| 08:36pm 28/09/2008 | |||
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We got our weddings website up!! wedding.matthewandbrooke.com |
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| 07:55pm 23/06/2008 | ||||
I'M GETTING MARRIED!! Matt proposed last Tuesday night. :) And I couldn't be happier!! The proposal was sweet, nothing too elaborate. The set-up was great though. (I found out the whole story later, of course...) ( story back here... ) |
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| 10:27am 27/04/2008 | |||
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Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle. Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25ish songs that play, no matter how embarrassing. Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and track correctly. Step 4: For those who are guessing -- looking the lyrics up on a search engine is CHEATING! Step 5: If you like the game post your own.
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| 05:34pm 05/04/2008 | |||
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Holy Crap, it's April already?! WOW!!! I feel like I start every entry lately being shocked at how much time has pasted since my last update. The world is revolving at a much faster speed than I thought. Life is good. Work is.... well I'm not sure what it is. It's crazy. It's hectic. It's fun. It's stressful. It's rewarding. It's tedious. It's overwhelming. It's fulfilling. It's more than I ever thought a job could be. We're so far behind. Or supervisor left, which dumped his work load onto a team that was already in a crunch. I've taken on a lot more responsibility which is good, but with it, comes more pressure. I can feel that things are very tenuous and so close to just falling apart. But at the same time things are so good right now, with everyone, that I hate to think that this might not last. I think several people are contemplating leaving. They just don't pay us enough. And the "higher-ups" don't give us the respect we deserve, nor do they listen to us. But that's typical corporate America, isn't it? Matt and I have been together for 2 months now, but it feels like a life time. We have a connection like I've never felt. We talk, openly, and honestly, about everything. We laugh together constantly. I sometimes finding myself wondering if this is really happening, everything seems like such a fairytale. He treats me like a princess, and he keeps me on my toes with his quips and jokes. He's the sweetest guy ever. He tells me I'm beautiful almost daily. He cooks dinner for me. He takes out my trash when it's full. He's wonderful. We've been talking lately about the future. Nothing definite yet, but he is my future. I want to spend every moment with him. I wake-up and wish he was there (if he's not). All day I wish he was there with me to share my experiences (if he's not). At night, when I go to bed, I wish he was there (if he's not). He makes me happier than I ever thought possible. WOOHOO PICTURES |
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| 01:54am 01/02/2008 | |||
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Oh my!! I've had quite an eventful night. Quite an eventful week, actually. It's WAY past my bed time, so I won't go into very many details, but I'll give a short version of what all has happened. Monday just as it was "leaving" time (quitting time was 45 minutes before that) Crush walks over and ask if I want to go to dinner with him and his roommate. I immediately say yes. Had a great dinner with several of his friends. Some flirting, but minor. Nothing like last weekend. Tuesday was a fairly uneventful day, as far as this story goes. Wednesday there was lots of communicating, friendly-banter, hidden flirtations etc, flowing through IM all day long. We all went to lunch together and Crush and I shared a few sly flirtatious glances across the table (where he had strategically placed himself). That night we were both invited to dinner at a co-worker's house, and we both accepted. A lovely time was had. Crush was much more attentive than he had been. I can't exactly put my finger on what it was, but something... About the time dinner preparations were getting underway, the power went out. So we spent the next 4 hours sitting around talking by candle light. It would have been very romantic if there hadn't been other people around :) Upon deciding it was time to leave, I offered him a ride home (he loves a few blocks down and had walked). He accepted. We then spent many minutes in my car, outside his apartment, just talking. I really feel like I could talk to him forever. Today(Thursday) started fairly uneventful. A little friendly banter on IM etc. Just before lunchtime he playfully said something "mean" Which i called him on. And told him I wasn't speaking to him anymore (Childish, I know.) And, surprisingly, I didn't. In-fact I didn't speak to him again until 4:30. At which time I told him that 4 and 1/2 hours of not talk to me seemed like enough punishment. He replied with "Good. I missed talking to you. I guess you're just going to have to make it up to me." A few minute later he tells me to check my personal email. When I do, there's an email from him asking if I want to go to dinner with him, tonight. I immediately reply back, "Only if it's Mexican. I've been craving Mexican food the past few days." He agrees to Mexican and says he'll come pick me up. Tonight, he gets here (and startles me b/c he didn't have to call and get me to buzz him through the gate). He takes me to a wonderful and cute Mexican place. It was yummy. My only complaint is that we talked so much that my food got cold before I could eat it all. :) When we left dinner, it was raining. Not just raining but pouring. When we got back to my place, I invited him in to wait out some of the rain. We spent a few hours playing with my Magnetix toys, watching TV and just talking. Somewhere in all of that though, I realize that his arm is around me. :) Then, we end up cuddling. And of course, next comes that first kiss. It was great. I still can't believe it happened. I'm not real sure how it happened, but I'm so happy it did. We spent the next few hours (you heard me right ...HOURS) cuddling, kissing, and telling each other how surprised we were by this happening tonight. I honestly didn't want him to leave. I'm really afraid that I'm going to wake up in the morning and this will have all been a dream. I'm so happy I feel like I'm going to explode. |
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| All about work... | |||
| 04:58pm 26/01/2008 | |||
The end of week #2 at Work. And I have to say that I love it. I've been thrown into a pressure cooker, and the lid is coming dangerously close to blowing. But despite that, I really do like it. :) A coworker described it fairly accurately. It's like someone threw a brick on accelerator, and we're all hanging on. We haven't crashed yet, but right now we're headed straight for a tree. Unless someone manages to gain control, we're gonna hit. We've got projects that were given the green-light back in October (or earlier) that we're just now working on. My dept is behind. Really behind. But the salespeople just keep burying us. The customers are getting very upset now, so we're operating under that old saying, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." Despite all that though, I really do love it. I admit it's a bit more of a fast-pace and high-pressure environment than I would've chosen, but I'm keeping up. Thriving, practically. I'm good at what I'm doing, and (for the most part) I know it. I'm not being arrogant, just confident. I have no problem admitting when I don't know how to do something, but it also doesn't make me feel stupid either. The people I work with are pretty great too! My boss is 100% sweetheart. Yes she's a boss, and a really good one at that, but she's rules with a soft-touch. My supervisor is quiet and distant, but really helpful and approachable. And then there are the people I interact with all day, everyday. I can't even begin to say how nice they all are. I mean you'd think ladies who spend 70% of their day on the phone with unhappy customer would be grouchy. But they aren't. They answer all my "did you mean this or that" questions with smiles. The 4 people with my same job, are great! We're all fairly new though. There's only 5 of us in the position (there should be at least 6, more like 8) and no-one has been then a year. But we're learning and working together well. We've divided up the work load based on everyone's strengths and the system works fairly well. It'll work even better in a few more weeks once they realize how much they can rely on me, and give me more of the larger tasks. On a social level, I've made friends with a few of my coworkers too. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but two of them instantly took a liking to me. We go to lunch together most days, and spend our hour laughing and laughing. :) It's a wonderful break from the stress of the office. There's also a guy I've developed a crush on. I really didn't mean to. In fact, I've tried to stop myself from liking him, but I can't help it. I still haven't figured out what is, but something just makes my heart race. :) Last night I went to one guy's house and hung-out with him, crush-guy, and another coworker. We had a great time, just sitting around talking etc. So much of a good time, that we were there until 4 am!! I still can't believe we were there that long. I'm not even sure where the time went, actually. But it was great. Crush and I talked a lot and find out we have several common |
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| She's ALIVE!!! :) | |||
| 10:04pm 14/01/2008 | |||
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LJ informs me that 's January 14, 2008, 22:04 and I'm wondering where the last month went! In the last month I
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| 08:44am 16/12/2007 | |||
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WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I'm officially an alumna of The University of Alabama!! YAY!! |
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| 04:21pm 04/12/2007 | |||
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So, it's about that time of year again.... And, I'm finally getting into the spirit. I haven't been into it much this year. Which is odd, I'm usually all decked-out in the Christmas gear, the day after Thanksgiving. But not this year. But I'm getting into it now :) That being said, I need adresses so I know where to send Christmas cards! :) This is locked, and no-one but me can see what you put it. Or you can email your address to me, if you'd rather... brookiej@gmail.com Poll #1100576 Xmas Cards Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 1 Send my Christmas Card to: |
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| Post in which I babble on and on about job hunting | |||
| 12:31am 18/11/2007 | |||
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Well, less than a month until graduation (27 days to be exact), and the job hunt is in full force. Since "web design" isn't exactly a major here, and since it's not exactly a highly sought-after position, I've taken to scouring the internet for web-design companies, and begging them to give me a job. I've submitted applications, emailed my resume and filled-out more contact forms that I care to admit. ( more babbling job searching. It's really just a play-byplay catch up of the hunt. ) Tonight, while killing time I decided to search google for web-design job postings. I got several hits, most of which I could almost immediately rule out, but a few caught my eye. Children's Hospital is looking to hire a full time web-developer to work on their "internet, intranet, and related website" along with training employees on using certain applications, liaise, and be a general "team-player". I submitted my application and resume. I'm not sure if anything will come of it, or how I really feel about it, but it's been submitted, and I can't take it back. If it comes down to it, I can always turn the down if I decided I don't like 'em... right? Just when I was getting tired of looking and ruling things out, a job posting caught my eye. As I read the description of an "ideal candidate" I thought to myself, "check, check, CHECK, check check, check" Them I got the to part that said "Throw in a fun attitude, ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, clear communication skills, experience with Photoshop, Flash/ActionScript, Illustrator and Dreamweaver, a fierce Wii backhand and a healthy appetite for peanuts and we'll turn cartwheels down the cobblestones of historic Morris Avenue."That's the point where I got butterflies in my stomach and my pulse started racing. I quickly clicked on the link to their website and read a small snippet about the company. I think I'd read about a paragraph before I was smitten and declared, (outloud no less), "SIGN ME UP!" So, I quickly navigated back to the "hire me" page (yes that's really it's title!) And filled out their "not-so-long" online application, which included questions such as "If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take three CDs with you, what would they be?" and "Who's your favorite cartoon character and why?" and, most outrageously... "You are crossing a remote, barren desert. You encounter a man -- dead, naked, and lying face down in the sand -- holding a lone drinking straw in his hand. What happened?" I think I laughed the whole time I filled out that application. After submitting the application I surfed the entire website. I'm fairly certain I've looked at, skimmed, and read every single page... more than once! And I'm thoroughly, 100% IN LOVE!! I didn't think it was possible to be in love with a company, but I am!! This place combines the fun atmosphere I loved at DAXKO, with the exact job I want to be doing. I'm trying really really hard not to get too excited about the place, because there's a large possibility that I won't get a job there, heck I might not even get an interview. But it's so hard not to. |
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| 03:07pm 15/10/2007 | ||||
It might be something I've made, or something cool from my hidden stash. It might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is awesome. Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or fewer. The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this very same thing on YOUR live journal - cause it's fun to give people stuff. PS. This means I'll need your mailing address, if I don't already have it. I might even send to more than three... :) |
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giving| I feel like I lost my best friend.... oh wait, I did. | |||
| 11:25pm 25/09/2007 | |||
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Tonight especially, but the last few days too, I miss Paul. I've done really good with our break-up the last 6 weeks. I guess since I knew it was coming and had been trying not to think about it, it made it easier when it did happen. But lately I miss him. I miss him terribly. There's so much going on that I want to talk to him about, and I can't. I miss having hold me and tell me that everything would work out okay. I miss how he understood me, even when I didn't really say anything. I miss hanging-out with him. I miss how I felt when I was with him. I just miss him. Why now? I have so much going on, I don't have time to miss him, and yet, I can't stop. THIS ISN'T FAIR! And to make it worse, I doubt he misses me. :( |
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| WOOHOO! This makes me happy! | |||
| 10:58pm 13/09/2007 | |||
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taken from forever_polish Here's the directions: 1. Go to Career Cruising, http://www.careercruising.com 2. Put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark 3. Answer the "Career Matchmaker" questions 4. Post the top 20 results 1.Multimedia Developer 2.Website Designer 3.Art Director 4.Psychologist 5.Webmaster 6.Industrial Designer 7.Potter 8.Desktop Publisher 9.Computer Programmer 10.Computer Support Person 11.Humanitarian Aid Worker 12.Web Developer 13.Exhibit Designer 14.Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator 15.Animator 16.Video Game Developer 17.Industrial-Organizational Psychologist 18.Costume Designer 19.Set Designer 20.Adoption Counselor First time one of these surveys ever gave me a result I was happy with!! I feel so validated! *rolls eyes at self* |
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| 12:19am 30/08/2007 | |||
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1.) Name one person who made you smile today. The secretary in the career center. 2.) What were you doing at 11:00 this morning? making lunch 3.) What were you doing 30 minutes ago? cleaning the kitchen 4.) What is something that happened to you in 1994? I went to Port St Joe, FL, got pushed and fell onto a sea-urchin that cut my knee and a still have a scar there. 5.) What is the last thing you said aloud? ... besides laughing... "Thanks" to the woman at the drive-thru ( 45 more questions... ) |
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| Song of the week.. at least as far ar my life goes... | |||
| 04:59pm 19/08/2007 | |||
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"And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket But I've gotta move on with my life. It's time to be a big girl now... And big girls don't cry" |
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| 12:07am 16/08/2007 | |||
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Just as I finished typing my last post, my e-mail notifier popped-up. I went to read it, thinking it was probably just a notification from facebook. To my surprise it was from a friend from several years ago. We were part of a small program during high school, and I haven't heard from him in quite a while. However, upon reading what I supposed what a happy email, I discovered some horrible news. Ashleigh's (another person from CSHP) husband was just killed in a car accident. They've been married for about 4 years, and have two kids, Jason (3) and Molly (4 months). Here I was just feeling sorry for myself for breaking-up with someone who's not "the one" for me, when Ashleigh just lost her "one". I feel absolutely horrible for Ashleigh. All the rest of us from CSHP (or at least those of us still in contact with each other) are trying to come up with some good idea on what we can do to help her and her two adorable children. The idea of setting up a scholarship fund for her kids has been tossed out, but 1) we're not sure how to go about that and 2)we're all college students or recent graduate which means none of us really have the funds that a scholarship fund would require. If anyone has any ideas for something we could do, I'd love the suggestion! |
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| 09:33pm 15/08/2007 | |||
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So, I guess it's time to update LJ with the major news in my life right now. You know, they one I said I didn't want to talk about yet... I still don't want to talk about it, but I've got to. And since I've attempted to tell everyone that I couldn't let find out on LJ (or facebook), I guess it's time for it to come out to the whole world. Paul and I broke-up. ( more ramblings about when and why ) |
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| Late and night and I'm bored... | |||
| 12:57am 03/06/2007 | |||
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I've got lots of meaningful stuff to update about, but what fun would that be? :-D It's been a crazy month+. Finals for Spring semester nearly killed me!! I know I complained about my Senior design class (and the others too) enough that everyone know partially how awful it was. Therefore, you understand my astonishment that when I checked my grades, I had B+ in Sr. design!! I was floored! YAY!! Which means that I made 1 A+, 1 A, and 3 B+'s. It should've been 2 A+'s, 2A's and 2 B+'s but I'm not going to complain! :) I've been working part-time at a internet company doing web design. Which has been fun and annoying at the same time. But I'll update about that some other time. I've also been taking a class on Speaking of paying money for things.... I'm totally in love with ballet flats!! For my birthday, I picked out these  black ones from the Naturalizer outlet. And they're a dream! Oh so soft and SO very comfy! Then on Memorial day resulted in the obligatory shopping. Us girls went to the shoe stores while the boys went to there boy stores (who knows where the go... boys are silly like that ;) ) And I fell in love with an adorable pair of white eyelet ballet flats, but they were $69.99 =( BUT one then one of the girls informed me that payless had the same shoes! YAY!! We searched all the Paylesses around, and all the shoe-cities and rack-rooms, with no luck. =( Tonight, Nathan (Paul's brother) and I went to dinner at Applebee's at the mall (which, btw, was YUMMY! The new Tyler Florence menu is GREAT! I second grissom_774's recommendation of the Aloha Burger! The tiny taste I managed to get was great!) Anyway, while we were at the mall Nathan obliged by shoe fetish and we went to payless. And low and behold, they had the white eyelet ballet flats!! YAY!! So I'm now the proud wear of these...  And I'm in love!!I also really liked the Jessica Simpson ballet flats  but they too were out of my price range =(. But, Payless has them too.  but they only come in a real light pink and a light grey. But I'm still thinking about going back for them! LOL And, if I do go back for them, I'll probably be getting these  cute navy and white ones too! LOL I told you I'm addicted!! :-DAnd now I leave you with this picture... just because I can  |
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| 06:49pm 13/05/2007 | |||
| I got bored this afternoon and decided to play with photos and spot coloring. ( Read more... ) | |||
| 08:59pm 12/05/2007 | |||
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whew this semester is finally over. It's been hellacious, but surprisingly my grades (so far) don't reflect that. I've got an A+ and a B+ posted. I'm expected another A, and (hopefully) another B. My senior design class is the only grade that's up in the air. I'm sure I've complained about my group, our project and that class, but I just have to reiterate that it SUCKED!! I'm so glad it's over, now I'm just hope he doesn't fail us and make me repeat the class. I'm taking a special topics summer class on Macromedia FLASH starting Monday. I'm really looking forward to it. I really like CS and programming. I told Mom earlier today that if I had it to do over again that's what I'd study. As is though, I'm fairly certain it's not worth the extra two plus years it'd take to get a degree in CS. So, I'll just take the classes that I can while I'm still here (summer and fall) and then cross my fingers and hope to get a job in web-design and programming. To that end, I've got an internship/summer job with a small internet service provider. They used to be a small locally owned company but they've recently been bought out by HiWAAY Internet Services. They do a lot of web design work for local businesses. So, I'm really excited to be working there. Granted, they pay is nothing like what I'd get if I were to work in my engineering field, but money's not everything. right? In other news, Paul had his first spring concert as a band director this week! Despite it being during finals week, I was able to drive the 3.5 hours to be there, and I'm SO glad I did! It was cute and good and I'm so proud of him! ( wanna see pictures? ) |
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