Happy 4th

Yes, I realize it's almost been a week and not a peep from me. (besides the post I edited...ugh)
I'm up to my usual, work, work and more work. Today the director of our office gave me a card with a note thanking me for my hard work and "professionalism" and saying I was such an asset to their team. It totally made my day, which otherwise could've been pretty shitty. I also got free meal and Starbucks vouchers along with it, so goodbye crap cafeteria coffee for a while (altho I can't justifiably complain, it's free for employees..heh).
Our hospital only recognizes 4 holidays out of the year, 4th of July being one of them. Just our luck that it falls on a weekend, so no long weekend for me. Sigh. But at least I have two days to sleep and be indulgent. Long long workouts at the gym are in order. Yay.
I actually have pictures floating around on Liz's computer, I just need to figure out a way to get them on mine so I can post some. Soon, soon.
And Tory and Jules are coming out this week to visit me, so I'm over the moon with excitement. We're gonna tear up the town. Woohoo
Have a safe and happy 4th :D

Tagged by Libby, so here you go :)..."I am about...."

I am about…

Clean rooms
Silence and solitude
Spicy food
Independence
Sleeping in on the weekends
Reading
Variety and spontaneity
Vodka or freezing cold white wine
Heels that don't give me blisters
The Gym!!!
Movies that make me laugh
Corsets
Passion....for life or anything really
Singing my heart out
Turquoise...be it jewelry or just the color
Finding the best deals when shopping
Spending quality time with my best friends
Jeans or pants that make me look like I actually have a butt..heh
Saving money
Determination in whatever I set my mind to
SEAFOOD!!!
Being on time


There's much more but those were the first that came to my head...what about you?

Love love and hate hate

LOVING having SYTYCD back... I'm a crazy fan tho I can't dance to save my life.
HATING the over 100 degree weather we've been dealing with for the last two weeks. Enough already.

books and building....

I've always considered myself a bookworm...there was a period of time in my life when you couldn't spot me without a book in hand. I still have an addiction to bookstores and cheap second hand books, but I've found that I rarely read anymore. It's kind of sad. I guess life's so busy that I don't have time like I used to, or maybe I've grown lazy and have taken to getting online instead of picking up a book. I have about 20 unread books in my room right now and they're all begging to be read. I just need to get off the damn computer and go to it. Heh.
In other news, I'm vainly attempting to put together this bedside table I bought, but truth be told, I despise handyman work. This is one time that I actually wish I had a man in my life so I could get him to help me with it. I suppose men can be useful for some things.
Happy weekend. I'm off to the gym. Maybe if I leave the handyman project it will just build itself. Here's to hoping. Heh.

Career paths..... and a birthday girl

This week has been rather intense as we've been short staffed at the office. I even got asked if I'd work part of last Saturday, as we were so behind. I wasn't going to at first, but I'm glad I did, as I'm now the "golden girl" (as they put it) of the supervisors and our office director. :). Amazing what working extra hard will do. Heh.
One great thing about all this, tho, is that they've begun training me in a bunch of other aspects of our department. Today I had to suspend a doctor for the first time from scheduling surgeries, as he was late in his OP dictations. It was kinda cool, but rather ironic that it had to be "Dr. McSteamy", the gorgeous one I have a tiny little crush on. LOL. Oh well.
It's funny, because when I first started working here, I had never previously had the slightest interest in the medical world. Even for the first month or so, it was just a job...a way to pay the bills. Funnily enough, the more I learn, the more I want to learn. It's cool to now be able to describe and understand medical procedures and inner workings of a hospital and know what I'm talking about. And my medical vocabulary has grown too :D. I can honestly say I'd like to stick to this as a career, and just knowing that I have that direction in my life is such a good feeling.
TGIF tomorrow. Tonight I'm off to see The Proposal with a couple of girlfriends. :) yay.
And Happy Birthday to my Angel. You know I love you sweetie. xxx

I hate Walmart

I HATE THEM. In the last week I've bought the same shelf twice, first to discover it was completely cracked so I had to return it. I re-purchased the same shelf only to find that parts are missing from the box. ARGH. SO frustrated. Some random Walmart manager is going to get a piece of my mind when I return this latest buy.
It's been 100 degrees out for the past few days and the humidity is off the charts. In some ways I hate it, but I'm trying to be thankful it's heat and not cold I'm having to deal with. I despise cold weather.
Ok I'm off to return that piece of S*** that I bought. Beware Walmart. Ugh

I'm updating

So tell me, are you sick of coming back here and finding the same non-post-a-post gracing the front page? Here's a small update...
We celebrated Seth's 22nd with a rockin party...started out at Main event, bowling, laser tag, gaming etc... and ended it at our house. Liz and I wanted to surprise him with a cake, so our plan was to pick one up on our way home. Lo and behold time flies when you're having fun. By the time we got out of Main Event it was pushing 1:30 am and everything was closed. So, we had major brainstorming (or brain farts?) on the way home and came up with the awesome idea of buying 22 hamburgers at Wendy's and putting a candle in each one. I mean, we were hungry, and who doesn't like a late-night hamburger?
So that's what we did. I can only imagine the faces of the people who took our order. We laughed so hard all the way back, lugging our mounds of burgers. I think it was a success tho, if nothing it was original. :)
I had to work the next day, so I went to bed much earlier than the rest, but still managed to only get about 4 hours of sleep. Argh. Staring at a computer screen the next day, slightly hungover and completely exhausted for 9 hours is NOT my idea of fun. But the night before was worth it. :D
Besides that, Thank you God it's freakin Friday. Weekend here I come.
We have lots of party pics, so I'll be posting them soon. Stay tuned :)

And now I'm breaking my promise. This isn't a real post because I honestly have nothing to say, or nothing I can say on this blog. It's funny because I used to not care what people would make of my rants and cryptic one liners.
Now not so much. One wrong word and the word misunderstood becomes the theme of my life. Ugh.
All that to say, once I find some nice, safe blogging material I will most definitely post.
Until then, be safe.
I miss you

I promise

a real post this weekend. TGIF tomorrow. I'm exhausted.

really no title

I'm still here, just not in a blogging mood this week. Forgive the silence for those of you who are actually interested in what I've been up to.
Work has been busy and kinda interesting, esp in the last few days, as I have a few co-workers trying to set me up with a couple of the IT guys who work at the hospital that apparently (and probably mistakenly) think I'm "cute"...(lol whatever)... we shall see. Besides that, it's so lovely to come home to our new house. I love having a backyard where I can sit and relax. (Friendlies must come visit and partake of the joy!!!!)
Someone *ahem* put the head back on our headless Don Quixote, so now he just looks morose instead of quirky. Head must come off!!!
Oh and it's been pointed out to me that I have really ugly feet. Thanks.
Okay, enough for now. You will get an intelligent post out of me soon. I promise. I think.

Amusing...

Best quotes of yesterday:
"People,....strapless and spandex are a privilege, not a right"
"Her upper-arms had the water-bed syndrome going on".
OMG. Too funny. Our cubicle is the hang out/work place of our office's two very fabulous and very gay men. Love it. I get to partake of the world through their eyes. Those tidbits above were small rants on their part about some of the *ahem* women in the office who WILL NOT stop talking about how they need to lose weight, yet show up to work in the THE MOST unflattering outfits imaginable. Hello, what were you thinking??
And in other news, something that made me smile....We happen to have a Doctor who works here that looks like he belongs on magazine covers. Yes, he's so gorgeous I don't know what to do with myself. Talk about sugar high for the day. :)

I didn't hit the publish button on newest post. Be very thankful

Boo ya...this is for Angel :)

My hair grows too darn fast. Time for another change...have a look....




Even shorter...I'm addicted now. Help. Like it?

I've been pondering....

Going back to being called by my birth-name. I'm called Rebecca at work, but still Niki by my friends outside of work. I'm thinking about maybe using Bex as my nickname, as I honestly can't stand the name Rebecca, but it's just getting confusing with half my friends calling me one thing and half calling me the other. What do you think? Am I a Bex? Or should I just stick with Niki?

Back again....

Hola and forgive the almost week of silence. No internet at our new house until this afternoon, so I've had to forcibly give up my internet addiction for the last week. I suppose it could be a blessing in disguise. But this coffee shop is serving me well for a small dose of internet this morning.
Took a weekday off work, as I was all worried that I needed to do the registration/license plates on my new car. I got up bright and early today (after staying out til 3 am last night...heh) thinking I would get the business over with quickly and enjoy the rest of my day. Thankfully I had the brain to call first and found out that the dealership takes care of all the paperwork for me, so I don't need to go into the tax office and do it myself. Yay.
So I have a Thursday free. This is really weird. Whatever will I do with myself. Of course, I had to promise to work Saturday, but that's not a big deal, as apparently the office is deserted on the weekends so it's easy to get a lot done and not have to deal with stressful people.
The house only gets better and better. I need to get some furniture, but baby steps...
Okay...my coffee is cold so I'm gonna leave this post at this....expect pictures soon :)