The Picture Says It All...

I'm back! I needed to take a week and a half off from blog world to get my real world all squared away. And finally, I feel like my head is above water! Hmm...where to start...

Mopsy - She's doing much better. Each day i'm so thankful that she's alive and recuperating. I'm not a super religious person, but I do believe in God and I've never prayed so much to Him as that day. I know my last two posts have been about her, but you have to understand. I've had her since she was not even 8 weeks old - that's almost 5 1/2 years. She's been with me through my work troubles, crazy project travel schedule, my ankle surgery, moving to Boston, my parents' divorice and my recent move to Chicago. I've nursed her through allergic reactions to shots, jumping out of a shopping cart at PetSmart when she was a puppy and cracking her noggen on the sidewalk, being attacked at the dog park, etc. She's the closest thing I have (and want to have - at least any time soon) to a child. So, in case you didn't get the gist, Mops is extremely important to me and I don't know what I would have done if she had died as a result of the accident. Thankfully, I don't have to worry about that. She's back to chasing squirrels in the park and running after her ball!

Job - A friend of mine here (a shout out to Shmee's brother) forwarded my resume to one of his contacts at a software company. Luckily, my resume wasn't lost in a pile of others - it actually was forwarded to the Services Group of the company, which turned into a phone interview. I couldn't believe it - it was the first job that I was truly excited about since I interviewed for a consulting firm in DC this past summer. The job and company seemed perfect, and they seemed to feel the same about me. So, I am now gainfully employed!!! Yay! I have so many plans for my new found income - high end label shoes and bags, new clothes, college tuition for my sister, and maybe even a bit of savings.

Home - When last we met, I gave you a brief synopsis of what's going on with my living situation. Well, the owner called me early last Saturday and said (and I quote), "I wanted to let you know that I told the realtor I wanted to put everything on hold until I spoke with you. Since you have done a lot for me, I wanted to check with you to see if you're still interested in renting the unit through December. Or if you want, we can stick with November 30th, but I wanted to extend that offer to you." WHATEVER, BIATCH! Your Dec thru May renters never even came to view the unit, and fell through. So now you're scrambling to see if I'll take it through December. Lady, I'm no fool; I can see straight through your plan. Obviously, I told her I'd already made other arrangements and will be vacating the premises on November 30th. Which, for the record, was true. I found a beautiful one bedroom loft to live in until Spring. My plan is to live in this loft through the winter, and when spring is sprung, I'll lease an apartment and have my belongings shipped out here. So I'm officially going to settle down in Chi-town. Hell yeah!

Love - No update. Well, nothing of real interest. I joined eHarmony with the hopes I'd have better luck with that than Match.com, but so far not much has come of it. On Match.com, the only guys interested in me are the ones I would never consider dating. They're just not my type both physically and personality-wise, based on their profiles. However, I did receive a wink today from one rather interesting fellow, so we'll see where that goes. Something's gotta give!

I think that about covers it. Good times, all around. Literally! It seems that things are coming together and I hope that they continue on the upswing!

She Made It and Is On The Road to Recovery!!!

Well, Mopsy made it through. I just can't believe it, given how loud the sound was when the car ran into her. That little girl is like rubber and has more lives than a cat.

I picked her up at the ER Vet yesterday morning, took her to the regular vet for a follow-up, at which they said she looked better and could go home. It was a rough day yesterday for both of us - Mopsy was in pain, didn't want to go outside to do her business and couldn't sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time. However, she is her mother's daughter in that she certainly didn't lose her appetite in the accident. The little one ate a whole boiled chicken breast and a half cup of frozen greenbeans. That girl - she's an eater!

This morning she seems much better. She's alert, gave me kisses, barks when she sees people outside, did her bid-nez in the grass and continued to eat plenty. She's even bearing more weight on her injured legs!

Other than that, things have been quite since Wednesday...mostly because I've been playing nurse to the Noodle. I've had a couple of phone interviews, one which I'm really excited about. I'm also moving out of my current sublet into another one...long story, but basically the owner of the unit has decided she was going to go against our agreement so she could get someone in that is willing to sign a 6 month lease. Don't get me started.

All in all, things are looking up!

I need to give a shout out to my Chez Krass friends - they were there for me all through the trials and tribulations of Mopsy's accident and I couldn't have made it through it without them. A girl couldn't ask for any better friends!!!!!

Please Noodle, Make It Through...

My poor little Mopsy was hit by a car around 6pm this evening. We were going inside after a quick walk (for Mops) and smoke (for me), when my neighbor and I started chatting. Mopsy was hanging out right by us when suddenly she darted off into the street. I saw a car coming and called for her, but just as I did, I heard the car smack right into my little noodle.

I rushed her to the vet where they were optimistic and had me transport her to an overnight ER. There they weren't optimistic but they weren't pessimistic. The doctor said that the next several hours are critical and it's a waiting game. I *hate* waiting - I want immediate results and to know exactly what my Mopsy is up against. I just called the ER and they said she's looking better and more alert. Please, say a prayer to whatever higher power you believe in, for my sweet little Mopsy.

I had originally started this post to tell you about my Halloween and to talk about the election, but it's going to have to wait. All my concentration is focused on Mops.

changes - they are acomin'!

so, after recovering from my vacation, i finally started prepping for the BIG MOVE. i started out the week getting my mind organized, writing down all the To Do lists, prioritizing them and then scheduling them. now that i think of it, i probably should have used Microsoft Project for this effort - as much thought and concentration i put into my lists, it may have been easier (and more like the Project Manager in me) to put them into MS Project. anyway, I digress...

i began running errands, making the appropriate phone calls, buying the necessary items to get me through the first night in my new 'home', separating the clothes/shoes/bags that i'm taking from those i'm leaving behind, etc. as much as i knew the time was coming, i'm finally feeling like it's more of a reality than a theoretical. and i'm really, really, REALLY excited!!!

my plan is to drive myself and the mopster up to ohio to visit my family there. i'll spend a few days with them, then drive on the last 6 hours to Chicago. i have no idea what to expect - and while that thought is sort of scary, it's also pretty exciting at the same time. my main concern is whether or not i will find work. i'm surprisingly optimistic that once i'm on the ground, i'll find a job. and i'm also wondering if i'll have more luck with love in Chicago than i had in Boston or DC. my thought there is that i won't be traveling as much, so i can actually form and develop friendships/relationships. fortunately, the city holds some of the greatest friends that a girl can have. they are all very supportive of my move and are just as excited as i am that my arrival is just a week away.

and two years later...

so i'm back...but not sure for how long. i dropped off the face of the earth shortly after my last post. let's see if i can summarize the past three years in a couple of bullets:

• all hell broke loose when jaime broke up with my brother
• there was lots of sibling empathy for my brother where my sister, brother and i spent many nights at the bar getting extremely intoxicated
• jamie confessed to being lebanese (aka a lesbian)
• i started a new project where i worked a bazillion hours a week, cutting back on school night socializing
• my uncle incurred ruptured brain aneurysms - luckily he survived (one in a million), but it was touch and go for a while
• i sprained my ankle (see party boot reference here) yet again and had to have reconstruction surgery
• i was on disability for 6 weeks
• came back from disability leave and immediately hit the road for work - first San Francisco then Chicago and then Boston
• 10 days into 2007, my father admitted to having an affair
• my dad decides to divorice my mother, to whom he's been married for 37 years (asshole). i'm now estranged from him but that discussion could go on forever
• after being in boston for 3 months, travelling back and forth from DC, i decided to give up my shiz-nit in DC and move to boston
• my project in boston ended after 10 months so i packed up my gear and came back to DC

that pretty much brings us to today. i've been working partially in chicago and partially in DC. eventually i'm going to get the heck outta this town and either move back to boston or to chicago. here's the +'s and -'s to both:

Chicago

• have friends there, so built-in support system is established
• cost of living is pretty decent - better than DC
• not sure if i can get a job that i'll like; if so, kinda doubt i'll get comparable pay to what i currently receive
• a little further away from home, but have hourly flights in case there's an emergency
• winters are bitter cold, but summers are great by the lake

Boston

• have friends there, but not as many as chicago
• cost of living is ridiculous
• closer to DC for emergency purposes - hourly flights from logan
• wicked cold winters, summers are awesome b/c of local beaches
• better chance of getting a job with comparabale pay, but getting a job alone will be a tough accomplishment

it's a tough decision in which I go back and forth on which city I prefer more on a daily basis. it'll come down to the job...just wish one would pop up so this whole thing can be settled.

alright, that's the update. i think i'm going to stop there...hopefully i'll pick up again tomorrow, but i'm not promising anything. it might be two years before another post is made, but let's hope not!

the caboose of the blog train

hi - my name is mindy and i'm a blog addict. i've been a blog addict for nearly a month now. seriously - i can't stop reading blogs. i used to think that this blog thing was retarded and a waste of time, but now i figure everyone else is blogging, so why not me? they say it's never too late to jump on the band wagon, so consider me jumped.

it all started when my brother's girlfriend started blogging. then my sister joined in...and then my sister sent me this link to a blog about a guy in rehab with pat o'brien. it's f'ing hysterical. i even passed it on to a co-worker of mine and we took a couple hours out of our busy day to read the whole blog and kept quoting parts of it to one another over our cubicle divider. and then my friend rynnie sent a link to a blog about a girl who lost her job because of her blog. read it, learn it, live it. as a result, there will be little to no talk about my job on here. maybe a reference or two about a co-worker (cause let's face it, that's who i spend the majority of my days and weeks and life with), but that's it. i don't want to be forced into what i like to call "a sabatical".

okay, what else...oh! how could i forget?! i have a dog - i think she's the cutest little schnoodle in the world, but you be the judge:


besides my dog, i am a 30-something female working for a living, making decent bank and still single. yes, i said 30-something and still single...shut up...it pains me to have to say that. i always thought i would be more stable, more self assured in my 30's. not sure what the heck happened, but my 30's didn't start out as i thought they would. in fact, i think i've digressed into acting like an 18 year old. how sad.

anyway, i am not sure how long i'll keep this up. i'm not very good at committing to things - diets, resolutions, guarantees, owning a home, owning a car, etc. it's amazing that i committed to mopsy. but it's only been nearly 2 years. i had a car for 5 and i've lived in my rented condo for nearly 3 years, so i'm still early in the game. haha. and who knows what the agenda of my blog is - do you have to have an agenda? i hope not, because again, the issue of committing to one topic bores me. so this is an open forum for me to vent/blabber/discuss since i doubt i'll have any readers other than jaime and my sister.

alright, gotta try to publish this thing and figure out how to post pictures. i taught myself SQL, surely i can teach myself HTML. ugh. oh shit - it's 10.30pm and i've already missed Making The Band - can't miss PoweR Girls too (told you i'm like an 18 year old)...i gotta get on the ball!!!!!!!!!!!