11.2003


Happy Mother's Day Mommies!!

and...

Happy Birthday Meghan!!!

I'll call you when I get off work.

5.09.2003

DMV.

I was at the DMV today for 2.5 hours. I needed to get a new copy of my license and show proof that a fine had been paid. WOOHOO. My number was E903. When I sat down I noticed they were on E841. Good stuff. Some lady offered to hold Mia while I filled out my paperwork, I declined. Even with Mia grabbing at the pen, I was willing to take the extra time to fill out the paper work and keep an eye on my OWN child. Too bad Anthony's mother wasn't doing the same. At first, I didn't mind him sitting next to me. He was making faces at Mia and keeping her amused. Then he shook her hand...and she shook his back. Nice little boy. Mia tried to pull her hand away and I had to instruct Anthony to let go. Then we moved to the other side of the lobby. Anthony stalked us down and started dancing in front of us. Thanks to the man on the loud speaker that said "If you are accompanied by children today, please keep them at your side. Do not let your children run, dance, or play in the DMV lobby. The DMV will not be held responsible for any injured or lost children." Amen. Anthony was beckoned away from us. E888 was called 3 times and no one was responding. A gentleman walked up and the woman behind the counter asked "Oh, is this you," to which the man responded, "Yeah." "Can I see your ticket please," she asked. Obviously the ticket he produced was NOT E888 because he was told that approaching the window out of turn was not permitted and he was sent away. ASS. As with most ventures away from home, Mia was a perfect angel and was being complimented nonstop on her excellent behavior and her beautiful face. That's my girl!! Mom came and got her after she got off work and we had been there for 2 hours and I was left to wait to be called and have my picture taken. My new "of age" license is to the right.

5.08.2003

100 Things. I'm a little behind, but here it is.

1. I’m a single mom.
2. My initials spell DED.
3. When I was little, I wanted to be a corporate lawyer.
4. I work at Hooters.
5. I’ve been blogging since May 19, 2002.
6. My favorite furniture place is IKEA.
7. My best friend is Cindy.
8. I once dated a guy called Scooter.
9. While the U.S. is avoiding Frenchness…I am missing brie and crackers.
10. I love the sound of Navy jets flying over my house.
11. I also like the sound of thunder.
12. I am afraid of the dark, VERY afraid.
13. I am 21 years old.
14. I want to be married by 27.
15. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio.
16. I live in Virginia Beach, VA.
17. I’m afraid of the ocean.
18. I've been stung by a jellyfish; my doctor said it was a man-o-war, though.
19. I think I’m beautiful.
20. I’m a Gemini.
21. I never leave my house without my cell phone.
22. My favorite numbers are 7 and 11.
23. I was born on 6/11.
24. My favorite color is blue.
25. I don’t like saying “baby’s daddy.”
26. I am a good speller…
27. …but I don’t like to proofread.
28. Only my daughter can make me smile ANYtime.
29. I have a shamrock designed by my sister tattooed on my lower middle back.
30. My favorite animal is the Asian Elephant.
31. I miss driving with the music on loud.
32. I prefer manual transmission.
33. I took Irish Step Dancing as a child.
34. I love blue eyes.
35. My eyes are green.
36. I laugh at mullets.
37. I’ve always wanted to see an opera.
38. I like watching stand-up comedy.
39. My favorite TV show is Curb Your Enthusiasm.
40. I prefer watching movies in the widescreen format.
41. My favorite day of the week is Thursday.
42. I was born on a Thursday.
43. I am an admitted narcissist.
44. I love Neil Diamond.
45. I have an older sister.
46. I’m entirely sick of “reality TV.”
47. I told my mom I had appendicitis when I was in middle school and she didn’t believe me.
48. I was right.
49. I’m proud to be an American.
50. I went to a Catholic school through second grade.
51. I am Episcopal.
52. I had braces for 3.5 years.
53. I hated my orthodontist and his assistants.
54. I cheated on my rubberbands.
55. I think that there are way more than 100 things about me that are interesting.
56. My favorite season for weather is the Fall.
57. But my favorite season for clothes is the Spring.
58. I’d like to learn how to speak Russian.
59. I like my iced tea unsweetened.
60. I loved being pregnant.
61. Tulips are my favorite flower.
62. My sophomore year in high school, my mom told me I could get my ears double pierced if I joined marching band for a second year.
63. I accepted her bribe.
64. I haven’t used both holes in my ears since 10th grade.
65. I’ve never eaten at Bojangles or Popeye’s.
66. I don’t intend to.
67. My favorite book is Shopgirl by Steve Martin.
68. I refuse to watch any Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings movies.
69. I love the Star Wars movies.
70. The local news makes me cry.
71. My mom tells me I get my quick wit from my father.
72. My mom doesn’t usually enjoy when I use my quick wit.
73. My parents called me by my middle name, Erin, for the first year of my life.
74. I don’t suffer from any identity crises.
75. I feel uncomfortable leaving the house without my hair styled and my make-up applied.
76. I’d like to get breast implants and maybe a nose job.
77. I look good in blue, pink, and yellow.
78. I don’t like Kraft macaroni and cheese after it’s been refrigerated.
79. This list is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would.
80. I love Mexican food.
81. I’ve never traveled overseas.
82. I’m afraid of getting SARS.
83. I don’t like taking medication.
84. I plan to finish college one day.
85. After my sister’s wedding on May 17th, I will have been a bridesmaid twice.
86. And in both weddings, I will have walked down the aisle with the same person, my cousin Brian.
87. People in my family think my cousin Brian and I look a lot alike.
88. Maybe. But not so much.
89. I think I’m the last blogger on the internet to compose one of these lists.
90. I actually like the food at Hooters.
91. I prefer sleeping with no clothes on.
92. Before I fall asleep, I watch Nick@Nite.
93. I think I should have been born in Hawaii.
94. I want to elope to Hawaii instead of having a big wedding.
95. Only the perfect man could convince me to go through planning a wedding after I saw what Meghan went through.
96. I hate snow…
97. …but I love to ski.
98. Of all the boy bands, I think 98* sucked the most.
99. I like Justin Timberlake as a solo act.
100. Of all things, I am most proud of my daughter.

< ? 100 Things # >

Hootie Hoo!!

Thanks to HockeyFan Mike for the link to this article detailing Hooters' latest trip through the court system.

5.07.2003

A small suggestion.

I'm watching Punk'd on MTV. Good show. It's the one with the Britney Spears bit. And my suggestion is this: BRITNEY, STOP CHEWING YOUR GUM WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN.

Sorry. It's just a peeve of mine.

Who does she look like more?


5.06.2003

**Newsflash**

Meghan asked me to change her template for her and I tweaked one too many things...unfortunately it was something cannot be reversed. Never fear, she can now be found at ribbitkisses.blogspot.com. Please make a note of it and adjust your Favorites and links to her site accordingly. Thank you!!

P.S. Her archives are slowly being restored at her new site by yours truly. So please be patient. Her current posts are available and ready to be enjoyed. :)

5.05.2003

To apostrophe or not to apostrophe.

Do not stand here. Stand at the front door or at a table -- your's or not, read the sign that started the argument. One of the managers at Hooters doesn't like us standing in the back of the restaurant so he puts signs up every shift. We usually vandalize them anyway, but when I saw the apostrophe in "your's," I scribbled it out and left a note saying it didn't belong. He says I'm wrong and it does. It turned into somewhat of a bet and the "loser" has to eat a tablespoon of mustard. I looked it up at m-w.com and at dictionary.com and it appears that I'm RIGHT, of course. ALTHOUGH yours was spelled with an apostrophe when English was going through it's Middle phase. I sent him my findings in an e-mail and he replied with his own, of course proving HIM right. Some thoughts??

[edit] This was his defense, actually FROM the e-mail I sent HIM: The second personal
pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the
pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.

As in "your's or not"


In the same listing in m-w it cites "your's" as an etymological spelling of the word of "yours" that we use today. The date for that etymology?? 1526. I think the apostrophe is more than a little archaic. But I'm still only 98% sure I'm right after the e-mails we've been passing.

5.02.2003

Very Interesting.

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScore
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Moderate
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)Moderate

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

I found this on aardvark's site.

Updated links.

It had been awhile since I did a google search of "Hootress." I've got some interesting blogs linking me.

Also...I stumbled upon this. Someone is impressed with my site...as well as OutJet's. That's nice.

5.01.2003

My new digs.

My other template was beginning to depress me. It's definitely the narcissist in me that enjoys seeing my posts spread over a site. I also was beginning to feel badly about not being able to fit in all the links I used to have. So the scroll bar is in full effect and my linkage is back.