My favorite day of the week!
My new favorite day of the week is Tumbleweed's MARGARITA MONDAYS! Emphasis on Tumbleweed, and especially on MARGARITA! We shall see how well I can walk after doing a giant margarita or two.
I love being legal. ;-)
And I love the bar/night scene! I get to shake it with lots of random hotties and cuties. Tonight I hung out with TJ, Sandy, and a couple of her friends. I'd love to hit on TJ but I really think he likes her in that girlfriend-type way but I'm not so sure that she likes him in that boyfriend-type way. Perfect opportunity for the Simone to swoop in and be like, "Heyyyyyy TJ! You are the cutest, sweetest, most gentlemanly guy I've met in a long while, AND you have a sexy deep voice. Let's go make out!" ... The end. :)
And on a totally unrelated note, two people were fired at work today for a practical joke/going away party that got a little too out of control. *sigh* Now I gotta find someone cool and in power to do my co-op report.
We gon' party like it's ya birthday
THANKS to all the people that made my birthday fun, including the birthday "song (Nick) and dance (Mike T)", the birthday fakeout (Cooper!!!), and even the "birthdat" (Jesse) and "brithday" (Aaron) wishes... ;-)
And a kick in the pants to the guy at work whose name I will not mention who said, "A lesbian? Lesbians don't know anything!" Or he'll get kicked in the face.
So, poop on you, naysayer! And thanks to all the OTHER people that rock. :D
Best week ever!
That's right, VH1... I'm totally stealing your thunder. And since I credited you, I cannot be sued. HAH!
Alright... hold on to your pants kids. I will bestow upon you the knowledge of the universe if you listen closely enough. It might not make sense, but hey it'll be there!
So! Work was totally awesome. I FINALLY got Elom to start talking to me again by Friday (he got pissed off at me because he said some crazy stuff and then I told some other people and he was like "I can't trust you because you said those things" And I was like, uhhh... not like you warned me that it was personal stuff... because it wasn't). Anyway, I started off the week with one project (fixing the crane weight transfer system) and ended it with three projects and one task (which I finished Friday).
The crane weight thing is actually getting more and more interesting... Andy had the idea to try out this super sophisticated system, and if that didn't work to just send the system we have out for maintenance. The only thing was, Simone had to find out what the best system for our situation and location would be. It was very interesting, educational, and a LOT of fun!
The first new project I got was to figure out how to get a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for the lab (which basically makes sure all the steel is the right chemistry) because there's power outages kind of frequently. The computer systems in the lab sorta freak out and don't really do too well when the power goes out. Since there's two transformers (a 480V which is where the power comes from, and a step-down 220V which supplies the lab its power), one of the things I have to figure out is if it's better to get the UPS for the 480 or the 220. Another thing I had to consider is that one of the three legs puts out a weird current, so that could potentially be a problem, but not necessarily.
The second new project seemed kind of boring when I got it, but I needed something interesting to do. Basically, one of the transfer cars was wired very ... um, specially. So my job was to update the wiring diagram (in AutoCAD) from half of an existing diagram (which was not in digital format, only paper format... UGH) and half of a hand-drawn diagram (which wasn't really drawn that well in the first place--Sorry, Bill). It seemed boring to make a CAD drawing from scratch (seriously, because there's no "shape set" with electrical components at work). But, when I talked to Bill later on, he said that (1) the transfer car would be wired exactly the way I drew it (YAY!), and (2) I'd get to help wire it if I wanted to. I almost peed myself when he said the second one. I was like, HELL YEA! That’s what I live for. And I get to see a real electrical project come to life. I love work. :)
The task that I had to do was really not all that hard. Or so I though. Basically, I had to come up with a drawing that showed the dimensions of the Melt Shop. Yeah, that should be easy to find, right? Ah, no. I finally DID find the drawing with two of the three dimensions I needed, but the digital copy was across the plant. But Robin (a.k.a. Shelly, our clerk) told me the number of the guy that had the drawing, so I called him and he sent it to me! That was the easy 2/3. The hard part was finding the elevation of the cranes. I saw the paper drawings and luckily for me there was a CD that had all the drawings in that book on it. Except the CD was corrupt and basically killed the CD drive on my (work) computer--it was only temporary. After fighting with the computer for like an hour, I was like "Okay Nick... I got the dimension values, but I only have one CAD drawing and not two... hope ya don't mind!" and he was like, "It's alright."
And then there was the weekend. OH GOODNESS the weekend! So, Chris (my future new roommate) has been trying to get me to hang out with his crew for a while now. I was going to go chill with them this weekend since it's the first free Friday I had in a long time. Since I made plans with King Michael I (Mike M) which got cancelled, I had lots of free time to dork around and look cute for this crazy group. When I showed up at the party, you'd think that a freaking celebrity showed up! Everyone mauled me and instantly loved me, hah. :) I think the funniest thing I heard was, "Oh my god, Simone... you're black!" Not in a mean way... just in a "hey, all my other friends are white!" way. I just think that it didn't occur to Chris (who has an overwhelming majority of white friends for being not white) that some people get excited when they meet people who are a lot unlike them (i.e. his white friends got real excited when a black girl showed up)! Anyway, I met lots of fun, wild, crazy people; and don't worry, I wasn't the only black kid at the party... I was one of two and a half... because there was a black guy and a mixed guy there. Everyone was so much fun (except for a couple not-really-social people, but that's okay) and Chris and I ended up crashing on the couch and floor, respectively, of Joey and Belinda's living room. Maybe the clash of socialites occurred because of the cousins' (J and B) different social circles. Or maybe it was just cause. Chris took lots of fun pictures and I saved some of them on my computer, including a very adorable picture of Joey and his friend Jeremy passed out on the stairs. I got up around 9AM on Saturday to go potty, and when I came out of the bathroom Chris had gotten up and was like, "Ya ready to go?" I had no problems with tiptoeing out so early.
I got back and my knee was killing me so I tried to go to sleep but it didn't really happen... I just took a series of short naps, between which my parents told me their plan of dropping my car off. I was excited to get my car... but I was more excited about hanging out with Chris' friend Scooter at the club! Scooter is the most adorable boy on the face of the planet, and yet another affirmation that I need a country boy (which I will post about later). He is the most country person I've met in a while, and he's lots of fun! Anyway, Saturday was the last day of my childhood (complete with playing Pump with Steve--not that I'll stop DDRing; it's good exercise!--and eating lunch with him and Joel), and the first jump into wild crazy adulthood... especially since the club we went to was Connections, Louisville's "token" gay club... complete with naughtiness in the corners and drag shows! I tried to convince the bouncers to let me in as a 21-year-old since my birthday's Thursday, buuut, no. Oh well, at least I tried. Anyway, I saw my first (and second) drag show and realized that I love the club scene ‘cause I love to dance! I hung out with some people from the party (Kara and Tony) the day before, met some more people, and met my second and third transsexual people--one who is going to undergo a sex change operation and one who cross dresses. Anyway, I clubbed from around midnight to 4 AM, and then Denny’s (what else!!!) from 4 to 6AM. Scooter promised to take me out to all the good places in Louisville this upcoming weekend, so I'm excited about that! I came home and checked my email, and I went to bed around 7 AM. Then Chris woke me up around 11 AM to make me tell the story of the club! I went back to bed around 11.30. I woke up just before 3 again, freaked out and cried for a while, and didn't feel well anyway so went back to bed.
I think I was in a weird mood because my life is changing (which is good and interesting and scary and fun), and maybe cause I'm falling for someone... or a couple of some ones. I think I just needed to release some negative energy. So, that is my life in a nutshell; just before I fully step into adulthood. And, just like Spongebob... I'M READY!!! :D
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little un-well
Work was a little on the boring side this week. It was exciting until after Wednesday, because I really couldn't find anything to do. Finally, I asked Dennis (our resident Canadian chemist) about how the AOD (Argon Oxygen Decarbonization process) works. He gave me this big ole booklet to read, so at least I'll have something to do while I wait for Andy and Nick to help me get the crane weights project going.
My car's still not fixed yet; dread and despair above all things on earth and in heaven. I get to ride with this nutty guy from work all week (because my car is 'supposed' to be fixed by Wednesday... or like 2 weeks ago). And not nutty in the good way. Plus, he leaves before the birds even come out to chirp, so I'll be getting up and going to bed extra early.
I went to one of the coolest parties last night. I say coolest because I haven't been able to hang out with a group of people (especially my UK people) for the longest time. It was great to see some people (Ruthie, Mark, Adam, Scott), meet some new people (John, Rebecca, and Nick), chill out, and have some awesome conversations (about sex, porn, mutual friends, childhood, and religion... don't even try to figure out how we got from one topic to the next. Just consider it stream of consciousness thinking all around the room). Also, it was one of the very, very, VERY few times where I had a religious conversation with someone and didn't cry or get too agitated or upset. I dunno, maybe I'm just really protective of my beliefs, or maybe I've just learned to listen and share when it comes to what I think. I'm only human, ya know. But anyway, Bridget (who was also there and met all my crazy friends and the new people I didn't know) and I decided that we need to hang out with them again, and the next time we're bringing our pillows and blankets and just camping out instead of having to leave at like 4 AM. The conversation was quite good and fun though! I wish everyone would have stayed as late as we did... not that there were a LOT of people there; I'd say about 6 or 7. Regardless, it was tons of fun and needs to be duplicated in the near future. :) Maybe after the NAESC SER face-to-face meeting in February (it's so convenient to have all the officers in one state who go to schools that are rather close), we'll hang out with those fun folks again.
You know, lately I've been contemplating having cosmetic surgery. Okay, don't make fun of me or harass me. I feel like of like I'd be cheating if I did have any kind of cosmetic surgery. I don't want to do any of those bariatric or whatever else kind of drastic weight loss surgeries. I can do that on my own. I want to have other surgeries (and if you really want to know, you can email me or comment and I'll tell you what they are) just because I feel like of... I dunno, I feel physically inferior to other people. I guess that's why a lot of people have cosmetic surgeries. But the surgeries that I'm considering do have underlying health issues also, so I'm not trying to be totally vain or whatever else. I dunno, I just want to look nice and feel good about the way I look.
I have been acting and dressing a little more girly lately though. I guess it's just because I wear jeans and t-shirts to work (envy me!!! :D) and there's no real point in trying to girl your look up when you just fix stuff all day. Anyway, I'm not really trying to impress anyone at work... except maybe Aaron, a cute guy I'd like to date or at least get to know, and my boss Alex--and I can't impress Alex by looking nice! I even painted my nails today. And you'd never guess what color. PINK! See what you caused, Bridget? :D -- Bridget dressed me in a pink flavored (yea I said flavored) get-up last night and I looked so adorable. :) I just temporarily borrowed some of her clothes, so she can probably rock them 100 times better than I can!
The world of work!
After an interesting-enough week of orientation (that's right, it was the whole week), I actually have things to do Monday! Aaron and I walked around our department after the last orientation event since we were done early because everything was shut down. I'm pretty sure we went to places (like basements and places with LOTS of dust and weird fumes) that no one is supposed to go... oh well, that's what happens when you put two curious kids together. I wish that I worked WITH him and shared a desk with him, instead of him in the admin-ish office and me in L1.5 (the tech office). Oh well, he'll probably get bored and commission me to help him with a few projects.
I already miss Mike K... he's like my dork away from home (Speed school). He goes to U Cincy and if there were ever a boy version of me, he could definitely run for it! Mike K is another co-op guy (there's one other guy from U of L--a Civil I've never met named Matt--so that makes 4 new co-ops this semester) who went through orientation with me. There were also a handful of salaried workers (co-ops are hourly) who are lots of fun and very cool to chat with. Aaron and I are the only two that work relatively close. A couple of the salary guys work in our department so we might see them doing things with the steel sometimes. :)
Okay, I'm ready for sleep now. Hope everyone has fun at school! Or on co-op. Maybe I can set up a lunch date with Aaron. ;-)
