Machines with Attitude

Yup that's right! I called UPS today to check on a package. I wanted to let them know that i would be coming to pick it up. Well of course when i call the 800 number there is this voice automated machine. I pick the right selection and I'm told that they tried to deliver the package yesterday and they will try again today. So i tell the machine (i HATE talking to machines) that i want to talk to a representative. What does the machine do? It gets attitude with me! Tells me that they will transfer me if i want but that the information they gave is the most up to date information. So again i say REPRESENTATIVE and it tells me it's transferring me and then reminds me that the real person won't give me any more information. The real person helped me just fine. I didn't need more information, just wanted to make them aware that i was coming to get it.

Machines are taking over the world (OK not really but at least a lot of jobs that real people could do more effectively, in my opinion). Although, David did point out that it is amazing the progress that has been made. I concede this but assert that they are still the most annoying things ever!

Never again..........

A new picture for a new occurrence :(

Will i put my phone in my back pocket!

Yup, that's right folks, my new phone has taken a trip to the toilet. So sad! You'd think that this wouldn't happen to a person twice in a lifetime let alone twice in 6 months! But I'm the lucky, or stupid, one.

I often put my phone in my back pocket but I've been really careful to take it out or move it before i use the bathroom, considering a certain past mishap. Well this time i forgot about it completely and when i went to use the bathroom i heard "ker-plunk" and then thought "what.....oh noooooo!!!", then grabbed my phone and tried to dry it out. I got it as dry as i could, even used a blow dryer. I put it all back together and it turned on and everything was working fine except that it couldn't find my network. I was so mad, just ask David. He calmed me down, eventually, i don't know how he does it but he has a gift. He convinced me to let it dry out some more in front of his fan so i did.

We spent the rest of the night up in salt lake. We went to see this cathedral down town. It was awesome! I have to write a paper on Gothic architecture and had to see the cathedral for that. It was definitely worth the trip! Gorgeous stained glass and murals. I loved it! Then we walked around temple square and enjoyed the Christmas decorations. (There were no crowds because they don't turn the lights on until after thanksgiving but everything else was set up.) Then we saw the conference center. I also showed David this German store that's not too far from temple square. He enjoyed it.

Then we watched Goonies with the everyone else. It was pretty fun other than my PMS hormones which created more drama then needed. Gotta love being a girl :)

So, (you thought i was done with the phone story huh?) on Sunday i tried my phone again and it worked! Yay! It survived it's trip to the toilet! I swear I'll never send it there again! I'll never put it in my back pocket again and if I'm really smart I'll never bring it in there with me ever again!

Cute Crafts

At enrichment night for relief society the other night we made these oh so cute tile pictures. I've been trying to explain them to everyone and I've failed so i figured I'd post a picture. Cute huh?!

Only a little OCD some of the time :)

So I have some OCD tendencies which include:

Sorting any kind of colored candy (Skittles, M&Ms etc) into colors and then eating them in a specific order. (David thinks this is hilarious and has been known to buy me these treats so that he can mess up my piles when I'm trying to eat them in order.)

Another, which my co-worker alerted me to the other day, is that i always have at least 5 windows open in my browser and usually a sixth. These windows always house a certain site and must be in order or i find myself getting confused and having to rearrange them. The order is Gmail, facebook, byu, my blog, Pandora, and the sixth is where i site jump. I check my bank account there, ksl, people and whatever else. Yes i am ridiculous! i understand this. In my defence this is only at work. When I'm on the computer at home i usually only use one window. crazy i know.

So now that you all have something to tease me about share your OCD tendencies too! I know we all have some! Ok well enjoy laughing at my ridiculousness for a while.

Fed up!!!

I had to rewrite a paper today! I can't even express how pissed i am over the whole thing. The icing is that it's a group paper and the rest of my group thinks that my partner and i have done nothing. pretty much they have been sending emails and text messages all day to check up on us and make sure we're doing it. Thanks, I'm not such a huge fan of being babysat though. One of them got an especially rude response to her email and i frankly don't care! So last night and today have sucked pretty bad. I've been rewriting this thing all day at work and in a few minutes I'm going to have the professor look at it again and, I'm sure, tell me to rewrite it again. Fun huh?

So i get into work in the morning and i am, understandably, less than thrilled for the day ahead of me. I get all of my things out to get writing but first i check all of my emails and take care of a few things at work before i ignore work for the rest of the day. So we get an inspirational email everyday and the one today was perfect for my situation. Here's what it says....

"The energy you devote to being annoyed brings you nothing of value in return. So choose to quickly let go of your need to be annoyed.
The time and energy you put into being offended adds nothing positive to your life. So decide to quickly let go of your need to be offended.

Winning petty arguments will do nothing to enhance your relationships. So find a way to quickly let go of the need to prove that you're right.

There are many things that can hold you back. But they'll hold you back only as long as you continue to hold on to them.

Each day is filled with plenty of valid reasons to be angry, resentful, jealous, frustrated, offended and annoyed. All that negativity can stop you cold if you allow it to take up long-term residence in your life.

So make the choice to quickly let it go. And free yourself to soar above it all."

Awesome huh? I thought it was hilarious! Of course today i have still been so mad that at times i have been shaking with anger but if I'm mad but getting stuff done at the same time it negates it being a bad thing right? Anger is an emotion and i can't stop it from coming I'll just get everything done in spite of it. Sucky day!!!!!!!!!!

NC

I went into the bathroom to make a personal call today at work. There is a lounge area apart from the stall area. I walked into the lounge and had to just go into the stall area to make my call because some girl was praying in the lounge!? What the? Since when is the lounge of a public bathroom a private enough place to pray? I would say never! Crazy people!

it's been a while

It's been a while. November is apparently not that exciting of a month for me. Work is boring this month for sure! We have a measly 3 things on our to do list. Awesome.

Wedding plans are coming slowly. A couple weeks ago we got the bridesmaid dresses picked out and ordered and i ordered a jacket for my dress. I'm excited about that.

I'm enjoying fall...a lot! I love hot chocolate in the morning. I love fall rain and snow. David and i walked to school in the snow last week and i was giddy. I'm a dork what can i say. I love soup and I'm taking advantage of this perfect time of year to make it! Yay for fall!

Thanksgiving is coming! I'm so excited for a little break from work and school and a chance get out of Utah. that'll be a nice change of scenery. The best part about thanksgiving is that once that's over it's only 3 weeks until Christmas break, even better! yay.

Hopefully I'll have something more interesting to blog about this month but if not enjoy fall!