So tonight I spent like an hour baking and cooking and preparing meals... I made banana bread and grilled chicken, nuked some mashed taters, and started marinating chicken for tomorrow and the next day....
And now I'd kill for another (I won't even mention how much of it I've already eaten, its just that damn good....) piece of banana bread....
Its a good substitute for the pumpkin bread I'd kill for.... 
So I met with another recruiter today.... It went all right... Theres a job fair tomorrow and then I'm meeting with another recruiter Thursday and I also have a couple of emails requesting interviews and a phone call from yet another recruiter to return tomorrow....
So I guess you could say the job hunt is going well....
I only spent like umpteen hours on it this weekend and today.... There were a couple of jobs I reeaaaaallllllly wanted though I spent a bit of time revamping my cover letter to be more specific to those so hopefully I hear from one of them soon since either sounded perfect for me....
I could work with kids, get paid/benefits AND I wouldn't have to worry about being certified to teach.... And in one of them I can use all the stuff I learned in my special ed classes.... (for those that don't know I would have been like 6 hours short of a special ed minor at U of O...)
One day this week I also need to go get my new slacks altered so that they dont drag the floor when I walk....
The mini update from the end of last week...
Thursday night was spent hanging at Kays til like 230 in the morning... Then I have an interview that I bombed at 1030 Friday morning and my 130 interview was canceled at the last minute... Friday night I went to the movies and out to dinner with mom... We ate at Barnaby's and the buffalo burger is to die for good... We were going to see Marie Antoinette but it was sold out so we ended up watching Man of the Year instead... A bit more thriller ish than I was thinking it would be... I was home by 11.... And in bed by 1....
Saturday was pretty laid back and I went to meet Mom about 430 and we went to Ann Taylor... I came home and watched movies and just chilled at my place Saturday night... Sunday Mom woke me up after a hellacious night of sleep to go shopping... So we went to Steinmart, Target, DSW and the Galleria.... And 5 hours later I had pretty much a whole new wardrobe with no snide comments about my weight, though toward the end she wouldn't stop harping on the way my bra fit.... And we did argue, only once like cats and dogs and she threatened to leave me at the Galleria.... The rest I made sure to point out I was only disagreeing with what she was saying I wasn't being negative nelly or close minded, I just didn't like whatever for whatever reason... That seemed to work....
Yeah so I still want some banana bread dammit.....
I think I'll go sneak a piece... hehehe...
Laters.
I've been thinking a lot lately, about the ways I've changed... Not like humongous changes but changes that have been made in small almost nonconsequential ways.... Like the way I react and think in certain situations and the way I think of guys, more specifically my idea of Mr. Right.
I've thought back to things that have happened in the last few weeks and I realized I reacted differently a few months ago. In a way thats more responsible, mature, with more of an adult like attitude.... Which is to be expected with age but I think I've been lacking. I think having my own place, a dog, bills to pay and that sort of thing has helped me develop this more 'grown up' version of me... 27's more than likely NOT the usual age when one begins to feel like an adult but screw that I've always bucked the trend whats one more....
As far as my ideas about the "Perfect Man" they're basically the same but revised and edited a bit too.... Let me explain... I've always wanted a guy who had a sense of humor... Thats always been a basic characteristic I look for... But I also want to find a guy that at some point would like to have kids (heres the edited part) and be a good father.... A guy whose Christian (Catholic/Protestant, its all basically the same), and someone family oriented. Someone whose honest and trustworthy to boot... I've started thinking about those characteristics and while they're great, I wanted to add some stuff.... Like I really need someone to be the yin to my yang, Ashton to my Demi (maybe without the huge age gap?), the Luke to my Laura (minus all the drama), someone strong in areas I'm weak in... Like math and sanity.... Pretty much someone to balance me....
I need someone that can be a rock and remind me to get my head out of the clouds when I'm in la la land, going nuts or hyper like I sometimes tend to do... But also someone who can snuggle on the coach on a rainy night, or go out to a concert... Someone who knows how to have a good time but knows when its time to be serious.... Someone who is a polite, a gentleman, with a sense of romance, and doesn't mind being spontaneous.... Someone who knows how he is and where he's going and doesn't mind when I need my space... A guy with a love of music would be nice but an appreciation of it would be acceptable too, since music is a huge chunk of my life.... Even though I can't play an instrument to save my life, I do like a good show.... A guy that likes animals would be nice too... Love me, love my dog and all that good stuff....
I'm nowhere near ready to get married or have kids yet but I've like to one day. I'm only ready now to start considering those things... And start looking for the guy I think is perfect for me.... As far as the whole the right guy will come along when you're not looking stuff and God will send you the right guy when the time is right... Well in theory its all well and good but in practice? It doesn't help your love life.... I'd love for those things to happen but in reality, Mr Right is not going to just drop into your lap or come knocking on your door looking for you..... I'd love for happily ever after to happen to but I also know from experiences of friends, thats not a given either... Relationships take work, lots of work to keep up, whether its a love relationship, your family or your best friend... All different kinds of relationships but all require a certain degree of maintence...
But back to the Perfect Man.... I've been finding that with 'old age', the less guys are available, and of those available the pickings are slim with that particular dating pool.... The less guys available it seems the chances decrease even more that I'll ever be able to find even the 80 percent er (a Dr Phil thing) of all the things I'd like to find in a guy....
And now the rain has let up and I can go walk the dog and run my errands... Whoo hoo....
Laters.
Lets just recap the last week right quick...
Monday - had an interview with a non profit place, I didn't think I did very well...
Tuesday - not much happened til I went to Marks thing at Kays... Other than that not much went on.... Gilmore Girls disappointed me... And I forgot Queer Eye was on....
Wednesday - big fat nothing happened... One Tree Hill was on... It was okay....
Thursday - ran some errands, then went to Matt Burns' Thursday night at Kays thing as I've been tending to do lately.... Much fun was had there... And a conversation that was had would carry over to Saturday night and turn into a potentially embarrassing situation for yours truly.... And yes it involved a guy.....
Friday - hung out... got my hair cut (its realllly cute... I wish I had a camera to take a pic... Its short and sassy much like me.... 
). I'm thinking I may dye it red in a couple of weeks.... We'll see.... ALso the hot cop made my day..... I soooo have a thing for him again.... Friday night I ended up hanging with B and Sean.... We watched movies at my place and shot the shit til 1 ish.....
Saturday - I pretty much ran errands all afternoon til almost dinner time..... Then I finally started getting ready to go about 7.... I got a call from Chelle about 830 that she was almost to the Firehouse.... So I finished getting ready and I was there by 9.... I get there and Chelle has a present for me.... CDs that I've wanted for awhile... 3 of em... Hinder, Panic at the Disco and the Killers.... So I said hey to James and Chris and them.... Got a drink and headed to the front of the stage with Jeremy and Chelle.... Matt Burns went on about 930... Sometime after that, I was *made* to do a shot... Something called a Washington Apple.... And it tasted exactly like an apple.... Very nice... A comment was made about a guy I'm into... But that was only before she realized who she was talking about... (love you Chelle...) He's actually a pretty good guitarist.... I honestly didn't know what to expect... So at some point, Chelle has me go ask Colin what Matts drinking... Turns out he wasnt drinking at the moment but that soon changed.... So Chelle bought everyone in the band a blowjob... Watching 5 guys do a shot called a blowjob for some reason was really humorous.... We told James what they were called and he asked if he should get tested for STDs.... So Honeybrowne goes on and oddly enough I really wasn't feeling their show.... It was just like I'd seen them a 100 times before so why pay attention.... Someone (new to Texas music) commented every song sounded the same and that they sounded like every other Texas band he'd heard... But again hes new to the scene so I mentioned a couple of bands to him and told him to check them out.... I don't know if he'll remember since he was slightly lit or not but I tried... Lots of jokes were made about cherries being popped... And that conversation from Thursday was mentioned and someone proceeded to try to hook me up... It didnt work but I have to appreciate the effort made on my behalf.... Then again all he said (according to him) was something along the lines of a gesture to me and a statement of 'dude you should hook up....'... Yeah not a huge help... Especially since he seemed to be hooking up with another chick... So last night romance wise sucked greasy brown monkey balls... So Richelle and Jeremy had left before Honeybrowne even started so I ended up hanging with 'the band'... lol... I kept going up to Chris and James (totally sarcastic) aren't you with that incredibly famous band that just played? Don't you play ____ for the Matt Burns Band????
It was good times.... So I finally gave up the ghost about 1 ish and went to Whataburger before heading home... Walked the dog, had my Whataburger and was in bed by 3....
Today - Woke up at 11... Walked the dog, went back to bed... Woke up to my phone ringing and someone's alarm going off about 1230... Mom was on the phone and wanted to go furniture shopping.. So I got my butt in gear and I was over at her place a lil after 1.... She, Linz and I spent most of the afternoon shopping... I got home about 430.... I've cleaned house a lil but haven't really gotten much else done....
Aside from deciding I still have a thing for that guy from last night and the hot cop.... Dammit man...
And I have no clue what to do about either....
I guess I'll just go clean the bathroom....
All I have left to do is vaccum but I have to give away a bunch of stuff in the back of my car and then go back to Moms for the vacuum then haul it up here and actually vacuum.... I don't know if I want to vacuum that badly... Though i do need to badly.... I hate vaccuumming....
Laters.
