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i was thinking about something the other day, but i have yet to really research it. so i’m just asking a question. what’s the deal with rebates? i’m not sure i understand the purpose of rebates. i bought my mac and purchased a printer with it for $100. so i demolished the boxes trying to cut out the proof of purchase for both items (and cut the heck out of my finger doing this…still healing.) sent those in and received a $100 check back. maybe canon has a deal with apple, b/c the check was from apple not canon. that might be it. i don’t know, but i think it’s pretty stupid. not stupid bad but stupid as in i don’t understand so i think it’s just stupid.
i watched that movie ‘pursuit of happiness’ for a 2nd time today. what an inspiring life that man led. this seems to be a theme for my life right now. there were many options for him to pursue that would make money for him and his son to get by. basically anyone can get a job. but if he had done that, he wouldn’t have had time for the broker internship (what he really desired.) he went through a horrible 6 months to lay that foundation. i can’t remember his son’s mother’s name. but one thing she says in the movie has actually been spoken to me about what i’m doing with my life right now. he told her he was going to be an intern. she says, ‘from salesman to intern, kinda backwards, huh?’ and then she leaves him (and now he’s a millionaire.) some people just see it in a different perspective. she saw it on the outer edge…what he was doing right then and that he wasn’t successful. the dreams in a person’s heart are so important. you may not know exactly how you are getting there. but you do know what will not get you there. you can’t settle for less. and as cheesy as it may be, the journey is actually the exciting part and where you will learn some extraordinary lessons.
today i was working behind the counter, and a man came up to eat. he was reid in about 25 years. it was crazy. he had all gray hair and looked just like reid. yes, you reid, that is my friend, who is thinking about not blogging anymore. anyway, i just thought that was funny. he took home 3 of our biodegradable straws for his children.
also, i heard the other day that ’skin is the new black.’ what?? just when i thought that red was the new black and all excited about that. hopefully, that won’t take, you know? i really like red…more than skin. since i’m such a fashion diva. but i am definitely relieved that ‘pale is the new tan.’ i’m taking advantage of that one.
i have an eventful weekend coming up. thursday night i’ll get to see norah jones at the ryman auditorium. i am SO excited about this. then i have some wonderful friends from bham (and denver) coming to town, and we’ll get to celebrate my friend, christi b.’s, birthday. four of my friends are running in the marathon (1/2 marathon) this saturday. and after thursday afternoon, i’ll be off work all weekend! yay!
well, i’m just sitting here with the best internet connection i’ve had in days. i’ve been trying to think of all the things i want to do on the internet mainly, b/c i may not have it again! hopefully that’s not true. but i’m just wasting so much time cherishing my link to the outside world while thinking ‘why am i not in bed??’ and my stomach is seriously telling me to eat, but oh no…not at 2am.
anyway, i have found a new artist that i think i’m really going to love. her name is katie herzig. i believe you will love her too, if you haven’t already heard of her. she has a fairly new album out called ‘weightless.’ so good. very light and airy, definitely different in my opinion. i just purchased it on itunes.
and if anyone is looking for some health insurance, i have a great referral of a friend who is an independent agent in al, who just signed me up. it’s easy to take quality insurance for granted. what a wonderful feeling to have it back!
goodnight!
i’m not for sure if i’ve ever been inside a krystal’s…if so, it’s been years. until today. boy, did i take cable internet for granted. first of all, i moved last weekend. yay!! saving a lot of money, living with my wonderful friend, christi. we have wireless internet in the building, but we’re not supposed to be able to pick up except downstairs in the ‘internet cafe.’ it’s pretty spotty anyway, so i haven’t had a bonafide internet connection in a week. last night i went to panera. today i’m eating lunch at krystal’s for their free wifi. pretty funny. it really is one of the best places on earth. they’re playing 80s music…the police and now they’re playing u2.
tonight i went for my first show at the ryman auditorium, and let me tell you…it was super. vince gill is one of the best performers i have seen in quite a while. what a great dude…and genuinely loves music, loves to play. the ticket for this show was $35, and he (along w/his 13 member band – saxophone, steel guitar, tamborine, etc…) played for 4 hours straight!! add on a 15 minute intermission. i hardly knew what to do with all that talent at the same time. his wife, amy grant, introduced him…and we also saw leeann womack in the audience. she was singing along. pretty cool.
one more thing — i realized today how much i dislike votive candles (other than for party usage.) everyday use of votive candles pretty much irritates me. maybe it’s because i can’t figure out how to keep using them in the same container without piling other colors of votives on top. i’m not going to keep buying small square holders, and i’m not going to clean out wax from the old candles. oh…and i’m not going to just sit a votive candle burning alone on the counter. so now, everytime i run into a votive candle, it’s going straight to the trash. i’m strictly a big-candle-already-in-the-holder kind of girl. there you go.
