Excited to have Football back

In all honesty nothing much is going on in our world. We've gotten back to our normal routine after the summer. Tuesday nights are back in full swing and I love it. Football season has officially started and I enjoy our lazy Sunday afternoons doing laundry and cleaning while being able to watch a few games. Hawkeye season if off to a great start! Baby J is doing swell and sucking the life out of me as usual. Nothing really is going on. We have our weekends starting to fill up which is expected due to fall. I am afraid December will be here before we know it. 

This weekend marked the Iowa vs Iowa St game. One thing I absolutely love is who people can dish and they can never take. I will say, most Hawk fans, especially the ones I know, just go about the week normal. Not much smack talk, let the game speak for itself. Cyclone fans, seriously, shut up. Now I will have to exclude some Cyclone fans (Jana) and some others that are normal. Smack talk here and there but nothing major. There are some people in my life, I just want to slap. I was getting crap all week and all the way up the first 2 minutes of the game. Magically it stopped. Hmm, wonder why? Am I going to rub it in their face? No. If we win we win, if we lose we lose. Not much you can do about it. Looks at the Colts today. They are favored to go to the Superbowl and they lost. Lost to the Texans! Seriously? Anyways, I now have 364 days until this starts up again. I will say, today I saw a ISU flag at half mass and it made me giggle. Pretty funny on the fans part!

In other news, Federer is still in his slump. The man is not on fire this year. At all. He lost in the semi-finals and it was not pretty. Two of the games were 1-6, 2-6. That is horrible that he was broken that many times. Someone needs to pick him up out of his slump. I will volunteer to do that! I do hope Nadal actually pulls through and wins. He needs a US Open under his belt. A rain delay is keeping me from witnessing the outcome. 

I don't feel like writing anything else. I should get things ready for the week. I need to cut up a watermelon and get most of my lunch ready. VMA's tonight with the ever so funny Chelsea Handler hosting. You know it will be a good show just for that reason!

Update

Still feel the same per below. Just wanted to update that we got automatic paper towel dispensers in the bathroom at work today. We'll see how long these last until someone breaks them.


That is all. Everything else is the same. Life is good. Family is good. Baby is good. Friends rock. Hawkeyes won! People are still annoying. Until next time.

Too tired

I have things to write about, but I'm way to exhausted to spend the time typing it all out. Life is good. Family is good. Baby is good. Friends rock. Hawkeyes won! People are still annoying. Until next time.

EOM

Bathroom Breakdown

Has anyone noticed how awkward going to bathroom is in a corporation setting? Being pregnant, I have noticed it due to the number of times I use it a day. That our maybe it's just our work place. This would not surprise me.

 

Here is a list of awkward moments in order:

1) Walking down the hallway

I say this due to a few reasons. First off, there is a 67% chance our bathroom is closed on our side of the building due to the disgusting women that trash it. There you are power walking and BAM! Denied. You then either walk back to your desk holding it for another 15 minutes or rush over to the other side of building. Second, it's the hallway of shame. I swear people that pass you know what you are about to do. Even though you haven't done it yet. Judgment washes over their faces. You avoid eye contact but there are those rare cases where you show a sha-grin smile or say "hey" so quietly you didn't even hear it yourself. Or there are those times you get death stare downs from someone you have never met but now you want to smack.

2) Opening the door.

A few things can happen at this point. You can either open the door, walk freely into the bathroom and into a stall. This is a dream scenario. Never happens. You either walk in when someone is walking in at the same time. Walk in while someone is walking out and have the awkward "sorry" comment. A few times I have walked in while someone is standing by the long mirror that happens to be right next to do the door. They are most likely checking themselves out or fixing their face. The best part is when you walk into our bathroom, you have to take an immediate left. There has to be a few collisions a day. I have at least one.

3) Stall shopping.

There are those rare moments when you walk into the bathroom and every stall is free. Again, rare. If you are lucky everyone is doing the "every-other-stall method" so that you are never in a stall touching another stall with someone in it. Worst moments in shopping for a stall are:

A) Having to be that person that breaks the "Every-other-stall method". Being sandwiched between two people is not comfortable. Especially when the second you plop down, someone down the row leaves.

B) Nastiness level. We are usually at condition yellow in this building. Hardly ever a green zone around here. There have been times, many of times, it's a red zone. You walk into a stall and someone has clogged it up with all the toilet paper in this joint or female hygiene products. Disgusting. We are adults, Most, or I should say all, of us have been doing this for years. We should have this mastered ladies. You also have to make sure no remains are left from the pervious occupant. That could mean a few things such as floaters or drops on the lid. Clean up after yourself. Not hard to do. If you do the #2, maybe you should not use the "going green" button. Use the dumper. Give it a good whirl. Sanitary is being "green" also. It's not a great feeling picking a stall and having to walk immediately out of it. How about the times the water is still vibrating because the person at the sink was the one to just use it. I hate that. I don't want them thinking they did something nasty but I do not like that. I'd rather move on to the next stall. The best is when you walk into a stall and it smells like someone just got done downloading their breakfast/lunch. That whiff of fragrance is something I could live without during my day.

4) Embarrassment at first noise.

I am sorry but this is when immaturity factors kick in. I, usually just go about my business. I tend to be a "Finch" from American Pie when it comes to work. I keep certain business at home. I know others don't mind doing whatever at work. I am fine with that. It's the "unexpected" ones that get me. When someone thinks they just have to tinkle and let one off. Why on earth do they have to make a noise after doing it? I hear the "opps" or the "oh!". Well yeah, you just released yourself. Honestly. Now there have been times I have been present for some banjo duels between stalls and even the occasional "I know you are in the bathroom Sarah so to get you to laugh I'm going to bank one off". Usually that follows with a giggle from me and the other person involved. Yes, I need to grow in maturity here, but you cannot deny the thoughts that go through your head even if you don't let out a silent laugh. I try to just avoid everything and just do my business and get out. There are the people that need to over come the noise of going #1. Why on earth are you flushing as you go? Do you know that water shoots back up? Hello, you are shooting up your pee! Everyone pees. I know they made a book on how everyone poops but still. Get over it. We all do it.

5) Toilet paper use.

A few things run through my mind. I am sorry but everything is X's 10 in the bathroom for noise level as we know from #4. You can hear a pin drop and then echo. I find it fascinating that some people either don't use toilet paper or use a square of it. I don't waste it but I still use at least 5 squares. Honestly. you can't get clean from 1! There is no way. On the opposite end, you have the addicts. You hear the roller just rolling and rolling. No wonder why the toilets in stalls 1, 2 and 5 are always clogged. Are you shoving it in your pockets for later at home? Re-stuffing your bra? I just find it absolutely mind boggling to hear the toilet paper roll on a continuous cycle until it's to the cardboard. Maybe double flush if you are going to use that much of a tree. I will tell you that a tree is probably softer then the TP used in our bathroom. Man.

6) Flushing.

First off, you are extremely lucky if you don't have to flush the toilet right when you walk into the stall. 90% of the time it is automated and how hard is it to push a button? Then there are the people that courtesy flush so you don't hear their toots. There are the people that flush as the actually go to the bathroom. Those that have to flush immediately after and the people that flush after wiping. There are also a select few that don't believe in flushing. Those people need to be smacked. If at first you don't succeed, flush and flush again. It doesn't hurt to wait and make sure everyone/thing goes down the drain. It helps out the next occupant in many ways such as vomit reflex and having to flush upon arrival ( hate that!) Let's be clean and green!

Hand washing:

You would think washing your hands wouldn't be an issue. It is. Most people do wash their hands, which I am extremely thankful for. It's the other factors that I am going to point out that boggle my mind. What sink to use? This question comes from the fact that half the time the automatic soap dispenser is broken on the first and last sink. You also have the problem of having the soap just be gone. Water. Water is everywhere. I am still not sure how this happens. You cannot lean against the sink otherwise you will have a wet spot in a perfect line along your shirt or pants. I know one reason for this is that our paper towel holders are off to the sides of the sinks but at the same time we are not dogs. We do not have to shake like we just got a bath after rolling in dirt. If you do shake and leave a ton of water on the counter, clean it up. Not a hard concept. I am sure if you were in your own home you would do that task. I don't want to be the bad news deliverer but work is almost like home. So suck it up and clean up after yourself. Also, the water is usually freezing cold. If you catch the bathroom in the early morning it's usually better.  I just don't enjoy putting my hands in ice cold water.

Paper towel holder meltdown:

We have major issues when I think of having to get a paper towel in the bathroom at work. Basically pure and utter hatred. Many things can go wrong. You have that once in a lifetime chance that there is a piece already peaking out so you don't have to turn the handle and it slides out easily. The rest of your life you have other situations. The situation of having to actually turn the handle. You just washed your hands and you are never quite sure if the person before you washed their hands and then got a towel or if they turned before they washed. Phobia. Insert hand sanitizer here. 3.75/4 times you use the restroom the paper towel dispenser is broken. The paper towels are all jammed back and you are ripping off pieces instead of a whole one. Other times the dispenser is just open and you have to use your arm to cut off a chunk. I think I need to start carrying scissors into the bathroom with me. I would love for it to work all day, just for once. Our bathroom gets cleaned enough in one day for it to not be broken 24/7.

Exiting.

You basically relive the situation when you entered but in reverse. You throw your paper towel into the over stuffed trash can and then hope no one comes walking in while you are walking out. Then the walk of shame begins back to your desk.

 Miscellaneous.

How about the ladies that are fixing their hair and make-up when you walk in and are still working on it when you leave? You are at Nationwide. Sorry, but that is slim pickings if you are looking for Mr Right or even Mr Right Now. The lighting is horrible so no matter how hard you work, you will still look like crap when you walk out.
There is also the situation of having two people come in having a conversation and then each of them taking a stall on either side of you while they continue to talk. I cannot tell you how many times this happens. Some of the conversation I really do not need to hear about. There are the other talkers that are hogging up the sink area. Move it if you are done. Let others through because just as much as you are wishing for me to not be there to listen, I am wanting to get the heck out of dodge.
How about the people that are on their cell phones? It could be talking, texting or even playing a game. I cannot help but laugh when I'm going to the restroom and her "da da da da" because you won a round of Texas Hold'Em on your phone. You are in the bathroom. Do your business and be done with it! There are probably even more situations but I can't think of them at the moment.

Of course you get to repeat this whole situation every 3-4 hours that you are at work.

Channing Tatum or Hugh Jackman? That was the question that was presented to me a few weeks ago. Channing has an amazing body and can get his grove on, but ultimately I had to pick Hugh. How could you not?! The man can act, sing, dance and pour a bucket of water over himself better than anyone! I also have a thing for accents. I really do. I have 6 men that I love not only because they are rough, can get dirty, blow things up, but yet have a beautiful melt your heart smile. Here are my top 6!

My #1 is: Gerard Butler - Home: Scotland

Yes he is a ladies man and a total, well, womanizer. I could use a few other words but they aren't appropriate. My love affair with him started back to when I first saw him in Attila. Sad that I have seen this movie but it's true. We had to watch it for something back in the day but I was hooked. My next run in with him was in "Reign of Fire". He stuck out to me in a cast full of lovely men such as Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey. When he sealed the deal for me it was Hollywoods rendition of "The Phantom of the Opera". Now, I have loved this musical since I was a child. In my mind, Gerard is what the Phantom should be. Someone who is very attractive but yet, has a mauled face. The whole 'beauty within' comes to mind. His singing was sketchy at times but I will forever love him in that role. "300", ha, that was the decision in our fate. After watching that movie I decided that he was forever my #1 leading man. He then broke my heart in "P.S. I Love You" and cheerfully made it back into my life with "The Ugly Truth". "Gamer" was an 'okay' film that did involve him getting sweaty and his arms to be bulging out of his shirt. I was reaffirmed in our relationship when "Law Abiding Citizen" appeared on the big screen. Now, there is a part in this movie that was overwhelming for me on the big screen. I now own that movie for good. His good looks and charm shined through in "The Bounty Hunter" and I am looking forward to his next batch. He is very well rounded and doesn't stick to just one genre. His accent is amazing and adding that to his face, abs, back and arms, smile, teeth, and rugged looks, it's a done deal for me!

#2:  Clive Owen - Home: Warwickshire, England

My facination started with Mr. Clive Owen during the epic movie "King Arthur". This man in full metal armor, absolutely breathtaking. His accent got to peak through and him throwing a sword around was real art to me. It sunk my battleship and I was hooked. I will still proudly pull that movie out and watch it on a rainy day. "Sin City" was a horrible movie but was made better due to Clive's role, it made it bearable. "Derailed" portrayed him more as a 'bad boy' which apparently I like. "Shoot Em Up" once again was not film perfection but the eye candy makes it tolerable to sit through. His recent flicks "The Boys are Back" and "Duplicity" were action thrillers but not buy worhthy for me. I did shed a tear for "The Boys are Back". I'd like to see him pick it up again in film making!! His smile, well, it's like hot fudge on a sundae to me.

#3: Jason Statham - Home: London, England

Why yes, you can 'Transport' me anywhere! Call them what you want but I will forever own them in my collection. Even though Matt destroyed one of his! Traitor! JS is a ball-bustin action star! He has guts and determination. He is an upscale Bruce Willis. With again, an accent. One of my all time favorite movies is "The Italian Job". I have had to buy this DVD twice due to the fact I watched it so much in my college/single years. He played the bad boy that didn't give a rats about anything. I love how he is always cocky, arrogant and confident! Both "Crank" flicks along with "War" and "The Bank Job" placed him in my top 6. One of the only reasons to see "The Expendables" was him! 'Nough said! Any flick of his, good or bad, is welcomed in my home. I'm an action girl at heart!

#4: Hugh Jackman - Home: Sydney, Australia

Who does not want the man who can do all? Act, sing, dance, be a comedian. Seriously. Whole package here people. I know he is at the top of quite a few of my friends lists and I know friend in particular (coughjosiecough) would give anything to be in a dark alley for 2 mintes with him. My heart grew for him back in the days of "Kate and Leopold". Now, I may be one of the 10 people that actually saw the movie, but he stuck with me like a mosiquito in Minnesota. He switches it up often and I even like his hair long in "Van Helsing". I enjoyed "The Prestige" because I love movies with twists you don't see coming. The "X-Men" Saga (all 4 flicks) will always have a place for itself on my ever growing DVD collection. Lastly, who doesn't love 3 and a half hours of a hot sweaty Hugh Jackman in Austrialia?! That bucket of water was extremely lucky. I watched the Tony's a few years back just because he was the host. Totally worth it! His Austrialian accent and gianormous adorable smile will always have my attention! Plus all the surfer pics that appear online every so often, amazing.

#5: Sir Sean Connery - Home: Scotland

I may be alone in this. Yes, he is older. Ok, so he is 80. Look at Hephner. Anyways, Sean has been a part of my life for the longest. In college, we had posters, photos and Sean Connery nights. Now I will be the first to admit, I haven't seen much of his work previous to 1987. I have seen quite a few of the "James Bond" never-ending sagas. I think he caught my eye in "The Untouchables", which sadly I need to buy. Such a good flick. I also always loved him in the "Indiana Jones" films. He was always witty and sarcastic. For a long time I hated "The Hunt for Red October" until I found out he was one of the main character. If I catch it late at night on AMC or some 'man channel', I will watch it. (Although, Alec Baldwin was in it and still is not one of my favorite actors.) "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and "First Knight" showed him as a King, which is a the perfect role for him. His accent + his demeanor + role as King = Match made in heaven! One movie that I own and will watching anytime is "Entrapment". I couldn't tell you why, but it has stuck with me all through the years. I loathe western movies. I really do. They have never been my thing. The only one that I do enjoy is "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The only reason for this, Connery. Now I know he hasn't made anything new in quite sometime but his previous films will always be enough for me! He will always be my favorite James Bond!

#6: Kevin McKidd - Home: Scotland

Another one that I might be all alone in. This bulky red head from Scotland has crept up on me like a hangnail. David got us watching "Rome" back in the day (2005). The series lasted two seasons on HBO that resulted in killing him so I stopped half way through the 2nd season. I protested! He then re-appeared in "Made of Honor" and even though I loved how the movie ended, I still felt bad for him. Then, magic. The stars aligned and he was on Grey's. (Irnoically co-starring with the man who stole his woman in "Made of Honor".) I about screamed. The way that man kisses Christina, it's just not right. Every woman should be kissed that way. They bumped him up to a season regular so now Thursdays on ABC during the Fall I can see this ginger and all that he bestows weekly! He plays an army vet, and that goes straight to me heart!

That is it! My top 6 men with accents. I am sure there are a few more that I could add. Man, the Scotties seem to be a trend for me! I am sure others could have made the list but these are my top men with accents!

Rant

I am borrowing this from my dear friend Matt. He expresses himself in ways we all dream we could. He goes on rants every so often and it's fantastic! I have been feeling the exact same way for the past few weeks. Especially since our accident. Here is his latest:

"As normal on Monday I shall rant, this week it's driving because at least 3-4 times when I drive some idiot decides to almost kill me. It's not so much that I hate driving it's just that I cannot control what the crackheads that drive around are like. And therefore I must regale everyone with why these people are idiots and how to fix the system. Therefore I must put out some rules.


1. Speed limits are bunk. Everyone does this so they should not be surprised that I regularly and frequently break the speed limit. Everyone knows that the speed limit is not actually the speed limit, but 5 mph over the speed limit is the actual speed limit. I think some sort of autobahn limit should be enforced, aka no speed limit. But this requires people to not be idiotic will not happen. So therefore this probably won't be something that comes to fruition.


2. Put away the freaking phone while you are driving. Maybe this is just the insurance side of me talk, or maybe it's the side of me that doesn't want to die, but what the F could be so important that while driving 70 down the highway you need to peer into your phone and type out lol, rofl, or all that other stupid crap. Heck I don't ever answer my phone while driving. Granted, I never answer my phone anyway but I still don't see what could wait 5 or 10 minutes later. This is one of the reasons why I ride with my roommate while he drives. Smoking, texting and driving with your knees should be dealt with 10 years hard labor repairing roads.


3. If you put your seat back so far you look like you are laying down while driving you deserved to be strung up upside down and have pickles thrown at you for at least 10 hours. That should be the punishment for all douschebags anyway. And if you are doing this, you are a douschebag. I bet you gel your hair and put your cap on a strange way too.


4. Stop putting so much crap up on your rearview mirror. I have put one thing on my rearview mirror once, that was a stupid ID card when I was student teaching. I have since stopped putting anything on my mirror. You do not need lays, caps, beads or any of that crap on your rearview mirror. You limit your vision and you look like an idiot. So stop. Why do you need that stuff there anyways? Is Mardi Gras gonna suddenly break out someplace?


5. Use your friggin signal lights. I'm sorry, I'm not a mind reader. Apparently I'm one of the few people left on the Earth that has no clue that you intend to merge or turn. Guess I should be better at reading body language through a 2 ton piece of metal. That's my bad. I'll get working on that right away.


6. Why the heck are people in such a hurry? If you woke up 20 minutes late for work, you're SOL. Deal with it. Just because you go 90 in a 35 doesn't mean that you will get there any faster. It just means you're more likely to die. I guess that solves two problems though, you won't be late for work again and I won't have to dodge your stupid butt.


7. Bicycles, you're a menace and you know it. Well generally you are. I know I know they should have their own area and I would respect a bike lane. But when people are biking up a hill and creating a traffic jam 6 blocks long, just get onto a sidewalk. I'm sure pedestrians can dodge you if you are going 5mph. Also, if you are on the street, respect the freaking laws of the street. I don't know how many times I have seen bikes run red lights. You don't get a free pass because you aren't in a metal shell. In fact you should be worried more about getting hit by me in my metal shell, sure I may get some blood on me but at least I won't be a vegetable if we run into one another.


8. Road rage is a funny thing. I swear a lot when I am driving. A lot. Mainly because people are idiots and swearing calms me down. However I will never pull someone out their car and beat them without mercy. That's taking it a little too far. Maybe a strongly worded letter would do. Do what the British do and have drive by arguments.This being said I do wish very weird things on people when I'm angry. Like instead of wishing they would crash (yes, we all do it, I'm not some sort of monster) I wish that they would have a bunch of late fees or maybe one of their toes gets diseased. Maybe if it's a lady they have a yeast infection. You know, little things. Maybe they get a weird monkey disease somehow.


9. Driving drunk is retarded. 'nough said.

That's the list for now. So until I build up enough to say for next time, don't be an idiot on the road"  - Matt Harless

Boo Texas

Life altering news here. I have a bump in my road. Something that is causing severe damage to my social life. It's called "Texas". Jana has no TV down in Texas so she is living off movies. I then realized something. Glee starts in a month. This is not good. I need her to be able to watch it the exact second I do. It's one of our many things. I need her to be able to text, instant message or facebook instantly when Brittany makes a smart comment. If a song was better by the original singer/group or a cast member. When Sue makes some hilarious comment about Mr Shue's hair, I need her instant laughter! Ugh, I will now have to gain patience and wait a day for her to watch it online!

Mail. I was planning on sending something until I found out the mail was being sent to MN. Poop. Yes, I used the word 'poop'. I live with a 3 year old people. I have things that need to be sent not by horse and buggy! Maybe I could send them to the neighbor. Maybe he will in return send me Sequence! ROR

All this is putting a damper on my social life!

In other news. Today at work I experienced something that was just odd to me. As I was washing my hands after using the facility, a lady walked in. She set somethings on the counter and proceeded to turn on her iPod, put her head phones in, grab a book and her Pepsi and then went to the farthest stall away from the door. I then heard her open the soda bottle and turn her music way up. I am sure my face gave away what I was thinking. Yup, she was camping. Luckily I was already done and I booked out of there! Sadly, I know who it was and see her quite often. Awkward.