Rachel I will miss you and your fantastic banter! Thanks for keeping me sane at work and best of luck to you! Im sure I will cry tonight at HH so I will spare all the ramblings on here! Dale better keep you warm up there in MN or Im gonna have to come and regulate!
It is only Tuesday and I am ready for the weekend. I love how some weeks at work are absolutely insane and then there are random days when Im bored out of my mind... today is one of them. I am still getting work done, but things are pretty quiet over here in my big cube.
So Arkansas got killed this weekend. And you people wonder why I wear neutral colors to games like that. Phew... uglyyyyyy.
I booked my work trip flights to AZ and UT in Oct. If anyone wants to come keep me company let me know. ha ha
My back feels better so I think I may force myself to take one more day off and then start running again on Thursday. Now I will be out of shape! ha ha. Awesome. Marathon training will officially begin in Oct but we will see how that goes. My body cant seem to take much anymore.
Happy late late bday to Kattie! I hope you had a great day you oldie but goodie. I left a message on your face book wall but you should have something coming soon.
Ok peace out. 36 minutes till I get head out like a baby! woooooo
September 30, 2008
September 26, 2008
Lean like a cholo
Happy Friday!
So I always have minor aches and pains because I am old and I challenged my body every day, twice a day for like 20 years! But I am pretty weak these days and decided to do a weight class yesterday. I felt a slight pain in my back when we were doing some funky lunges but the pain went away and I was fine for the rest of the day. I went to the grocery store last night (yes I am a winner) and in the span of less than an hour I went from being fine to walking to my apartment, with groceries in hand, leaned over like a hunch back. ha ha ha I couldn't stand up straight or lie down straight :) I figured that I might be ok this morning..... WRONG.
Now it hurts to bend over and I cant sit for long and I have some sort of weird lean going on. Like I stood up today and looked in the mirror and my upper body leans to the left :) Something is not right :) I know I always look awkward but now I just look like a side leaning hutch back with a corn cob up her bum :) I'm a mess. Hopefully I can get into the doc today. It is funny because my dad as a check up appointment this morning with his back dude (he got surgery 2 weeks ago) and so now they will get to see both of us today. Like father, like daughter.
BUT all I know is I am going to the Texas/Arkansas game tomorrow even if someone has to wheel me in using a wheel chair!! And dont worry everyone I am wearing neutral colors and am supporting both teams :) I am supposed to go to an Austin/Arkansas alumni party tonight but I cant go leaning like a cholo. Wish me luck!
Love you all!
So I always have minor aches and pains because I am old and I challenged my body every day, twice a day for like 20 years! But I am pretty weak these days and decided to do a weight class yesterday. I felt a slight pain in my back when we were doing some funky lunges but the pain went away and I was fine for the rest of the day. I went to the grocery store last night (yes I am a winner) and in the span of less than an hour I went from being fine to walking to my apartment, with groceries in hand, leaned over like a hunch back. ha ha ha I couldn't stand up straight or lie down straight :) I figured that I might be ok this morning..... WRONG.
Now it hurts to bend over and I cant sit for long and I have some sort of weird lean going on. Like I stood up today and looked in the mirror and my upper body leans to the left :) Something is not right :) I know I always look awkward but now I just look like a side leaning hutch back with a corn cob up her bum :) I'm a mess. Hopefully I can get into the doc today. It is funny because my dad as a check up appointment this morning with his back dude (he got surgery 2 weeks ago) and so now they will get to see both of us today. Like father, like daughter.
BUT all I know is I am going to the Texas/Arkansas game tomorrow even if someone has to wheel me in using a wheel chair!! And dont worry everyone I am wearing neutral colors and am supporting both teams :) I am supposed to go to an Austin/Arkansas alumni party tonight but I cant go leaning like a cholo. Wish me luck!
Love you all!
September 18, 2008
Just call me Hancock
You people need to stop moving! I feel like every time I blink someone else is moving away or moving out of my department at work. PS: Dan we are now 2 more people down. I will be a veteran RC by the time this is all said and done. You started the moving trend, thank you :(
I have a hard enough time opening up to people and letting them in as my good friends and then when I finally find people that are worthy they leave and I am once again alone with the aliens of darkness aka weirdos. Just call me Hancock. ha ha Meanwhile I am just sitting still like a bump on a log watching the world go by. I had to deal with all my best friends leaving after college and I feel like I am going through that again.
I get antsy to move all the time but it takes me months, sometimes years, to actually do it. Why? And why cant I just be content and happy to stay here and make new friends and join more groups and be more active in things that I am currently doing? I know that friends come and go and that moving and traveling and all that are a part of the cycle of life but how to I know when things are truly right? Will I be bouncing around my whole life without every being 100% happy with all aspects of my life? I know I know, this is deep for a Thursday afternoon blog. Maybe I should be like the dude that fed-exed himself to his parents house. I can just start traveling in peoples suitcases, but you would have to pay an extra fee to check me :) hahahaha
Onto the random, fun stuff: Laurie is thinking about doing a marathon and so I may join her instead of doing the one here in Austin. If you want to join in on the painful fun let us know!
It is my moms bday today, so happy birthday mommie. I'm going to go old school and spend the night with my parents in Pville tonight... that should be interesting. ha ha My dad had back surgery again last week and he has been loopy on meds so that is always fun and entertaining. Last time he had back surgery I gave him the movie Dazed and Confused (because it is one of his favorites) and we watched it while he was loopy. We may have to do that again! ha ha
Work has been crazy and I need a raise :) If people keep quitting I am going to be the one man band and rule the entire US sales force. muuu hahaha
Well I guess that is it for now. I will try to write everyday but its been a little hectic lately.
Until next time,
CLS
I have a hard enough time opening up to people and letting them in as my good friends and then when I finally find people that are worthy they leave and I am once again alone with the aliens of darkness aka weirdos. Just call me Hancock. ha ha Meanwhile I am just sitting still like a bump on a log watching the world go by. I had to deal with all my best friends leaving after college and I feel like I am going through that again.
I get antsy to move all the time but it takes me months, sometimes years, to actually do it. Why? And why cant I just be content and happy to stay here and make new friends and join more groups and be more active in things that I am currently doing? I know that friends come and go and that moving and traveling and all that are a part of the cycle of life but how to I know when things are truly right? Will I be bouncing around my whole life without every being 100% happy with all aspects of my life? I know I know, this is deep for a Thursday afternoon blog. Maybe I should be like the dude that fed-exed himself to his parents house. I can just start traveling in peoples suitcases, but you would have to pay an extra fee to check me :) hahahaha
Onto the random, fun stuff: Laurie is thinking about doing a marathon and so I may join her instead of doing the one here in Austin. If you want to join in on the painful fun let us know!
It is my moms bday today, so happy birthday mommie. I'm going to go old school and spend the night with my parents in Pville tonight... that should be interesting. ha ha My dad had back surgery again last week and he has been loopy on meds so that is always fun and entertaining. Last time he had back surgery I gave him the movie Dazed and Confused (because it is one of his favorites) and we watched it while he was loopy. We may have to do that again! ha ha
Work has been crazy and I need a raise :) If people keep quitting I am going to be the one man band and rule the entire US sales force. muuu hahaha
Well I guess that is it for now. I will try to write everyday but its been a little hectic lately.
Until next time,
CLS
September 9, 2008
I have been hesitant in writing the last couple of days because I feel that I have to have something of importance to write about. I also think it needs to be something interesting or eventful or sad or exciting. I feel that I should talk about things that people will be interested in. But as I am writing this I realize that the purpose of this blog was to get out my ranting and weird quirky thoughts on paper. The reason of writing was to share my scattered thoughts with people that truly care about me. So hello world you can take me or leave me! Phew I am glad I got that out. So let me talk about meaningless stuff now shall I.
Right now I should be figuring out what I want to do. I should be reading or writing or walking around. I should be looking for new opportunities. The plan tonight was to go to a coffee shop and read and look at PT programs. But I have been bitten by the TV monster. I usually have maybe one show that I will dedicate an hour to each week and I will occasionally watch tv while doing other things. But I am now officially addicted to shows that we usually leave for the teens to watch. I find myself thinking of the Hills quiet a bit and I am even trying to wear my hair and dress like Lauren. The new season of One Tree Hill as also blessed me with its presence. What is it with all the shows that have the word Hill in it? Does that secretly mean "watch me Corey and you will get over that big ass steep hill that has taken you years to get over?" Wow that was a deep for someone that started talking about teenage drama pouring out in mindless tv shows. Let me get away from the deep thoughts and just say that I heart the new 90210 and I admit it. I will not fall to the darkness of tv addiction. I will not be drawn to the pretty clothes and light hearted drama. I will prevail with my own real, good, fun life!
Ok my show is over so im out :)
Until next time....
Right now I should be figuring out what I want to do. I should be reading or writing or walking around. I should be looking for new opportunities. The plan tonight was to go to a coffee shop and read and look at PT programs. But I have been bitten by the TV monster. I usually have maybe one show that I will dedicate an hour to each week and I will occasionally watch tv while doing other things. But I am now officially addicted to shows that we usually leave for the teens to watch. I find myself thinking of the Hills quiet a bit and I am even trying to wear my hair and dress like Lauren. The new season of One Tree Hill as also blessed me with its presence. What is it with all the shows that have the word Hill in it? Does that secretly mean "watch me Corey and you will get over that big ass steep hill that has taken you years to get over?" Wow that was a deep for someone that started talking about teenage drama pouring out in mindless tv shows. Let me get away from the deep thoughts and just say that I heart the new 90210 and I admit it. I will not fall to the darkness of tv addiction. I will not be drawn to the pretty clothes and light hearted drama. I will prevail with my own real, good, fun life!
Ok my show is over so im out :)
Until next time....
September 5, 2008
I am old
So I apparantely made up the fact that Laurie road the bus with me and Leslie to Arkansas. I have officially lost it. Maybe I was trying to make my story more exciting? Who could that have been? Wow. I am at a loss for words. ha haha Maybe my blogging career will not last as long as I would have liked............
Sorry Laurie. ha ha
Sorry Laurie. ha ha
Mo this one is for you- B.U.S= BUS
I could get use to this blogging thing.... but now I have yet another excuse to procrastinate on the work I should be doing.
So Mo made a comment that she wanted to hear more stories. Since I mentioned my dad in the last blog I randomly thought of a story that shows the true colors of both my mom and dad. This story may not be funny in writing, but it was really funny living it! I am sure you have already heard this one and Sara, Laurie and JW will never forget this one. Well JW might since she doesn't talk to any of us anymore but that is another story. tee heeee.
For most college swimmers, the Christmas and New Years holiday is one of the most intense periods of training during the year. We would get a week or 2 break at home compared to the 4 week break that most college students would get. In order to keep us sane, our coaches would take us somewhere fun to train even though most of our time was spent in the pool or sleeping. So my sophomore year of college our swim team was going to fly to lovely Hawaii to train at the naval base. The weather decided to act up and Arkansas had a massive ice storm that shut down the airport for days and backed up travel for everyone. We were all stuck in various locations around the world trying to get back to Arkansas to catch our flight out of Arkansas to Hawaii. Some people ended up catching random rides or waiting out the storm for a few days.
I made it out of Austin but got stuck in Dallas with no end in site. My flights kept getting canceled and we had no idea what I was going to do. I went to some random counter and heard that there was now a bus that would take passengers from Dallas to Arkansas. I called my dad to tell him this and he preceded to lecture me about being careful and to find out where my luggage was because there was not currently a plane to hold it. He said "Corey don't be lackadaisical. Your luggage is probably sitting in the middle of the airport." I was in no mood to put up with my dad being over paranoid so I did everything I could to get him off the phone and I laughed it off. Secretly I was now worried about my luggage. So I worked out the details, figured out that I was indeed going to take a 5 hour bus ride with random people to Arkansas, and decided to walk around for a bit. I was walking around and low and behold my luggage was sitting in the middle of the airport. But I did not tell my dad this until like a year later :)
So eventually I run into Leslie and Laurie in the airport and we all get on the bus to head to Arkansas. What was supposed to be a 5 hour bus ride ended up being 8-9 hours long. I finally made it back to the apartment in Arkansas where I find my roommates laughing. They had arrived earlier and were listening to a message that my mom had left on the phone. My mom wanted to inform my roommates that I was having trouble getting back to Arkansas and that I could no longer take a flight, but was going to (read this next line with a loud southern accent, spelling the word out when you see periods between the letters) "catch a bus... yes Jenny and Sara, Corey is taking a B.U.S = BUS back to Fayetteville." Now again this may not seem funny but hearing it in my head makes me crack up. Thank you mom and dad for keeping my roommates and teammates entertained with this story for months and for easing the stress of traveling.
Moral of the story: Do not be lackadaisical at any time, especially while driving and always let others know where you are and what kind of transportation you are taking. I love you mom and dad.
My car is in the shop but I will not be taking the B U S= BUS. Happy Friday.
Love yall!
So Mo made a comment that she wanted to hear more stories. Since I mentioned my dad in the last blog I randomly thought of a story that shows the true colors of both my mom and dad. This story may not be funny in writing, but it was really funny living it! I am sure you have already heard this one and Sara, Laurie and JW will never forget this one. Well JW might since she doesn't talk to any of us anymore but that is another story. tee heeee.
For most college swimmers, the Christmas and New Years holiday is one of the most intense periods of training during the year. We would get a week or 2 break at home compared to the 4 week break that most college students would get. In order to keep us sane, our coaches would take us somewhere fun to train even though most of our time was spent in the pool or sleeping. So my sophomore year of college our swim team was going to fly to lovely Hawaii to train at the naval base. The weather decided to act up and Arkansas had a massive ice storm that shut down the airport for days and backed up travel for everyone. We were all stuck in various locations around the world trying to get back to Arkansas to catch our flight out of Arkansas to Hawaii. Some people ended up catching random rides or waiting out the storm for a few days.
I made it out of Austin but got stuck in Dallas with no end in site. My flights kept getting canceled and we had no idea what I was going to do. I went to some random counter and heard that there was now a bus that would take passengers from Dallas to Arkansas. I called my dad to tell him this and he preceded to lecture me about being careful and to find out where my luggage was because there was not currently a plane to hold it. He said "Corey don't be lackadaisical. Your luggage is probably sitting in the middle of the airport." I was in no mood to put up with my dad being over paranoid so I did everything I could to get him off the phone and I laughed it off. Secretly I was now worried about my luggage. So I worked out the details, figured out that I was indeed going to take a 5 hour bus ride with random people to Arkansas, and decided to walk around for a bit. I was walking around and low and behold my luggage was sitting in the middle of the airport. But I did not tell my dad this until like a year later :)
So eventually I run into Leslie and Laurie in the airport and we all get on the bus to head to Arkansas. What was supposed to be a 5 hour bus ride ended up being 8-9 hours long. I finally made it back to the apartment in Arkansas where I find my roommates laughing. They had arrived earlier and were listening to a message that my mom had left on the phone. My mom wanted to inform my roommates that I was having trouble getting back to Arkansas and that I could no longer take a flight, but was going to (read this next line with a loud southern accent, spelling the word out when you see periods between the letters) "catch a bus... yes Jenny and Sara, Corey is taking a B.U.S = BUS back to Fayetteville." Now again this may not seem funny but hearing it in my head makes me crack up. Thank you mom and dad for keeping my roommates and teammates entertained with this story for months and for easing the stress of traveling.
Moral of the story: Do not be lackadaisical at any time, especially while driving and always let others know where you are and what kind of transportation you are taking. I love you mom and dad.
My car is in the shop but I will not be taking the B U S= BUS. Happy Friday.
Love yall!
September 4, 2008
I am now a blogger-- who knew.
Hi Everyone!!
So I decided to start the fun journey of blogging. I read Laurie's blog everyday and I think it is a great way to keep up with people... so I am trying it out.... thanks for being my inspiration LZ. ha ha
I know my life is not that exciting and I will either ramble on and on about things you do not care about or my blogging kick may only last for about a week, but gosh darn it I am going to try!
So today my car pooped out and started violently shaking while I was driving around at lunch. I managed to get home and called someone to pick me up and take me back to work. I knew exactly what my dad would say when I called to inform him of my sick car.. " It's the timing belt, damnit Corey!" ha ha I know this doesnt seem funny to the normal person but for all of you that know my dad.... it is typical Roy Boy style. Anyway I am a bit stressed about paying for whatever it takes to make for a healthy car again and I need to find a ride home.
I wont ramble anymore. Thanks for reading my first blog ever!
So I decided to start the fun journey of blogging. I read Laurie's blog everyday and I think it is a great way to keep up with people... so I am trying it out.... thanks for being my inspiration LZ. ha ha
I know my life is not that exciting and I will either ramble on and on about things you do not care about or my blogging kick may only last for about a week, but gosh darn it I am going to try!
So today my car pooped out and started violently shaking while I was driving around at lunch. I managed to get home and called someone to pick me up and take me back to work. I knew exactly what my dad would say when I called to inform him of my sick car.. " It's the timing belt, damnit Corey!" ha ha I know this doesnt seem funny to the normal person but for all of you that know my dad.... it is typical Roy Boy style. Anyway I am a bit stressed about paying for whatever it takes to make for a healthy car again and I need to find a ride home.
I wont ramble anymore. Thanks for reading my first blog ever!
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