Yes, another coffee post

I will go with this ... I love Starbucks as mentioned before and love, love, love my Frappacino's! =)

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

What celebrity do you resemble?

CASEd from Empress4

She found this on My Heritage

I used this photo of me:


And got these results:

Olivia Newton-John


I also got results for:
Meg Ryan, Ninet Layeb, and Courtney Cox

This could explain why Grease if one of my favorite movies and I used to want to be "Sandy" when I was a little girl =) What do ya think?

Someone Else's Dream

I'm a big fan of music, and alot of times can relate songs to different points during my life, or mood(s) that I am in.

I have always like Faith Hill and this song she did, "Someone Else's Dream" has always been a favorite ... even though for quite some time I was singing it wrong ... thanks Heidi for correcting me *wink* but this really hits home for me and it's kind of my theme song for the year.
If you haven't heard it, I recommend listening to it, it's a good song.

"Someone Else's Dream"

Her momma's still got that sequin gown that she wore in '68
She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade
It took a whole lot of years and tears
For her momma to finally admit
No matter how many stitches and pins
That old dress was never gonna fit

She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Waking up in someone else's dream"

Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday
He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away"
It took twenty-five years and some broken vows
Before they'd finally see
There's a little more to love and life
Then fairy tales and hand me down dreams

She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Waking up in someone else's dream"

Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight

She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Waking up in someone else's dream"

Yet more stuff about me

A little more about me
CASEd from Heidi and Dawnn

1. Where were you when the ball dropped for 2006?
At Dawnn's house ... yeah it was one heck of a party! Kissing everyone and taking photos.

2. How did you get the idea for your profile name?
I am a Creative Memories Consultant (CMC for short) and my old boss Mickey nicknamed me Emmylou and it just stuck as a nickname that was all he called me or he'd shorten it to Emmy. Everyone at the office started calling me by that, I even had clients that thought my name was Emmylou :) I still answer to it and he still calls me it when we chat online as we have remained friends even though I moved away and no longer work for him. So when it came time to make a name for ScrapShare I thought of Emmylou and just tacked CMC in front of it. Voila!

3. What time were you born?
6:57pm after over 28 hours of labor. I was 3 weeks overdue and 9 pounds at birth and the Dr. underestimated my weight and my mom was maybe 125 soaking wet and pregnant with me! He thought she would be able to deliver me without intervention and so he left her and let her labor until it got to the point that I was in danger and Mom was fading fast so they did an emergency C section to save us both.

4. Has the death of a celebrity ever made you cry?
Yes. I cried during Princess Di's funeral also.

5. What color panties are you wearing?
Blue

6. Do you want a baby?
Yes.

7. What did you do this morning?
Slept in till about 10, read a book for awhile, watched TV.

8. What does your dad do for a living?
Driver

9. Where do you work?
Insurance Company

10. What ended your last relationship?
I wanted marriage and a family and other party didn't think he could handle that or want to do that since he had done that once before.

11. What are the last 2 digits of your cellphone number?
No current cell phone, but old one was 02.

12. What was the last concert you attended?
Deana Carter was that November I went? They were free tickets is all I remember and wasn't a bad show.

13. Who was with you?
My friend Jean

14. What was the Last Movie you watched?
13 Going on 30.

15. Who do you dislike at the moment?
A co worker

16. What food do you crave right now?
Salty things ... chips! And Chinese Food!

17. Did you dream last night?
Yes, crazy ones ... another one about being pregnant and I was upset because I was late for my baby shower and all the guests knew if I was having a girl or boy and I didn't one of my co workers wouldn't drive me to my shower because he didn't want to be around girls and I kept telling him I was not going to not go because I need to know if I am having a girl or boy and he just has to drop me off outside the house.
Not sure of outcome of that, next one switched to me being at Coldstone Creamery in line for cake batter ice cream and kissing a very cute guy.
I think there were other dreams but I don't remember them.

18. What was the last TV show you watched?
ER rerun last night.

19. What is your favorite piece of jewelry?
My emerald necklace my grandma gave me for my high school graduation. My grandpa bought it for me when I was little and was holding onto it to give to me when I turned 18, but he passed away when I was 9 so my grandmother kept it and saved it for my high school graduation.

20. What is to the left of you?
The laundry basket full of laundry I need to do today and Abbie laying on top of the laundry purring at me.

21. What was the last thing you ate?
Frozen pizza from the freezer.

22. Who is your best friend of the opposite sex?
Hmmmm, I don't really have one right now ... I have several male co-workers/friends I am close to that I can talk to about anything with and have hung out with but I wouldn't call them a best friend.

23. Write some song lyrics that are in your head:
"Looking for love in all the wrong places, searching for love in too many places ..." (Johnny Lee, Looking for Love) ... I have XM 80s Country on right now on my AOL radio.

24. Who last IMd you?
My Mom, 2 nights ago.

26. Are you on any medication?
No but I prolly should be =)

27. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
In the middle stretched out on my stomach.

28. What shirt are you wearing?
A white cami with aqua flowers with an aqua cardigan over it ... my new pajama's =)

29. What color is your razor?
Teal and Black

30. What is your favorite frozen treat?
Coldstone Creamery cake batter ice cream mixed with raspberry sorbet and mixed with gummy bears and white chocolate chips ... hence why I dreamt about being there last night *wink*

31. How many tattoos/piercings do you have?
1 Tattoo on my ankle.
Triple pierced ears, with one piercing up near top of one ear also.

32. What's your favorite store?
Target and Pier One

33. Are you thirsty right now?
Yes ... cherry coke is calling my name.

34. Can you imagine yourself ever getting married?
I better!!!! Yes, I imagine it and dream about it alot so it better happen *lol*

35. Who's someone you haven't seen in a while and miss?
Heidi, Laura, Holly

36. What did you do last night?
Scrapbooked ... 25 pages done last night!

37. Do you care what people think about you?
Yeah more than I should I think.

38. Have you ever done something to instigate trouble?
Who me? I'm innocent *batting eyelashes*

39. What song(s) do you think your ex's listen to and think of you?
Hmmmm, I parted on good terms with most all of ex's so I can't think of any songs, but I have some songs that apply to my life right now.

40. What song(s) do you listen to and think of ex's?
Hmmm, good question. I think right now Kerosene ... for the one line "I've given up on love 'cuz love's given up on me."

48. What is one thing you wish you were better at?
Sticking to goals, at work I rock at them. Personal life, not so good.

49. What do you think about the person that posted this?
I CASE'd this from Dawnn originally and my puter went down in middle of it so I lost it and then I read Heidi's and CASE'd it again from her. I think both ladies are awesome ... Dawnn does throw a good party ... belly shots anyone? *lol* Heidi is my awesome twin!

50. What is across the room from you?
I'm facing a wall.

Current Music: Abba "Dancing Queen"
Current Mood: Upbeat

What type of Weather are you?

I think this has some truth to it ....

You Are Sunshine

Soothing and calm You are often held up by others as the ideal But too much of you, and they'll get burned You are best known for: your warmth Your dominant state: connecting

What Type of Weather Are You?

Updated Employee Handbook

I've seen this before but it still makes me giggle. Does this sound like your place of work? =)

UPDATED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

DRESS CODE
Please be advised that you are to report to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing $350 Prada sneakers and carrying a $600 Gucci Bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better
so that you may buy nicer clothes; therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress in-between, you are right where you need to be and obviously do not need a raise.

SICK DAYS
We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

PERSONAL DAYS
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.

RESTROOM USE
Entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom. There is now a strict 3 minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the
company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders" category.

LUNCH BREAK
Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure. Fat people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation, and input should be directed elsewhere.

Have a nice week!
THE MANAGEMENT

What superhero are you?

CASE'd from Dawnn
Thanks *wink*

I am:



Batman!
Cool, calm and powerful. Whilst your actual super abilities may not be anything too dazzling, you have earnt the respect of both friends and enemies in response to your amazing fighting skills, strategic combat and experience. Luckily you have access to the greens which can fund all your majorly cool gadgets, vehicles and weapons! Also, you're reluctant but still accepting to the idea of having a teammate/side-kick, which just makes everything a whole lotta fun, doesn't it now! On the down side, you've probably suffered some sort of trauma at a young age (that's why we don't talk to the old man near the swings, kids). Similar to the Wolverine, your past is a base for your current motivation, undertaking some kind of personal vow in search of justice. All in all though, you're one tough nut. There's not a lot of people who have the minerals to go up against you, and you're experienced enough not to get cocky and let the little things like never finding happiness get you down!

Take the quiz yourself here: clicky

Ain't no stoppin me now ...

I don't know what my problem was but I could not figure out how to make links on my blogs ... Empress4 and Agent713 can testify to this ... I was having a heck of a time doing it.

Finally tonight I decided this is it ... I'm not getting up until I get this. In preparation for that I brought a sweater, snacks and a cherry coke.

10 minutes later I have links ... amazing what determination will do to you!

Now I'm off to find more things to link =)

Froggy ... who's next?

Thanks Empress :) Who's next?

*Grrrrrrr*

Today at work I have project time, which is a full 8 hour day, or more if I stay late, of time to get caught up on my projects I have going. I've been on a huge, ongoing project for the Knowledgebase and web self-service project so some of my other projects have been bumped down the ladder of priority.
I had all my plans laid out last night before I left of what I wanted to do and came in this morning energized (well as much as I can be for 8:30 in the morning ...) and ready to get to work.

I get logged in, go to bring up our existing knowledgebase that could .... and the server is down! My whole morning and most of my afternoon was built around this, updating articles, publishing new articles and doing major housekeeping because some people have issue with certain numbers of articles because of connotations with those numbers ... I thought we were all adults but that is a separate vent.

So instead my whole day is shot to you-know-where and I am having to work on other things ... most of which are still built around the knowledge base taht I cannot access! I've done some work on smaller tasks I have, finished a couple of them, did extensive testing for a new release coming out next month and have one big project to do but I need to pull some stuff from the knowledgebase that is STILL DOWN.

I just want to go home and start other again. Plus tomorrow and Friday I have meetings off and on most of the day so I won't be productive and was counting on today to get my stuff done. I'm so annoyed right now.

I need to go and find new cheese since my cheese got moved due to servers being down, but I am more content to sit and whine for a bit ... thanks for listening =)

Weekend in review, thus far

I've had a pretty uneventful weekend thus far. Friday afternoon at work I was in a meeting across the street that went till after 5:30 so I came back over to my building and worked till 8 to get some things done for a deadline for the meeting ... and hopefully will get the rest done Monday morning.

Saturday I went and ran a few errands and saw Brokeback Mountain with Paul and Donna ... or as Paul calls the movie, the gay cowboy love story movie. I thought it was a good movie. You leave it feeling kind of sad, I didn't cry or anything but I felt a little down. It has a good storyline and keeps going and isn't too slow or dragging but it's definitely not a feel good movie. The acting was really good so I can see why it is already winning awards and the scenery and the mountains were beautiful. I am glad I saw it, I just can't see it as a movie I own and that I would watch alot. If you are thinking about seeing it, I say go for it. I felt my money was well spent.

Sunday so far I have gone to tan. I was feeling a little winter blah so I decided to lay under some UV lamps and try and perk up a bit ... plus never to early to start thinking about summer =) and did some laundry and have been on here since. I need to get off the computer and do some major photo sorting. I'm waiting for the Seattle Seahawks playoff game to start soon ... I don't like football but if they win this game they go the Super Bowl so I am kinda excited even though I don't really understand the game *lol* I plan to take my 2 Power Sort boxes and 2 Mini Power Sort boxes and photos yet to be sorted and do some serious work on that. I have decided to organize them in their compartments by projects to keep it easier. I have about a half dozen album projects started, ongoing, or still in my mind. My plan is to do that tonight.

Nothing really exciting so I will post again later!
Take care ya'll.

Friendship Poem

I got this from a good friend and had to post it because it cracked me up!

Wishing ya'll a happy Friday!

Are you tired of all those sissy "friendship" poems that always sound
good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series
of promises that really speaks to true friendship:

1. When you are sad - I will help you get drunk and plot revenge
against the sorry bastard who made you sad.

2. When you are blue - I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile - I will know you finally got laid.

4. When you are scared - I will rag on you about it every chance I
get.

5. When you are worried - I will tell you horrible stories about how
much worse it could be and to quit whining.

6. When you are confused - I will use little words.

7. When you are sick - Stay the hell away from me until you are well
again. I don't want whatever you have.

8. When you fall - I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.

Remember: A good friend will help you move. A really good friend will
help you move a body. Let me know if I ever need to bring a shovel.

Reality Television

I am addicted to Reality TV shows. I always knew I watched alot of it but I really realized it last night when I was watching American Idol. I watch way too many reality shows. I don't know what it really is for me but I think it is a combination of the drama, the craziness (read: stupidity) of people, the destinations and just the what people will do/go through for a shot at money.

I started making a mental list of reality shows I watch and I didn't realize how many I do watch on a regular basis when they are on!

Survivor
Amazing Race
Big Brother
The Bachelor/Bachelorette
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
The Apprentice
Real World (not religiously)

And most likely tonight, Skating with the Stars. I also used to watch The Mole when it was on and was upset when it went away. Plus other short lived ones along the way like Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, My big fat obnoxious fiance and probably a few more.

And it's just like watching a train wreck sometimes, you can't not watch them.

I'm sure I'm not alone in my reality television watching .... or at least I hope I'm not =)

Copied ... because it's just what ya do :)

I saw this on Agent713's blog and she got it from Toemi and then I saw it on VeronicainAus's blog so I decided to take it ... and I'm sure this isn't the last of it.

1. My uncle once: taught me to play blackjack poker. I was about 9 when I learned.
2. Never in my life: Have I learned to swim.
3. When I was five: I was in Kindergarten and became a big sister.
4. High School was: A big party, academically easy but I never applied myself. Socially easy too.
5. My parents are: American. Never lived outside the state of Washington.
6. I once met: Kenny Chesney =) (you knew that was going to be my answer) *lol*
7. There's this girl I know who: Once ran away from home and went to California.
8. Once, at a bar: I kissed a total stranger.
10. Next time I go to church: Hmmm, I need to finally find a church home first.
11. When I turn my head left, I see: My bedroom closets
12. When I turn my head right, I see: My bookshelf full of CM albums and PS and Mini PS boxes.
13. How many days until my birthday?: About 119 but who is counting :)
14. If I was a character written by Shakespeare I'd be: Lady Macbeth (Bwahahahaha!!!)(I agree and leaving Veronica's here as that's my answer too)
15. By this time next year: I will have apartment to myself (being optimistic here)
16. A better name for me would be: I used to wish my name was Candy ... although my nickname Emmy seems to fit me well too.
17. I have a hard time understanding: Why people must judge others so quickly.
18. If I ever go back to school I: Will stay in school and actually graduate this time!
19. You know I like you if: I'd hang out with you and I think you'd just know because I wouldn't just be polite like you feel you have to be polite to someone even though you don't like them.
20. If I won an award, the first person I'd thank would be: The Academy =)
21. Take my advice: The glass can sometimes be half full. You have to look for the small positive thing and it may take time to find but I promise it's there!
22. My ideal breakfast is: Cherry Coke and a Waffle House waffle and side of bacon.
23. If you visit my hometown: Go to my parents house, it's same one as before they know where I am now. Oh make sure and get a coffee =)
24. Why won't someone: Step in and regulate the gas prices for both cars and home heating.
25. If you spend the night at my house: You may get stepped on, petted, licked, or cuddled by my cat Abbie.
26. I'd stop my wedding: If my photographer didn't get all the pictures during the ceremony I asked for.
27. The world could do without: Spiders and Terrorists
28. I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: Ummm that's pretty bad ...
29. Paper clips are more useful than: Office Politics ... and we wonder why nothing gets done?!?
30. If I do anything well, it is: I am multi talented, I do everything well *wink*
31. And by the way: Feel free to copy and pass this along =)

Grocery Shopping

I am not a big fan of grocery shopping and I try to put it off as long as I can because of it. I don't like the crowds, the having to haul the bags out to the car, put them in the car, walk a few miles to find a cart corral, then get back to the car and once home haul the bags from the car up the stairs to the house and then unload them. And did I mention the crowds and how something always ends up not ringing up correctly?

Last night I had to go grocery shopping and I was planning to do it prior to going to Dawnn's house for Stephanie's crop but since I slept in so late I didn't have a chance so I thought I would go after the crop. I am at the grocery store at midnight shopping which was not bad, not many crowds, rather peaceful. I also don't shop with a list, if I have a list it just sits in my hand and I forget to look at it. And I am always certain to forget something. Last night I think I got it all.

I go down the cereal aisle as I need another box of Yogurt Burst Strawberry Cheerio's (see prior posting about Cheerio's if you don't know anything about this) and there is no strawberry. All they have is the Vanilla. I stood there a moment and contemplated the Vanilla which I have not tried yet because I'm so stuck on Strawberry. After a few minutes I decided to be a big girl and try something new so I got Vanilla. I haven't opened the box yet but I will tomorrow morning when I bring some to work. I'll let you know what I decide ... vanilla or strawberry :)