diva54

06:56 pm: Finds for the Fashionista!


Tags: ebay, fashion, shopping

10:32 pm: I'm bored so it's useless html quiz time!

You Should Rule Mars

Mars is a planet that shines brightly and loops wildly around the solar system. You are perfect to rule Mars, because you are both energetic and independent. Like Mars, you seems attractive and bright to others - but you're difficult to pin down. You are a great thinker, but you only think in the present and ignore the future. Full of enthusiasm and inspiration, you are into your own thing... and rather insensitive to others.

Your Stripper Song Is

I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred "And I'm too sexy for your party Too sexy for your party No way I'm disco dancing" Yes, you're super sexy. But you never yourself too seriously!

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 7/8 correct!

You Are 17 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

You Are Heineken

You appreciate a good beer, but you're not a snob about it. You like your beer mild and easy to drink, so you can concentrate on being drunk. Overall, you're a friendly drunk who's likely to buy a whole round for your friends... many times. Sometimes you can be a bit boring when you drink. You may be prone to go on about topics no one cares about.

Tags: beer, blogs, quizzes

08:28 pm: CABoard Web Ring & eBay Boycott
I am now an official member of the CABoard Ring on eBay. It's a rather exciting moment for this ADD seller! Very simple process and very disorganized individual.

Also, check out the EBAY STORE SELLERS BOYCOTT going on as we speak to protest "core" listings.

I like to read the Forums on eBay to learn new stuff including technical information about selling along with technical info about designers and vintage clothing eras, however, this takes the cake. People are PISSED to the infinite degree about the fee hikes. There's a lot of very interesting information about eBay site traffic, number of Stores still opened in a day by day chart, and also a line graph of live auctions by day.

So wish me luck with Koro's Clothing and check out one of the largest online e-commerce controversies as it happens!

Tags: boycott, caboard, ebay

04:03 pm: Pilgrimage to IKEA
I visited IKEA for the first time ever yesterday afternoon (on my seemingly never ending quest to furnish and decorate my apartment) and I felt like religous woman on a trip to Mecca. This feeling didn't wash over me until I seen the building from the freeway - gleaming all bright blue with GIGANTIC yield sign yellow lettering.

Once inside the doors I stood in the entryway gazing at everything, being completely overwhelmed and confused. "How am I ever going to look through ALL THIS STUFF?" I thought while my boyfriend started nudging me; then I remembered "Oh god, he's going to not like this at all."

I bought a total of only $79 worth of shelving, tupperware, octopus hanger for my bras (which my boyfriend did not understand since I'm sure he's never hand washed a $50 bra before), curtains (which the extra fabric will make excellent pillowcases), pizza cutter, peeler, tropical fish bathroom mat (bought to appease boyfriend who has an obssession with his aquarium), and stoneware custard dishes.

I really, really got annoyed pretty quickly that anything you'd want to buy had a least 3 parts to it that were always located a few sections away. I mean is it too much to ask if you want the paper lantern globe lamp that hangs for the ceiling that you could perhaps get the paper lanten globe "shade" along with the cord and fixture for the lightbulb. I understand I wouldn't get a lightbulb in the kit...but c'mon - no cord?

And it took two of us with an extensive background in retail to figure out how to get all the correct shelving I wanted. I cannot even begin to fathom my mother in this store.

Tags: decorating, ikea, shopping

09:37 pm: Yippee!!!!
My new address is in Grand Ledge!!!

Yes my boy, Brian, and I have an apartment together in the small hick town of Grand Ledge. However, unlike the small hick town of Eaton Rapids you can get to civilization in about 10 minutes vs. the usual 30 so it is a small move up! Plus I can walk to a nifty park, the post office for ebay, not to mention a bar or two in the small hick town if need be (hint hint someone needs to come visit me!), and it's closer to work. Also, even though it's a 1 bedroom apartment we have a storage closet thats just across the hall where all my ebay inventory can be stored without taking up a chunk of the apartment.

But moving in is proving to be rather difficult and I've already informed Brian it'd be in our best interest if he talks to "Nathan" (the dumbfuck you'll hear about in a sec) since I'll turn on the instabitch pretty quick. I show up with my parents and Koro in tow - poor thing was lying on his back trying to cool his belly off since it's like 83 degrees out and he's been travelling for god know's how long since it was my Dad driving. So we pull up to the correct building since we did lease the apartment that the office manager showed to me and afterwards, to us. Fucking key won't open the building door. I have no idea if my unit key will actually open our apartment. So I call the office number thats printed neatly on the business card that's tucked neatly into our linen portfolio to get an answering serve for that management company. The lady tells me she can't give out a contact name or the emergency number but "will page someone that will be with you shortly."

Now, dad thinks he's got some puzzle to figure out romps around the building and it's 4 entrances that incidentally we have the key for the other side of the building. Fun. Mom is transferring Koro into his larger glass cage and has now set him under a tree for the extra shade. I think mom is a bit nuts. And I'm afraid about the hamster being so much in the open since it was really discussed at the leasing.

Fifteen minutes pass and "someone" never calls me so I call Brian at work and ask if he can come over with his set of keys to see if someone I got shafted with the shitty set that doesn't work. He says he's coming. I call this "answering service" a second time while dad proudly exclaims "I don't live here and these people won't ever see me again so I'm gonna ring all the buzzers to see if anyone will answer." The same lady answers and I guess sensing my impeding rising anger level tells me a maintenance guy named Bo is on call and is being paged again. I'm having flashes of being locked out of my new apartment that I just paid the first month for (which I guess dumbfuck Nathan said didn't count for our $100 off since it was the first month's rent) the entire goddam holiday weekend. Then I'm thinking my emergency calls is going to garner me some sort of fee for off-premises services. Lets just say this is why Brian's going to the office tomorrow. I like asking pointed questions with my naive voice and then just staring at the people until they give an intelligible answer. Watching people squirm is fun.

The good news is that Brian actually took us to Art Van and bought us a queen mattress set which I think is a Simmons, or some other bed that you see advertised on TV. I think it's the one with the counting sheep. The sales guy was a FREAK. He told us about a bomb his dad made once and gave to him after telling us about playing tennis, buying a new house and uttering "dude" and "man" in the same sentence a few times. I am impressed that Brian offered to buy us a bed. It makes me happy. Although we can't pick it up until Thursday. But thursday unward we'll have one of those non-spring beds where it feels like a pillow in a QUEEN BED. It's going to be gigantic!

Koro came into work today and I think Gail about died from excitment. I think the poor thing was trying to burrow himselt to hide inside her pocket but she kept pulling him out! Some redneck fucker was pointing at Koro and kept telling his kids (barefoot mind you with faces covered with a brown liquid subtance I can only surmise hopefully was melted chocolate) "look kids it's a hamster... look at the hamster..." If one of those nasty kids touched Koro I would have lost it. So before I could be rude I just turned around and decided that Mandy needed to meet Koro.

I bought a floor lamp and shower curtain stuff so we now have light in the living room and can take a shower without making the floor wet. Although there's a wet spot next to the toilet which I about flipped out about. Which would be another reason it's better for Brian to go to the office tomorrow morning.

I'm at home again sweating to death and wondering where all my pillows and my sheet went. I need some sleep after being so excited and anxious this week about the move just to find out it's ALL FUCKED UP. All thanks to Nathan the dumbfuck. I think I'm rather going to hate this guy for the next 12 months.

10:57 pm: I'm Bubbly Enough to Kill

You Are 62% Evil

You are very evil. And you're too evil to care. Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.

10:53 pm: Misanthropic Bitch

You Have a Choleric Temperament

You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things. Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life. You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation. You posses a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon. Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall. You're an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others. At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults. Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion. A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior.

10:52 pm: Friendship & Love

Your Love Style is Storge

For you, love and friendship are almost the same thing And your love tends to be the enduring, long lasting kind (You've been known to still have connections with exes) But sometimes your love is not the most passionate Leap before you look, and you'll find that fire you crave

10:49 pm: Freak out!

Your Stress Level is: 58%

You are somewhat prone to stress, especially when life gets hard. When things are good, you resist stressing over little problems. But when things are difficult, you tend to freak out and find it hard to calm down.

10:47 pm: This is Rather Dumb

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are calm and rational. You are also giving and kind - a great friend. You are easy going and trusting. However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games.