Product Reviews…

PREM. STRAIGHT LEG JEAN rinse wash
Available in 2 colors $8.98

This weekend I had a chance to check out the Sarah Jessica Parker clothing line Bitten at my local Steve and Barry’s. Let me say, I was impressed. The line is very basic, allowing you to layer several pieces to create a look. I was impressed with the variety of jeans, there were many different washes and style of jeans. All the pieces were priced at $8.98. Although, I didn’t try on any clothes, I’m a bit skeptical about the quality. But what can you expect for $8.98?? I did like the fact there were many basics, of which I am a huge fan!!

DEEP V STRIPED TUNIC SWEATER

purple and navy

Available in 4 colors $8.98

Weekend Drama Wrap-Up

This weekend was very busy in the the drama category.  There were 2 different episodes  of drama.  First being, the ever present rift between 2 of my girlfriends which came to a head Friday night, technically Saturday morning.  Of course, it was over a man!!  The second being, the long break-up sequence between my brother and his girlfriend.

Let’s examine episode #1. 

Here’s the looong story.  A little over 2 years ago, Thelma dated Ken for 3 months.  Ken dumped Thelma, because he thought she partied too much and spent too much time with her friends.  This totally broke Thelma’s heart.  Because they live in the same neighborhood, after several months they became friends.  Last February, Ken was hanging out with Thelma helping her with some home improvements, and he confessed to her that he was in love with her and wanted him back.  Thelma, quickly rebuffed his advances saying that she had moved on and it was too late!!! 

The very next night, Thelma had a party at her house, where Ken met a girl named Louise.  Louise and Ken went home together that night, and subsequently spent the last year together.  Here we are at the present time, last Wednesday, Ken admitted to Louise that he didn’t love her the way she wanted him to love her, and Louise ended the relationship. 

The issues at hand.  Thelma and Louise never became close because of this situation.  There’s always been a bit of tension between the two.  When Louise and Ken first got together, he asked her to keep the situation quiet because he was still working out his feelings for Thelma and he wanted to tell her himself.  After a month, she finally told Thelma because Louise needed her to know.  Thelma gave Louise her blessing to go ahead and date Ken.  Although, Thelma gave Louise her blessing, Louise has always felt that Thelma still had feeling for Ken that she never admitted to.  End of the situation!! 

Fast forward to Friday night.  Friday was set up as a girls night.  It was myself, Peaches, Louise and Thelma.  We were all drinking having a good time.  We first went to a bar called Krem, and it was less than fun.  I write about it in another blog.  After a bit, we went to a neighborhood bar called Loom.  When we got there, it was game on, the girls proceded to get trashed!!  I was driving home, so I took it easy.  I left the bar first.  Then Peaches left.  So, it was just Thelma and Louise.  So, Louise started bringing up the whole Ken thing and trying to explain it away.  She was trying to smooth things over with Thelma because they have several friends in common and they always see each other out.  Thelma, apparently, had no wish to discuss the past with Louise.  Of course they’re both drunk by this time.  And as I heard the proceeding details it got bad!!  Louise is talking to Thelma, Thelma interrupts Louise and says, “You’re such a liar, I went on vacation to Mexico, and while on vacation I decided I was going to take Ken back, then I come home to find out that you’re fucking the man I love!”  She pushes Louise and walks out of the bar, gets in a cab and goes home!! 

At 3:30 in the morning, I get a phone call from a drunk, hysterical crying Louise.  She was saying that all her doubts and fears were realized.  The whole time Louise was dating Ken she had fears and jealousy that Thelma secretly had feelings for Ken.  And Friday night, her fears were realized.  Now, she fears that Thelma and Ken will reunite and those feelings scare her to death.

Uggg…the drama!!!

Episode #2…

Coming Soon…I haven’t the energy to post any more about the weekend drama!!

Steaming Brilliant???

So, a friend of mine went out last night to a bar. The state of Illinois is smoke-free, no smoking in any public places, that means restaurants and bars, people!! My friend, Meg (and no, her full name is NOT Meghan!!) encountered a man smoking in the bar she was patronizing. The owner was not happy, but allowed it to go on. So, Meg took it upon herself to investigate the matter further. The man was not smoking tobacco cigarette’s, but he was smoking electric cigarette’s.

WTF are electric cigarette’s???

Apparently, these cig’s are made up of a rechargeable battery, nicotene cartridge and a vaporizor. You inhale like a regular cigarette, it feels like a tobacco cigarette, but you exhale steam, no smoke!!! You don’t ingest the harmful chemicals you get in regular tobacco cigarettes. I went to the web site for this product today and found some interesting information. One nicotene cartridge equals 2 packs of cigarettes. The battery life lasts through 2 or 3 nicotene cartridges and the initial charge of the battery takes 3 hours. Nicotene cartridge strength comes in Full, Medium, Light, None and Menthol and Non-menthol.

The starter kit is $130 which includes

1 – Cigarette – styled Atomizing Device – Comes in Black, Burgundy and White
2 – 3.6V Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
1 – 3.6V Lithium Battery Charger
1 – Cartridge Pack (4 cartridges = 8 packs standard cigarettes)

Nicotene refill cartridges come in packs of 5 for a cost of $30.

So, my question to both my readers is, if you were a smoker, would you buy this product?? I wonder if this will catch on? Meg seems to think so!!

Hello, Hello!!

Still trying to work this out on Word Press.  Is it better than Blogger.com?  I dunno.  I like all the different page layouts, but I’m still trying to work out the rest!!!

Silence of the Easter Lambs…Part Deux…

This evening I was grocery shopping and upon walking into the grocery store, I was greeted by a lovely Easter display. It contained, Easter Lily’s, muffins and the standard cake in the shape of a Lamb. Totally in the norm right? WRONG!!

Upon closer inspection of said lamb cake display I noticed something odd. I couldn’t quite put my “ear” on it. I scanned the display over and over. Then!! There it was!! I couldn’t believe my ears…

Happy Easter, kiddies!!!

Is my friend and Athiest???

My best friend is getting married next spring. So, she’s in the throws of planning the wedding! Her parents want an elaborate wedding reception, however, my friend wants a small, intimate reception. The costs are sky rocketing. She even suggested to her parents that she wouldn’t mind getting married by some holy person in a garden somewhere. He father then called her an Athiest for not wanting to get married in the church. My poll for you, my readers…
Is my friend an Athiest???

Leave a comment with your vote! Thanks!

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LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT…..

Gotta Love Work!!!

For as much as I bitch about my job, some days I just have really really good days, and yesterday was one of them!! If you didn’t know it by now, I work for a really huge company in the HR department. Yeah, yeah, I know, I don’t have the persona for it, blah blah blah… Well, yesterday was one of the funnest days at work I had in a very very long time!! I went to a job fair at a local university and had the best time. I really love getting out there and talking to people, it was really fun! If you’ve never been to a job fair before let me paint the picture…

Imagine a gymnasium full of rows of tables, one table inches from the next. Like a big maze!! Prospective candidates go from one table to the next. Each table is assigned to a company and the company brings signage, and info packets and goodies to give away. We give away pens, notebooks and backpacks with our company logo on them. Other comapnies had candy, highlighters etc..You get the drift!

So we got there and set up our table, we were situated between the 2 rudest companies! The company to our right, was some financial company and they had 1 lady there. This woman could not have been more disinterested in what was going on. She was on her Blackberry the whole time and when people would come up and talk to her, she wouldn’t even put the phone down. Don’t take my word for it, I TOOK PICTURES!!!! ah ha!! The job fair ended at 3pm, she left at 1pm. I should send these pictures to her company!! What a disgrace!!

The company to our left, well I don’t know how to describe them. They had 2 representatives there, a man and a woman. All they did was talk to each other, they barely talked to anyone else. They guy was snippy to me and I had to put him in his place real quick. I don’t know if the pair of them are screwing, but if they weren’t before yesterday, I can pretty much guarantee they are now!! The girl was wearing a suit, but the skirt was on the short side. To make matters worse, the skirt had a slit in front a good 3 inches long. Don’t believe me? Well, HA! I have more pics taken from my handy dandy phone!! Good thing we sat by the window and had plenty of natural light!!

Feedback…2.0..

Here is the email I sent to the recruiter….

Hi XXX,

I would like to thank you for taking the time to interview me. Although, I was not a match for what you are looking for, I was wondering if you could provide me with any feedback. I am always looking to improve myself and any information you provide will be extremely helpful.

Thanks and have a great day!

Here is her response…

Thank you for the follow up. There are a lot of factors that are taken into consideration, unfortunately I am unable to provide specifics regarding your process.

I wish you luck with your future endeavors.

Here is the automated email I received this morning provoking my blog…

Thank you for taking time to interview with us. We have given careful consideration to your experience and skills with regard to the position. We regret to inform you that we have decided to pursue other candidates.

Thank you for considering CDW as a prospective employer. We wish you success in your job search.

Best regards,
Recruiting Team

All I have to say is… FUCK YOU!!!! I am really pissed about this recruiter not being able to provide me with any specific feedback. I really went out of my way to go and interview for this job.

Seriously….WTF???

I think I’m in serious need of a paradigm shift! I have been on the hunt for a new job for quite some time now, I won’t tell you exactly how many months because the number depresses me, I think I’m just about out of steam! I just need to write and get this weight off my chest.

I have been on many interviews in the last months, most recently as yesterday. Each rejection notice is even more painful than the last. I don’t know why, most of the jobs I interview for I KNOW aren’t right for me, but I go on the interview anyway, for the practice. But at this point, I am just bewildered, I think I need a mental healh day from work. Here are the reasons I need a new job…

1. More Pay

That’s the only real reason I am trying to move on, it’s the only reason people move on to new jobs. Money is the motivating factor, plain and simple!!! Why is my quest proving to be so difficult? What can’t I catch a break? Am I “blowing” my interviews because I don’t really want to leave my low-paying position? Am I sub-consctiously afraid to leave my comfy little job? I’ll admit it, I have a very comfy job. I’m good at what I do, I can do the work in my sleep. My boss works out of another location, so I never see her, although, she does seem to find a way to annoy me on a daily basis. So that becomes another motivating factor for me to scidaddle, but the rejection is starting to get to me.

So, the latest interview I had, yesterday, is what really prompted to write this blog for you, my faithful reader. I had what I thought was a good interview. I met with 2 ladies, we talked about what I do and about what they do. blah blah blah The interview last like 45 minutes, not too long. When I got home that eveing, I had an email in my inbox from the recruiter leting me know that she enjoyed meeting me and that she would be in touch later this week to discuss “the next step.” Then, this morning, I got an automated email stating that they wanted to pursue other candidates…humpf…

I’ve emailed the recruiter and asked for feedback, but at this point I am too discouraged to care or even go on looking for another job!! I’ll follow up with the feedback…