Huntingdon, TN

I am finally here! Huntingdon, Tennessee! I have motion hearings in a case tomorrow at the courthouse! Staying in the Heritage Inn, which is apparently a Best Western. Such an exciting life! I borrowed a tom tom GPS from a friend and it seemed like it was really going well. The Tom Tom, named Tomasina by my friend Courtney, was doing well for a while. I was really enjoying not having to stop and look at a map all the time. And, of course, Tomasina does NOT like it when you get off course, as I did to get a Sonic Creamslush and to go to the worst Target ever. Tomasina continued to make sure here voice was heard,"Turn left in 100 yards", "Turn left in 500 yards", "TURN LEFT IN 1 MILE!!!!!" Tomasina was stressing.

And then, it seemed as I was getting closer, and that my long journey was coming to an end. And finally, Tomasina proudly said "Arrived at Destination!" She was really excited and kept repeating the phrase. Unfortunately, I was NOT at my destination, unless somehow my destination was in the middle of a gas station (that was closed) in McLemoreville, Tennessee, approximately 15 miles from Huntingdon. I'm still not entirely sure if Tomasina took me to the wrong destination on purpose or just out of stupidity. I'll give her another chance on the way home before I pass judgment. Lucky for everyone, I was able to figure out where I was going without her help and continued on with Tomasina on silent.

Now I am watching the Fashion Show (the poor man's Project Runway), and about to paint my toenails. Its actually not a bad night! I will soon be arriving at my final destination: bed! Good night!

As many of you know, I have always had a fondness for most things sci-fi. As my friend Adam says, I'm kinda like a geeky teenage boy. Thanks, Adam.

Stargate is my newest obsession. Its about a group of scientist and military people who travel through a "stargate" to other planets and other worlds. It stars Richard Dean Anderson, who, of course, is of "Macguyver" fame. I love him! Its a really interesting show, and I don't have to tell you (but I will), that it is my belief that I personally would make a good addition to a team like this. Just like I think that I'd be an excellent captain of a starship, should I ever join the Federation.

The picture above is my collection of the first five seasons of Stargate SG-1 (there are 10 seasons in all). I am particularly proud of purchasing them at such a good price. I had previously checked on Amazon where the seasons ranged from $22.99 to $44.95. Lucky for me, my lack of funds forced me to shop around, and I found seasons 1-6 at Wal-Mart for only $14.98! And yes, if you are counting, that means I am one season short of the seasons available. I need Season 6.
I've politely asked several family members for the money to buy the remaining season, but thus far, no one has been very kind. My cousin Em actually told me that my obsession was causing problems and she was "no longer going to tolerate my behavior." Whatever. Should anyone want to donate to a person in need, please contact me.

So, my newest blogging experiment is, you guessed it... loading pictures! Many of you might think, "oh how sweet, she posted a picture of her favorite brother and her sweet little dog, Parker!" And you are partially right! I did post a picture of, in my opinion, the best little dog, ever!! Parker! Its unbelievable how much I love her! I will need another post one day about how great she is!!

I did post a picture of my favorite brother. He's my favorite by default since he's the only one! I do, however, love him lots and lots! The only reason I really posted this picture was because I was trying to figure out how to do it, and this was the only picture I had! Seriously!! I've gotten a new computer and this picture is one that my mom sent me on email a few weeks ago. So, hopefully, I'll get my pictures transferred and start saving news ones, so you won't always have to see Nick!

I'm not sure when this picture was taken, but it was taken in my living room in the chair that Nicholas likes to sit in the most. Unfortunately for me, its also my favorite chair to sit in. My other favorite chair has been taken over by my mom. So, I wind up sitting on the couch instead of either of the two chairs that are MINE! I guess mom took this to send to me and make me jealous.

Nicholas and I do that a lot-- snap pictures of each other with Parker, or of Parker alone and send it to the other one. Mom and Nick especially like to take pictures to show how much Parker is NOT missing me!! But, I know that's not true!!! Well, this was a long post for me just trying to upload a picture! Must get back to work!

Ok, wow! Its been forever and ever since I updated this blog and lots have happened since then! I'll save that information for another day and just let all my many fans out there know that I am back to blogging! I finally figured out my password and have a renewed interest since I now have a new computer.

I've also borrowed a Blogging for Dummies book from my friend Molly and so perhaps I'll learn a few new tricks. She has a fabulous blog thats really well done, so I would like to be more like her!!! more to come....

This weekend...

-- is going to be great!!!

-- for the first time since we graduated law school, and probably for the last time in a while, all my friends will be in the same place at the same time! I cannot wait to see everyone in the Grove for the Ole Miss-Arkansas game Saturday! I am still amazed everyone is coming on the same weekend!

-- for the Grove I will be making some of my specialties-- oyster crackers, white trash and regular trash! Yum!

-- have finally decided what to wear! Its a very important part of the process of getting prepared for the game!

-- will get to see my sister this weekend! I miss that girl!

-- was worried about getting a ticket, but Josh saved me! Thanks Josh!

-- am excited this weekend is going to be so good-- last weekend was awesome and I am looking foward to two fun weekends in a row!! I'll blog about last weekend soon-- I promised Penny!

-- I took my first deposition today-- via telephone-- had lots of technicaly difficulties, but it went fine! I am glad its over-- I've obsessed about it for a week, read two books on depositions to prepare, made out a bunch of questions to ask. I know I was going overboard and it wasn't that big of a deal, but being new at this, I want to be sure to be prepared. Eventually, I'll know what I am doing and won't have to worry too much!

-- am getting paid tomorrow-- the biggest payday thus far of my career! I'm sure I'll have it all spent by Monday, between bills, and shopping, but who cares! Yay!

Things to be Excited About...

Its 8:30 and I am still at work. So, to take my mind off that sad fact, here are some things I am excited about.

-- FALL!!! Cooler weather, leaves turning, fall-y smells like my yummy Autumn Wreath candle, cool weather foods like soups and chili
-- Going to the beach this weekend-- headed down there with two friends of mine-- two girls I've known since high school
-- Having to work so much and being stressed about work-- its not fun, but its still a good thing-it means I'm not stressed about not working or not having enough money to pay the bills
-- New Fall TV shows-- even though my favs aren't back yet (Lost and Jericho), I'm glad to see PrisonBreak, the Office, and others back on
-- Netflix-- I love getting a movie in the mail-- sometimes it just brigtens my day! I'm currently watching La Femme Nikita Season 2.

An interesting day..

I've been procrastinating. I've got no less than 10 important things that need to be done as soon as possible, but I'm worried about cleaning out my email inbox, checking on that gift I ordered forever ago, and cleaning up my desk. Finally got tired of my sad little empty office this weekend and bought some office furniture. Well, I had intentions of buying actual furniture, but I really only got some accessories-- lamps, coatrack, small tables, etc. I've got office furniture for my office (a desk, bookshelf, and computer desk) and it looks fine, but the "waiting area" is empty. Its got built in cabinets and counters with stuff on the counters but the only thing on the floor was a shredder. So, I bought some stuff for that room. I've gotten some chairs from my aunt and from my mom's office, and its looking a whole lot better. My mom came and helped me clean things up and now the only thing that looks bad is my desk, which is why I've spent so much time this morning working on it!

Today has been interesting. One thing that sucks about being a baby lawyer is that you get cases no one else wants. A lady called me last week, I'll call her K., about how she is being evicted because she called the Health Department on the landlord. And she called me about 7 times in one day asking questions, ignoring my questions, telling me things she thought was important, etc. And today she came in to see me. Not before bothering the bank ladies on the first floor, who already scowl at me when I walk in the front doors for some reason, and even though I'd specifically told her exactly where my office was and on what floor it was. Anyway, she came to visit and we had a nice long chat wherein it was decided I couldn't help her. She had a couple choices, and both of them involved her suing and potentially only getting a few hundred dollars, most of which would be my fee. So I advised her to head to Justice Court adn file suit herself. I guess it was this advice that made her mad.

I had noticed she smelled really bad at the beginning of the meeting when she showed me some pictures and was right beside me. I'd decided I needed to buy some Febreze immediately. But when she stood up to leave, I noticed her jeans were unbuttoned, and when she walked out the door, I noticed the back of her pants had a strange shadow pattern-- it looked like she had sat in something wet. And when she was gone and I walked back into my office, I realized what it was. Urine. She had wet my chair. It was a horrible smell. It was unbelievable.

So, I've lit some candles, moved the chair out of my office, and called the cleaners. It'll cost my $20.00 to get it cleaned. I think its worth it.

P.S. Don't tell my aunt-- they are her chairs and she'll freak out, so I'm keeping it mum till much later.