I got a drive home last night!! I got the ride from Angela. I sit next to her and Caroline all the time and asked them last night if either of them drove up the hill. Caroline lives across the river, but Angela said that she could drive up the hill to get to the highway instead of on Woodstock road for me. I got home at 11:15pm. That's the earliest I've been home (without taking the bus) in a long time. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she offers to drive me again tonight. I don't want to assume anything. It was raining last night and pretty cold. The evenings have gotten pretty chillly up here lately. I still haven't heard back from the bank about a line of credit. They Suck!! Mom called me and told me that she had recieved something in the mail saying that I had been denied the line of credit. (apparently they can't read) They said that I put that Richard made an amount (much lower than what I knew I had put), so mom and Richard straghtened it out and re-filed my application. I'm going to call them tomorrow and see what's going on. They haven't sent me anything and I have no idea where I stand with them. Work went well last night. I made 5 sales. 2 of which were in the first hour I was there. The people were really friendly last night. I had alot of people calling me "hun and babe....." One lady that I sold to said that I was a very nice telemarketer and very helpful, another one said that I was the nicest telemarketer that he had ever spoken to. I'll be switching supervisors when I go to part time. I'll have Jaymi as a supervisor. I don't think I'll mind, she was nice when I had her a couple of times. I think I'll miss having Alex as my supervisor though. He let me do whatever I wanted to. If I wanted to leave early or switch a shift he didn't even care, I always work my hours, so he doesn't care to much when I want to work them. Oh well it will only be twice a week and every other Saturday. They are really flexible with the hours too. Sam and I cleaned our carpets on Sunday (his fish tank had a leak in it). We also had to spray our cupboards with some raid. We had these tiny flour bugs and they travel through the wood crevices. So we had to take Everything out. I didn't realize how much we had until we had to find room for it elsewhere. I think we killed them all. We cleaned the cupboards with bleach and pinesol after. I can't believe school starts next week, wow! I'm pretty excited to start again. I have some really good professors and classes. My schedule is really good as well. The bus schedule is alot better in the school year as well, so getting to and from work will be easier. I've got to make sure that I get to the student employment office during September and October so I can apply for as many government contracts as possible. They are 2 year apprenticeship programs. You get to work right in the public sector and recieve the hands on training that you need under a mentor. I really don't feel like going to work today, I'm raelaly tired, but I suppose I need the money and I only have 4 days left 'til I go to part time. Pat told me that some girl and her boyfriend bought a puppy!! They didn't even ask Pat!! It says right on our lease that dogs are not allowed. The girl said that she had seen Gizmo around!! I always tell everyone that she is just a visitor when I see them. Her boyfriend is in the army and will be going to Iraq in February and the girl and dog will be going to Newfoundland. Their lease runs out in August again, so Pat will just not let them move in with the dog. She said that Gizmo can still come and visit though,we'll just have to space out her visits a bit more. What a trouble making couple of people!! I have no ideas for girls night (sorry mom), I looked stuff up online, but didn't find anything to interesting. However I was thinking that we could start the evening by going out to dinner (suggestions for a restaurant would be appreciated). Go back to someones home, after picking up some interesting drinks (again suggestions would be appreciated), I have some drinking games that I can bring, as I'm sure others may have some they can bring. We can rent some girly movies (suggestions appreciated), eat some snacks (eachperson can bring some- vege tray, brie and crackers, havarti, you get the idea). We can either have a (as much as I hate to say it) "sleepover"- with little sleep. Or take cabs to our own home in the wee hours of the night. Let me know what you think of this general plan!! we can put things together in a better way through suggestions and collaboration. Ooo....maybe we can have a BBQ as well, we can all just bring whatever it is that we want to eat. I can pick up some ther things as well to keep it interesting.....let me know what you think!! :)

Last week went by so fast!! I sold my first DSL internet sale on Saturday. I was so nervous, the training we got was pretty crappy. I actually sold to someone who said that they weren't interested in any services until the DSL was in their area (they had checked 2 weeks prior and it wasn't). I checked and called them back. When I asked for the guy and made my introduction the guy said "yes, this is he, we just spoke 5 minutes ago, what is this about?". It was kinda funny. I spoke to my supervisor and he said that it was fine for me to take my Saturday off. Instead of working the two after September 2nd I worked yesterday and I'm going to work this Saturday. So I'll have two Saturdays off. I think it will be easier to work two in a row before school starts than right when it does. I'm getting kind of excited about starting school, but I'm not sure if it starts on Sept 6th (Wed) or Sept 7th (Thurs), if anyone knows let me know. I have some classes that sound pretty interesting. I've been working extra all week long, so I think this pay will still be pretty good (even though we didn't work N.B day). Which reminds me....I have to get my supervisor to get them to stop taxing me, I filled out an E tax form and for some strange reason, they are still taxing me. I think it is because the girl that handles this stuff is pretty slack (so I've heard). She wouldn't give me the tax form, she insisted that my supervisor had to be the one to get it for me. Sam brought me home a rose yesterday. It was very sweet of him. It rained all day in Fredericton yesterday. My first day off after countless days of pleasant weather and then it poured!! Stupid weather!! It's still raining today too. I got a drive home on Saturday from a supervisor who drives alot of people home. I came outside and asked the girl I usually walk home with if she was walking, she wasn't, so I asked the other girl I share a cab with occasionally if she would mind splitting a cab (I would take it to her house and walk to mine). She agreed, but Jackie (another girl that I work with) told us that she gets a drive with a supervisor and she would have room for us as well. So we got a ride home!! Woohoo! I didn't get home any earlier than when I walk, but I was able to go to Victory meats and get some stuff (they have awesome prices) and be in an air conditioned van. It was so hot and muggy on Friday, it hurt to breathe, so I don't think I would have made it! It's raining, so I'm going to see if I can get a lift home again. The supervisor lives in Marysville, so she has to drive up the hill and lets people get lifts up the hill with her. Anyway I'm going to go get a coffee....write later....

I had a busy weekend. Friday night Jackie met me after work and we went to Nickyzees. We had alot of fun. We drank a wack of Mini Corona's. They were great and cheap! 1.50$ each! We both had alot of fun. We got up on Saturday and went to Mikes for breakfast. We both got the French toast platter, it was great. Later on that evening when Sam got home he said that we had been invited out to Dooley's, so we went and had some drinks and played pool with Carl, Shelly and Carls cousins (Tia and Joey). We had alot of fun, closed the bar and went back to their apartment and drank some more. We left their apartment (which is just across the street) and got home at aroun 2:30am. Then at 3:30am the doorbell buzzed. It was them!!! They were out of smokes and wanted some from Sam!! Pat came out and seen them and called Sam (who was just trying to roll them smokes and get them to leave) and told him that they had to go and to get them out. Sam was frustrated and told her that he was trying to do just that and not to yell at him. I haven't seen her yet today and I don't know what she thinks, but we did not invite them here. Sam told them that it was not O.K to do that and never to do it again. I am really tired and not looking forward to work. Oh well, at least it's only 6+ hours. I work this Saturday, then I have 2 Saturdays off. I talked to my supervisor and it is fine to work a day shift on Friday, September 1st and not on Saturday, just the next Saturday to make up for it. I think mom is going to come pick me up (we have to take the puppy with us) after work on Friday. Then I'll catch the bus up on Tuesday morning. I have one class the next day, so it will be a pretty relaxed first day. Mom brought my student loan application into the bank on Tuesday, so I should hear back from them some time next week. I'm going to go make something to eat......write later...:)

I got 5 sales last night, that is better than I've done all week. I think I did the best in my group, alot of people hadn't even made 1 sale by the end of the night. I took the bus home again, I figure I'm not going to try and work as much as possible any more. It doesn't make much difference....they tax you more if your in a higher tax bracket anyway so your no further ahead. We did decide to go out on Saturday. I had alot of fun, Jackie, Julia, Tolu (Jackie's friend), and I all went to Dolans and then to Sweetwaters. It was nice togo out to a club, it's been awhile. Jackie and I are thinking about going out this Friday as well. It would be ladies night at all the clubs so we wouldn't have to worry about cover. I think we'll go to Nickyzees. Hopefully the music will be better than at Sweets. They kept playing this tech stuff alternately with good dance songs. I have this Saturday off, as does Jackie (I think), so we were thinking about partying Friday night and going to a late breakfast on Saturday. Sam is working so much. He works 47-53 hours at the Hilltop and works a 10 hour shift at Mikes on Tuesdays. He's crazy. I think I'm going to go to SJ at the beginning of September. I have to work out all the details with my boss, but I think it should be O.K. They are pretty laid back. Anyway I'm going to get ready for work, write later...:)

Last night I wasn't feeling to great so I left work "early" so that I could catch the bus home. I really didn't work any less hours though, cause I started 35 mins early, so I still worked 6 hours and 10mins. The people we were calling we pretty pleasant, but had absolutely no reason to switch their calling plans, most of them were paying under $20 for their current service and used their cell phones for long distance. The cheapest thing I could offer was 39.95$ plus taxes and surcharges. I thought taxes in Canada were pretty bad until I realized what some of the rates in the states are. Some states they pay more in taxes than they do for the actual service. It's crazy. I almost made one sale yesterday, but I told the woman that I would call her back today so she could discuss it with her boyfriend (it was really because I wanted to catch the bus). I did have one man tell me that I was the nicest and most pleasant telemarketer he had ever talked to. He didn't buy anything, but it was nice to hear. I took tonight off work, I'm still not feeling well and my throat is really sore, so I think I would loose it if I went into work. I've got some head cold pills to take care of it though. Mom and Gizmo are coming up to see me today. It'll be nice to have Gizmo up. Mom said she wants to go to walmart to get a little island type thing for her kitchen. That'll be good, we can also go to Starbucks. I have New Brunswick day off (this Monday). I work tomorrow and Saturday, but I'll still have two days off. Jackie and I were thinking about drinking and hanging out on Saturday. She works til 5pm and I work til 7pm. We were thinking of going to Giant Tiger before we start drinking. She would pick me up after work. That'll be nice, Jackie and I haven't hung out or partied nearly enough this summer! :)Hopefully Julia can come with us, she's alot of fun to hang out with as well. I'm just going to give mom my loan application when she comes up today, then she can get Richard to sign it and mail the original. That'll be better than a faxed copy, then her having to pay postage. I was thinking....and I've decided to stay at Connect and work tuesdays, Fridays and every other Saturday, and that will pretty well take care of my bills. I probably won't need to use much of the loan itself. My suprevisor said that they are really flexible about the hours and can work around my schedule. My school schedule isn't that bad this year. I have one class on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, 3 classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and one evening class on Monday's. My earliest class is at 10am and my latest (other than the night one) finishes at 2:20pm. I'm really glad that I took a class during intersession. I wouldn't want to have to do 6 classes a semester. That would be pretty difficult to do. Snowball is doing great! I think we have really bonded. I can tap the floor and she'll hop over to me. She'll let me pat her, she sniffs and licks me alot. I'm really glad that I have my seminar with professor Machum. She is a good teacher, I've done really well in the other two classes that I took with her. I wasn't looking to take a night class, but I wanted her as my proff. The day time seminar was taught by some professor that I have heard isn't great. Anyway I'm going to go make something to eat......write later.......btw...thanks for the comments, they are always appreciated and I welcome any future comments as well.....:)