OMG

you must look it this link.

http://jibjab.com

Click on the picture of Bush and Kerry.

ENJOY.

I GOT MY NEW CAR!

It's a 2001 Chevy Impala, midnight blue, and it's absolutely gorgeous. Everyone I've showed it to has loved it. I'm soooooooooo excited about it, it feels wonderful to drive it!

Meanwhile, the DNC is over-and can I just say that I'm glad, not bc I really have anything against the democrats, they have a right to a convention as well, but I DO have something against the psycho left-wing celebritys crashing the convention and spreading their political views all over the media.  I don't pay 6 dollars a movie because I enjoy hearing Hollywood's political views. I understand that they are citizens as well as us, but you don't see FOX or CNN letting many normal people just run their mouth, so I'm not so sure the same should apply for celebrities.  It just gets annoying, that's all. I'm not President Bush's #1 fan, but he is our president and he does deserve a certain amount of respect.

Ok-I don't know much else-this week was spent working, picking up my car, working and presenting my final project for class, and going out last night (Stella and Catch 22). I have a bunch of papers to write before Tuesday.  But right now I'm off to work. Gosh, I hate Famous Barr. But that's another story, for another day. Only 21 days till I'm FREEEEEEEEEE!!!

 

Hey everybody, hope you're all well. 
 
Weekend in Kentucky: a nice time in general. It was great to see Krissa, we spent most of the time playing catch up. And hanging out with her friends, all of whom seem very cool and were very welcoming, but not to the point of being annoyingly nice-do you know what I mean? I hope you do. Anyhoo, I think her and Devin are just darling together, and epitomize what a healthy relationship should look like.  I'm so glad Krissa has finally found a nice guy who treats her well-it's what any self-respecting girl should expect, after all. :o)
 
The DNC started tonight. I don't really have anything to say about it, but there you go. Both candidates annoy me, but the conventions are fun to watch. I still don't know who I'm voting for. Probably Bush, but only because Kerry annoys the hell out of me. That, and I have a bet riding on it. However, if you ask me who I really like, I'll tell you: it's all about McCain.
 
Finally, not much else new EXCEPT: I bought a car today! It's a 2001 Chevy Impala and it's gorgeous. It is EXACTLY what I was looking for and I got really lucky to find one used, yet in great condition. With that said, I'm really tired, so I'm gonna hit the sack. More later.

Sorry gang, it's been awhile.

Updates:

First, my AIM isn't working. Don't know what's up there, but strangely, I don't really miss it.

Second: CINCO DE MAYO and Salsa night rock my world. Those latino boys know how to shake it! hehehe-girls nights out rock and being single really is fun, now that I've just embraced it and stopped worrying about relationships.

Third: I have a lot of paper-writing to do before the end of the semester, but it should be pretty easy and I should easily get an A in my seminar.

Fourth: Last day of FB (full-time) is August 20th! YEAH!!!

Fifth: I'm going to be in Kentucky all weekend visiting KD-so if you need me, I won't be in Spfld! Call the cell.

Sixth: I have red and blonde streaks in my hair and red underneath, in addition to a new cut. It looks AMAZING and soooooooooo not typical Amy Lynnette. Be warned! But so far EVERYONE loves it, even strangers!

Seventh: I started back at Curves (all women exercise club, for all you manly men). It feels wonderful to be working out again!

That's all for my quick update. Much more later-it's been a fun couple of weeks but what can I say, I'M BUSY!

One week ends, another begins. As can be expected, the week has been relatively uneventful other than working and school, but me and the girls (Marylynn, Angela) went out to Cinco De Mayo last night for salsa night (only to find it was 70's and 80's night). Nonetheless, it was good times, lots of dancing, a little drinking, and other fun and nonsense. Oh-and this guy there seriously WOULD NOT leave me along-I've been hit on before, but this guy seemed a little too infatuated/desperate/or whatever-it was actually quite annoying. Call me crazy, but yes, I fall for the guys who play VERY hard to get and sometimes act like a-holes. Afterwards, we crashed (literally) on the floor of my kitchen and spent about an hour laughing, talking, shrieking-whatever you call it, before we all decided to go to bed (Marylynn and Ang went on home). Today hasn't been too productive, I still need to write a paper and do some laundry. Oh, and go to Wal-Mart.

In other news, my newest beauty must-have is a foundation brush. I've never had a more perfect application of makeup until using this. My skin is flawless and glowing!

I'm finally going to visit Krissa, two weeks from now. Haven't seen her in almost a year (although we talk all the time), and it should be good times-catching up is always fun.

Anyway, it's time for me to be productive. More later skater.

4th recap:

The weekend was overall good-my last relaxing bit of vacation. Ugh. I HATE Famous Barr, it is the devil, and after next month I will NEVER work retail again unless my life literally depends on it. UGH.

Anyway, Saturday was spent being a lazy bum in my apt. and it felt fantastic...not having to go anywhere or do ANYTHING. Sunday morning was spent watching movies w/ Jess, and then I got ready and drove over to Chambana for Bolin's party, seeing as I haven't been there for like 2 months and hadn't seen much of the gang in that long.

Anyway, I show up and greet everyone, even though I really didn't know many people, other than Bolin and Diller. I sit on the porch talking to people in general, but mainly catching up with Diller, and then talking to both him and Meghann (his girlfriend) for quite a time. Joe was also there, and Garrett and Schlau showed up as well. Additionally, there were some new CR's/ISGers that I didn't know, but of course politely greeted along with everyone else. Anyhoo, it was good to see everyone. After the fireworks at Memorial Stadium, it was back to 1004 for more food and drinking-I didn't drink anything, because I find beer repulsive. However, I was introduced to a new invention called the "kegerator", a ridiculous invention by Garrett that is essentially a KEG in a refrigerator, with a spigot on the outside. As you would imagine, the result is EXTREMELY cold beer. Anyway, the boys (there were three girls there-TOTAL-me, Jenny (Dan's girlfriend) and another old CR) drank ridiculous amounts of beer, with Garrett insisting that his goal was to end up at the hospital at the end of the night like this poor guy Ryan who (unfortunately) believed that he could outdrink him on New Years and suffered such a fate. Anyway, most people would probably tell you that one of the more amusing events of the evening was Garrett challenging EVERYONE to a chugging contest, drinking (seriously) like half the keg, and growing EXTREMELY beligerent. I'll leave the comments at that and abstain from sharing my own opinions-let me just say that some people should have SERIOUS limits on how much they're allowed to drink in the presence of others.

Anyway, the evening ended with 2 specific people getting in a fight (no comment, but apparently these kids are roommates), and the rest of us halfway laughing and rolling our eyes at the ridiculousness of it. Afterwards, myself and the 1004ers watched improv comedy and ate pokeys and fell asleep. I left the following morning around 10.

Anyway, back in Springfield it's relatively uneventful. Back to work, etc. I'll post more later-right now I'm tired and heading for bed.

Ok, it's been awhile so here's the rundown of the last week:

Nashville was AWESOME! I had a blast at the opry, although I don't think the 'rents and the sibs were quite as thrilled. My dad (a formally trained pro-photog) took some amazing pictures, one of the best being the one where the famous Whisperin' Bill Anderson looked STRAIGHT at my dad and grinned! Anyway, other opry performers included: Rachel Proctor, Steve Azar, Connie Smith (to name a few well-knowns), in addition to one of George Strait's songwriters and the new guy who sings "I Miss Billy the Kid"-in addition to a lot of old time country singers of my grandparents generation, as well as some bluegrass performers. It was absolutely fantastic, I'm just upset that I missed Vince Gill (who sang the following night) and Trace Adkins (on the Tuesday night opry)-I would have stayed much longer if I could, but it's only a 4 hour drive from C-town, and everyone knows how much I love it down there, so of course I'm planning a trip down there before the end of summer. Anyway, the rest of the weekend was spent at Opry Mills and just wandering around Nashville. The shopping was great, purchases include the following:

Straw Cowboy Hat (shut up, you know I had to have it)
2 new tops (Banana Republic and Old Navy)
1 new purse (dark red leather, from Wilson's Leather-bringing my purse total to over 20-hey, there are far more unHEALTHY obsessions)
a LOT of cute underwear-me, Lori, and Jami bought about 40 pairs between the three of us!

After Nashville, we headed to Memphis-land to visit with the grandparents, and headed home to C-town, where I remained for a few days. Saw Spiderman 2 and The Notebook: Spiderman 2 was okay, quite predictable but not entirely terrible. The Notebook was INCREDIBLE, I absolutely loved it-it was so sweet and romantic, yet not a chick-flick, I think most decent guys would like/appreciate it. I read the book first and I think the movie was just as good as the book, a rarity in cinema. I won't talk too much about it, because I don't want to ruin it, but it's a great film, the best I've seen in a long time.

Anyway, after a nice week of R&R away from the hustle and bustle of Springfield, I'm back-my roommates and I celebrated absolutely nothing yesterday varied beverages and after a long day, I fell into bed, quite relaxed.

Right now it's Saturday afternoon and I'm enjoying doing absolutely nothing. Tomorrow I'm either going to FSL or Dan and Joe's, haven't decided yet. Happy 4th of July!