is this thing on?

saw 'monster-in-law' yesterday and really enjoyed it. it made me appreciate my soon-to-be mother-in-law a lot. that's what movies are good for. they let you live in someone else's world for a couple hours and then you can walk away having been more educated about your own life. of course jane fonda was over the top in the movie but hello! she has one hot body for someone her age! i was just in awe at how great she looks. here's to hoping it's not all plastic surgery so there's a chance for the rest of us out there. i also saw 'kicking and screaming' and i almost found myself looking forward to being a soccer mom. if you ask me, though a somewhat predictable underdog family movie, will ferrell did not disappoint. go see it, take your kids and be entertained. and yes, i did see two movies in one day with two different people and it was wonderful.

the peak pike wished to claim

in my boredom at work today i secretly started reading a magazine and found this quote from theodore roosevelt: "to describe the beauty of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region bankrupts the English language". well said man. i always knew i liked that guy.

brian, being the business minded man that he is, has me reading this book called, 'smart couples finish rich'. brian's hope is that we'll have a couple million dollars stored up by the time we retire. uh, sounds great but just how much sacrificing will i have to do in order to help us accomplish that?! i'm not a particularly grounded person when it comes to money. granted, i pay all my bills on time and have no debt (aside from my student loans) but i do like to indulge every now and again. plus, i don't understand money talk. the first chapter kept talking about 'net worth' and 'overhead' and 'IRA' and i just looked at brian and told him i apparently needed an independant study course in finances before i can help him achieve this goal. my thing is, i hate money. i hate that it runs my life and that i often have to think the thought, "do i have enough money to buy groceries this month?" my goal in life is to just have peace of

me and brian at graduation 

i've been very resistent to this whole blog movement as i've been satisfied with my 6-year-old geocities web page. plus, i'm not one to 'advertise' myself so as of now i'm not too sure anyone will ever read this. however, i'm extremely bad at keeping in touch with old friends so i think maybe i'll give this a try...no guarantees though and you'll have to be ok with this not-so-fancy format because i refuse to pay for something like this. don't judge a book by its cover right? so...here i am, in my final week of living in spokane. my last day of work is thursday. thank. you. Jesus. for those of you who don't know, i've been a slave at Gart Sports for almost 2 years now. you often hear the label "bitter retail clerk" and now i know precisely where that comes from. customers are mean! and they slowly chip away at your soul until 'customer service' becomes a bad word. it's hard to be the head of customer service when you