Quote of the Day

Was playing around between calls and found this little quote from Friends. Thought it was cute...

Joey : Rach, you gotta find out if he's in the same place you are. Otherwise, it's just a moo point.
Rachel : A moo point?
Joey : Yeah. It's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.
Rachel : Have I been living with him too long or did that all just make sense?

Also, want a good scary story... visit this site. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Enjoy!!

Chicago at the Fox

I am going to see Chicago next week!! Well, I better specify... I am going to see the musical Chicago. They are coming to Atlanta's Fox Theatre next week and I am going next Thursday... I can't wait. I know that the musical is supposed to be different from the movie. I did like the movie and I love musicals so I am very excited!! I can't wait to get dressed up, go downtown, in beautiful old theatre, and see a musical. I have only seen a few other things like this... one was the Christmas Spectacular in Detroit (my cousin is a rockette so I have seen this a few times) and the other was Phantom of the Opera in NYC. I loved both of those... so I know I will have a lot of fun at this one!!

Body Pump

Hello again...

I have added some new pictures to my albums... I actually remembered to take a picture of something funny here:

Look in the ATL section... you will see the cat in the tree. Generally Mr. Snuggles is an indoor cat. Well, one of the doors was left open and he happened to sneak outside. While being outside he met a beagle that happens to run around the neighborhood (we can only guess who the dog actually belongs to). But, from what I hear they weren't all to friendly when they met... and Snuggles ended up in the tree. Eventually he was cleaver enough to get himself back down.

In the Family section... I have updated some of the pictures that was set to me by Mikey... they are of the guys getting their hunting spots all ready. I know that my parents and brother went over there this last weekend... my mom to camp and relax... they guys to make sure they are ready to hunt.


In other news, I have begun my workouts. On Friday I spent about a half hour on the elliptical. Unlike the ellipticals that I have been on before this one is more of a mix between a treadmill and a stair master. Before the strides were much longer, this one is much higher. I am not sure how much I like that but there are quite a few of those, treadmills, stair masters and bikes... also, I have a lot of aerobics classes that I can go to so I am not worried about liking the elliptical too much... I don't know how much time I will end up spending on it anyway.

But speaking of aerobics classes... I am still sore from the class I did on Saturday. I was actually up in time for the 8:30am class and I wanted to go to the Spinning class but when I got to the gym that had been cancelled for that day but the Body Pump class was at the same time so I went to that instead. In that class we did a lot of exercises with weights and we did them to music. When I left I was a little sore but I didn't feel like I had done a lot but since I had been in there an hour I thought it would be time to go home. As the day went on I could start to feel the effects of the workout and yesterday I was so sore!! I guess I really did work my muscles good!! I am going back to the gym today... and I think that class is going again today so I will probably take it again. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the trainer so I will hopefully learn a good routine for myself.

Back to another week of work... Enjoy!!

Power House

So... my roomates and I decided that we need to do something about the excess weight that the house seems to be putting on us (ok... maybe it is the food that we have been eating). Most of us had all gone to a gym before to work out so we decided that we would all get a membership together...

We found a gym that is about 10 minutes away from our house and it is really nice. They have all the equipment that I could want, tv's for all elipticals, stair stepers, and treadmills, and they have classes that I can go to everyday (and they are at times that I can make it). They also have all the different kind of weights and benches I could ever need... and they have tanning beds that I can go to and it is very inexpensive... very nice! Click here to go to a link to the site is. I need to get myself a lock and some headphones at my lunch and I am going to work out tonight. I am just going to run on the eliptical for today... I am going around with a trainer on Monday (that was the first time I could be scheduled in).

I went for lunch to get myself a lock and some headphones... I think I am now all set!! I'll let you know how I like it!

Chocolate...

ananda (AH-nan-duh) noun

Pure bliss.

[From Sanskrit ananda (joy).]

Anandamide is the name given to a compound found in mammalian brains. It's the same compound that's found in chocolate. Now you know why chocolate gives you that feeling of bliss.

Hello...

I have updated this blog a little bit recently...

I do have a link on the side with pictures... which has been updated since my trip to Michigan. Take a look if you have the time. I will try to keep some kind of update as to my life in photographs... I have my picture phone but I always forget to use it!

I also have a link on the side to send me an email... quick and easy for you if you want to send an email. The other way to make comments... click on the comment button.

New Photos

My cousin sent me a few photos from when they saw President Bush speak so I have added those to my photo album... take a look if you want. I definately don't update my photo album as much as I would like... I really would like to get a digital camera to make that process a little easier (and the pictures would be clearer than with my camera phone)... but then I carry my camera phone everywhere I go and I never use it to take pictures... so... I probably wouldn't use a digital camera any more... and I wouldn't carry it as much. I guess it really isn't a high priority.

I am flying up to MI today. My flight leaves around 9:00 this evening so I will get something to eat after work and then go right to the airport. My bag is packed and sitting in the car as we speak. I am ready to get all of this over with... definately! And it will be nice seeing family again.

Another day... another dollar

Happy Friday Y'all!! I just got one of the very rare, and highly anticipated very happy customers! I can't believe that someone who called in to my company was actually happy with their service... they just had a few questions and updates that they needed from me here in the technical support department!! It was a very nice thing to hear on a Friday!! And, generally, people only call in when there is something wrong... so those are the only people I hear from.

My big weekend plans... there is going to be an art and craft fair in town that I will probably go to tomorrow. And that is my big plans. I will want to play tennis at some point... and all of us will probably play some games together. Sounds nice and relaxing to me!!

Post Francis

Fortunately most of Francis died before it got to us but there still was a lot of power outages around the city. And since my job involves a ton of small business around the area I was quite busy yesterday... and there is some over flow for today as well.

Ok, check this out... I was waiting to get into the elevator this morning so I was standing by where I push the button to call the elevator. There is almost never anyone coming down the elevator in the mornings so I stood close to the door. When it opened I started walking towards it when I noticed there was someone coming out. So I said "oh, I'm sorry, excuse me" as I backed away from the door to give her more room. At that point she said "excuse me, or just knock me over." I couldn't believe it. I moved and apologized for being in her way, and she said that. And on top of it this woman was at least 2 times the size of me... there was no way that I was going to knock her down. I have to deal with these people on the phone daily... and I guess now I have to deal with them in person. Yuck!

Other than that things have been going well. It was nice to have the extended weekend and I basically relaxed for most of it which was wonderful!!

So, I am starting to get used to the drive in the morning... starting... don't know if it will ever be accomplished. It does give me motivation though to start saving money so I can look at moving closer. Looking to purchase a house but I want to have some money saved up and with the cost of rent and utilities and such where I live beening so inexpensive as compared to the rest of this city I really don't want to move to rent and pay at least 2 times as much. So, I guess I am glad for the motivation.

I am really starting to get myself back into the cardio routine that I once was in. There still isn't a basketball court that we have found to use yet but all my roommates and I have been playing tennis at a local park. The park is very nice and it has baseball diamonds, horseshoe courts, a pool and quite a few tennis courts but there isn't a basketball court. I have been trying to add that in and still do my running and lifting but I haven't gotten into that full routine yet. Also, last weekend I got on a bike and rode around for a little under an hour. It was a lot of fun so now I am saving up for a new bike for myself. Always stuff adding to the list of things I want to purchase. I don't mind taking my time at this point though because I still have a bike I can ride on and I don't know how often I will be riding a bike. If I find that I am riding a lot then I will definitely want to pick one up sooner... otherwise I will probably wait until I have purchased a new computer... so many things to consider there too. So many things, so little money. If there is anyone out there who has some extra laying around you are more than welcome to send it my way!!

Well, time to drink my tea, try to wake up, and do some work.

Working hard...

I have been working way too hard lately... I haven't had enought time to update this thing!!

I am really liking my new hours... I like to be able to get out at 5pm... so beautiful.. I just have to get used to the drive in the morning. Right now I just fight to stay awake as I drive in. But I hope I will be able to figure out something for myself to help me stay awake.

One of my roomates is interviewing here today. It would be cool if we both worked here and our hours are similar... we could car pool or something. Who knows thought if all will work out for him to work here... only time will tell.

I have finally brought my A+ book into work so I can start reading that. I also have the Lance Armstrong book "It's Not About the Bike." For anyone who hasn't read it... its soooo good! You are so missing out...

Enjoy your weekend!!

New Schedule...

I now have a new schedule!! I am working 8-5!! Woo hoo!! I so prefer the hours (much more time at night) but the drive is going to be a lot worse... now that I go at rush hour. I am willing to take that sacrafic though!!

I tried to take a new way to work but got a little bit lost... had to pull out my map. I ended up back on track and then about 10 minutes late to work. So... I will stay a little bit later tonight. Had I not gone out of my way I would have been early.

A little horror this morning. I was walking out of the house, looking down... I was putting something in my purse. Just as I looked up I planted my face smack dab in the middle of a spider web!!! It was so gross!! I can still feel it on my face. The scariest part... the spider ended up in my hair!!! Ugg!! Nasty!

Monday already

I had a great weekend... and I barely left the house!! I can't believe how much we got done in cleaning and moving things around so the room would be open for the new roomate!! I got rid of a lot of paperwork that I no longer needed. It was nice to look around and see the place clean as well. We have just gotten so used to the place being just the 3 of us that we had gotten a little relaxed at cleaning up the place.

I did go to Walmart 2 times on Saturday. Once to do grocery shopping and then later at night because a pan broke and we needed to get a new one. I don't mind the Walmart that is close to where I live... it is very similar to a store that I was used to before. It has everything there... but the best time to go isn't a Saturday afternoon. There were so many crazy people with their kids running every where. It was a mad house... I did survive though!!

F-R-I-D-A-Y!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I am so excited that its Friday!!! Not that I have much planned for this weekend. One of my roomates is on call and we have another person moving in after next weekend so we will probably spend most of the weekend cleaning and moving things around to get ready for another body in the house. I am pretty excited about the new roomate. He also worked with me before and I think he just needed a good change so he is moving too. He was also one of the people who helped move me down here. I know that he has been talking with the people at my job and he may be working here too!

Also, I got a reward today!! Go me!! There is a thing called a COO award that they give out to people they think are doing a good job. I got one... I got an "at-a-girl" and $100. So I thought that was pretty cool. They also sent an email to the whole company stating that I got the award. I was somewhat embarrased (as I often get when I am recognized for something) but I was very excited as well. Here is what they said about me:

Tier I Tech Support
Kristie – Our goal is to get to 70% of our trouble tickets handled by Tier I Tech Support. This is a lofty goal but we are moving in the right direction! Kristie handled 189 calls and opened 125 tickets during the month of July 2004. She was able to close 80 tickets which is 64% of her ticket opened total – nice progress! The tech support calls often take a little longer to handle with an average talk time of 9 minutes and 12 seconds. Kristie came in with an average talk time of 8 minutes and 22 seconds in July - 50 seconds ahead of the average. Thanks to Kristie for taking care of our customers and helping to maintain our industry leading churn rate!

I am pretty proud of myself... pat my own back (wink, wink).

Have a great weekend!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!

Are you ready to celebrate my birthday... why not right??? Well... I am here at work right now... really getting wild... oh yeah!! Actually I have spent most the day getting yelled at from customers... lucky me. My friend here did give me a cute little present (a little puppy stuffed animal... it is so soft and cuddly) and a balloon. So fun!! That did make my afternoon a little brighter.

I also got the most beautiful pair of earrings for my birthday... I absolutely love them. They are blue sapphire.. Fabulous!! I got them a 'little' early (which I didn't mind... wink, wink) and I have been wearing them constantly.

I have started a new little "diet" idea... we are looking to see how many calories that we take in everyday so we are keeping a log of what we eat. We are also trying to pair that against the correct amount calories (and the correct amounts of protein, carbs, and (un)fat) along with working out. I am looking to get back down to my previous... pre-move size. I know that I may not get down that far... there were some circumstances that caused the lack of eating that I don't want to duplicate... but I am hoping to a least trim down to a more respectable weight and maybe get a few little muscles that I can show off.

I can't believe that its already into August... this summer just flew by!!

Another day in my life...

See, here is the excitement for the day... this morning I worked out. I felt the burn. And yes, I really do sweat. Its crazy!!

So after cleaning up after the big workout I made some banana bread. Unfortunates it wasn't ready by the time I left so I had a roommate take it out of the oven. I am so ready to have some tonight when I get home!!

I also did a load of laundry before work. Ugh... it' s never ending!! I guess at least it's not too hard. And there is banana bread waiting for me at home...

I know there is a place I should be able to work out for free around my place of employment so I went hunting today at lunch. I found the building that this workout place is supposed to be in but I never actually found the room. So the hunt continues.

After lunch I was going to get into the elevator and who else is waiting to get into the elevator but the CEO of the company. The wild thing is he remembers things about me. He knows the shift that I work on and he carries on conversations with me. I thought that is pretty cool!

Now I am just waiting until the end of my work day so I can get home. I am so ready for my schedule change. And I say that every single day. I so can't wait!! It should be soon.

Also, for any of y'all who have a few dollars laying around... my birthday is coming up on Monday. Presents would be nice... lol!

A whole week...

I can't believe how long its been since I wrote in this blog... work is definitely getting in the way!! Right now I do like my job... I just feel so useless... I need to ask for help so much. I look back at my last job and remember knowing a lot of what I was doing. But then if I go back to the beginning I was asking questions all the time. So, I guess it will just take some time to get myself up to par (or as they say... ramped up).

I have got a magic deck going. One that I actually created (with some help... ok... a little bit more then some). And it is doing alright. I am having fun playing it. I will probably create some more decks eventually. It is fun!

One thing that is so nice about living here is the fact that cars don't have rust!! I love that. So... people buy so many different kinds of cars and drive them all the time. It is sooooo cool to watch for cars on the way to work!! I enjoy seeing all the different kinds.

So... if you remember me talking about how I kept slamming the same toe (and same toenail) into things... then you will be glad that I told you... the nail came off this past week. I am so disappointed... everytime I look down there all of the other nails are so beautifully painted and then that one... only about 1/4 of actual nail. The rest is dark from the scap trying to heal me. Hopefully it won't be long before there will be enough nail there to paint!

I am going to a wedding next weekend so yesterday I went to Target to get them a gift. I found the registry and looked for a cute gift... I got them some of the kitchen things that was on their registry. Then I needed to get something to rap it all in. So I go to that section of the store and found a cute bag and some paper to go in it. I take my time and find one that wasn't beat up. I was so careful when giving it to the check out lady. After she rang everything up she just thru it all in a bag... everything on top of the bag that I took so long to find. Now it is all beat up. Pissed me off a little bit. Ok... I am still a little mad about it.

But... on a happier note... I got a birthday present yesterday.... and I love it... very pretty!!!!!

Tour de Lance

I have been getting into the tour lately... and go Lance!!  He has been doing very well.  I haven't watched the tour in the past but man is it crazy.  It also makes me want to bike.  Well, first I need to get one... but who's counting!

Another busy day here at the office.  I am getting better at answering the phones but I am still slower than I want to be.  They want us to average a 7 or 8 minute talk time.  Well, I am way over that.  I did talk to my manager and he said not to worry about it at all since I am new here.  So that is cool. 

I have a little something for you to check out.  If you have volume make sure turn it on.  Its pretty good!!

 

Welcome to my weekday

I am crazy sore today!!!  I have been very good about working out lately so my body is trying to adjust to the routine.  I have the hardest time getting myself to work out but when I am done I feel so good!  Today was back and biceps.  Yesterday was chest and tricepts.  Last night I felt bruised  in those two areas... it had to be from the workout... crazy!!  Tomorrow is a light day... I will see how my body feels but I will probably run and do my pilates.
 
I have a couple hours until work starts and I have to finish getting myself ready.  I did some shopping yesterday... I had a ton of fun.  I was able to get a ton of really cute shirts and most were $3 each... and that is not a typo... really $3 each.  And a lot of them are Express shirts.  Got to love Marshalls.  I should be a spokesperson for them.  I think I would do well in that job.  But anyway... I am sure that I will be wearing one of my new shirts to work!!!  That is too much fun!
 
 

Sunday

Well,  the weekends almost over... too bad... back to work tomorrow.  I want to find out what time Marshalls opens up to see if I could go tomorrow before work.  I am looking for anything that wouldn't cost much money.  I love that I can generally find a pretty cute shirt for under $5.  And generally they are name brand shirts (Express, Esprit, BCBG...).  I love that store!!
 
Watched 2 movies on tv this weekend.  One was Simone and the other was Basic Instinct.  I really liked Simone... it was a very cute movie.  It makes you think a little bit... about how it really is starting to happen with all of the animated movies and how it could get so far as no one could tell if the person on the screen is real or not.  Also, it makes you realize that probably a lot of what the celebrities do to make themselves look cool is completely made up.  And most of us that watch don't know the difference.  Basic Instinct was alright.  It did have a good ending to make another movie out of it.  I am surprised they never did.
 
Never did get to the burger place this weekend... never went downtown.  Not like its a big deal though... plenty of time to do that anyway.
 
I am going back to working out tomorrow.  I am better about working out when I have a job.  Lately I have been working out in the morning before going to work.  I found a good routine in a magazine that I am following for lifting but last week the weight I used were not heavy enough so I am going to be going up in weight this week.  I also try to run and work on my abs everyday.  See how that will go... I defiately have gained some weight that I need to get rid of.   And that is what I am working on doing now!