the so called me

MommyFest 2008 Has Begun!

Jen — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:36 +0000

Mommyfest 2008 has begun! I’ve never heard of this site, but apparently it’s been around for about five years, so congrats to them. That’s longer then any website I’ve ever had. But like other blog party’s that I’ve participated in, this is yet another to meet moms from around the blogosphere and share your site with them and visit them in return (if you haven’t visited them first). So, happy partying everyone! I’m kinda lazy, so instead of introducing myself, I’ll send you to my about page. But I am truly glad to meet you all!

Four Years Today And Still Kickin’

Jen — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:15:22 +0000

Today was hubby’s and my fourth anniversary. So… four years ago today I was five months pregnant and standing at the judge’s podium waiting to be married. So, here’s to us honey buns. I love you!

Case Of The Forgetful Cook

Jen — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:11:04 +0000

Mom came over today to teach me how to make beans and tortillas. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? If not, that’s fine. I love it. My Nana makes it and my mom makes it and now… I should be able to. But that’s what I said when Mom taught me how to make brown rice. And other stuff. I suck at cooking, I’ll admit. I think I got the beans part down. That was pretty easy. But the tortillas… that’s another story. I have it written down and everything. And I watched her do it. I even did some of it myself. But I guarantee you when it comes time for me to do this on my own… I’m not gonna remember jack! But I’ll let you know how it goes.

Useless Piece of Pretty Shit Phone

Jen — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:42:19 +0000

I got me a new phone. It’s a Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone. It’s pink though, not white like the one I’m showing. This sexeh phone has…

FM Radio
MP3 Capabilities
Video and Camera
Sends Pictures and Videos
Internet
Downloads ringtones and graphics

And all kinds of other awesome stuff that no other phone I’ve ever owned does. But there’s a hitch!!

Hubby didn’t activate ANY of it!! All its good for is a phone call and text messaging (which I despise), oh and I can take pictures, but I can’t send them. Pretty Shit Phone photo" />

Thank you honey. You’re off my Christmas list this year.

Yoplait Coupon Giveaway

Jen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:53:26 +0000

Yay! Coupons for free yogurt. How awesome is that? I just started feeding it to my son and he loves it. So I have some coupons (twenty to be exact) that I would like to give away to twenty lucky peoples.

The contest will run from today, April 29th through May 9th. The winner will be announced on Saturday, May 10th.

To enter, post the following snippet on your blog…

Jenny over at The So Called Me is giving away coupons for free yoplait yogurt. Participating in this contest is as easy as posting a small blog entry. For more information, see the official blog entry: Yoplait Coupon Giveaway!

Be sure to include the links. Once you have posted your entry, please comment on this post with your entry link. If you don’t have a blog, just leave a comment with your valid name and email. Fakes will be ignored and deleted.

Participants have until 11:59pm on May 9th to get their entries in.

Contest Rules

You must post the above blurb on your site, or provide a valid name and email.
Comment on this post with a link to you entry, or valid name and email.
Anyone may enter. But note that the coupons are not redeemable in California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, North Dakota, New Jersey or Tennessee.
One entry per blogger/person please.

Everyone is a winner in this one! I’ve emailed you all and I will be sending out coupons as soon as I hear back from you!

I Need Your Professional Opinion

Jen — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:21:21 +0000

I have this friend who for some reason wants to spend massive amounts of money on a MAC instead of a nice and cheap PC with the same features. Well the ones he wants anyway. Can you tell me (mostly him) the pro’s and con’s to owning either computer. Because seriously…financially, he’s better off with a PC.

A Little Absent? Nevah!!

Jen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:38:28 +0000

Yes, I’ve been away from the blog. No I will not apologize for it, like so many do. Actually I don’t think I’ve been away that long to begin with, but I’m to lazy to actually check. Because it doesn’t matter.

I went and bought Juno. Best movie in the world besides a few others that I own (I can’t think of them right now, but I know I have them). I think the only family member who would actually watch it with me (besides the hubby and that was kinda by force) is my mom because, well, she took me to see it when it first came out. I also went to see The Forbidden Kingdom. Greatest movie! Jackie and Jet together. Awesomeness. It might have been the movie, but I think they’re pretty evenly matched. Only real life and “mano a mano” would tell for sure.

I’ve also done a few things around here, as you can probably tell. Product reviews have been taken off the front page and out of the feed. They have their own blog now. I’ve also cleaned up the sidebar, and I’m working on the pages. You can fish around and notice the changes for yourself. If something is broken, doesn’t work or looks funky, let me know. This theme is still a work in progress because I’m lazy and like to take my sweet old time with things. LOL

Now it’s off to put the baby to bed and watch my late night anime. Enjoy your weekends!

Just upgraded to 2.5. If anything is broken, let me know.

The Hunt Slowly Became Spring Cleaning

Jen — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:40:59 +0000

I was on the search for a missing GBA game when I turned the house upside down looking for a Hello Kitty trash can I thought I still had somewhere so I could throw away all the crap on my desk that may have been hiding the elusive cartridge. I never found the game. Or the trash can. But I did clean out the living room closet and the living room itself. I blame the gaming gods for my rampage of cleanliness. But I guess it’s a good thing because otherwise I don’t think it would have ever gotten done.

Whilst I went through everything, I found papers, books, drawings and tidbits we didn’t even think we had anymore. And Mini Buff got a handful of new matchbox cars the hubby had hidden away in his (no longer) private stash. I also got rid of old papers that the hubby didn’t need anymore, or so he says, and threw away about three boxes of stuff and gave some of my old stuff to Good Will. I mentioned before that I wanted to redecorate the house while we’re still stuck here and make it less of a box. This is my first step. My next stop in cleaning is the bedroom closet. I’m missing a doll I love and I want to find her. I’m betting I won’t find her but at least everything will be clean!

The Green Life

Jen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:58:13 +0000

I’ve been thinking about the whole “Green Initiative” lately. I’ve seen moms (through their blogs) start getting into it. I have a brother in law who does it. It sounds interesting to me. But then I see people saying, “Must eat organic only!” or “Healthy FTW!!”. That’s just not me. Yea, I get my veggies and my meats and such. I go through the whole food pyramid. I must be doing something right because I’m not dead yet. But I can’t see myself living the life they’re talking about, with the organic foods and such. I think the only time I eat like that is when I spend a day at the hubby’s parent’s house. Even then I go nuts cause there is never anything decent to drink. I think I would miss my Pepsi and other munchies too much if I were to eat healthier. I’m not a rabbit. But as far as the money saving and recycling, that I can do with no problem. I just gotta learn to pinch pennies, so to speak. Who knows. I might give the whole “Frugal Living” thing a try. We’ll see how it goes.

In Desperate Need Of A Makeover

Jen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:35:51 +0000

I’ve been looking at my (very small) apartment and I gotta tell you. It needs a new look. No wonder my mom never stays long when she comes over. Our walls are empty, so are our windows. Our shades look like they’re a million years old. But without money, it’s hard to make this place look different.

Our home was originally just for the hubby. He bought it, he moved in, he did whatever. There was never any touches made to it to make it nice looking because, well, he’s a guy. They don’t do that kind of thing. After I moved in, I think the farthest I got as far as sprucing up the place was buying a Hello Kitty bathroom set. That was my spiffy touch. And then they grew mold because there isn’t really any air flow in the bathroom after taking a shower (small ass window).

So now, I’m wondering if I should throw some curtains up or get a few wall hangings just to make it look nice. But I also have a three year old who likes to destroy everything and anything he can get his hands on. It’s a dilemma. I guess I could just start with like…wall borders? It’ll be kinda hard though because the top of the walls aren’t even. They’re kinda…wavy.

But I guess that’s a first apartment for ya, right? And since it doesn’t look like we’re going anywhere anytime soon (moving?) I could figure something out. I have lots of time.