15 Years Ago (July 1996)

* I turned 16 the next month
*I went on a week long trip to Mexico and had my first alcoholic beverage
*Went to Disneyland later on that year in December


10 Years Ago (July 2001)

* I would turn 21 the next month
*I got engaged the next month
*I was getting ready for my senior year of college


5 Years Ago (July 2006)

* I was 25 and living further away from the home of Washington than anyone else had in my family
*I was working at Claires and working on putting together my paperwork to apply for graduate school
*I think I attended Burbank that year but can't quite remember. Yes my memory appears to be shot at the tender age of 30


3 Years Ago (July 2008)

*I was working my butt off that summer with four classes and my practicum
*I got accepted to internet under one of the most brilliant clinical therapists in the state


1 Year Ago (July 2010)

* I was working at my first real job out of graduate school
* I was extremely stressed and I think this is when I started hating my job
* I moved to Lawrence, KS (yes home of the Winchester brothers)


Yesterday

* Recently decided to go back to school and get another Masters since being unemployed sucks and I can't seem to find a job so I asked a former supervisor for a reference letter. Long story short I didn't end up needing hers so I opened it up when I got it just out of curiosity and she made her own little check box where she could say that "she did not recommend me at this time"
*Isn't the whole point of saying that you will be a job and/or academic reference mean that you have NICE things to say about someone? The reason why they don't have a "do not recommend box" is that most people won't bother filling out the reference sheet if they don't recommend someone for a particular academic program nor do they wish to be contacted for a job reference. Unless they are malevolent douchebags. Seriously, who does that kind of shit??????
*Spent the rest of the day watching Bones and being pissed off.


Today

* Going to the airport at 11 pm to pick up roommate and his dad, they were out of town at a bowling tournament in Reno
* Need to ship out a book. Not sure if I will do that today or tomorrow
*Probably watch more Bones. It's addicting.


Tomorrow

* Going to see my beloved.
*That's the highlight of my day, everything else just doesn't matter
*Probably watch more Bones


In a week

*No plans sadly
*Probably watching more Bones. Only on season 4.
*In two weeks I'll be hanging with switch842 and attending my old roommate's long awaited wedding. That's exciting!!!



In one month (August 2011)

* Turning 31
*Hopefully working


In one year (July 2012),

* Hopefully be attending Washburn University and working on my MSW degree
*Hopefully working
*Volunteering again at Tulsa Trek Expo 2012, had a blast this year definitely going back next year


In five years (July 2016),

*Hopefully be reunited with my beloved and living back in the homeland of the Pacific Northwest
*Hopefully working as a successful therapist at a community mental health center or hospital

With the discussion running round some of my f-list pages about hijabs and how to wear them, what types etc, I decided to make my very own first time ever You Tube video. *cringes* Hopefully it's not as embarrassing as I think it is....

My spiffy brand new Toyota Corolla. Just rolled it off the lot this morning. Pretty nice replacement for my Yaris and the payments are only $18 more a month and  I got the extended 7 year warranty. *pats self on back*

Now just got to fix that ticket. Police report corroborates my statement that the guy was behind the red car and then sped up to pass her, switched lanes and didn't see me. The witness says he was behind her and passed and she admits she was going 40 in a 35. He even says he was behind her and then switched lanes and I shit you not in the statement that he made to the cop he said "I thought she would stop". Why the hell would I stop??? Then the red car would have slammed into me instead of the white car because I would have then been sitting in the middle of two lanes of traffic. What a frakking moron and a waste of oxygen.  

DAY 10: Final 10 words

1. Where the hell did that white car come from?
2. Sometimes I hate the world.
3. Sometimes I wonder what my goal in life is.
4. Look, it's the sun!!!
5. Oh My God it's 50 degrees outside.
6. In Kansas.
7. In January.
8. And look it''s going to snow on Tuesday.
9. Yay.
10. Not.

My car is valued at $11,000.....and I owe $8000. Guess who's going car shopping!!!!   I am SO excited. Now all I have to do is get the stupid ticket fixed and everything will be okay. Allahu Akbar, God is Great and Merciful in His kindness.

DAY 9: 10 ways to win your heart

1. Be a guy named Ryan
2. Buy me flowers
3. Be honest
4. Have a good sense of humor
5. Be positive....especially when I'm not
6. Be quirky. Like me.
7. Like Star Trek as much as I do
8. Love me as I much as I love you
9. Be respectful
10. Love kitties


DAY 10: Final 10 words.

I swear I AM a good driver. This time I was turning left into a turn lane to merge with traffic and this guy pulled out from behind the car coming from my left and passed her and smashed into the drivers side of my car. All he got was a little bent bumper that prevented his passenger tire from turning so he had to have his car towed as well. And of course I got the fucking ticket for failure to yield. I am so taking this to court. I am not paying for a no fault accident.

DAY 8: 10 of your favorite songs

1. "King Nothing" Metallica
2. "Bad Company" Five Finger Death Punch
3. "Hanging by a moment" Lifehouse
4. "Enter Sandman" Metallica
5. The Enterprise Theme Song
6. The Firefly Theme Song
7. The Stargate Theme (sensing a theme here? LOL!)
8. "Photograph" Nickleback
9. "Far Away" Nickleback
10.  "Calling all Angels" Train

DAY 9: 10 ways to win your heart

DAY 10: Final 10 words.

DAY 7: 10 important people

1. My mom
2. My beloved
3. My best friend
4. My sister Carol
5. Michael Shanks
6. Barack Obama
7. My father-in-law
8. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
9. My friend Maggie
10. Whoever hired me at TFI

DAY 8: 10 of your favorite songs
DAY 9: 10 ways to win your heart
DAY 10: Final 10 words.

DAY 6: 10 items you can’t live without

1. My cell phone....for how else for my beloved to call me? I must have it.
2. My kitties. I know it says item, but I can't live without them.
3. Food
4. Car. Can't work, can't live.
5. Wool socks. Especially in Kansas winters
6. My hijab
7. My Quran
8. My Stargate collection
9. The internet. Yes I am addicted.
10. Mountain Dew. Yes I am addicted.


DAY 7: 10 important people
DAY 8: 10 of your favorite songs
DAY 9: 10 ways to win your heart
DAY 10: Final 10 words.

DAY 5: 10 wishes

1. My beloved to be home in my arms.
2. To not be in anymore medical debt
3. To feel like I have accomplished something
4. To be closer to home
5. To own all seasons of Supernatural
6. To own all seasons of the Tudors
7. To be able to tell my co-workers what I really think about them and not get fired
8. To be a better Muslim
9. To be able to attend every con Michael Shanks attends. Just because.
10. Another cat. A black one this time.

DAY 6: 10 items you can’t live without
DAY 7: 10 important people
DAY 8: 10 of your favorite songs
DAY 9: 10 ways to win your heart
DAY 10: Final 10 words.