A Couple of Golfers and Our Future Golfer

Thursday, January 29, 2009

I won!

103.5 The Arrow is doing a radio contest called "Delete Your Debt." They have you fax in your bills and then they pick a bill to pay for you. They call out a name and the person has 10 minutes to call. They do this 3 times a day 9am, 11am, and 3pm. I have been trying to listen online faithfully to see if they call my name, but sometimes it doesn't work. This morning at 9:10 I got an email from someone I work with as a vendor saying she heard my name on the radio and wondered what I won. I wasn't even listening!! I forgot to turn on the radio. So I hurried and called in and somehow I made it in time. They said they would pay my Discover bill! My Discover bill was the smallest one I faxed in, but still, I don't have to pay it. Whoohoo! Hooray for someone else paying attention and giving me the heads up!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Pilates

My mom and I used to go to a Pilates Sculpt class faithfully every Monday & Wednesday night. Then I started working four 10-hour days and was not able to go because I got off work too late. Now that my work has switched everyone back to five eight hour days, we decided we could start going again. So we went on Monday. It was tough. I guess I didn't realize how out of Pilates shape I am in. I have still been working out and lifting, so I thought I would be ok. Not so much! I was sore yesterday from head to toe. Today only a few things are sore, but I think my abs will be sore for years to come. They are still killing me today. It is so interesting to realize all the things that you use your abs for because the movement becomes painful. Guess I should start going more faithfully again. Gotta be sore. Firm up the soft spots. :)

Monday, January 26, 2009

My Favorite Lunch

Lunch these days costs way too much. But where can you get lunch for under $5 and have it fill you up? New York Burrito. I love it. It is seriously my favorite place to go for lunch these days. I get a mini wrap, which comes with chips and salsa, all for $3.87. If I get a drink, which I rarely do, its $4.95. And I am full when I finish my lunch. I worked at New York Burrito when I lived in Rexburg, and could eat a regular sized wrap, but now, not so much. A mini is more than enough. It's funny how after working somewhere, you don't eat it for a long time, and then it becomes one of your favorite things. My friend Amy worked there a lot longer than I did, so I wonder how she feels about it. I love it~

Friday, January 23, 2009

Cold Air Blowing

Berfore I do my complaining I have to say, I love the company I work for. The ownership is amazing, they do a lot for us, and I have never had a job I feel as appreciated as I do here.
With that being said. I do not understand why there is cold air gushing out of the vent above my desk in the middle of winter. I freeze to death every day at work. Even in the summer I wear long sleeves because it is so cold. But during the summer I can understand the air conditioning being on. But in the middle of winter? I just don't get it. They have people in here trying to fix it from time to time, but it's always freezing cold. I have a space heater under my desk, but it just doesn't always do it for me. I realize some of you may be thinking, well you are always cold. True, but I am not the only one freezing here. Some people have put up cardboard to direct the vents away from their desk. It just doesn't make sense to me why they can't just turn off the AC in the winter like I do at home. It wastes loads of money to turn on the heat and then turn on the AC, over and over again. I don't get why this can't be fixed. But for some reason I am doomed to freeze at work forever.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009

This is why I hate the news

So I USED to respect Tom Hanks. He has been married to the same woman for many years, which is rare in the celeb community, and he seems to be respectable and is really an amazing actor. Not so much anymore. The first hit was the HBO series Big Love he produces about polygamists. And now this comment regarding the show and his unprovoked attack on Mormons.
“The truth is this takes place in Utah, the truth is these people are some bizarre offshoot of the Mormon Church, and the truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen,” he told Tarts. “There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American, and I am one of them. I do not like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper, any of the 50 states in America, but here's what happens now. A little bit of light can be shed, and people can see who's responsible, and that can motivate the next go around of our self correcting Constitution, and hopefully we can move forward instead of backwards. So let's have faith in not only the American, but Californian, constitutional process.”
Oh really? Where did you get your information from Mr. Hanks? First of all, no Mormons gave any money to the church to to make Prop-8 happen. Prop-8 was not put together by the church. While the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did come out in support of Prop-8 because we believe in the sanctity of marriage, the "Mormons" gave their money to the cause itself at their own discretion. The church gave NO money to the cause. Second, I agree with the the response from our church:
'When informed of the "Forrest Gump" star's comments, Kim Farah, a spokesperson for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, told Tarts, "Expressing an opinion in a free and democratic society is as American as it gets."'
As well as this comment:
'Bill McKeever, a rep for the Mormonism Research Ministry, added, "Personally, I find it un-American to tell people that they shouldn’t vote their conscience. Hanks said he doesn’t 'like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper.' Considering that just about every law discriminates in some form or another, makes this comment ridiculous. Hanks’ comment shows that he very much believes in discriminating against people with whom he disagrees. I may not agree with Mormon theology, but I certainly defend their right to express their opinion."'
My respect for this man has gone completely out the window. What is "Un-American" is to attack the "Mormons" for standing up for their beliefs. Give me a freaking break. Just because you don't agree doesn't give you the right to publicly attack us when you apparently have no idea what you are talking about! Good job on not discriminating! Get educated before you open your mouth and offend people. The church has come out and said we respect the right for civil unions to get certain rights, but we are trying to protect the sanctity of marriage.

In other news... Barack Obama's inauguration is going to be the most expensive in history. Way to go! Good job on starting out your ten year plan of strengthening our economy. Why not waste loads of money on a party for yourself? The most ever spent. Kudos to our new president, already working so hard in our behalf.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Crazy People On The Road

So this morning on my drive to work, I watched this guy make a u-turn in a contstruction area in his truck and run over a cone. Except he didn't run over the cone, it got hooked onto the front of his truck and he was dragging/pushing it down the road. I passed him, but watched him in my rearview mirror, and I never saw the cone release. I was laughing out loud in my car all by myself. Yup, I have a strange sense of humor.