tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63576642024-03-08T02:16:56.394-05:00On my mind... the oh-so-thrilling thoughts of yours trulyKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1167466126127327612006-12-30T03:07:00.000-05:002006-12-30T03:21:06.016-05:00Abandoning the blogThis will officially be the last entry in this blog. I started this blog almost 3 years ago, as a place to write my thoughts, get my feelings and emotions on the proverbial paper and give myself a place to put my memories (good and bad) of things that have happened. Tonight, I learned that the things I write here are often twisted and turned and are essentially used against me. On my blog, I KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1165465148929652732006-12-06T23:08:00.000-05:002006-12-06T23:23:07.736-05:00Resolving resolutions, part deuxThis time last year, I reviewed my resolutions from New Years '05 and made up my ones for the new year. While I'm not quite ready to make my 07 resolutions, I wanted to review last year's to see how well (or badly) I've done. So, let's see:1. Lose (and keep off) that annoying last 10 pounds. This year, I'm adding a deadline for the loss for April 1st, our trip to AC. Not because that date really KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1162580128950243992006-11-03T13:54:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:55:28.980-05:00Iraq and our militaryIf you think about Iraq at all, read this article. He says more than any press ever could.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1543658-1,00.htmlKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1156217435841232952006-08-21T22:48:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:40:01.076-04:00Answers and Lyrics...Well, I figured out that part of the answer to "how do you tell someone how fabulous they are" is "send them the blog where you wrote the question." It may not have solved anything, but at least I know that, even if just for a moment, there was a smile on someone's face when he read that I think he's super special.And now, on to the rest.... I was re-reading a very old blog of Jenn's tonight KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1155786759545190102006-08-16T23:22:00.000-04:002006-08-17T00:05:19.140-04:00My new mood.... Worried...I was talking to a semi-friend the other day (not semi as in I don't like him all that much, but semi in that I don't know him all that well, have known him for less than a year and know him only in one setting). So, we don't know each other all that well, but I know him well enough to know that he's an amazing person -- talented, creative, sweet but still a smartass in that way that I completelyKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1155301990627227222006-08-11T09:02:00.000-04:002006-08-11T09:13:10.653-04:00Rules of the blog....Okay, so over the past few days, I've been getting some emails and IMs (some more cryptic than others) that suggest that people actually read this thing. So, here are a few rules of the blog to make this all go more smoothly:1. I write here for me. If you happen to be mentioned, I will probably let you know, email you a link, etc. but generally only if I'm saying good things or if I'm being KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154886347616192792006-08-06T13:37:00.000-04:002006-08-06T13:45:47.656-04:00Determined to be happy...Well, despite all the current turmoil I've decided that I am determined to be happy. I've been cranky and unhappy for a whole week now, which is about 6 1/2 days longer than I usually give myself. And I've decided that, no matter what, I'm going to be me. And me is a whole lot happier than I've been of late.Back in June, Jenn and I went out one night, and a newer friend described me as "so KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154642276656569192006-08-03T17:47:00.000-04:002006-08-03T17:57:56.676-04:00What the F**K?I just had someone who I used to be reasonably good friends with but whom I haven't seen in almost 2 years AND who is an ass who actually told me he included me on the list for his wedding so that I can get him a good gift say "So, you've been married for 5 years. When are you having kids?"Keep in mind that this was not in a conversation ABOUT kids. This was not me gushing about my niece (which IKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154628475051014842006-08-03T13:57:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:49:26.636-04:00What always happens...So, it's day 4. Of the post weekend pout, for those of you who are new. We've hit the point where my brain stops being able to stop. Does this happen to anyone else? My brain has been going nonstop since first thing Sunday when Jenn asked, "So, how are you doing?" (and by first thing, I do NOT mean at 3:15 in the diner with the french toast. My brain was happily swimming at that point). NowKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154526717084098032006-08-02T09:47:00.000-04:002006-08-02T09:51:57.096-04:00No better...Well, we're on day 3 of the post weekend pout. The world is irritating me for no good reason. My bright spot yesterday was a silly list of jokes from a friend who I asked to entertain me. While I love him for sending it to me, it seems like the bright spot in my day should be more than an email. Part of me really wants to run away and join the circus. Or at least go back to some simpler KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154442960563536192006-08-01T10:10:00.000-04:002006-08-01T10:36:00.923-04:00Cranky girl....I woke up in a cranky mood this morning. Not quite sure why, but it happens every time I go out of town and come back. After having fun out and seeing the girls, and just generally having a good time, I always end up sad, as if coming back to my "real" life just isn't what it's cracked up to be. I used to go away for the weekend and come back happy to be home. I have always loved spending KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154314102010335352006-07-30T22:29:00.000-04:002006-07-30T22:48:22.036-04:00Happy list from the weekend...So, it's been a while, both since I've written at all, and since one of these lists got posted. For those of you who are new, my dorky friends (and, yes, I mean "dorky" as a compliment) and I used to write these in college when we were having a particularly bad day -- anything from boys breaking our hearts to bad hangovers -- to make ourselves have a little perspective and sometimes a little bitKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1153878269130077512006-07-25T21:36:00.000-04:002006-07-25T21:48:16.186-04:00Silly cyber stalking...I have a list of people who I occasionally look for online who I've known for a while, some since I was in high school or college but with whom I've lost touch. Some of them are easier to find than others (I've commented on here before that some friends have porn names) and some of these searches have actually resulted in renewed friendships. Last night, I added one of them to my list and KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1153338789728475792006-07-19T15:52:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:43:04.063-04:00Karen and Newt -- Perfect Together???Can I even BEGIN to tell you how much I hate that I agree with Newt Gingrich????http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-07-18-gingrich-mideast-conflict_x.htmKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1154392637734613422006-07-01T20:30:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:49:20.726-04:0050 things about KarchambI was reading through my old 85 things and found that much of it was outdated since we moved to NJ... So, here's the updated version, compacted and fabulous. If you need to know more than 50 things about me, you need to get a hobby. 1. Astrologically speaking, I'm on the cusp between a Virgo and a Libra. The older I get, the more I act like a Libra, meaning that I am less and less neurotic andKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1149893094323594902006-06-09T18:44:00.000-04:002006-06-09T18:44:54.336-04:00The things we learn....Okay, here are the things we learn from driving to Maryland after work on a Thursday, going out, getting back at 3am and then getting up at 6 to drive back to Jersey and go to work. * I am too old for this. I may have always been too old for this, but trying to be functional at work on 3 hours sleep and way too much beer just doesn't work. *Drunk me likes to dance. Drunk me likes YOU to dance.KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1149561452509116602006-06-05T22:22:00.000-04:002006-06-05T22:37:32.526-04:00New Survey from Aim, via JennWhat curse word do you use the most? I really only say damn. Except when I'm drunk. Then I say lots of things. Do you own an iPod? I live for my ipod. I actually have a pillow that it plugs into so that I can fall asleep listening to it. Who on your MySpace “Top 8” do you talk to the most? JennWhat time is your alarm clock set for? 6:45amWhat color is your room? A peachy tan. Flip flops or KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1146666961796912862006-05-03T10:34:00.000-04:002006-05-03T10:36:01.823-04:00Finally!!!After only 8 months in my job as Director of Student Services, I finally feel like I actually did something useful. My new favorite student successfully completed his semester, due to being directed to the right resources. So good when good things happen to good people. Plus, he also said that he and I are about the same age (he's 25) so he gets extra points for that one. Yeah Adam!!!!KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1146491201373454092006-05-01T09:23:00.000-04:002006-05-01T09:46:41.390-04:00Happy and Unhappy listWell, at 9:20 on a monday morning, I can't come up with an all happy or all unhappy list, but I wanted to share a few things. 1. This morning the girl at Panera told me "that's awesome!" (very excitedly) because I had exact change. I have never before seen someone quite so happy about 37 cents. 2. My freak of an employee emailed me to tell me that, after spending the weekend in the Peace of KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1144070496086009352006-04-03T08:49:00.000-04:002006-04-03T09:21:36.143-04:00Monday already...Well, it's monday morning and WOW does that come early when you're away for the weekend... We had SO much fun in AC with our favorite band (www.animalhouseband.com) plus the drinking, the dancing, etc., etc., etc... So, as has become the tradition after days like this, here's the happy list... 1. Hanging with Jenn, who I don't get to see nearly enough2. Meeting the new boy in the band... Steve KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1143495802633483062006-03-27T16:35:00.000-05:002006-03-27T16:43:22.643-05:00My staff, my shoes, and other random stuffA few random thoughts on my return to work after being away at a conference last week: 1) My staff is insane. One of my staff members requested 19 wednesdays off in a row and then told me he was "dumbfounded" because I said that he could have 19 DAYS off this summer but not 19 of the SAME day because we then wouldn't have coverage. He actually spent several paragraphs going off on me about howKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1143087176705485702006-03-22T23:08:00.000-05:002006-03-22T23:12:56.716-05:00Bored to tears...I am currently in a hotel room in Lancaster, PA at a conference for work and I'm pretty sure that I couldn't possibly be more bored. Actually, I COULD be more bored, because JV is currently being kind enough to stay up and chat about silly things with me. But eventually, she will go to sleep and I will just be bored. I wish I was one of those people who could sit and watch TV and just sit but IKARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1142620020676173082006-03-17T13:22:00.000-05:002006-03-17T13:31:10.573-05:00A well done article...I'm still mad at the world (see my last post) but I wanted to post this because she says, much better than I seem to come up with, one of the things I believe so strongly. Before you read below, keep in mind that I don't believe that there's no such thing as the involvement of God in the creation of the world. I just think that we should see the difference between belief and science.WHY "KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1142552032751946302006-03-16T18:26:00.000-05:002006-03-16T18:33:52.763-05:00Things that suckHere are just a few things that suck right now, in no particular order:1. Thursdays are my late night, so it is almost 6:30 and I am still at work. I have to be back here by 8:30 am tomorrow.2. I'm supposed to be responsible for activities and fun stuff at the centers for which I have some responsibility. I've been told that I need to step up our activity. Of course, the person in charge of KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357664.post-1141826951607918492006-03-08T09:00:00.000-05:002006-03-08T09:09:11.656-05:00On a side note....On a side note from anything important (not that that's here all that often, but...)I hate hate hate hate hate being called Mrs. BC. I especially hate it when the person saying it is attempting to be formal (like our lawyer for our house purchase) and chooses NOT to use my legal name which is Ms. A-C. I also hate the excuse of how it is "easier" to do this. When my name was 11 letters long (KARCHAMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026666437185881585noreply@blogger.com3