I'm being stalked by California. I left Cali for many, many reasons, and so far two of them have caught up with me. One was the weather. I HATED the weather in Cali. Ugh. Too warm. Last summer was one of the hottest on record in Wisconsin. Not cool. The other is earthquakes. Sure, we have tornadoes out here, but at least you have a warning for them. There's no warning for earthquakes. Now we're having earthquakes in the mid-west. I kid you not.

Click here for the CNN article.

I don't remember feeling it, but I did wake up a minute or two after the time it happened. I thought I just needed to go to the bathroom. Who knows, maybe it woke me up.

Hot weather and earthquakes need to get out of the mid-west and go back to Cali. Now please.

Last night my Dad called me back (yay!) and said no the the new car (boo!). I'm disappointed, I'll admit that, but he did say he would put a certain smaller amount towards one. I took Lisa's advice and looked for a used one, but there's not a single one for sale in my entire state. Looks like people aren't willing to sell their hybrids with what's happening to gas prices. I'm not going to let this get me too down. I LOVE the car and I will find a way to work this out. I'm a clever girl and I'm going to see if I can get the money together to cover the rest of it. Looks like I'll need about 7-10k. Time to put my brain to work.

I need and desperatly want a job. I've been told that my dream job will be decided on (if they're going to open that position up and start interviews) by sometime next week. I've had such a hard time with the job hunt, I need this to pan out, both for me and my family. I've had such bad luck in the job department that I don't think it's too much for me to ask the universe to give me this one thing. This is my dream job and I'll be crushed if they don't open the position and if I don't get it.

So please, please, please... universe or whatever is out there... let me have this job. I need and want it more than anything. Please? After making me your bitch in 2007 and in March, I think you can swing this one tiny thing for me. It's tiny for you in the grand scheme of things, but HUGE for me. Please? I'll put a cherry on top!

Last night Rob bathed the Poopchuck and we watched Survivor.

This morning Gabriel decided that 6am was the time to be up and ready to go. Our alarms are set for 6:30am on weekdays. Ugh. Is my child a morning person? How the hell did that happen??? Of course, his getting up so damn early means that he's taking a nap right now. Therefore, I have some online time.

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The True You

You want your girlfriend or boyfriend to do more for you. With respect to money, you are a bit stingy. You think good luck doesn't exist - reality is built on practicalities. The hidden side of your personality tends to be methodical in your ways - with trouble adapting to the rules of society. You are tend to think about others' feelings a lot, perhaps because you are so eager to be liked. When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you don't have any particular type in mind, but you are inclined to look for someone who will say yes when you ask him / her out.

Who's The True You?