boooo

work sucks.

so when i first started this gig, we were winning prizes left and right for sales. in my first year in this dept, i won a laptops, 3 tv's, a dvd player, a wii, a blender, a surround sound system (that's still in the box), and i'm sure i am forgetting some stuff. but that was on top of payouts and a couple thousand $ in gift cards (macy's, foot locker, walmart, target, etc.).... so we went from that to now getting crap. and not only are we getting crap, but we have to sell like 3x's as much to get the crap... now this last year, i did win a cofee maker, a small flat screen LCD tv, and another laptop... but that was so few and far between... and i had to work my tush off to get it. but that is not my complaint. my complaint is now we win freakin glitter balls for selling 3 tv packages, and an internet and phone... like seriously... a freakin glitter ball. see example a below.



like are they serious?
I am grown.. a glitter ball? and the kicker is it was a raffle... so i busted my arse in sales and got 6 entries. what did i win? a *bleep*ing glitter ball.
uhg... not to mention there hasn't been any big prizes in a long time. i guess it's better than nothing. and i'll stop complaining since there are people who don't have any job right now. but a glitter ball is insulting.


oh and yes that is a Dexter bobble head in the background!

I'm gettin old... boooooooo

So today is Fat Tuesday and I have no plans... i mean no happy hour... no south street excursions. booooooo. i don't even have the desire to look for anything to do. that is how i know i am getting old. seriously, in my early 20's, there wasn't an alcohol-associated "holiday" that i didn't partake of. ha!
but lately, i could care less... i didn't even realize it was fat tuesday until someone on my team mentioned it. oh well

so everyday, we have a team chat that we are required to join. i could probably get fired for this BUT this is an excerpt from today's chat. it is in reference to the rant i had a few days ago about people coming to work looking like harlots. apparently, i am not the only one who notices... also i was going to change the names to protect the innocent but that was gonna take too long sooooo i just deleted the last names.

kirk: more news on the dress code
10:16:49 AM: Kirk: no sweats
10:16:53 AM: Mark: lol
10:16:57 AM: Edward: lol
10:16:59 AM: Kirk: and sneakers are at team leaders discretion
10:17:03 AM: Mark: no dirty clothes
10:17:04 AM: Kirk: so i think we are all good
10:17:08 AM: Kirk: cause liz i know u were gonna have a fit
10:17:18 AM: Elizabeth (me): lol
10:17:19 AM: Elizabeth: true
10:17:39 AM: Kirk: no flip flops
10:17:41 AM: Nordia (harlot dressing chick): when did we start the dress code?
10:17:46 AM: Mark: today
10:17:47 AM: Mark: lol
10:17:48 AM: Kirk: i'm hearing 3-1
10:17:48 AM: Edward: when kirk msgs it
10:17:55 AM: Kirk: nordia ur gonna be a habitual violator
10:17:58 AM: Kirk: no club apparel
10:18:19 AM: Kirk: just playing nordia u know u my dog
10:18:23 AM: Kirk: jean are cool
10:18:23 AM: Elizabeth: ha!
10:18:37 AM: Nordia: hahaha
10:18:46 AM: Nordia: this ain't club apperal honey
10:18:52 AM: Kirk: no?
10:18:59 AM: Nordia: nope
10:19:08 AM: Kirk: oh god i gotta see u at the club what do u wear?
10:19:11 AM: Nordia: what club u go to?
10:19:20 AM: Kirk: loin cloths and pasties?
10:19:38 AM: Nordia: funny
10:19:44 AM: Kirk: hahah i'm just teasing u
10:19:53 AM: Kirk: i dont go to clubs i'm on my house party grind
10:19:53 AM: Elizabeth: haaaaaaaaa
10:19:57 AM: Kirk: its a recession
10:20:06 AM: Nordia: what looks worst my apperal or the women who come in hear like they just rolled out of bed?


ok so yes i am an instigator for laughing in the chat... however, is this chick for real? she is obviously retarded... i mean i know my blog posts are riddled with punctuation and grammar errors... i know this... but i also know the difference between hear and here, worst and worse, and apparel... i don't know what the eff apperel is. maybe it's her too small clothes.. hmmmm

i laughed out loud for real at loin cloths and pasties. that is HILARIOUS!

word....

chris says i want to save the world. that could be true. i dunno... i mean if i see someone in despair, i try to think of how i can help that person. if i see someone panhandling, i'll spare some change. i pray for random people all the time, but save the world? not so much... i guess i am just a compassionate person for the most part. who knows?

anyway, i got some of my favors in for my comic book themed birthday party so I am starting to get excited. the only snag is that i can't seem to stop buying sneakers. it is a sickness... and it's cutting into my b-day party fund. i am probably over 90 pairs now... chris needs to count them again for me. there are so many i want though... uuuhhhg

this is turning out to be a more boring post than normal... sorry about that! LOL!

Chris and I are supposed to be going to meet my friend pink shoes girl for margaritas and salsa at On The Border tonight... I don't think he knows though. ha. i will probably NOT be going to see Madea goes to jail... i might but i am not really beat.. i mean, if you've seen one you've seen them all...

i think that is all for now folks!

*SMH*

so i have a lot of siblings... 6 younger and 1 older half sibling to be exact. my older half sis didn't live with us til i was a pre-teen and she was gone a few years later, so I pretty much have an eldest child mentality. with that being said, i am so thoroughly annoyed with one of my younger sibs.... correction... i am annoyed with all of my younger sibs but for different reasons.

lets start with claw... claw is my oldest younger sibling at the ripe old age of 25. I am extremely proud of her because she is currently purchasing her first home. However, i am *smh* at her because she is still in a waaaaaaaaaaack relationship... and she only has one semester left of school and still hasn't finished. i think she is like 12 credits shy of a degree.

sister #2... lets call her lexus. lexus is 22 will be 23 in may. Now she did finish school and is working in her field. making a way for herself. BUT, i am *smh* at her because she is obsessive over her bd. like stalks his cell phone, facebook, myspace. it is seriously unhealthy. i feel sorry for the dude... like can he live? can he breathe? it's bizarre.

sister #3... this one we'll call hood. now hood is exactly that. hood-riffic. It's so funny because i can't understand how we grew up in the same household. i mean, we did grow up in the hood, but we weren't raised to be hoodrats... anyway, hood is 21 will be 22 in oct. (yeah, my parents were getting their freak on). Hood is 21 and does not have a resume. how is that acceptable? i don't understand... no seriously... i don't understand. how can a sister of mine, of working age, with all her mental capabilities intact, who is literate, not have a resume. I mean, i can see having a resume that needs some work... but to not have one at all... are you serious? so i told her to get her arse on word and use resume wizard... takes all the thinking out of it. this chick had 85 million excuses as to why she couldn't or wouldn't. uhg.

my 1 brother is 18. he will also be 19 in may... actually on the same day as lexus. weird i know. but anyway, he is retarded. he is 19 and still in high school. I mean he is only a year behind but he is in danger of failing again. why? is he slow? is he retarded? dyslexic? perceptually impaired? cognitively challenged? no! none of the above! he is just lazy... lazy to the point that i want to kick him in his arse. the only thing he gets enthused about is food, cars, and video games. so cars have been his passion since he was a baby. literally, at 2, this lil nig could tell you the make and model of every car that went past. and now, he can identify any car by the engine... how do i know this? chris showed him pics of engines and he was likeoh that a such and such. wtf? you are obviously not retarded. so what is the problem? uhhg!

my other two younger siblings are 10 and 7 (i think) HA! they are angels. i'm not shaking my head at them at all... they are the only hope besides myself for my family! LOL!

anyway, i had to vent. they p-ss me off with their foolishness. especially since there is no excuse. we grew up in a two parent household with lots of love even if there wasn't lots of money. We were taught better. Was I the only one present for the lessons? I don't understand it. I try to talk to them. I really do. I just found out last year, that they apparently value my opinion. Lexus told me last that she was preggers because she thought i would be disappointed in her. hood, said she looks at me like a second mom. i am always there for them. but when i tell them they are being retarded jerk-faces, they don't listen. i gotta pray....

**nina i think this requires a wooosah for real! LOL!

SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT!

sooooooo we are having a blogger scrabble tournament! we have 5 people playing so far... let me know if you are down!!

weekend in a nutshell...

so chris and i met nina on friday night and she is adorable! she was in philly and that was too close for her to be and us not meet her. so it was cool. we spent about an hour or so talking and laughing. the time fleeeew by. didn't even seem like an hour but she is the cutest!

after that we went over my friends house and they held us hostage til about 2:30 a.m. me and s-dot played with makeup while chris and kev played playstation. we were drinking 3 olives cherry vodka and red bull... so we were wired... ended up playing guitar hero and scene it for the rest of the night! Chris and I won scene it twice because "WEEEEEEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!" yes I am that obnoxious when i win! LOL!

so that was friday night. Saturday morning, Chris gave me this JUMBO card, while i was still in bed. lol.... i cracked open an eye and saw this giant sized card. it was so sweet. we went to the Rodin Museum in Philly... which was very cool. nerdy like us but cool. we went to dinner later that night at La Famiglia and it was wonderful! the restaurant is small and it was ridiculously packed in the little bar/waiting area. our reservations were for 9 and we didn't get seated til about 10. but the staff was exceptional and the food was fantastic. i am still thinking about my dinner! mmm mmmmmm! it was a really sweet, well-thought out day. and it was all a surprise. Chris researched and planned everything... I heart him!

so sunday we got up and i was supposed to pick up one of my god-daughters for church but there was a screw in my tire and the tire was flat. and apparently we were missing the tool to get the jack to work or something. i dunno... i'll have chris write about that later.

anyway HAPPY BELATED V-DAY everyone! i am at work and miserable. but i have the memories of the weekend to cheer me up!

25 randoms

so i'm sure everyone has seen this on facebook... but as i don't feel like doing a real post right now AND none of you (except chris and momma e) are my facebook friends anyway... here ya go...


1. I have about 4 or 5 different entrpreneurial ideas floating in my head. some more developed than others but 1 will eventually be successful.
2. I love the Lord with all my heart. word.
3. I can't stand judgemental people. it's ok to have an opinion.... not ok to judge!
4. I'm much smarter than most people think I am...
5. I am probably the most giving person you'll ever meet. it's hard for me to say no to helping someone. even when they THINK they are taking advantage of me. I usually know they are users but can't seem to say no if i have it to give. I feel blessed to be able to give it in the first place.
6. I have a secret desire to sing (kind of) but I have stage fright...
7. I am deathly afraid of spiders... I mean seriously afraid... afraid to the point of tears!
8. I met the love of my life through a freakin blog of all places... go figure
9. I am starting to feel very domesticated again after a long hiatus from all things domestic.
10. I can keep a secret better than most people. if it is really important that i don't tell, i won't.
11. I really only have a few friends who have genuinely been there for me during the lowest points in my life and they were none of the people who i always thought would be there. weird how people grow apart.
12. I love throwing parties... that is one of my ideas... if i could just figure out how to get started for real...
13. I totally believe in the power of prayer and i will often pray for a stranger on the street or for a famous person. I pray for lauryn hill all the time. she needs to make it back from her breakdown.
14. I have an overwhelming desire to help young girls become great women. I'm tired of seeing girls grow up to be women who don't respect or love themselves... which is why i started a mentoring program with the help of my friends and church.
14. I believe "big brother" exists and is watching us all!
15. I am allergic to pineapple... it is not that bad, just very inconvenient at times
16. I can break out in hives at the drop of a dime... i may have the most sensitive skin ever!
17. An attractive personality and disposition always wins over just an attractive face.
18. I worry about my siblings all the time. more than i talk about. I am always concerned about their well being.
19. I miss my puppies, Kai and Lily... I cried hysterically when Lily got hit by a car. she was my baby. Kai is with the ex and i miss her too. she is a great dog.
20. I've wanted to name my first daughter (whenever I have one) Sasha WAAAAAAAAY before Barack became president and I am annoyed that everyone will think that is where i got the name when really I stole it from Sheila! HA!
21. I love love and all things associated with love.
22. I can't wait to have the means to do all the things I desire to do.
23. I want to see the world. I am hard-pressed to think of somewhere i absolutely would not visit. maybe antarctica... but then again, I would love to see the northern lights... hmmmm
24. I taught myself how to ride a bike and how to swim... next on my list is roller skates!!
25. I love when I can see all the stars in the night sky. so beautiful... i am often awed by creation...

Birthday Madness!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS! I love you and I am so happy you are in my life. You mean the world to me and I will make sure I show you just how much I appreciate you and all that you do, today and everyday. You are a blessing to me and who would have thought I would meet someone on blogger of all places that is so perfect for me and everything i was looking for and more. you compliment me and you balance me and you complete me. Here's to you sweetie. May this birthday be your best ever and just the beginning of what's to come!

Happy Birthday Nina! You are wonderful and FIERCE girl! don't let anyone or any situation dim your light or strangle your voice! You are a force to be reckoned with and when you finally come into your own, the world better watch out! I am praying for you and may all the good things in life gravitate to you. out with the old and in with the new!!

ok I am off to bake cupcakes for Chris' b-day