Bad Bad Rachel!

I know, I've been a horrible blogger, but in my defence.... I got nothin'.

Since we last talked I got  new job.  It's nothing exciting, and it's not even engineering.  I'm working in the file room at a repair shop in a car dealership.  The files come in, I put them in folders, I put the folders back.  Occasionally, I get folders for people who need to see the history of a car.  That's my day.  It's only part time (about 20 hrs/wk) and pays peanuts, but at least it's something.  So I've been doing that.

I've also been trying to keep the "grand scale" of my wedding down.  Everyone around me seems to want cherub encrusted go boxes for a fancy wedding cake with handmade custom cake toppers, and I want strawberry shortcake with cute animals dressed up like brides and grooms and plain-ish boxes decorated by me.  Never mind that I found a way to get gourmet cake for the entire guest list for under $300 from a place that charges over a grand for "wedding" cakes before decorations.  No, we have to have "real" wedding cake.  I'm like anti-bridezilla over here.  My mom is freaking out over people potentially wearing jeans because the invitations are "too casual", and I could care less what they wear, as long as they have fun.  And it seems like every fun thing I want to do for the wedding is being shot down because it's not "traditional" enough.  I just want to yell "I'M NOT TRADITIONAL EITHER, HAVE YOU NOTICED?"  End rant.

Also, I got the results back from the big test I took back in October (which I apparently never blogged about?), and I PASSED.  This was the Fundamental of Engineering exam which is the first step in me becoming a licensed professional engineer.  It was hard.  I studied for months.  PAYOFF BABIES.

Anyhow, That's about it.  Not much to write about.

I promise I'll be back much sooner next time!

Money Money Money

So.  Tomorrow Is my last day at work.  Part of me is looking forward to being able to have a break and sleep in everyday for a few weeks.  The rest of me is scared shitless.  Because, I like money.  And not making any of it, is going to suck.  I'm trying to get my new business up and going, and hopefully that will garner some cash, but, from what I've seen advertizing on Craigslist is not going to help much, the only responces I've gotten so far are from people thinking I'm posting a personals ad (I don't know why).

I've made the decision to turn on ads for the blog.  Hopefully this can help somewhere.  I know it wont help much, but I figured it couldn't hurt to try.

If you're very opposed to the ads, let me know, I care about what my readers think!

I'm trying something new.

Themed posts to keep me more regularly posting!

I think Monday will be Mailbag Monday.  Where I write short open letters.  I stole this from http://www.clevergirlgoesblog.com/ 

I know that it's Tuesady, but I wanted to start this now!

Anyway, here goes:
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Dear The New Orleans Saints;

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been waiting my entire life for y'all to be so awesome.  TOTALLY WORTH IT.

Love,
Rachel
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Dear The Chicago Cubs,

Why can't you be more like the saints?
-Rachel
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Dear ABC,

I officially hate you.  Stop cancelling awesome shows even though they are gaining more and more viewers every week.  First Pushing daisies, now Eastwick?  If you cut Ugly Betty, I will end you. 
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ANNNNNNND, done.

In other news, I'm still looking for a new job, and in the meantime, I'm going to work on becoming a "personal organizer" for some extra cash, since I'm 2 months shy of working to be eligible to apply for unemployment.  (Thanks, buttholes in management)  If anyone has any ideas on how to market myself, and what to include in my website I'm building... you know where the comment box is.