This morning I woke up and read the news on Masslive.com, and there was a story that made me SO angry. A three apartment home in Springfield had a fire that killed several pets and left two families completely homeless with nothing but the clothes on their backs (and the one really cute, chubby chihuhua they were able to rescue from the home). That ( Read more... )

This past weekend was River Rat. Mike, Steve, and Benja came over and it was a beautiful day. Also, Pete and I made this awesome sangria/liquor punch that knocked our socks off. It was good to see my friends and play outside ( Read more... )

Last night I was lucky enough to go see Demi Lovato in concert at Foxwoods! MC got tickets for christmas and was awesome enough to bring me along. It was pretty cool to see so many young girls with positive attitudes. These little girls next to MC and I, probably 13 or 14, were just yelling out 'You're beautiful!' to Demi when she was talking about ( Read more... )

At least twice a week, i intend to log on and write a journal entry. I mean, I put it on my mental to-do list that I form on my way home from work... but it just never happens. I think the main reason is that my keyboard on my laptop is missing several keys (great job, MIRA!), so it is tough to type. Also, I feel weird typing an entry in front of ( Read more... )

So we are now into week two of low carb living, and I'm not discouraged yet. I've continued to lose 1 pound a day and couldn't be happier. I went to gym this morning and I'm hoping this will increase my weight loss before I hit a plateau. It is incredibly convenient that the diet is the main factor in the weight loss because it takes loads of ( Read more... )

We started the low carb diet on Saturday, and so far everything that we've read about this diet has proven true. Days 3 and 4 were the worst for me. I felt so low in energy and I wanted nothing more than a giant bagel or pastry or pizza. Yesterday was pretty good and today I'm feeling even better. My food cravings are subsiding and I'm starting to ( Read more... )

 I have recently discovered that my writing skills have deteriorated significantly in the years since I have been out of school. I'm wondering if I make a concerted effort to write more often, perhaps my skills could improve over time. It really became obvious when I started studying to take the MTEL exam to get my teaching license. I can't ( Read more... )

I never thought growing up would be so frustrating.

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life (OR you work at a movie theatre!!). Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom ( Read more... )

For the first time in my working career, I work for minimum wage. Sometimes, I feel like I am lucky to even be paid that much, considering how much I enjoy my job. Still, I am extremely troubled by the actions of some of my coworkers. It seems that no matter what wage you work for, no matter what the nature of the work being done, people are ( Read more... )