4 posts tagged “aimee”

What is the most creative gift you have ever given or received? 
Submitted by Nacwolin.

I like this question. Last August for mine and Andrew's two year, we wrote each other stories because we were both broke but still wanted to give each other something.  Mine was a collection of very short stories based on different time eras of a typewriters life, and focused on the owners of it from when it was brand new to old, I liked the idea of everyone being connected by that typewriter, and I really love delving into the lives of characters, he seemed to like it and I may expand on that story idea sometime this summer.  The story he wrote me was surreal, based on a pig's head, it was freaky but I really liked it. These were nice gifts, a nice change of pace from purchasing each other something.
    Just experienced two lovely days off from work, its a relief but tomorrow will be an 8am-5pm shift, which is nice and shorter than 9am-7pm, but still long.  Sunday is the short shift, 1-5pm and then a complete mystery as to what next week will hold in store for me.  It is nice though, being outside all day at work and working with my hands, feeling the fresh air and looking at some very pretty flowers.  I have no clue what I'll do with myself once June rolls around, aside from looking for new employment.
    Need to purchase my Mom a gift, hmm.....
    Oh, also hungout with Aimee briefly on Wednesday night and hope to go the bar with her sometime next week, get our drink on and enjoy time in each others company. 
    Grandma's birthday was yesterday and the family is celebrating it this weekend, going to Ohio, and I have to decline because I can't take the time off of work which makes me sad, but hopefully I get to see her soon, maybe my Mom and I will take her out to breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
 

I opted to name my Thinkpad, Marlow. I absolutely adored that character in Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, I couldn't tell you why but I did and so this baby shall get it's name from that.  I like naming things, and I think it'll discourage me from wanting kids because I'd feel guilty naming my kid after a laptop or something, at least that is my theory as to why no children for me, ever.

I also damn enjoy Rilo Kiley, especially the song: A Ma/Me/Then Jim.  Every time I hangout with Aimee, she is playing one of their CDs and generally, this song.  We both got into Rilo Kiley around the same time, but separately and it is just nice to have someone else to listen to their music with, I mean, Andrew enjoys it as well and I dunno... ramble.

Last night Aimee, Robert, and I went to Shorty's.  Aimee and I were desperate for some activity and me being the genius that I am opted to call my twin brother, Adam, as he's generally out doing something all the time. Apparently, on Monday and Tuesday nights Shorty's have an Open Jam night and people can bring their instruments and jam out.  My brother of course played, Create Evolve played and a few others.  It was nice to be out, we drank and shouted over the music and had a good time.  This Friday there is a party going on at the newest party house, and Andrew seems willing to go because it is mostly his friends going and hosting this.  I am glad that I am invited, and I am glad to be getting out of the basement more, even if I am stuck being the designated driver.

I do enjoy my quiet time, I do enjoy small crowds over large crowds, but sometimes I want to be out and party, let myself go and enjoy everything.  I am glad that Andrew is more willing to get out,  it always felt awkward going to his friend's parties without him.

Past Saturday was a game night at my brother Paul's house, it was fun.  Chill and relaxed, we played mostly Apples to Apples and then  a game of Cranium, but I enjoyed it.  We had work the next morning so a nice relaxing game night is always good. Also had a test yesterday in my World Civ. II class, I think I did decent and its my fault for not studying until Sunday, I literally studied all day trying to get the terms down and thinking of the essay questions, one would think I'd learn by now but I enjoy procrastinating, I am sure.

I am off to shower. :]

The QoTD made me jump, slightly.  This morning at 8:30 I recieved a phone call from my friend, Aimee.  Deciding it was awful of her to call me when I had a half-hour left of sleep, I ignored it, she left me a message and then called about about ten minutes later, deciding it may actually be important I listened to the voice mail, Hey Ashlei, you'll never guess who came into my store today. I'll call you later. Hm. Slightly curious but bent on sleeping those last fifteen or twenty minutes I did so.

Called her at nine something, recieved no answer and got ready for work. Work was sweaty today, the greenhouse was real warm, I ended up stripping down to my t-shirt, removing my cap and longing for a hair tye. As Andrew and I were dumping the barrels, my phone rang and I siezed it. Aimee briefly told me the story and is promising to call me back around 8.

Anyway, she was serving coffee to a man she recognized but she could not place from where. He handed her his ID and it was then she realized it was our 7th teacher, I think he was our english teacher.. I cannot remember, the year is a blur of giggle-fits, being sent to sit in corners, being hyper, meeting Aimee and the core group of friends I'd keep for years, and just being an obnxious preteen.  He apparently quit teaching 7th grade after our class, a rumor we had heard in high school. Haha, I think it was his first year teaching and I think all of us girls had crushes on him, not that we'd admit to it. We were a loud, obnxious class. Anyway, Aimee bumped into him today, found out he is a principal now, I guess I find it funny the QoTD was about a teacher.

I don't really remember much of my elementry school years, it is all a blur.  I did have a favorite high school teacher, we called her Krista and it was at Manley, I really enjoyed her classes and she was a fellow red head.  At OCC, I've had a lot of teachers I admired, and my top three all time favorite teachers.  Mr. Hallemann, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Noordhorn, all of them were passionate, especially Pryor. I am glad for having them and feel I actually learned a lot.

I could elaborate more, but I feel sick so I shall go lay down, and think about my past.

Who taught you how to ride a bike?

I do not remember who taught me how to ride my bike, I know both of my parents helped.  I just remember one day, my twin brother and I decided we'd learn to ride bikes, if memory serves me correctly it was my Dad that day.  Typical, holding the back of the bike and letting go routine.  Adam picked it up first and I think after seeing my brother ride off I had to follow.  It was brilliant.  We rode up and down the streets, we would play detective with pretzels in our mouths pretending they were cigars and investigate things.  I remember just riding the bike up and down the block, aimlessly, sometimes turning down random streets, but generally just up and down my own, enjoying the wind blowing in my hair and hoping to bump into friends because I didn't like knocking on their doors. 

Oh, I loved that bike.  I think it got destroyed or I grew out of it, one of my bikes my brother's destroyed which saddened me, we were always swapping bikes and somehow that's when something bad would happen.  Paul once got Adam's stolen, Paul or Adam or both once got one of mine destroyed, and in retaliation I left their shared bike at my friend's house, it became a community bike. Now I ride occasionally, Andrew and I got into a bike kick near the end of last summer, he bought himself a new one and hopefully we started up once it gets warmer.

Yesterday was nice, I went to dinner with my cousin and we sat at Big Boy for hours, talking and catching up.  Aimee drove by Big Boy and noticing my car joined us, dropping off the vitamins she'd purchased for me with her discount, so I am glad.  I really do mean to get into shape, I hope.