New Addition to the Wardrobe
I went to lunch with the web team and received my belated b-day/graduation gift from Mix Masta Mike and his wifey. How cool is this? I totally plan on wearing it while I ride my Betty around town. I'll be the most awesome chicky in B-town :)

Where is My Mind?
My mind is as cloudy as this morning's fog! I'm managing to get a lot of work done, but the reality/practical stuff seems to be stumping me... Here's one of the many dumbass moments I've had today.
[Lunch with the Airhead]
It's getting close to 1p, I haven't had any lunch and didn't bring lunch; solution = go to the caf to get a small chicken burrito. It's the most bang for your buck menu item! Get the burrito and go to pay for it. It's a rare moment when I have cash, so I decided to pony up and pay with the paper. The lady asks what I had, I tell her, then she says that if I have exact change, the total would be $2.33. Well, I had brought down $2.25 and had a dime and penny left over from the morning breakfast jaunt. I looked at my change and panicked... Crap, I didn't have enough! I told her that I would have to wait for my friend to come up so I could borrow some change from him. Then it hit me... I could use the dime with the quarter, plus the $2 which would make $2.35. Yeah, I felt pretty dumb but whateva!
[End Lunch, but Airhead moments continue...]

Awesome Flick
Saw Gothika last night with my boy. I'll have to say I'm not the type to get scared or overly emotional during movies, but I jumped and even screamed during some of the scenes. Awesome flick! Didn't get how one of the parts related to the plot, but maybe I can listen to the director's comments during that scene to figure out his justification for the inclusion.

These Guys Still Alive & Rockin'?!?
Tonight I'll be headed out to the Aerosmith concert... got a free tick from the bro and figure it should be pretty fun. I get to be the responsible one for my bro and his friends. Nice to be responsible for a change :) Perhaps I can make a habit of it!

The New Chapter
Picked up my Betty on Saturday, after having a quick bite with the grandma, and rode her home. I love my new bike soooooooo much! Not only is she the most beautiful bike ever, but a definite smooth ride. Can't wait to ride her all over town :)

Saturday evening, the farewell to Pie, was pretty interesting. Elle Boogie and I seemed kind of restless, so we wandered around from bar to bar. I only had water for the night and it was a good time. Got some great picts with the Pie crew and also Brad Pitt.

Happy Birthday to Me...
Well, it's finally here - I'm officially 25. My mo called a little after 11a to wish a happy b-day. I was born around that time, so that's when she has to call and do the song thing - yeah, she's a freak but I love her! BTW, she did watch Blue :) The flood of birthday wishes have really touched my heart to the point where I get a little teary-eyed, but I think it's because I'm tired because I'm tough and tough girls don't cry hahahahaha. Elle's blog was very touching as well. Yes, I do hope to get back in touch with the creative roots I stifled in my search for academic achievement and success. I've been returning to the creative trough little by little and I am excited by all prospects. The annual birthday phone call w/accompanying song from my grandma made me laugh. She has the most horrible singing voice in the world and she knows it, but dammit that woman wants to sing her granddaughter "Happy Birthday" and she's gonna do it! She and my other grandma had better live forever! Well, a huge thanks goes out to all my family and friends for being there for me through the good and bad times - nothin' but love vibes for ya'll :)

Company Celebration - Definitely a Reason to Celebrate
Last night was my company's 10-year anniversary celebration. It was in a penthouse suite and I took the A-Lo as my date. Definite good times with everyone; the only bad part was that the Fat Tire keg got tapped out pretty quick. Um, yeah... I'd say we all likes da beer and it gots to be da good stuff :) Saw an old friend, which lightened my heart and put a smile on my face. It's not like I've had a crush on this guy from the first moment I laid eyes on him or anything; I swear! Yeah, I swear on Coors Light - hehehehehe! Going out afterwards was definitely good times as well. Headed over to Grainey's because it was ladies night. I'm thinking the summer season is starting early because the XY chromes are definitely catching scent of these honies (how do you spell honey as plural?) Anyway, met up with a Brit who lives in Singapore. Nice guy. A-Lo shot some dude down hardcore! Pretty hilarious :) Guess another dude was trying to hit her up for information about me. According to her, I have quite a few boyfriends ;) Nobody really needs to validate that one - HA!

Birthday Celebration Thus Far
Arrived to work today and my awesome trainee soon followed. He is so funny, awesome, intelligent, yadda yadda! I'm definitely glad to have met him :) Anyway, he brought me the most awesome Indian flowers in a beautiful pot! How sweet is that!

A Farewell to Pie
Pie's closure will take place tomorrow. I think this signifies the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another. A lot took place at Pie, some I can mention and other things I prefer to keep in private ;) Great place for music, friends, and best of all... Good Times. Farewell dear friend, I will be there tomorrow night to see you off!

Life After...
Well, things have been pretty interesting this week and also uneventful. When I was in school, certain people had become a part of my life that I hadn't taken notice of how big a part, until school ended. When I was having a post-graduation lunch with the grandma and mo', certain individual's names kept coming up as I was telling the tales of what has been going on in my life. Hmmmm. Guess people are more significant than we realize; until they're out of the picture.
Anyway, this week of training has been both a learning experience for "the resource" and myself as well. It's always good to view your current environment and cultural values from a different point of view. We take so many things for granted! It was crazy to hear that he could buy 2 dozen bananas for the same price as one banana which was being sold in the corporate cafeteria! Today was pretty fun... he and I went with the Doll to an Indian restaurant. I am sooooo full, but definitely satisfied :) I love that food, plus it was fun to hear what was in it and to notice how they tore the bread compared to my two-handed technique. It was pretty cool that the Doll knew the owner of the restaurant as well :)

It's been strange to take things easy. I'm so used to running around like a chicken with its head cut off, that I've never really had any "slow" time. Guess it's best to rest up for Friday... since I will be getting older. Wonder when the senior citizen discount will kick in ;)

Man, this post sure sounds schizo! Maybe because my brain needs to come off its good food high; or maybe it's all the training; or maybe it's a combination of the two; or maybe it's the fact that I've been trying to finish the keg from Saturday all by myself.

I plan to post some graduation picts later...

Strictly Verboten
Well, graduation came and went like the Wizard of Oz tornado. I clicked my ruby red shoes and BAM, was at home with a house party on my hands. A major note of thanks goes out to my girls Elle Boogie and A-Lo. These two helped me out sooo much in the organization and execution of the "Master Party 2004!" Preparation the night before was a total blast! It was good wholesome fun to hang out, do some cooking, prepping, chatting, eating, etc. The party was pretty awesome as well! The Elleumination Punch was a total hit and the jello shots were a bang; then those sinful brownies... talk about a party in the mouth :) Also, mad thanks to everyone who came out and attended the soiree. Really felt good to have friends around to celebrate this next step in my life. After talking with Elle yesterday, the reality of my situation hit me. I've been attending school for most of my life! My life consisted of semesters, not months. Activites were always planned around classes, etc. and now work is all there is for me. This transistion should be very interesting. Currently, my brain is mush because I have started the week of training the new resource who will take over my position. Resource sounds so impersonal, but I guess that's how things are done. He's a very intelligent guy and this is his first time to the United States. It's been more of a training for me and how much I know about this application I've been supporting for the past 7 months. I hope he will leave here with enough knowledge to perform okay. I'll do my best, cuz that's all I can do :)

Side Note to A-Lo: Girl, I am so glad I'm you're friend and not on the other side of the fence :) Read this girl's blog today and she does NOT pull any punches. The same with Elle Boogie. It's great to have friends who look out for me, especially when I find that I can be my own worst enemy at times. Like I've said before, when it comes to matters of the heart - I'm a complete idiot! I have a tough exterior, but when it gets penetrated my heart is a total Achilles heel. I think to myself that it's not living if you don't experience life and learn to let people in; but I don't like the confusion and exhaustive measures which accompany. Guess it's one of those trade-off sort of things. C'est la vie [long sigh]

Complacent Happiness
Late nights and early mornings are starting to get hard as I get older. (My 1/4 century b-day is coming up next week.) I can hear Elle Boogie chuckling right now, but it's true! Last night was a blast with a capital B, but I had a hard time crawling out of my three-fold utopian dream this a.m. My attitude was: "Just because I heard the alarm, doesn't mean I have to get up just yet." Today was a "wash hair" day, but I took sleep over clean locks, which is why I'm wearing the hair in an up-do. People think it's classy, but really it's me being lazy because I'd rather sleep than wash out the smoky remnants.

Last night started off very nice. It was beer glass night at the the O.C. and then it was off to the Ozomatli concert per Katy Kat's insistive suggestion. That was one of the best concerts I have been to in the longest time!!! The opening band, Coco Pele, kicked serious ass! These guys were soooo "on" both lyrically and musically. Then came the main event. I swear, everyone in the Sleazy was dancing and clapping! The atmosphere was just so happy and feel good. People were smiling as they were dancing and clapping to the Latin-flavored grooves. Even though I had to hit the head, I held it because I didn't want to miss any of the songs :) Besides, bladder infections are so underrated. Hahahaha
Definite Good Times! I do have a word of advice to all the ladies out there, but I will preface it with a little story.

A Word of Advice...
[Story]
There's this cool chick, but she hasn't been out to many concerts at the Big Sleazy. While she's out, her friends order beer and she's like, "Hey, I'll have one too." She figures that she doesn't go out often and she wants to have a good time with her friends. The main band comes onstage and her and her friends decide to go on the dance floor. By this time, the cool chick is on her second beer. She's dancing and having a grand ol' time, but when she goes to take a sip of her Budlight "water" beer, she notices there's not that much left in the cup. She's like, "Whoah, I must be getting a little drunk because I sure don't remember drinking my beer down to this point." She then looks over to see some other girl glaring at her, then smiling because the music is so good.
[The End]
Well, that glaring girl was ME because I was wearing the beer that had supposedly been drunk by the cool chick. In fact, multiply the cool chick by 3 and that's how many times chicks spilled beer on me!

This is my word of advice to all those chicks who: first of all, don't know what good beer is and therefore is drinking the shit, "water" beer and second of all, decides to bring their full, "water" beer out on the dance floor of a groovin' concert. DON'T DO IT! You drink that shit down to a "below-the-midpoint" then you can come out on the dance floor and get your groove on. Don't come out with a full glass and expect to start gettin' down with your bad self because the beer swills and spills and ME NO LIKEY! At one point, the floor was so sticky icky that I took a latin step back and my sandle remained on the floor while my foot was taking the step back. This happened twice. It all comes down to knowing what to drink (good dark beer or fully-flavoured beer) and how to drink it. If you chicks can't handle that, then stick to your little foo foo alcohol drinks because there's enough ice in them to decrease the spillage factor.

Thank you very much. I rest my case.

Movin' on Up!
I graduate tomorrow, I graduate tomorrow, I graduate tomorrow!!! Oh, BTW, did I forget to mention the I GRADUATE TOMORROW!!!!! Ooh-E, put it in the air! Today is the Alumni bbq and I'm taking my grandma to it. Should be fun. Free food and a possible free t-shirt; now that's my kind of part-A. Then this evening will be "Suzy Homemaker Hour" with my girls, getting ready for the kick-ass Master Grad Party 2004. Should be fun fun :)
Since I'm graduating tomorrow with a Masters, I prefer to have my name and any nicknames, prefaced with "Master." That shall be my final decree before the transistion from Bachelor to Master. Hahahaha! I swear, I'm the funniest person I know ;)

That's all for now... I bid adieu to my life as an undergrad, my life as a master's student and my school career! I will miss wandering down the halls of BSU, frantically working on last minute assignments, meeting fellow students, working on group projects, and interacting with knowledge-filled professors and students!! Now onto a life without that type of school, but I will never be able to fulfill my appetite for knowledge :)
And.... that's a wrap!

The More the Merrier
Ah, like a breath of fresh air I am truly relieved! Just sent off my final draft of the ol' Directed Research to my advisor which means I am 'officially' done with my Master's career... I will commemorate this finale with graduation on Saturday. Party plans are coming along very nicely, especially with the help of my gorgeous amigas and dear, sweet grandmas :) I'm debating about being responsible tonight and working on getting my house ready for the grande soiree, or going to a concert which Katy Kat says I absolutely have to attend. I've heard some of Ozomatli before and I really liked the tuneage, so we'll see. If anyone has seen "Never Been Kissed" with Drew Barrymore and the hot dude, then you've seen/heard this group. It's the band that's playing when she eats the "special ganga cake" made especially for her. Good times, Good times.

Oh, By the Way
Realized today that I have not one, but two wbf's. Thanks Elle :) Definitely makes life a bit interesting up here in the corporate world... You'll get your money lata Pimp Daddy Elle!

I Have No Ass!
This link was sent to me by my most-esteemed, past fellow web teamer: Why you should never put your picture on the Internet ... I laughed my ass off after checking out this page. Hence, I officially have no ass. Time to hit the ol' junk food counter to build-up my be-dunka dunk once again :)
BTW - the last pict is my fave!

Random Ramblings
Well, yesterday I received a phone call from dear Miss Katy Kat. She just said, "Hey, listen to this..." and held the phone up to the radio. Guess who and what song was playing on our local radio station?!? Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" Dude, they're going mainstream and who's been ranting and raving about these guys like a complete village idiot for over the past month?!? Ah yeah, can I get a what what.

I'd like to charge that gut bomb
Heard on the radio today that participating McDonald's will now be accepting all major credit cards for meal purchases. Whoopiddy-Doo. Very good news for me since I never seem to have the cold, hard cash ready :)

I'm Good
I'd like to dedicate the segments of this next song to my girls. The ones who are single, the ones who are soon to be single, and the ones who uh... nevermind :) We're going through some interesting times in our lives; discovering who we are, where we want to be, who we want to be, and how we're going to get there. Definitely works in process' from my point of view. But we're doing great! Rome wasn't built overnight and I know we're all going to reach that wonderful happiness and contentedness with ourselves; if it hasn't happened already. So, keep on keepin on ;)

I'm Good by Blaque
...It aint me, I'm sorry you got the wrong one
It aint me, I just came out to have fun
It aint me, go out and find another one
I don't like what your kickin' son, now leave

Cause even if I leave alone, I'm good
And even if you come along, I'm good
Don't mean a thing to me cause, I'm good
With or without you
If you wanna play games with me then, I'm good
Say what you do for me than, I'm good
You don't really mean a thing cause, I'm good
With or without you

I'm good I'm good without you
I'm good I'm good
I'm good I'm good without you
I'm good I'm good

Cosmo - What Kind of Sexy Are You?
Took this online Cosmo quiz and I guess they're right, but I'd have to leave that up to my friends and boys to decide for sure. I'm..... Coyly Sexy.

Sensual and sweet, you'd rather spend an entire evening trading flirty innuendos with a guy over cappuccino and crème brûlée than just get down to the bump and grind back home (not that you don't enjoy that part, eventually!). As far as style goes, it's the bit of shoulder you show or the dangly earrings accenting your neck that make you feel foxy, not displaying a 12- by 12-inch square of stomach. "You're mysterious, feminine and love being a puzzle for men to figure out," says Regena Thomashauer, owner of Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts and author of Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men. "It's not that you're necessarily shy about what you want; you simply relish teasing out each part of the seduction process."

Your coy demeanor extends to your bedroom tendencies as well. "You let men court and pursue you in the beginning," says Logan Levkoff, sexologist and sex educator in New York City. "But when it comes time to have sex, you may surprise them and suddenly shrug off your reserved side and go wild." However, if you're never forthcoming with your feelings (carnal or otherwise), you need to open up a little more. "It's great to be mysterious, but when you aren't sending out strong enough signals or are playing too many games with guys' heads, they may misinterpret your behavior as disinterest and move on," says Levkoff. So how do you crank up the heat? "Acknowledge men more often on dates and hint at certain moves that bring you pleasure in bed," says Thomashauer. You'll be the ultimate combo of demure and downright delicious.

Tranquility... At Last
Today I feel so peaceful, like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I really enjoy this feeling and plan to embrace and hold onto it as long as possible. Maybe it's the sense of accomplishment that is washing over me or maybe it's just my post-euphoric high from eating some leftover Flying Pie slices; but it's definitely a good feeling :) Broke out the cassette tapes this weekend old school style. Found that I don't have any good classical cds and was having a major Bach craving. I played that damn tape most of the weekend and it created an awesome atmosphere for completing the ol' directed research paper I had been putting off. Damn I miss playing the cello. Until the day I return to my beloved instrument, I will fill the hours with Bach and his hypnotizing harpsichord/string rhythms.

The Final Stretch
Well, it's finally approaching: my graduation. All the hard work for the past 2 years is finally paying off. The past 5 days have been pretty mind blowing - meaning, it feels as if some mythical monster has sucked my brain out and then puked it back in my skull with the lamentation of, "There ya go. You have fun trying to think with that pile of gray matter, ya hear!?!" But hooray... I emailed my advisor with the rough draft of my directed research paper this morning. After I get his revision comments back, I will make the changes, then submit my final copy. Then I'll be a graduate on Saturday - ah yeah, it's a holiday :)

Here is what my weekend consisted of:
Walk w/Elle Boogie and Blue on Friday (you did awesome Elle! Even if you did want to kill me. BTW - that chocolate lab puppy was soooooo cute!), hung w/Mom Fri night, then read research articles.
Saturday consisted of: computer room, library, computer lab, computer room, print out documents at the Fonz' and eating a couple times in-between.
Then there was Sunday: pick up Starbucks, Student Union Building, Computer lab, spend Mother's day w/mo & bro (drank 5 cups of coffee with meal), then the computer room. Blue was sooo pissed that we didn't get to hit the hills more, but I'll be sure to make it up to him.

After spending a bit of time with my girl who has a man (the Fonz), I realized I am soooo happy that I'm not in a relationship! The only idea of a relationship that appeals to me right now is the guaranteed source of hibbity dibbity; but even that's not guaranteed. Who needs a guy to rain on my parade, take me for granted, and not appreciate me as a person? If I want a person to take a dump on me, I'll shimy down a port-a-potty and wait. I'm very satisfied with my male friends and I plan to keep them that way. But most of all, I'm really happy to have my girlfriends in my life. I really rely on them a lot for advice and for overall mental stability. My 4 girls provide a good base (4 girls for 4 corners) :) Besides, the summer is fast approaching which means the running season will be slamming ;) I'd have to say running is the perfect love/lover for me: it's always there when I need it, it doesn't talk back, I can do it whenever I want, I don't have to worry if I'm spending too much time or not enough time doing it, I'm left tired and satisfied when I'm done, and the high is unbeatable!

I am a runner and I run...

5 Things They'll Notice About your Place
Read through this article and found it to be quite interesting. Guess I agree on some of the statements made, but then realized I haven't really been to a lot of guy's houses to really comment. Hmmmm, interesting...

The Bathroom
What women look for: Cleanliness.
~ If he's clean, coo (too much clean is weird). If not, coo as well.

What men look for: Weird stuff in the medicine cabinet.
~ Won't find anything weird in my cabinet, except maybe that ointment I have for the strange growth on my back; but I keep that hidden way in the back :)

The Closets
What men look for: Lack of room.
~ I have a lot of clothes because I never get rid of old crap. I figure if it still fits, I might wear it sometime in the future.

What women look for: Room, and lots of it.
~ Actually, I look at the type of clothing present; gives me insight into the guy's sense of style.

The CD Collection
What women look for: Death metal, early '70's synth rock (think Yes or Emerson, Lake & Palmer), or "novelty song" compilations.
~ I like all music crap except for country.

What men look for: Waif-like, weepy oh-so-liberal female folk singers.
~ If the dude doesn't dig my female, whiny rock - it doesn't matter. Just because I listen to it doesn't mean I practice it ;)

The Pictures
What men look for: Old boyfriends.
~ Won't find any photos of the ex. I view those in private, weak moments only... jk

What women look for: Old relatives.
~ Nice to see a guy's heritage and where he comes from. A guy who has issues with his family, has issues of his own.

The TV Set
What women look for: Size — screen size, that is.
~ Big or small, whateva. As long as I can see the movie or play PS2, I don't care. But it definitely is an added bonus when there's a huge screen with surround sound - dolby digital is a plus.

What men look for: The remote.
~ The TV remote won't do any good since I don't have an antennae and no cable/satellite service. The dvd remote won't do any good either since Blue decided I didn't need it - he figured it would be best for me to get up to Pause/Stop/Play dvds. What a giver!

Franz Ferdinand
Checked out Launch today because I can now listen to my station since it is the beginning a new month. Anywho, what did I see on the left-hand side of the screen... a link to my new fave band Franz Ferdinand. Ah yeah, The Franz is the emerging artist of the month. Don't want to sound cocky, since I heard of FF from Katy Kat, but I've been blabbing about Franz for over a month now - way to catch up Launch!