Before I embark on hours and hours of reading in my sociology textbook...

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Blah, I have so much to write about. I promise I will later... but for now, I leave you with this:


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I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT!

WITH SOMEONE WHO SEEMS TOTALLY AWESOME!

WISH ME LUCK!

I'll update with details upon my return <3

I only wish I was as pretty as this chick... whoever she is. I'm flattered that MyHeritage.com thinks so.

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( Now this is even weirder... )

Yesterday was... odd.

It started off normal enough. I hung out at my parents' house, stopped at the store, then headed home. After I was done carrying my stuff up to our apartment Haley went back down to close my trunk and didn't come back... It took me awhile to notice she was gone, and I sort of paniced. She has bad ear infections in both ears, so I was worried she had passed out or fallen down the steps or something. When I stepped outside I saw she was talking to our new downstairs neighbor, and thought nothing of it.

After awhile I began to wonder what was up, because they were talking for a long time. I stepped out again and Haley looked very concerned and distressed. She told our neighbor lady bye and came upstairs saying "WE NEED TO MOVE." o.O

Apparently our new neighbor, Josie, claims some Hispanic dude and his girlfriend are stalking her, regularly hiding outside OUR front door, and spraying her with acid. Yeah. What the fuck? I knew we needed to go downstairs and talk to this lady and get more details... so we did. She claims he's been doing this for awhile. Josie and her 80-something husband moved in about a month ago, and she says this guy (I think his name is Julio) has stalked her when she lived in Tucson, Glendale, and now Tempe.

She claims he and his girlfriend hide in some attic or crawl space above her apartment and spray her with "acid" when she takes a shower. She also says that he hides out in front of my door... I'm not sure what for.

She did seem very distressed, and Haley said she was crying when they first spoke, but there's something not quite right. Her story is very detailed, but some things are just too strange or don't make sense. She showed us a picture of him and his girlfriend, as well as the restraining order she has against him, which makes me believe she does/did have a stalker... but the details are what make her story sort of fishy...

- How are he and his girlfriend gaining access to this crawl space/attic above her apartment? How do they know when she's going to take a shower? Doesn't it get unbearably hot in there? Do they lay in there all day waiting for her to shower? She says when it happens she yells "STOP SPRAYING ME JULIO!" Wtf? Why doesn't she run to the phone and dial 911??

- She claims he and his girlfriend hide out upstairs, in front of my apartment. She mentioned that he's there "almost every day" usually very late at night or really early in the morning. If it's during those times, how does she know they're there? And what's the point of them hiding there during times when no one is around? I've never heard or seen anything suspicious. Do they sit/stand outside my door in total silence?

- She said that when he and his girlfriend are hiding by my apartment, my car isn't there. I KNOW she's mistaken about this, because since she moved in my car has been parked in front of my apartment every night. There have been a few times I've come back very late (between 1 and 3 am) and no one was around.

- I don't get why she hasn't called the police. If he's within 200 feet of her then he's violating the restraining order, and she should call the cops. What's stopping her?

- She kept emphasizing that he's "very good at what he does", as if calling the police would be pointless, since he'd be gone before the time they got here.

SO YEAH... All around a fishy situation. Very WTF.

UPDATE: Finally got in touch with my dad. My mom did have the procedure done and everything looked good. The doctors figure it was just another one of her weird "spasms." She'll probably be back at home tonight or tomorrow and my sis and I will go visit her then :-)

Yeah, my mom is in the hospital.

She's been plagued with various health problems for years and a lot of them have really gone unsolved. I feel she belongs on an episode of "Mystery Diagnosis." One of the more recent ones has been in her chest, or specifically with her heart. She says she has "attacks" of pain - not heart burn - more like a pressure on her chest. She's seen a cardiologist and had a battery of tests run, but everything has come back normal or *better* than normal. The only exception was while she was wearing a heart monitor for a few days they noticed her heart skipped a beat... which is weird, but they couldn't tell why. Recently she started having weird headaches and just hasn't been feeling right. She *knows* something is wrong but is clueless as to what, and so are her doctors.

Well, yesterday I got a call from my dad. I knew immediately something was wrong, just by the way he said "Jessie?" when I answered. My mom had one of her "attacks" yesterday morning while she was riding her bike (she rides several miles every day) and apparently it was a pretty bad one. She had a nitro-glycerin tablet with her (which dialates the blood vessels to hopefully let more blood in to the heart) so she took that and headed back home. Fortunately she was only a mile away from home. She laid down when she got home and then called my dad to tell him what happened. He decided to come home and take her to the hospital. By the time they got there she was feeling fine, but they gave her more nitro-glycerin and admitted her at the urging of her cardiologist. He thinks they need to find out what's going on once and for all, so he wants to perform a Cardiac Catheterization on her. They make a small incision in your groin and put a really thing tube up in to your heart so they can get a better look at what's going on. She was supposed to have the procedure today at 1:30, but told her is could possibly pushed back if someone comes in to the hospital with a heart attack or something.

I've tried to get ahold of my dad on his cell, at his desk, and at home with no luck. Since his cell is off (he always has it on) it makes me think he's probably visiting my mom at the hospital. After typing this I think I'll call and find out what room she's in.

That's really all I know right now. I'd appreciate if you keep her in your thoughts and prayers! Thanks for listening :-)

Here are some pics of my new kitty, Benji, or Benjamin for short hehe Click to see them bigger, obviously.

OMFG MY SISTER GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!

She is now an assistant web developer at ASU. I found the job and told her to apply.

$10 an hour, 21 hours a week.

I am so effing happy.

I LOVE MY LIFE. I AM SO BLESSED!!!!!

This took me forever, so you better look at it, damnit. AND DO IT!!

I was SUPPOSED to work today (after being off for two weeks), but the kids' flight home was canceled.... so I'm officially back to work tomorrow, and damn am I going to miss that extra $100 I would've made had I worked today. Oh well, it can't be helped. Speaking of money, my sister FINALLY had a job interview today. She says it went really well... I sure hope so! I'm broke.






OH! I may be getting a kitty cat. I'll fill you in on all the details when it's official, which I'm hoping will be soon. I'm typically not a cat person at all, but when I realized that I'm probably going to be living in apartments for quite a few years to come the idea of a feline friend didn't seem so bad... I'd never want a dog in an apartment and smaller pets that live in cages are just too high maintenence. Plus this particular kitty comes with some good references hehe

It is so effing hot. When I got home I felt like I was overheating, so I took off my clothes, threw on a spaghetti strap, got a wet washcloth and put it on the back of my neck, and turned my fan on high and just sat in front of it. I probably looked nuts. heh

I was very productive today. I stopped procrastinating and got some stuff done I've been needing to do for weeks. I went to Rio Salado College and took the math placement test. I guessed on probably at least half the questions but still qualified for the math class I needed to take. Yay! Then I registered for that math class. I showed them my drivers license so they could confirm I was an AZ resident, and then I went to pay my summer school tuition ($400). Then I went to the bookstore to get my books for psychology and math (another $120). So today was financially hurty!

After I got done with all that I had a personal training session at the gym. It was great... my arms, shoulders, chest, and back feel like they're filled with lead now... but that's a good thing! I have another session on Friday to work on my lower body and core. I'm sort of bummed because I wanted to buy more personal training, but I found out they've raised their price from $50 to $60 per session. Grrrrr...

I hung out with Ashton on Monday and it was fun. We played Wii Mariokart (I sucked) and had lunch at Olive Garden.

I was blown off again by Corwin on Saturday. The guy seems totally incapable of having an adult conversation. I'm not sure why I keep talking to him. I'm not concerned, though, because so far this week has been really pleasant. As long as I stay busy, I don't have time to over-analyze and ruminate on stuff.

Nothing much exciting to say. I went to Walgreens yesterday to buy generic ibuprofen and body wash and ended up spending $35 (after a $5 coupon). Bad girl, bad!

This is my first composition for my FRE 111 class. I could either give a description of my favorite movie or talk about what I would do if I found out I was going to die in one week....

« Blanche Neige et Les Sept Nains » est le conte d’une jolie jeune princesse qui s’appelle Blanche Neige. Elle a les cheveux noire, la pale peau, et les rouges lèvres. Sa belle-mère est la méchant reine qui force Blanche Neige de travailler comme la domestique. La reine veut tuer Blanche Neige, mais elle s’échappe de la forêt. Elle trouve la maison de Sept Nains, et elle se fait des amis avec eux. Elle nettoie la maison et elle cuisine leur norriture. Elle chante pour eux et dances avec avec eux. Malheureusement, la reine découvre Blanche-Neige est vivante! Un jour, pendant que les nains travaillent, la méchant reine vient à la maison. Elle porte un déguisement et elle donne un pomme poison de Blanche Niege. Blanche Niege mange un bout. Les nains poursuivent la reine et ils tuer elle, mais il est trop tard. Blanche Niege semble être morte. Les nains sa installe dans une vitrine et ils pleurent elle. Elle n’est pas morte. Elle dort. Un jour, un beau prince trouve Blanche Niege et les nains. Il baisers Blanche Niege et elle sa réveille! Tout le monde est très heureux. Le prince et Blanche Niege vont au château du prince et ils vivent heureux pour toujours. La fin.

« Blanche Neige et Les Sept Nains » a été le premier film d'animation de Disney. J’aime regarder le DVD avec ma nièce et mon neveu. J'ai été Blanche Neige pour Halloween.

I was trying to think of something important or clever to say, instead of just posting a survey, but I can't come up with anything. So here's the survey...


... and some freaky old ads....

I get to go check in on Jami's kitten this weekend. Yay for kittens!

Wow... so, the last 24 hours has been quite a whirlwind.

Logged on to Facebook last night, and noticed one of those little "sponsored" ads down in the corner. It said "Girl and cat need a room". She looked nice, and some mystical force just drove me to click on it.

It said her name was Leah. She needed to find an apartment and roomie ASAP, that could take her and her cat. I was intrigued, so I sent her a message. She responded quickly and we exchanged several messages last night... She had been having so much trouble finding a place that would take her and her cat.

My lease expires in February, and there's no way I could afford to continue living in a two bedroom apartment by myself. I had honestly given up on finding a roommate. I wanted someone who was a serious student... mature, intelligent, quiet... not a big partier or drinker, and certainly not a smoker. It seemed impossible, and I was facing the inevitable of having to find a one bedroom for February.

The more I looked at Leah's profile, and the more I "talked" to her, the more I liked her. She is extremely mature, well-spoken, and intelligent. She seems pretty liberal and to have a lot of common sense (something taken for granted these days).

I spent 4 hours frantically cleaning my apartment today for her to come over and see it. I was so nervous, I was on the verge of an anxiety attack. I was not prepared to have someone come over... the 2nd bedroom is a disaster right now. Oh, and on top of this, I'm totally out of my Trazedone, which meant I had a very shitty night's sleep. I am so exhausted... I can't stop yawning.

I was up front with her about everything I could think of... about my schedule, lifestyle, etc. I think we actually have a lot in common.

Monday or Tuesday my parents are coming over to help me thoroughly scour the place and remove the junk from her room.

Oh, her cat's name is Sasha, and I hope she likes me. I'm sure it'll take a bit of time for her to adjust to life here, but it'll be nice having a furry friend around.

This is all such a blur... I'm nervous, but excited. If all goes as planned, she'll be moving in this weekend. School starts the following Monday. Holy cow. I'm so not prepared for that.

Ack!