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Im sure I am with just as much as everyone else, that I will be glad when this rain is OVER!

But one thing, why does the rain always make people drive STUPID! I cant believe the way people drive! Seriously! And then all my friends and family wonder why at 25 years old, I do not have a drive. That should be answer enough.

In my neighborhood its almost a daily occurance that we almost get hit. Doesnt anyone pay attention when they are driving anymore?

It's crazy when you think about stuff while your driving. And you hear all these stories of "action" that they witness on the freeway. And I get secretly jealous that I never get to be the witness to anything, but at the same time I am VERY thankful that I dont have to witness.

The most I have witness was a lady getting t-boned on my way to work on 13th/Morgan. That guy was totally at fault.

Anyways, so last night, Im coming home from work. We get on the freeway on college, and we start traveling north. Well no biggie, but we see traffic just starting to slow down and we are like BLEEP? We just got on here, traffic was going fine just 2 seconds ago when we went over the overpass.

Well, we turn the corner on the on ramp to get on the freeway and BAM there is a semi on fire.

We stopped instantly in the emergency lane and we see some guy jump outta the truck and start looking like he's figting for something. We didnt know what was on fire, the truck or the trailer.

As soon as I saw it, I wipped out my cell phone to call 911. First time it was busy! (How can 911 be busy!) 2nd time it rand for a bit then a sheriff answered and he said they had already gotten a call and squad's where on the way.

Meanwhile, we didnt want to drive passed until we got the ok, cause there was already a packed freeway trying to get around. So we just sat there. Part of me wanted to tell my boyfriend to go help him and get him away. but part of me was like no way, i dont want him to risk his life. Then we realized what the driver of that semi was trying to do. He was trying to un hitch the load off his truck cause the load was on fire. he was trying to save his rig. Poor guy. He was ALL up in that flame too! So I know he either got burnt bad or smoke inhalation. So my boyfriend wanted to yell out the window, let it go, its not worth it.

Then the cops showed up. Got him away from it. And told us it was ok for us to go around since it was just the load on fire.

I came home to watch the news, but there has been nothing on it. At least not that I have found.

I hope that driver is ok! Makes me wish I was carrying my digital camera.

Outside of blogging, I spend a lot of time on message boards. All of them are for moms.

My life is dull. I dont drive so therefore I dont get to meet people. This is my way of doing so. And while it annoys my boyfriend a bit, Its my way of meeting people. People I can relate to.

So with that, here is my aimless plug for my favorite Mom Message Board. Maybe a few of you would like to check it out too.

 

Tired Mama's Place

I am a waitress. I have no choice in the matter at this time, being as I cannot find another job anywhere else.

What annoys me the most about my job is that people that come out to eat, and dont tip accordingly. Its annoying as hell. I use the money YOU give me, to support my family. I only make $2.33 an hour as a pay rate. The rest comes from you. Its been about 4 months since I have seen a paycheck. So I rely soley on the money from my customers.

Nothing is better than having a table come in and rack up a bill of $100 and leaving you $4. I do everything in my physcial power to make my customers happy, smile, laugh, and get them everything that they need. If there is something wrong with the way your food was cooked. TELL me. I can't read your mind. Nor should you take it out on me, after all, Im not the one that cooked it. I just put your order in, get your drinks, and SERVE you your food. Thats it. I dont go back there and cook your steak for you. I dont get paid like the cooks do. So when your food is messed up, you punish me for no reason. Dont blame me. Ask to speak to a manager, but dont blame your server.

When you go out to eat, standard tipping is 15% regardless of the bill and what happend with your food. If you recieve discounts on your bill you are supposed to tip 15% of the total BEFORE your discounts!  Not after.

You as customers, have to realize that some people in the waitressing business rely on this job as their SOLE income. Thankfully I do not, but I rely on it for a big portion of supporting my family.

 

Please, next time you go out to eat, think if it was you in their position when you tip poorly. Tip your server well. They are working hard so you can have a good meal. Dont blame them if something is wrong with the way your food is cooked, they didnt cook it. And dont get impaitent if they dont check back on you RIGHT away, especially if it is busy. You are not the only customers they are tending to.

Im glad school was cancelled today. Its to cold for those poor kids to be out waiting for a bus or anything of the like. Either way, cancelled or not, my 9 year old was not going.

As I went to the JSOnline website though, they had a poll asking if it was the right choice to cancel school. And I was shocked to see that almost 30% of people that took the poll said NO!? Are you kidding? You think they should have kept school in session? People here are not used to seriously cold weather like that. Im glad they cancelled it.

In Alaska, school wasnt cancelled for ANYTHING! I remember going to bed one night with like 2 inches of snow and waking up to about 6 feet. YES! Its possible. We had to dig our way out of the house. You learn to keep your snow shovel in your house during the winter. Then there was the time that it was 60 below for 2 weeks straight. And yes I still had to take myself to the bus stop to wait for the bus for school. Imagine standing outside at 6am in 60 below weather, waitin for a bus. WITH the wind blowing. Life was good.

People ask me how I managed with weather like that. Easy. My first winter, thats how I became female, I froze my balls off! *Just kidding--i've been female since day one* Then the next winter, your climatized and your used to it. You learn to run like crazy or you just deal. You wear an extra layer of socks, and make sure you have damn good gloves. :) Pretty much you just Suck It Up! I always hear, you shoudl be used to this. Yeah, this weather wouldnt bother me if this was my FIRST winter here, but its not, its my 7th. Im already used to Wisconsin's warmth. Not the fridgid cold. YOur body adapts, and right now, my body is screaming GIVE ME SUMMER ALREADY!!!!

What is wrong with men! Seriously! (I use that word alot) I just read the article about the 3 men who planned to rape 2 girls. Their whole gang rape idea was planned out on the internet. THey never even met each other until they where busted and arrested.

I was molested as a child. Its the worst thing that any human could do to a kid. It ruins them for life and its forever there haunting them and there is nothing that can cure that thought that lingers in the back of that persons head. I would have rather been murdered or tourtured than to be molested. These poor girls are never going to be the same again. They will forever fear guys coming up to them and they will never fully trust a guy ever again. I have been with the same one and only guy for almost 7 years and when we do certain things or he comes at me a certain way sexually, I freak out. I know its my boyfriend, but still in the back of your mind, that big red flag pops up and starts waving like crazy, and it takes awhile for it to go back down.

I just dont understand how men think its ok to attack little kids. How does that even get someone going? Its disgusting and wrong. Frickin hire a prostitute or something if you want to get your rocks off that bad. Dont still the innocence of a little child.

I hope all 3 of them rot in jail for this. The judge is considering indefinate prison scentences. I hope they get it!!!!

Seriously, I just dont understand people.

Tonight while riding the bus home from work, I walk up to the bus stop on 27th and College and there are 2 guys standing there. No big deal.

I walk up and one guy says oh, theres a girl coming now and the other one says Oh Sh!t and moves away.

As im walking up, I smell pot. GREAT! The smell of pot litterly turns my stomach really bad and throws me on the verge of barfing.

Mind you I have never touched a drug in my life, much less smoked a cigarette nor have I ever had the desire too...

Anyways, I applaud the guy for moving out of the bus hut so Its not around me, but for crying out loud, keep your illegal activites at home. No one else wants to be around it.

And as for the other guy. What where you on? All your unnessecary cackling and giddyness and bragging about how your name is Robin Williams is seriously unneeded. And did you really need to chase the car that turned onto college? Your a tard and I think you need help.

Some people just irk me. I really cannot stand nor have the paitence for stupid people. Maybe Im just small minded, but it bothers the hell out of me when people act like no other people exist around them.

For once, I finally got to watch a bit of the audtions. I love this show, but I only fully got to watch the episode where Kelly won and I have been a huge fan of her since day one.

Anyways, work let out early for me last night cause it was so slow, so I got to watch some Audtions...

And the guy on there last night that got a petiton with like 300+ signautres so he could try out. How sweet and how sad for him that his wife was not there to experince the joy of him "trying out". He knew he wouldnt make it but just that they let him sing on national tv. How sweet. And his song for his lady...I cried. Ima softie. I admit, but for being 64 years old, that guy could sing really good.

And yes, you are a winner. What a lucky lady your wife is.

Ok, I figured since 99.99% of the people that read this, probably dont know me, and if you do, weird, I figured that I should maybe tell a bit about myself.

My name is Dawn. Im 24 (25 on the 21st) and I live on the southside (almost in bayview). I have lived in Wisconsin for 7 years. Before I lived here, I lived in Alaska. (Please pick your chin up off the floor)

Yes! I lived in Alaska. I lived there with my parents, so obviously, it was not by choice. I hated it there and much rather live here. I went to high school up there, so when someone asks me where I went to school because I look familer and they think they went to school with me, I just laugh. And when I say I didnt go to school here, I went to school in Alaska, I get all the goofy normal alaska questions. So, I will wait and see if anyone replies with Alaska questions before I make a list of the ones I always here.

So you are also probably wondering how I made it to Wisconsin or why I chose wisconsin. I didnt choose wisconsin, wisconsin chose me.

When I was 16 we got a webtv. Well back in the day when webtv first came out you where only able to chat on it in TalkCity (which is now closed or you have to pay for it). Anyways, my mom chatted there alot and when my parents werent home I would sneak on. Or thought I was sneaking on cause they always busted me. Anyways, my mom started chatting with a lot of people. And they became friends. Well there was one guy on there that she chatted with a lot. "Babyfang" was his screen name. He always commented to my mom on how adorable I was and how sweet I seemed. At this time, I was 16. He was 22. Anyways, after a while, when i snuck online. I formed a small relationship with him. NOthing serious, just someone I could relate to because of our childhoods. Neither of which was the best. I didnt talk to him often, just once in awhile. I went on about my life without really worrying about him. Just a small conversatin when I was able to sneak online.

Well, After I graduated HIgh school, I started thinkin abotu him lots. Not your typical school girl crush obsession either. Just thinkgin about him. Anyways...The last week of June in 2000 he called me every single day for a week. And we would talk for at least 4 hours. And i instantly felt a serious connection wi6,th him and was falling in love. My friends thought I was nuts. How do you fall in love with someone you have never met, but have only heard their voice. I thought that was the beauty of it. I was falling in love with the person, not the look. I had started talking to him about how I would love to meet him in person, and how i needed to save up some money to come visit him. Well on July 3, 2000 I got online to chat with him and he said I needed to get offline because someone was going to be calling me. And i told him NO you are not calling me again, your going to have a HUUUUGE phone bill anyway and you dont need to add to it. He said it wasnt him calling and the size of the phone bill didnt bother him anyway.

So I disconnect the internet (we had dialup) and as soon as it disconnected, the phone rang and it was a travel agency telling me I needed to come pick up a plane ticket. I was stunned. This guy just bought me a plane ticket to fly to Milwaukee to meet him. Amazing.

So I came. And I never went home. I fell even more in love with him the instant I walked off that terminal. And I have to say that I am glad I never looked back. July 6, 2007 will be 7 years we have been together and its the best thing in the world.

:) There is my fairytale story.


P.S. Please ignore the scrambled letters in some words, we just got a laptop for the very first time, and I am still getting used to the smaller keyboard. I can type 65wpm and I dont realize that I scrambled up letters sometimes. :)

I have blogged for years. Moving all over the place with it. I started at live journal but that lost its appeal. Now I blog a lot on myspace, but I figured I could do one here as well. I always have something to say.

So with that, hello Milwaukee. Nice to meet you. I will post more later. I really need to shower.