The three-hundred-and-eighth to three-hundred-and eleventh days combined...

This weekend went by entirely took quickly. My man and I saw Book of Eli on Friday. It was okay, but either it really dragged at times or I was ridiculously tired (I think it was a combo of both) because it seemed like it went on forever. They jammed about 4.5 hours worth of movie into those 2 hours.

My parents and I took my sisters back to college yesterday, so Saturday flew by. It was freezing in Scranton yesterday.


I was wearing so many layers - including double layered gloves - and my teeth were still chattering every time I stepped outside.


We, of course, went to Quaker Steak and Lube for lunch. Yea, wings :)

Today was all about school work. I feel just as tired now as I did on Friday. I really hope the week goes by quickly and uneventfully - I'm already looking forward to next weekend :)

Have a great night everyone!

The hundred-and-seventy-sixth day through the The hundred-and-seventy-ninth days (combined)...Yeah, that's a whole lotta days!

Sorry for the lack of posts for the last few days. It's been a pretty hectic and mildly crappy weekend.

I worked extended hours last week so I could have Friday off. First a little tangent...I'm pretty convinced that work is trying to kill me. This must be the case as it's covering its bases so well. If the sheer stress doesn't get me, the mountains or paperwork will surely tumble down upon me and smother me. Anyway, all week long I was looking forward to sleeping like it was my job on Friday, until I remembered that I had two doctors appointments lined up for the day. It was a sad few minutes on Thursday afternoon when I looked at my planner and noticed that.

Thank goodness that my lovely and extremely patient man came with me to the appointments because they were both new doctors and I hate going to new docs alone the first time. The first appointment was at 10:30am, and lasted about 40 minutes (including wait time). The next appointment wasn't until 3pm, so we went to get some grub and then wound up finding an Internet gaming place (we love our video games :)

I wish I had taken pictures of the place. It looked like an especially rundown crack house from the outside, and a something straight out of Saw inside. It was dark, smoky, and looked like it had bodies swinging from chains 10 minutes before we walked in. I made the mistake of going to the restroom - I literally suppressed my screams, opened the door with a piece of paper towel and backed out. It was a scary place to which we will never venture again.

I was wiped after the appointments - I got some not so great news from both, and was in a funk for most of Saturday and some of today. Then I had a quiz and a paper due today - and I have another paper due on Tuesday. This all just contributed to that same funk; but I had to shake myself out of it - at least enough to get some work done :)

And then look at that...it's Monday again. How is it that no day comes quite as quickly as Monday?

On to some pictures :)

I've seen this toy advertised. I'm all for inspiring creativity in kids but I think this is an accident waiting to happen.

My appointments were in Flushing, NY, so we had a chance to drive around the area a bit. Usually, I'm on the bus around there so I miss out on some of the historic buildings.

It's too bad that some of the historic locations are now commercial businesses. This clock looked a bit odd above the new sandwich shop.

Last, but not least it's almost that time again - Halloween (love it!) - and the Halloween store is coming back. You've got to love the number to call.

Have a wonderful night everyone!

The hundred-and-sixty-second day...

There's this cemetery that I pass sometimes. It's run down and overgrown with weeds, and some of the headstones are crumbling or have been knocked over. I know that it is very old (though I'm not sure of how old), but it's a sad site to see because this lot is the final resting place for quite a few individuals.

I did catch this little squirrel paying his respects. He was sitting on the headstone for the longest time until I came walking along on the sidewalk and spooked him.

I don't even know who anyone would contact to ask about the upkeep - I mean the next door neighbor is a former furniture store that is now a furniture/lingerie store. Hmmm.

Have a wonderful night everyone. Back to that same reading for me (that material is dense :)

The hundred-and-fifty-ninth day...

I'm still powering through my class readings. I actually took a vacation day so I could take it easy and relax. Everything was going fine this morning; I was reading and working the heck out of my highlighter. Then I made the mistake of checking my work e-mail and it was welcome back stress. I now know what's waiting for me tomorrow, and it's not pretty. At least the office is closed next Monday so I can look forward to the long weekend.

In the meantime, here are two signs that made me laugh recently:

Some target practice for the Target sign?

I'm heading back to reading...after I watch How I Met Your Mother.

Enjoy the rest of the night everyone!

The hundred-and-fiftieth and hundred-and-fifty-first days combined...

Well, my sisters are all set back up at school now, and I'm back home. Thank goodness it's only Sunday. I need the day to recuperate and catch up on my blog reading :)

Here are some pictures from the trip...

We saw some interesting business names and trucks along the way.

I saw some lovely flowers...

at the laundromat...

and some interesting billboards along the expressway...

Part of the Values.com billboard campaign. You can see a clearer picture on their website here.

and, of course, we hit the dollar store along the way.

And now, I'm going to do some cleaning and then take a nap :)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!

The hundred-and-forty-ninth day...

I'm in PA, helping to move Sis 1 and Sis 2 back to college this weekend :( This summer really flew by way too quickly. Le sigh...

Enjoy the rest of the night everyone!