Sunday, July 19: 7:30am - 3:00pm 9:30pm
Monday, July 20: Off
Tuesday, July 21: Off
Wednesday, July 22: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday, July 23: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, July 24: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, July 25: Off

Total Hours: 30.00 36.00

They wanted me to work Monday night too, which I accepted until I remembered that I have to take my cross-stitch projects down to the State Fair on Monday. They're only accepting entries from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and that wouldn't mesh very well with a 3:00pm to 10:30pm shift. Add the fact that daryltuba's taking his car to the mechanic on Monday for maintenance and I need to take him too and from work before even being able to drive down to Harrington (which means I probably won't be headed downstate until after 5:00pm), there's no way I'd be able to squeeze a shift in.

They also wanted me to work Tuesday, but Daryl and I already have plans to go to the Franklin Institute that day.

They didn't ask for Saturday (yet) but I can't do that day either because that's the William Penn Marching Band reunion picnic.

I have a busy week. ^_^;

Sunday, July 12: 2:00pm - 9:30pm
Monday, July 13: Off
Tuesday, July 14: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, July 15: Off
Thursday, July 16: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, July 17: Off
Saturday, July 18: 7:30am - 3:00pm

Total Hours: 29.50

I just received this e-mail:

Hello Star Trek Wedding Contestants!

Thank you for entering the Star Trek Wedding Contest! We have received your entry and have now moved into the first phase of judging. Our panel of judges - made up of Star Trek’s George Takei, WMMR’s Preston & Steve - are now reading through the essays and photos and narrowing down the entries to the lucky Final Three!! Once these three couples are determined, we will contact each of you and open the voting to the general public!

Good luck everyone!

The Franklin Institute

Even if we don't make it to the final three, it's still absolutely awesome that George Takei is going to be looking at my photo and reading my essay!

Sunday, July 5: 2:00pm - 9:30pm
Monday, July 6: Off
Tuesday, July 7: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, July 8: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Thursday, July 9: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, July 10: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, July 11: 7:30am - 3:00pm

Total Hours: 44.00

I've fallen quite behind on my cross stitch goals. "Emi's project" was not finished in time for her birthday nor have I completed the May and June squares for "Crabby All Year". There's just been so much going on. X_X

I did, however, manage to pick up one of my other projects and get a bit done.

( Halloween Shinies! )

She's done in three mediums: floss, braid, and beads. This morning I finished the floss portion (save the back stitching). Upon starting with the braid I found that I was missing two colors and had to order them. Guess I'll do what I can with what I have and then move onto another project ("Emi" or "Crabby") until the braid arrives.

Sunday, June 28: 7:30am - 3:00pm
Monday, June 29: Off
Tuesday, June 30: Off
Wednesday, July 1: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday, July 2: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, July 3: Off
Saturday, July 4: 11:00am - 7:30pm

Total Hours: 31.00

I can't believe I ate the whole thing! X_X

From the Official Website:

Have you ever dreamed of getting married on the bridge of Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise? This summer, The Franklin Institute, in partnership with WMMR-FM, is giving away a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have the ultimate Star Trek Wedding - inside the Exhibition! The Franklin Institute is looking for couples whose dream would be to get married or renew vows on the bridge of the Enterprise inside STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION. The winning couple—determined by online public vote—will plan a ceremony aboard the bridge in the Exhibition and a reception inside The Franklin Institute!

The STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION Wedding Package includes exclusive use of the Exhibition for one hour for the ceremony and private use of reserved space inside The Franklin Institute for a four hour reception for up to 100 guests, as well as two nights' accommodations for the couple at a nearby hotel. The Franklin Institute will supply the wedding cake and exhibit and reception space only. All other wedding elements (including caterer) must be provided by the couple.

If it weren't such short notice and daryltuba and I were a bit better off financially I might have actually considered entering. >_>

Sunday, June 21: 7:30am - 3:00pm
Monday, June 22: Off
Tuesday, June 23: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday, June 24: Off
Thursday, June 25: 8:00am - 10:30pm
Friday, June 26: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, June 27: 3:00pm - 10:30pm

Total Hours: 44.50

List 10 of your favorite characters from different fandoms, and ask people to spot patterns in your choices, and if they're so inclined, to draw conclusions about you based on the patterns they've spotted.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer :: Willow Rosenberg
Dead Like Me :: George Lass
Doctor Who :: Rose Tyler
Fruits Basket :: Sohma Yuki
Monk :: Adrian Monk
Sailor Moon :: Mizuno Ami/Sailor Mercury
Stargate SG1 :: Samantha Carter
Star Wars :: Luke Skywalker
Torchwood :: Captain Jack Harkness
The X-Files :: Dana Scully

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I've claimed "mercurykitty" for my Facebook username. ^_^

I'm quite exited about going as I was the one who initially pitched the idea for the blood drive.

I originally came up with the idea while Dad was still in the hospital. My Dad was a regular blood donor and I thought it would be neat if we could get a blood drive organized in his name (at least once). However, being a single person of average income, organizing such an event would have been very difficult. It wanted to do it, but knew I couldn't do it on my own.

My Father's supervisor called my Mother's cell phone while we were at the funeral home making arrangements. I took the call because I didn't want her to be bothered. He was calling to ask about our progress with the insurance and offer his condolences. He than asked if "there was anything he could do to help", a phrase which was becoming quite repetitive and meaningless that week. Considering his position and employer, I decided to pitch my idea. He liked it, saying that donating blood was "very much like Bruce", and said that he would try to help. At the funeral he told me that he talked to people and that the plan was underway.

They held the first Bruce Christian Blood Drive a week ago today, June 11, 2008. I even heard a story that the air conditioning unit for the building they were going to hold it in broke that morning and that the head honcho brought in repairmen to fix it at any cost because there was no way they were going to cancel the event.

Sunday, June 14: Off
Monday, June 15: Off
Tuesday, June 16: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, June 17: Off (Volunteering at AstraZeneca Blood Drive from 9:00am - 3:00pm)
Thursday, June 18: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, June 19: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, June 20: 3:00pm - 10:30pm

Total Hours: 29.50 + 8.00 Personal Day

AstraZeneca is holding it's 2nd Annual Bruce Christian Memorial Blood Drive on Wednesday. I took a Personal Day so that I could attend. My family has cookie table duty. ^_^

Thanks to darltuba's handiness I now have a ceiling fan in my bedroom. It's definitely making staying up here in the warm weather more bearable. It's also providing much better lighting than my original ceiling fixture.

Last Friday Daryl and I went down to the beach. It was rainy and cold and miserable. We went to the outlets to return my sandals and had dinner (Grotto's Pizza) and fries (Thrasher's Beach Fries with vinegar) on the boardwalk. There were a bunch of crazy high school/college students on the beach in bathing suits despite the horrible weather (crazies!!). Daryl took me to Fenwick Island to visit a cross stitch store there and we took a quick drive to Ocean City, MD before heading back north. We stopped at Sonic in Dover for dinner on the way home and later went to Bob Evans for "fourth meal" and dessert.

Daryl spent the weekend working on installing the fan. He finished yesterday and I took him out to the mall for ice-cream. I like the Dairy Queen at Christiana Mall much better than any of the stand-alone stores. Their smalls are actually SMALL.

Yeah, I fell off of the diet wagon and into a big hole. So much for a bikini this summer. I'll be lucky if I can fit into my dress for the wedding this weekend. X_X

Sunday, June 7: 7:30am - 3:30pm
Monday, June 8: Off
Tuesday, June 9: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday, June 10: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday, June 11: Off
Friday, June 12: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, June 14: Off

Total Hours: 30.00

I'm going to have to pick up a second job if I keep getting only 30 hours a week.

daryltuba and I had planned on going to the beach but that was scrapped when his higher ups decided he'd be training someone today. The beach trip has been (begrudgingly on my part) moved to Friday. I had planned on running errands on Friday and given the short notice did my best to do what I could today. Okay, well, "my best" hardly describes it. I really wasn't in the mood to do anything and only managed a trip to Boscovs to buy a necklace and then came home, blew my diet by eating to much candy, and napped on and off until Daryl came home from work. Not very productive at all. ^_^;

We went out to dinner and then used my free movie passes (redeemed from my Discover card points) to see the new Star Trek movie. I thought it was okay. Daryl didn't like it at all.

Tomorrow I need to get up early and try to run a few of the errands that I neglected to do today. I usually try to avoid going out when I have to work in the evening but it's unavoidable. I won't have time to do them Friday (we're going to try to leave for the beach early to avoid vacation traffic) and I don't want to put them off until next week. I also need to make sure to squeeze some time in for exercise too. I need to be able to fit into my dress next Saturday and today's gluttony can't have helped. So...shopping, treadmill, work...

1. Go back to the outlets before June 12 to return the sandals I bought on May 12 June 5
2. Go to King of Prussia Mall
3. Go to Arundel Mills Mall July 3
4. Go to Dave & Busters (Arundel Mills Mall location) July 3
5. Go to STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION at the Franklin Institute with daryltuba July 21
6. Go to Philadelphia and see the Liberty Bell/Chinatown (Hopefully coupled with #5)
7. Go to the Philadelphia Zoo with mawashigeri
8. Go to Wildwood, NJ for a day or overnight trip
9. Go to Baltimore, MD for a day or overnight trip
10. Go to New York, NY for a day or overnight trip

! Trips Scheduled !
1. Delaware State Fair: July 28
2. Beach Week: August 1 - 8

! Events Scheduled !
1. Melissa's Wedding: June 13
2. 2nd Annual Bruce Christian Memorial Blood Drive at AstraZeneca: June 17
3. "Annual" Appointment: June 22 @ 1:00pm
4. Dentist Appointment: June 30 @ 8:00am
5. Dentist Appointment: July 6 @ 3:30pm
6. Delaware City Day: July 18 (Fireworks at dusk)
7. Drop Off State Fair Entries: July 20 (3:00pm - 8:00pm)
8. WPHS MB Reunion Picnic (as Daryl's date): July 25
9. Pick Up State Fair Entries: August 2 (8:00am - 12:00pm)

Sunday, May 31: 7:30am - 3:00pm
Monday, June 1: Off
Tuesday, June 2: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday, June 3: Off
Thursday, June 4: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, June 5: Off
Saturday, June 6: 3:00pm - 10:30pm

Total Hours: 30.00

I have three days off (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and daryltuba is finally finished with school. I thought we'd be able to get together. Nope! His work schedule is apparently is quite inflexible and he can't take off any weekday but Tuesday. Not convenient. T_T

Sunday, May 24: Off
Monday, May 25: Off
Tuesday, May 26: Off
Wednesday, May 27: 8:00am - 3:00pm 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday, May 28: 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday, May 29: 3:00pm - 10:30pm 8:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, May 30: 3:00pm - 10:30pm

Total Hours: 29.50

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