Tuesday, August 5, 2008; 12:20 am by Not Suzi.

I’ve been pretty bored with my music selection lately and have felt in a rut in regards to what I have been listening to. I OD’d on modern Christian when I lived in AL and got tired of listening to the satellite radio in my car. I’ve just been floating around channel surfing trying to find a decent station (like XRT in Chicago) and can’t seem to find anything close.

So I started downloading lots of songs based upon groups I like and am discovering. I’m finding that my tastes are swinging a little bit more harsh lately but with a mellow undercurrent (Linkin Park, Staind, etc.) I already have about 35 gigs of music (over 7200 songs) on my laptop and a huge rubbermaid tub full of CD’s I still have to load in to it…probably another 35 gigs. However, I’ve been holding off on that until I can get my Mac backed up to an external drive or server.

If you want a decent place to download music legally and very inexpensively, follow the link below (I get a kickback for referring people…but I honestly wouldn’t do it if I didn’t use it myself and love it). I’ve found that they have nearly everything I’ve looked for at about 20 cents per song or $2 per CD. Just make sure to follow the instructions for downloading (right clicking and saving the song). Send me an email letting me know when you join and include your account name so I can submit them and track my referrals. My email is: notsuzi AT pseudosuzi DOT com

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Enjoy!

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008; 9:48 pm by Not Suzi.

People have been asking me when I’m going to start blogging again. To be honest, I plan to every night but usually get distracted or tired and everything I wanted to blog about just leaves my head. But I promised I’d make an effort and try to get back into the habit of doing it a couple times a week at least.

I’m in my new home and LOVE IT! I love the location and am enjoying the home improvement part of home-ownership. I have owned four homes in the past 15 years but this one seems to be the most “me”. Dempsey loves it here…he runs up and down the stairs and around the main floor. His personality has changed in the short amount of time we’ve been here. He seems happier and more at peace; but then so am I. I’ll post pictures when I finally get unpacked.

My little sis will be here in 5 days! Yay! I haven’t seen her since I left Chicago to come out here at the end of March and I miss her terribly. We’re staying at her timeshare for a few days and heading north to see the Grand Canyon, since neither of us have been there. I keep trying to get her to move out here with me but somehow life with her husband and kids keep her there. Go figure.

I have so much unpacking to do but don’t feel like doing any of it because of this head cold I have. I want to get the kitchen organized and my clothes hung up by the weekend before little sis’ visit but I doubt I will finish it all. Plus, I have to take Dempsey to the vet tomorrow night to update his shots since I’m boarding him while we’re away.

I should get the last load from my movers next week sometime. I plan on selling most of the furniture since it doesn’t quite fit into this home and my style, and it reminds me of a lot of things I’d rather not think about. I can’t wait for my mattress though; right now I’m sleeping on my old one that is going in the guest room.

I have a sofa picked out that I need to make time to order and I think I’m going to have my chair upholstered since I love it so much and can’t find anything comparable. The movers really trashed it (torn arm, scuff, broken leg rest) so I’ll use the money from the insurance and apply to new fabric. Right now it is covered in leather but I think that material is too hot for this climate.

See, I blogged. Sorry to bore you but there’s not much exciting going on.

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Monday, February 4, 2008; 10:30 pm by Not Suzi.

Well, I know I haven’t written in a few months. Things were nuts for a while but I’ll try to catch you up here.

NOVEMBER

• Got married in the beginning of November as you can read from the previous post.
• Had a death in the family and family from Chicago visiting.
• Went to a wine and tapas dinner with a few friends.
• Lomee made a delicious Thanksgiving dinner for just the 2 of us.
• Worked on another paper for class and submitted Chapter One for my independant research project.

DECEMBER

• Lomee’s holiday party was a blast. Very crowded though (about 1000 people).
• Finished up our church’s introductory class (finally) in order to become members.
• Went to see Little Big Town and Sugarland. Easily the best concert I’ve ever been to.
• Went to Chicago for 5 days over Christmas. Had fun, got to see some friends and family. Shopped at a couple stores I don’t have here.
• Got awesome gifts from family and my Lomee.
• Spent way too much but it was totally worth it to watch the kids (and Lomee!) open their gifts.
• Needed a vacation from Christmas; it was so exhausting. But I’m glad we went and saw everyone.
• Spent New Years Eve at home with Lomee. Lucked out and got a few more days off in a row.

JANUARY

• Beginning of the month was quiet. Still kinda warm here.
• Had my birthday mid-month. Lomee made me an awesome dinner.
• Had a bad sinus infection that I had been battling for a couple weeks. Went to the doctor to take care of that and he put me on Prednisone because I was so achy and inflamed. Allergies are killing me though, which is typical of this area of the US.
• Went to another wine and tapas dinner at the end of the month. Had a great time and delicious food.
• Lomee made a couple yummy dishes I got pictures of. Will post when I get a chance.
• Buddy (black Lab) had an ear infection and had to go to the Vet. He’s better now but I can’t believe how expensive Vets are. I wonder if pet insurance is worth it.
• Sat down with Lomee and worked out a budget and debt reduction plan for the next few months to a year. We are really working on substantially reducing our consumer debt by the end of the year. People that know me know that I hate to carry any consumer debt however, I realize at times it is necessary. So this will be a good thing.
• Lomee is working on a problem at work and his solution is getting the attention of some big-wigs in the organization. I’m proud of and happy for him. I love it when his work inspires and challenges him.
• I have car fever and really want a new one. Mine is about 5 years old and I don’t have any payments, which is nice but I’m really wanting a new one. Not needing, wanting. It’s really not practical right now but I’m hoping by year’s end it will happen. I had been wanting a VW Passat but after reading some not too good reviews, I don’t think I’ll be getting one. At Lomee’s urging I’m considering a BMW 3-series but think it may be too small. I’d really love a 5-series but it’s about $20K more than I want to spend, even for a used one. However, I do like the Infiniti G35 and M. So, we’ll see.

I have more papers and chapters due for school and I’m just trying to wait it out. I graduate in 8 months if I can stay on track. Hopefully there will be a great job in my field waiting for me then (the job market here is great if you’re in an engineering or technical field; not so great if you aren’t).

I’m seriously considering Lasik as my eyes are driving me nuts. Ever since I changed my contacts last summer they have felt dry and itchy. The left one always feels like it doesn’t fit right or there is something in it. The doctor can’t find anything wrong. I’m slowly going insane.

We have to do our taxes or find someone to do them. Lomee has always done his and I’ve had an accountant do mine in the past because of owning my own business. I’ve used Turbo Tax the past 2 years but I’m not sure if I want to go that route this year as there was a lot of changes last year: selling my house, moving, Lomee buying a house, starting school, getting married.

That’s about it. I’ll try to do better with blogging. I just hate to write stuff for the sake of writing; I always feel like its un-interesting. It’s really not much different than what is going on in anyone else’s life. I wish I could be one of those bloggers that could tell stories about their life or pontificate on a subject and have it be relevant and interesting. I think about how certain situations would be amusing or fun to blog about but then I don’t follow through. I suppose I could write about things in my life that many people don’t really know about me or haven’t considered. It may be easier to give you some history about myself so you can better understand me and my thoughts. I don’t really know. It would probably be a bunch of boring shit that you don’t care about anyway.

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Sunday, September 9, 2007; 11:52 am by Not Suzi.

Lomee and I went to dinner last week and got stranded in our car for about 30 minutes because of all the rain. When we went into the restaurant it was fine, just a little overcast. Within about 15 minutes it started pouring rain and people were coming in soaked. We left after about an hour and took a few pictures. We had to wait until the rain completely stopped and the drain system had a chance to catch up and process all the rainwater. Click the picture to see a bigger size.

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Saturday, August 18, 2007; 2:05 pm by Not Suzi.

I just want to say “HI” to new readers and “Welcome Back” to my old ones. Now that my blog has its own site I hope to write a bit more often. Please check out the “About “Suzi’s” Blog” page to get a feel for my new blog. While some things may be the same or similar to my previous “RR” blog there will definitely be differences and I just want to give you a heads up.

That being said feel free to bookmark my site, add it to your blogroll, include it in your RSS, put it in your Bloglines, etc. or just check back often to read whether you’re merely bored or truly interested.

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Friday, August 17, 2007; 11:43 am by Not Suzi.

You’ll notice some posts dated previous to today. These were posts from my old RR blog that I wanted to save and if you were reading my old blog you can put in the password and re-read them if you want. You’ll have the password if I sent it to you in email or if you were reading RR. If not, then please don’t ask because only those that know me personally get it.

Otherwise, Pseudo Suzi starts with this post and goes forward. So, read up!

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