Recently…

So.. My mom had her surgery last week (the 17th). It went well. They removed 4 lymph nodes that also looked cancerous and sent them off for testing. She should get those results tomorrow. If they ARE cancerous she will probably have to either get more surgery to remove all the lymph nodes, or go through extensive chemotherapy… Not sure which is going to happen yet.

I got my blood drawn when we went to visit her at the hospital last week to get tested for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene… and unfortunately I need to testing because my mom tested positive for the BRCA1 gene.   So now her sisters and her brother need to get tested.. as well as Casey Bean. Hopefully we wont have it!!

In other news.. I GOT AN APARTMENT!!!!! WHOOOO!!!! It is one of the Camden Properties In Leesburg (www.Camdenliving.com). Its nice. My rent isn’t terrible.. so thats a plus. And it is in a really nice and fun neighborhood where I feel SAFE. Which was reallllyyy hard to say about all the other places I looked at. I’m sorry. But  I thoroughly enjoy NOT being hooted and hollered at every time I walk out of my building. “Ehhh Mamacita. Que bonita!” Or “Mmm. Look a dat hot white ass… Momma yous fine” or however they would say it. Nonetheless inappropriate and rude. What kind of decent women respond to those types of cat calls? Sorry dude.. You ain’t gonna get no respectable woman that way!

Zac and I are going to Williamsburg this weekend to see Mara and go to Busch Gardens for Hallowscream! Yay! Hopefully we will be able to go to some good haunted houses this year too!!

Hair Cut… and…stuff

So. I got my hair cut last night!!! And I admit, I look like I slightly have Downs Syndrome with my almondy eyes and kissy face…. I like my hair though!! My mom cut it for me before her surgery today (wish her luck!!!) because she won’t be able to do it again for awhile! There are some really short bangs which you can’t see too well in the picture- they blend in… I like them, but this is definitely the shortest I have had my hair in YEARS. It takes half the time to blow dry though!!

I was going to take some more pictures, but it is kind of awkward when someone walks into your office to find you snapping pictures of yourself with your camera phone. Heh. I just love ME. What can I say?

 

 

Mom’s surgery is today. She should be going in soon. Hopefully everything goes well! After the surgery we will be able to find out how bad the cancer is, and where all it has spread to. I hope they don’t have to remove any lymph nodes. I want her to have as little scarring as possible!! They will also insert the stretchers to stretch the skin out for her breast reconstruction later. Poor momma! She said she thinks she will be able to come home Friday. I hope its not any later than that!

I talked to a loan officer yesterday about getting prequalified for a loan to buy the house I like in Vienna. (The one in Springfield is going to go way up in price!) I have an excellent credit score (YAY) and I qualified for a loan of $155,000. The starting bid on the house is $129,000. So on October 4th I will go to the auction and bid on it! Hope the price doesn’t go up too much! There was another house I liked in Sterling, and it had a pool. But  I don’t want to have to take care of a pool. Its probably yucky too.

I’m tired.

New TV Shows That SUCK.

Since I posted about all my favorite shows that are premiering this month… I thought I’d follow up by taking a look at some of the worst shows on T.V. Please, feel free to let me know if I missed any.

On MTV: [might I add that MTV has gone WAY down hill in the past few years... But what do you expect when stations start catering to younger and younger crowds?]

From G’s To Gents- “Watch as fifteen young men in need of a little polishing work to obtain qualities of style, grace, etiquette, chivalry and business know-how. Jamie Foxx teams with MTV to offer up this reality series that will see one changed man win a large cash prize and a shot a new, smoother lifestyle.” 

I know this show has been on for a little while already… but the other day I decided to suffer through about 15 minutes of an episode and I will never torture myself like that again! I like the initial premise of the show- what they are trying to do…help these retards out… But come on! It’s terrible!! I’m sure there are plenty of people who like it, but it’s stupid. These guys should have just payed attention in school, learned to speak proper english, and not chosen to take fashion cues from DTLR. [Note to self: Do not purchase bling/grillz from that Indian guy at the jewelry kiosk in the middle of the mall. No kidding. In Newport News, there was a stand and he had signs that said: "GRILLZ GRILLS GRILLZ!" Also a plethora of overpriced, fake metaled gun necklaces, brass knuckle belt buckles, and those hiteous flashy light belts that say "baby gurl" or someone's name-- in case they forget. or something.]

Instead, they choose to make themselves look like idiots on national television. Whatever floats your boat!

Paris Hilton’s My New BFF- “Like OMG I totally want to like be your bestestest friend Paris!! Hehehe.” *flips excessively bleached blonde hair back over shoulders*

GAG.

Exiled- HAHAHAHAHA. That’s what you get for being a stupid, whiny, spoiled rotten, little bitch to people! This show is also dumb. But it’s funny. However, I think I could think of much worse things to make all those little princesses go through. Brats.

My Super Sweet 16- Its not really new… But I felt the need to list it anyway… I have to admit- I watch this show when it is on re-runs… But only because it’s entertaining to watch these kids whine about everything they DON’T have, instead of appreciating all that they DO have.. It also makes me angry, and appreciative that my parents did not raise me to be like some parents are raising their kids today.. Yes, money is a nice luxury, but look how it turns some people into selfish, rude, spoiled, ungrateful (the list could go on forever) dickwads!

That Sunset Tanning show or whatever its called? GAY. Who cares?

On VH1:

Brooke Knows Best- “Growing up with her overprotective father Hulk Hogan, Brooke wasn’t allowed to date or be alone with a boy. But now that’s she’s turning 20, she’s moving out and renting an apartment in Miami Beach, facing new responsibilities and opportunities as she tries to build a career as singer. Despite their recent divorce, both Mom and Dad help Brooke with the move. But will Hulk be able to let go of his little girl?”

Blah. Yes she is a cute girl. NO she cannot sing. Sorry Brooke– you suck. Real singers do not need to alter their voices after recording to make them sound better. Which, sadly, is what a lot of them are doing now. But it will be funny to watch Brooke turn into Brittany. All those years of living with her overprotective dad will turn into years of rebellion and bad decisions. Goooo Brooke!

The Flavor of Love and Rock of Love shows are ALSO terrible. A bunch of trashy women making themselves look like morons on television. None of them will ever be able to get decent jobs now. “Hey weren’t you that lady on that show on VH1 who got belligerently drunk, crapped your pants and tried to have sex with a pool toy? Sorry. We can’t hire you.”  No one really did that. I don’t think.. But it woulda been funny! PLUS- Flava Flav is hiteous. And his stupid giant neck clocks are retarded. He looks like a 49 year old man pretending to be 12 walking around in a halloween costume all year long. He shoulda picked a Superman costume.. He still would have looked stupid, but at least Superman is cool!

There are tons of other horribly crappy shows on TV.. I can’t think of any more…  Please enlighten me if you have any to add!!!!