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Feb. 12th, 2004

05:39 pm - so much to say... be patient please!

Well well well... here I am and it is Thursday!

It has been a great week so far. My job is going well and they already have me doing so many things! Since monday I have been on conference calls to Belgium, been on a business dinner with 2 clients, made foam (yay! gotta love that, and i'm back in the LAB!), was involved in 2 meetings dealing with new products and so on and so forth. Needless to say they really want me to know and understand the business and I appreciate that. I know that my boss and the other 2 men that I work with are doing their best to correctly train me for this position. So overall work gets an A+ for the week. Oh and I get to eat lunch with Jenni and Katie everyday. It feels like we are back in high school! :)

On another note... I received a phone call from my previous employer basically asking me if I wanted to come back to work for them. (Cathy was right... finding a job is like dating guys... once you find the right one and start it off on a clean note, another one that you weren't expecting comes in and tries to get you back... when it rains it poors...) However, after I received the message it was more of a joke than anything else to me. I would be working for all the same people that I did before and im sure I would receive a raise. However, I am enjoying this job and I do like the people that are mentoring me and that are going to trust me to do my job well. So I believe after I get ahold of Sumi (to tell him that I have already found work) I will call HR at K and let them know I am not available. Everything happens for a reason and I do not wish to mess with this one... this time around.

So for many the dreaded V word is approaching us! I feel totally normal about the day. For me this year it is about going to homecoming hanging with my friends and having a good time. It is hard to believe that last year I did have a valentine, but the reality of the situation is that this year I am single and I am ok with that. I am not in any dire need to be with someone right now. Sure there is always the wish of that someone. However... im not going to sulk. This saturday will be just like the ones before it... tons of fun because of the people I choose to surround myself with.

I am currently sitting in P's room waiting for a phone call from my aunt. I really hope we can connect sometime today. I need a place to stay and I would like to stay with her because she lives close to my work... However, if it doesn't seem like it will work out then I am more than willing to find an apartment asap! Just need to live with someone. Hopefully I can wait a few months and save my money... yeah that would be nice!!

And on that note... it is time to do something this evening!!!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: chipper

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Feb. 10th, 2004

06:10 pm - In a sentence...

I am so flipping tired!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: drained

Current Music: Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

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Feb. 9th, 2004

04:47 pm

Yay! So I went to my frist day of work at my new job and it was fine. (Though I left at 1pm...)

I had to leave early so I could go have my work physical, get my safety shoes and have an eye exam for my prescription safety glasses.

So I went to have my physical and I was tortured! Well... not really... but I went through the pulminary test, vision test, hearing test, chest x-ray, pee in a cup, blood taking (ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!) and then the regular breathe is breathe out bs... they said I had good hearing... I think there machine is wrong!!! haha Oh and aparently I have good lungs. Good to know... all those years of trumpeting have paid off...

So I am out, I am staying with Paula this week and we are gonna have some FUN!!!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: awake

Current Music: UDM engineering computer lab...

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Feb. 6th, 2004

11:32 pm - Goodnight Moon...

I am happy to say... I am tired! I feel like celebrating. My eyes are blood shot and my hands are shaking... I think it is time for bed! I can finally sleep in until I feel like getting up. I think I may actually try that! I know I will be up by 8am reguardless but I will try to sleep as long as possible!

Goodnight room, Goodnight kittens, Goodnight mittens, Goodnight moon, Goodnight noises everywhere...

~*Andrea M.*~

Current Mood: sleepy

Current Music: TV in great room...

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Feb. 5th, 2004

10:25 am - HIRED!

I would like to thank the academy... nah not really... just everyone that believes in me and the person I am and the qualities I possess.

I am now employeed and I am very happy about that!! Time to show up and prove I can do the job!

I am very excited and looking forward to this new journey!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: ecstatic

Current Music: just me giggling!

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Feb. 4th, 2004

07:22 pm - Ok Go!

It all looks much clearer from the top!

Yesterday was a good day. I had a great time at V-Ball last night. We lost the first game horribly, lost the second game by 2 points and won the last game by 4 points! So overall it went well... and no injuries, though my teammate Jen took a nice ball to the face... Owwwwww!!!

Alan's bestfriend got married yesterday. How weird is that? Very strange... I am taping my ankles for V-ball and Alan is begging me to fix his collar and tie. Bradley just returned home from Marines bootcamp on Sunday, he got married last night (Tuesday) and is back to SC this coming monday for 2 more months of training before he is stationed somewhere. The kid just turned 21. His new wife... that is weird to say... has to wait here for 2 more months too! Poor Trish!

Today was the second round of interviews for this position at Jenni's work. I think it went very well. I am anxious to see what happens. I know that either way I did the best I could and that in the end the decision is in God's hands. Obviously I would love to go back to work and the work itself seems very interesting, but if it doesn't work out I am bound to find something else. So I must stay with a positivie attitude and learn from this experience!

Well... life is short... im out to do something...

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: amused

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Feb. 3rd, 2004

01:00 am - I just want to sleep... thats all!

Well... it is cold, snowing/sleeting, late, and I am WIDE EYED at the moment. I really wonder what it is in the brain that makes people not able to sleep. I try and yet I still fail. I have gone hours and hours and hours without rest and my body just doesn't care because my brain over powers it. For instance n the past 48 hours I have slept maybe 7 hours...

I think it is stress, but why? I am in no danger from anything. Yes not having a job tops the list of "things on my mind" but it isn't like I am not trying. I have been very pro-active with my job searching and have gotten a few bites! Not to mention the interview I had today which I believe went well! (Good enough for them to call me back for "round 2" on wednesday *ding ding* time for a TKO!).

I guess the only good news about it so far is that no one thinks that I am crazy. I mean my dad has a similar problem of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to sleep... and other people have expressed their concerns and past issues with it. Though when I sit here... or lay in bed... I feel so jealous! Everyone is happily resting and I am usually tossing and turning, or thinking about what is happening in life. It has even turned into one of those things where when I pray I ask God to just let me sleep at night.

Oh... yeah my brother watched the movie "Freaky Friday" with me... and it wasn't the first time he has seen it! He likes it! We sat down and I looked at him and realized I hadn't seen him since last thursday... oooooooops... everyone is a little busy around here I guess...

Side bar: When P and I went to Lansing we saw 2 other groups that played before The Giveaway... in OH last night (sunday) all their stuff was stollen!! Including.... van, money, merch, equipment... everything!!!!!!!! How awful is that! Booooo Hooooo... So go out and support Spilled Canvas and Rookie of the Year!

ok im outtie... time to find something to do!

Andrea M.

Current Mood: awake

Current Music: dead silence

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Feb. 1st, 2004

10:57 pm

I had a really great weekend!

I am happy that Paula and I took the trek to Lansing and hung out with Patrick, Tom and Patrick's friends! Paula and I got the 5 cent tour of Lansing! hehe I love the Capital building! No lie... there is something about politics... yeah so anyway...

I finally was able to see "The Giveaway" and I really think that they have talent! I don't often say that about live local bands because heaven knows I have seen my fair share! However, these guys were good. I bet they get somewhere in the industry. They played the song "Scientist" by Coldplay and that was great! So check them out at.... www.thegiveaway.net do it do it do it do it!

We then went and partied at the drummer Mark's place.... and that was cool... Yay for beer! *wink, wink* All I know is that they need to plow up there! Geeeez-o-petes! Whatever happened to salt and plows? hahahahahaha P and I bitched about that the whole time... I thought it was amusing!

So Paula and I stayed at Patrick's house and that was cool that we were able to stay. His parents are super nice and his dad is funny! Good times at the Browns!! Thanks Patrick!

So Paula and I drove back to Saline today after "brunch"... yeah we slept till noon... Though we didn't go to bed till nearly 7am... Paula and I did that stay up at night and talk thing... she crawled into bed with me and we had a chat. I think it was the closest thing to ever sharing a room with a sister I have ever had. I mean at least we were in a house rather than a dorm room. Patricks room reminded me of my mom and aunts room when they were growing up... just one big room upstairs... and from the stories my aunt and mom tell me... Paula and I were just like them! So we had our drunken discussions... though I think we were both pretty sober by then... but it was all good...

Speaking of Paula... girl you rock my world! I have spent the past 4 weekends with her and others... but she has been the one constant! It is pretty hysterical too... the stupid stuff we have done in the month of January! Some days I go through Paula withdrawl! Quote of the night driving to Jasons... "You better becareful because Cranky Paula is going to come out in 3 minutes and it isn't because she is hungry!" Yes more road rage for P!

So we went to Jason's superbowl party and we had a great time! Jason was hilarious per usual... he had a projecter there and he almost spilled beer on it like 3 or 4 times! It was good seeing everyone and they were all really supportive about me and my interview tomorrow!

So with that... I am off to TRY and sleep! Lord knows that I woke up at 10am (after 3 hours of sleep) wide awake with about 1,000 things on my mind!! By the time I fell back to sleep who knows it was probably 11:30 and by noon I just couldn't be quiet anymore!!!!!!! So I rocked Paula out of bed! No joke I walked over to her and started rocking her... PAULAAAAAAAAAA! So needless to say I am running on zero energy right now!

Ok enough, this was definetly long enough!!! Time for some ZzZzZzZzzzzzz....

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: sleepy

Current Music: POSTAL SERVICE!!!!!!

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Jan. 29th, 2004

01:49 pm

It is official, my computer stinks! It will not let me search anything without taking 20 years to downlaod it first. I am fed up at the moment and am out of here! I need a break from this room anyway... time to find something else to do with the rest of my day!

Oh and I went outside for about 2 minutes earlier with wet hair... and it froze... nice!

Sometimes I am more blonde than I appear! *chuckles*

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: aggravated

Current Music: NKOTB... yes I know sad!

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Jan. 28th, 2004

04:14 pm - snowwwwwwwwwwy!

First and foremost... thank you to Jenni B.! I have an interview Friday... and I am praying that it will go great. I actually am not nervous at all... Just have to walk in and tell them I am the best person for the position. I learned how to do that right before the King interview, and it worked there! There is something about finding the middle ground between totally cocky and no self esteem...

Last night I was sitting in our guest room / computer room with the blinds fully drawn with the lights off watching the snow fall. It was a somber feeling. Watching the snow took me back to when this room was my bedroom before I moved out and went to college. It reminded me of how I used to open the blinds 4 inches, lay on my bed and watch the snow flutter by the street light. Oh and how I used to pray that school would be canceled!

Anyway that led me to think about all the stuff that has happened since leaving home and how much I have changed. Yet, in the same breath how much I have stayed the same. I am not the same person exactly, but I was taught well by my parents as to what is acceptable and what isn't. How I should treat people and how I should expect those same people to treat me.

I will admit that I definetly learned more than I bargined for.

College was fun... and coming home to see my family made me appreciate them more as well as appreciating that I was on my own. I think now that through all the good and bad there is a constant that cannot be tampered with... and that is people. People that we trust, people that trust us, and people that have changed us. I wouldn't be me without every person I have met. There is no changing that. I cannot go back and say... "ok lets omit this one and I want to know that one" it just doesnt work that way. I would never want it that way reguardless. Some people have tested me more than others. Each has had a different purpose. I believe that the saying that talks about people coming into our life for a reason a season or a lifetime is true. I have all three in my life or had once in my life. I think the most important thing now is keeping those friendships going.

I think back to those nights of laying in bed thinking and praying for snow... and then having to go to school anyway but being with my high school friends and being complete idiots! Running down the hall to lunch and Jason tripping me so bad I slipped and fell... then him standong over me pointing laughing and then helping me up! I remember Jen waiting for me to get out of government last hour and then going to Ann Arbor to pick up new suicide machine cd's before we had to work NHS functions. I remember all the years of Marching Band camp and all the stupid stuff we used to get in trouble for! Haha I did my fair share of running to the lake and back... I used to move from attention just so i could go for a quick run! I remember going to the farm with Rachel and helping her feed the calves... they were so snotty nosed, but it was fun! I remember not being able to tune my trumpet because i was deaf due to concerts the night before... and then getting yelled at for being out of tune! Spending the night at Jasons house after senior prom... watching austin powers and passing out on the floor... My last real high school memory was Jasons grad party... out at his house and how Jen and I ran around the entire night being silly... and how all those people we knew we would never keep in touch with just stared... haha... we did have some of the funniest moments...

The best thing about it all... is that I have just ans many memories if not more from college and weekends like the last one... that alone makes me happy... I surround myself with people that make me happy and in turn make me who I am.

Ok on another note... my parents were talking about "slaughter ball" last night... I don't know why. And I say... you mean "dodge ball"... and my dad says yeah thats the politically correct way of saying it. Then Alan walks in the back door and says I think they should call it "jihad ball" *rolls eyes* thats my brother. My parents found it amusing!

im out,

Andrea M.

Oh and last night was the 2nd night in a row I slept well!!!

Current Mood: excited

Current Music: glory of love - New Found Glory

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Jan. 27th, 2004

02:21 pm

The only reason this is funny is because I just talked to Tom about how prejudice I was about Texas and how today was the first time I ever sent my resume to a company there...

My brother sits down next to me and notices that I wrote down a company name and the location, which is Houston TX. Then he goes off on a tangent...

"Texas? You are not moving to Texas. I won't let you move to Texas."

"Only steers and queers come from Texas and you don't look much like a steer!" (some movie quote... metal jacket... but Alan knew it)

"You are gonna come back with a 25 gallon hat!"

"Bad things happen in Texas... remember Wacco Texas and Texas Chainsaw Masacre. If you saw that movie you wouldn't want to move to Texas."

"That is honestly the last place I would ever move."

So I guess it must be a Manes thing... looks like Texas is out of the cards for me! *wink, wink*

im out,

Andrea M.

Maybe the Dixie Chicks are the best thing to come out of Texas... it sure as hell isn't our president!

Current Mood: geeky

Current Music: God Bless Texas..... JK JK JK JK JK JK JK JK

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09:30 am - Beautiful Feelings...

All I can say is that I today (though snowing) is going awesome already... and it is only 9:30am!

I finally slept like a baby last night! I was tired yesterday afternoon but I forced myself to stay up. So at 11pm I went to bed and I just remember telling myself to just goto sleep and *poof* I was out! I slept from 11pm all the way to 8am!! I feel human again! I haven't felt this good since before I went to Paula's two fridays ago! So I am happy about that.

Next I am sitting here looking for jobs and I am actually finding some good ones. There is nothing worse than sitting here and finding nothing all day long.

My house is extremly quite, I am the only one up (mom and dad are at work) and I started my laundry, the snow looks calming as it falls from the gray sky and im listening to U2.

Couldn't ask for much more right now!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: peaceful

Current Music: U2 - Bad

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Jan. 26th, 2004

01:53 pm

Well the good news is that Procter & Gamble have actually responded to me with something other than... we will keep you on file...

However, they sent me an assesment test... "there are no right or wrong answers" Riiiiiiiiiiight! Whatever hater! So now I have to wait again!

Oh... P... btw... GREMLINS! haha... Cranky Paula!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: busy

Current Music: Battle of Who Could Care Less... Ben Folds

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10:28 am - They're baked! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!! :)

This weekend was probably one of the best weekends I have had in a real long time. I can honestly say that I feel so much better coming back to the 'real world' after it.

Sometimes I forget what it is like to be around everyone. Especially how much fun we have when we do take the time out of our hectic lives to reconnect. So thanks to Jason and Jenni who allowed us to come together and have fun in a worry free enviornment.

I learned a new card game this weekend and I was really calmed by the fact that Paula and Tom were very patient with me. It isn't everyday that you can find patient people, let alone friends. I feel this way because at times I can be very impatient. Patience is a very good virtue... so thanks to them!

I over look many things and sometimes it just comes out of habit because of goals I set for myself, and other times I over look things because I can't see the forest for the trees... I am slowly conquering the later... and thats good for me.

So over all lots of great conversations and laughs, a little too much of Captain Morgan's and never enough sleep! It was a great weekend with wonderful friends... I am looking forward to seeing them all again soon.

When Paula and I got back to campus last night we burned some CD's and watched a movie... I stayed there... what was the hurry in getting home? None really... So I drove back here this morning and on my way I saw a Ford Flat bed trailor carrying a new Ford GT... what a HOT car! Oh my goodness... I guess Ford is going to be debuting it on Super Bowl Sunday... Should be interesting... if I had some moeny... I would buy one!

Arriving home this morning was fine... no car issues for once and when I got here my mom put in my parents video of their weekend up-north. It was cute to see my cousins on camera playing in thesnow Nicki was scared to death of the 'fluffy snow' he didn't want to go sledding at all. Alec didn't seem to care to much, those 2 are the cutest! My parents burnt all kinds of brush this weekend... which is why they went up in the first place. I am so excited to go up there in the spring and summer... back to the 'BIG WOODS!'

So it is now snowing again and I finally am feeling tired... figures now that I should be awake all day I want to take a nap... this insomnia thing is driving me nuts... oh well... it has to pass... my body will give out eventually and I will fall asleep with no battle... it will probably get worse before it gets better!

And with that...

2 funny quotes from the weekend...

"RC could give a horse a STD!" ~ Steph

"Andrea, you need to learn how to cheat better!" ~ Tom

Good times!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: cheerful

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Jan. 22nd, 2004

Jan. 21st, 2004

11:25 am - Postal Service... Give Up

Right before Christmas I went shopping with Jenny B. and Anna... we found ourselves at Best Buy. I was purchasing X-Box games for Alan and Jenny was buying a DVD player for her cousins. I decide that I wanted to buy the new "Death Cab for Cutie" CD... so as I approach the 'D' section this random guy walks up to me and starts talking to me... (I can tell he is a punk/emo kid... he looks the part, he also has the blue best buy shirt... so an employee) he says oh my goodness have you ever heard of the "Postal Service"??? I kind of look at him in disbelief because hes basically dragging my down the isle containing the 'Ps'. So he just raves and raves and raves about this cd.... so I buy it... whats 12 dollars after buying 2 X-box games, a new release movie and another cd? Nothing really...

So on my way home from East Detroit I put it in the cd player... and my first impression is that it SUCKS! Oh my goodness... horrible, yuck, I hate it... It sounds like techno with emo... and it is not working out for me...

Eventually... I put it back in the cd player at home and I started listening again and I actually do like it, in fact I really enjoy it...

This is ultimately about giving second chances (to yourelf and others)... but btw... the Postal Service rules!!!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: happy

Current Music: POSTAL SERVICE!

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Jan. 20th, 2004

Jan. 15th, 2004

12:34 pm - Ok... the weather sucks...

Though I really would like to take Lisa up on going outside and making snow angels... I really ought to work on my resume sending! Lisa... yaknow we could get together and have a snowball fight! That would be fun!

I finally crafted one kick ass cover letter last night with the help of my dad. It took a few hours but now I have something really worth looking at. Not to gloat but I would hire me! ::wink, wink:: haha!

I have found some jobs and they want entry level... but then they say you need to know HPLC, UV/VIS spec, IR, and alllllll kinds of other things I don't know how to do yet... so much for being entry level!

Well... the snow finally stopped at midnight last night but no one has come to plow the strett. The landscaping company that does all the sidewalks and driveways came. Not that it helped much they arrived and it was still snowing. The streets are still horrible!!!

Oh well... better go move my car... hopefully they do plow...

Then I need to send some resumes out there!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: good

Current Music: AAR - Why Worry

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Jan. 13th, 2004

02:30 pm - COLD!

Another Burrrrrrrrrrrr day is amongst us! I can honestly say that I am finished with this winter thing. I am ready for mid May weather!

So I seem to be having a hard time understanding people as of late. Oh well... in time.

So I have another volleyball game tonight! I am looking forward to it. Maybe we can kick some butt tonight! Go team go! If we don't kick butt I am sure I will have some good battle wounds to show for it tomorrow.

Still doing the job hunt thing... and figuring out my loans!

Time to hit up Hotjobs and Monster!!

im out,

Andrea M.

Current Mood: awake

Current Music: none...

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