been busy...and lazy when not busy, so this here blog has been neglected. i shall try to remedy this now.
before this past week i've just been working a lot with the occasional hang out with friends and family stuck in between shifts. i've had a burst of accidents happen lately; burnt my hand on our coil stove, broke the ironing board, and then the shower head fell off while i was trying to change the water-flow thingy. matt's dad asked him why he allows me to touch anything, which i'm starting to wonder myself.
christmas was merry, jolly, and all that jazz. went to a party at nikki and matt's with our friends, saw anna and exchanged presents, and spent christmas eve with matt's extended family. then on the day of we woke up together and exchanged gifts, matt made us pancakes, and then we eventually went to my aunt kim's and celebrated there. my cousin justin flew in from arizona, so we all played the jeopardy dvd game that i got for christmas, which lead to matt and i slaughtering the other two teams...naturally. everything turned out really nice and now our apartment is overflowing with gifts that i don't know where to put. those drums from rock band are impossible to store.
strange thing i found amusing...
while visiting with anna she showed me some pictures of my ex-boyfriends new girlfriend. now everyone is thinking, why the hell would you want to see that? well, anna said she had to show me for some reason. and ok, i was curious as well. if the new girl is hideous, it always makes you feel a little warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it?
so insuing convo went thus:
me: (thinking to myself) she's not that bad, other than the butch-hair. wait... (turning to anna) uh...she kinda looks like...
anna: uh huh
me: me.
anna: I KNOW!
me: creepy
anna: and she's an english major
me: ew, double creepy
so suffice to say, my ex is dating a new me. interesting. hopefully she'll be more the republican-homophobic-racist-hypcritical christian-biggot that will compliment his personality. then they shall live happily ever after like matt and i. ;)
ashley graduated from the michigan college of beauty this past saturday and is now working in a salon in almont. so everyone should go there to get your hair whatever-ed and tip her big bucks 'cause she's adorable and related to me.
i work in 45 minutes and still don't have pants on.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
quickie
i'm cold. it should snow only on christmas. then again, i should watch what i wish for with the way global warming is going.
i did the 40% off thing at borders yesterday and was pumped when my purchase went from something like $130 to $80. as of now, i'm the only temporary holiday help that has been asked back for a permanent position. i'll be working in the cafe as of 2008. it'll be nice to know how to make lots of coffee and tea drinks. maybe i'll even feel all cool coffee girl-ish. i mean, they're always sweet, right? also, today our district manager was in and told us that the first person who sold a gift card would get a prize. oh yeah, i rocked that shit! and what was the prize? a crisp new $20 bill baby! i'm all for the free cash.
i must socialize now. i love my boyfriend and my kitties! the end.
i did the 40% off thing at borders yesterday and was pumped when my purchase went from something like $130 to $80. as of now, i'm the only temporary holiday help that has been asked back for a permanent position. i'll be working in the cafe as of 2008. it'll be nice to know how to make lots of coffee and tea drinks. maybe i'll even feel all cool coffee girl-ish. i mean, they're always sweet, right? also, today our district manager was in and told us that the first person who sold a gift card would get a prize. oh yeah, i rocked that shit! and what was the prize? a crisp new $20 bill baby! i'm all for the free cash.
i must socialize now. i love my boyfriend and my kitties! the end.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
i want to go shopping, but i'm broke
i'm so stressed and annoyed about how i'm going to get my teaching certificate that i'm giving up for today and writing this blog. i'd like to scream and hit something, but i've realized that might be a little extreme and i'd scare the cats.
for the first time in my life i'm enjoying a job...and it's retail. that makes it strange, but considering i'm working with books all day long, not so much. i don't get up in the morning saying to myself, "sweet, i work today," but while i'm there it isn't so bad. i'm excited for employee 40% off week. everyone is getting borders christmas presents, so i hope that's not a problem.
what's new? last saturday, matt and i went to scott and emily's place and played some games with them, along with matt nantais, nikki, ken, and bridgett. i got there in the middle of an intense jenga game which got to 32 stories (the limit is 36, so you get the level of crazy). ken finally toppled it, but it was really inevitable at that point. then we played this american idol karaoke game on playstation, which i loved cause i got to sing. scott kicked everyone's ass though because it was hard to stay on the exact pitch of the original artist. matt played a girl and sang falsetto. hilarious.
anna and i are friends again. i'm looking forward to reuniting and catching up. 4 months is a long time when you're used to knowing the usual going ons in someone's life. it's like one of the little negative blocks has been lifted off my shoulders and now it's something that doesn't have to bother me during PMS week.
it seems like gus is just constantly growing bigger every day. i thought he'd be a small kitty because he was the runt of the litter, but now that i'm noticing how big his paws are, i'm thinking i might have been wrong. he's totally hyperactive and does not understand the word "no" at all. he has an obsession with eating my hair when i lay down while purring insanely loud, so our new rule is no kitties allowed in the bedroom at sleep time. he's always tipping over my garbage can under my desk and playing with the contents, throwing pee balls out of the litter box, sticking his head in my cereal bowl, dive bombing every object in the apartment, and walking on my keyboard (which hairy has also taken a liking to, but he won't walk on the keys, just stand directly in my line of sight and rub up against my face). have i mentioned i love my kitties?
for the first time in my life i'm enjoying a job...and it's retail. that makes it strange, but considering i'm working with books all day long, not so much. i don't get up in the morning saying to myself, "sweet, i work today," but while i'm there it isn't so bad. i'm excited for employee 40% off week. everyone is getting borders christmas presents, so i hope that's not a problem.
what's new? last saturday, matt and i went to scott and emily's place and played some games with them, along with matt nantais, nikki, ken, and bridgett. i got there in the middle of an intense jenga game which got to 32 stories (the limit is 36, so you get the level of crazy). ken finally toppled it, but it was really inevitable at that point. then we played this american idol karaoke game on playstation, which i loved cause i got to sing. scott kicked everyone's ass though because it was hard to stay on the exact pitch of the original artist. matt played a girl and sang falsetto. hilarious.
anna and i are friends again. i'm looking forward to reuniting and catching up. 4 months is a long time when you're used to knowing the usual going ons in someone's life. it's like one of the little negative blocks has been lifted off my shoulders and now it's something that doesn't have to bother me during PMS week.
it seems like gus is just constantly growing bigger every day. i thought he'd be a small kitty because he was the runt of the litter, but now that i'm noticing how big his paws are, i'm thinking i might have been wrong. he's totally hyperactive and does not understand the word "no" at all. he has an obsession with eating my hair when i lay down while purring insanely loud, so our new rule is no kitties allowed in the bedroom at sleep time. he's always tipping over my garbage can under my desk and playing with the contents, throwing pee balls out of the litter box, sticking his head in my cereal bowl, dive bombing every object in the apartment, and walking on my keyboard (which hairy has also taken a liking to, but he won't walk on the keys, just stand directly in my line of sight and rub up against my face). have i mentioned i love my kitties?
Monday, October 29, 2007
worst day of my life
the scariest day of my life is finally winding down to a close.
it started when the toilet in our apartment wouldn't flush, so i took the top off the tank and found a piece had snapped off. i tried to pull the little ball thing up and the top came off something and a literal geyser errupted. the flow of water was hitting the ceiling and puddling on the floor and everywhere else; seeping into the carpet in the hallway. i paniced when i couldn't get the valve to turn to shut off the water because it had been painted over. so i ran up and down the stairs of the complex, looking for someone to help, but no one was home. after every one of our bath towels and 2 blankets on the floor, it still wasn't getting it all. i finally got it turned off after kicking it. i looked like i had been running for 10 minutes in a down pour.
prior to the geyser finally stopping, i had called matt in near hysterics, asking him to call the office to send someone over to shut off the water. he apparently ran out of class and rushed home to help. i called after i got it shut off and told him it was no longer an emergency, but he was already on his way. i'm sure he would have come home anyways to check things out and make sure i was ok.
when he got here, i was about halfway done cleaning up the mess. he looked around, acting a bit strange. then he looked like he was getting nauseous and started breathing heavy. i thought he was going to be sick or maybe pass out. after a few seconds, he spun around and started attacking something that wasn't there...as if bugs were swarming him. then he fell, crashing his head into the DVD rack, and started seizing. his arms were straight out in front of him and his body was stiff. his mouth started foaming, his tongue swelled up, and his eyes rolled back in his head. his color went from beat red to pale blue in about a minute. immediately after he first fell down, i called 911 and sat on the floor next to him. i was near hysterics by this time, but overall i was surprised how i handled it.
i turned him on his side like i know you're supposed to do when he started choking on vomit and he was mumbling incoherently and flailing around. i was terrified he'd choke to death and die right there in front of me. after the 911 lady hung up, i called my mom and she calmed me down while i held matt's hands and tried to steady his breathing. he was weezing and rolling around on the floor, so i was just trying to make sure he was able to breath and keep him in one place until the paramedics arrived.
a first responder and a police officer got there first and tried to get him alert. when he came around a bit, he was slurring his words and couldn't answer questions like when his birthday was and what day it was. i gave them all the medical info i knew and then called his parents to see what hospital he should be taken to and what else they might need to know. he was in the bathroom vomiting for a good 10 minutes while the paramedics got his vitals and hooked him up to a IV. they couldn't get the stretcher up the stairs of the apartment, so they carried him down on one of our dining room chairs.
my mom, dad, ken, bridgett, and matt's parents all came to the hospital. by the time we got back to see him, he was doing much better. i can't express how relieved i was when i walked into that hospital room and he said, "come here" and gave me a kiss. i had felt so guilty about causing him to get all worked up and i just wanted to see him and know he was ok.
they're not sure what caused it yet. they said it could have been stress induced or it could have to do with his past medical issues. he has a cavernous angioma that was found in 2004 after he had his 1st (and only other) seizure. they did brain surgery, but apparently didn't get all of it. so now he's back on anti-seizure meds and has to go see his old doctor to get tests run again. he can't drive for a while, so i'm taking him to work and school tomorrow. his stupid job can't do without him another day.
i can't explain how terrified i was. i look back and it's as if it happened to someone else. i'm so glad he's ok.
it started when the toilet in our apartment wouldn't flush, so i took the top off the tank and found a piece had snapped off. i tried to pull the little ball thing up and the top came off something and a literal geyser errupted. the flow of water was hitting the ceiling and puddling on the floor and everywhere else; seeping into the carpet in the hallway. i paniced when i couldn't get the valve to turn to shut off the water because it had been painted over. so i ran up and down the stairs of the complex, looking for someone to help, but no one was home. after every one of our bath towels and 2 blankets on the floor, it still wasn't getting it all. i finally got it turned off after kicking it. i looked like i had been running for 10 minutes in a down pour.
prior to the geyser finally stopping, i had called matt in near hysterics, asking him to call the office to send someone over to shut off the water. he apparently ran out of class and rushed home to help. i called after i got it shut off and told him it was no longer an emergency, but he was already on his way. i'm sure he would have come home anyways to check things out and make sure i was ok.
when he got here, i was about halfway done cleaning up the mess. he looked around, acting a bit strange. then he looked like he was getting nauseous and started breathing heavy. i thought he was going to be sick or maybe pass out. after a few seconds, he spun around and started attacking something that wasn't there...as if bugs were swarming him. then he fell, crashing his head into the DVD rack, and started seizing. his arms were straight out in front of him and his body was stiff. his mouth started foaming, his tongue swelled up, and his eyes rolled back in his head. his color went from beat red to pale blue in about a minute. immediately after he first fell down, i called 911 and sat on the floor next to him. i was near hysterics by this time, but overall i was surprised how i handled it.
i turned him on his side like i know you're supposed to do when he started choking on vomit and he was mumbling incoherently and flailing around. i was terrified he'd choke to death and die right there in front of me. after the 911 lady hung up, i called my mom and she calmed me down while i held matt's hands and tried to steady his breathing. he was weezing and rolling around on the floor, so i was just trying to make sure he was able to breath and keep him in one place until the paramedics arrived.
a first responder and a police officer got there first and tried to get him alert. when he came around a bit, he was slurring his words and couldn't answer questions like when his birthday was and what day it was. i gave them all the medical info i knew and then called his parents to see what hospital he should be taken to and what else they might need to know. he was in the bathroom vomiting for a good 10 minutes while the paramedics got his vitals and hooked him up to a IV. they couldn't get the stretcher up the stairs of the apartment, so they carried him down on one of our dining room chairs.
my mom, dad, ken, bridgett, and matt's parents all came to the hospital. by the time we got back to see him, he was doing much better. i can't express how relieved i was when i walked into that hospital room and he said, "come here" and gave me a kiss. i had felt so guilty about causing him to get all worked up and i just wanted to see him and know he was ok.
they're not sure what caused it yet. they said it could have been stress induced or it could have to do with his past medical issues. he has a cavernous angioma that was found in 2004 after he had his 1st (and only other) seizure. they did brain surgery, but apparently didn't get all of it. so now he's back on anti-seizure meds and has to go see his old doctor to get tests run again. he can't drive for a while, so i'm taking him to work and school tomorrow. his stupid job can't do without him another day.
i can't explain how terrified i was. i look back and it's as if it happened to someone else. i'm so glad he's ok.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
update
life appears to be looking up lately. the apartment feels like home and i'm experiencing a new feeling of contentness with matt and the cats. we're like a little family. i also got a new job...at borders!! i've always wanted to work there and be around and talk about books all day, but never got a call back. now i start on wednesday and i'm pumped. i might actually enjoy my job this time. school is slowly falling into place as well, but it's still complicated. i just have to get everything done, which is a headache.
for sweetest day i got matt an adorable outfit from old navy...a brown sweater and painter jeans. he rocks them. :) i got a GIANT teddy bear, a framed photo of us at scott and emily's wedding, and beautiful katamari for x-box. i still haven't mastered the whole turning thing yet, but i'm getting better at it.
tomorrow is laundry day, then tuesday is gus' first vet visit, and then work on wednesday.
for sweetest day i got matt an adorable outfit from old navy...a brown sweater and painter jeans. he rocks them. :) i got a GIANT teddy bear, a framed photo of us at scott and emily's wedding, and beautiful katamari for x-box. i still haven't mastered the whole turning thing yet, but i'm getting better at it.
tomorrow is laundry day, then tuesday is gus' first vet visit, and then work on wednesday.
Monday, October 15, 2007
long time no write
i'm currently sitting at my new desk from ikea at matt's apartment. well...sort of our apartment, but i don't pay rent yet, so i can't really call it that without being presumptuous. today i moved the last of my stuff in and i'm feeling pretty good about it. this will be the first time i live close to my family without having to live at home. and i get to be with gus and hairy all the time! oh yeah, and matt too. ;)
so gus is our new kitten. i got him for free from a family in almont and he's precious beyond words. he's around 8 weeks now and he got his first bath this morning. tore up my right hand pretty bad, but he smells pretty now. hairy wasn't too ecstatic about him for a few days, but he's adjusted rather quickly from what i've heard. they play and lick each other. hairy's not the most affectionate cat in the first place, but i think gus will have a positive impact.
i haven't updated this thing since the chicago trip, which was great. i got to see my lisha and be in my favorite city with my favorite boy. it was hot and sweaty, but we covered a lot of ground in the short time we were there. walked along michigan ave., saw millenium park, macy's foodlife, navy pier, shed aquarium, bits of wicker park, and ate saturday night at flat top with lisha. matt loved it and we're hoping to move there eventually. hopefully taking ken and bridgett with us.
last time i updated i had 2 jobs, now i have none. i don't really want to talk about it. lots of bad luck. boo. right now i'm looking for anything that'll put money in my pocket so i can start paying bills, ect.
lastly, i went to scott and emily's wedding reception saturday evening. they looked great and i loved emily's dress. the hall was beautiful and everyone had a lot of fun. at least i did. :) good friends, music, and free alcohol usually goes over well together.
so gus is our new kitten. i got him for free from a family in almont and he's precious beyond words. he's around 8 weeks now and he got his first bath this morning. tore up my right hand pretty bad, but he smells pretty now. hairy wasn't too ecstatic about him for a few days, but he's adjusted rather quickly from what i've heard. they play and lick each other. hairy's not the most affectionate cat in the first place, but i think gus will have a positive impact.
i haven't updated this thing since the chicago trip, which was great. i got to see my lisha and be in my favorite city with my favorite boy. it was hot and sweaty, but we covered a lot of ground in the short time we were there. walked along michigan ave., saw millenium park, macy's foodlife, navy pier, shed aquarium, bits of wicker park, and ate saturday night at flat top with lisha. matt loved it and we're hoping to move there eventually. hopefully taking ken and bridgett with us.
last time i updated i had 2 jobs, now i have none. i don't really want to talk about it. lots of bad luck. boo. right now i'm looking for anything that'll put money in my pocket so i can start paying bills, ect.
lastly, i went to scott and emily's wedding reception saturday evening. they looked great and i loved emily's dress. the hall was beautiful and everyone had a lot of fun. at least i did. :) good friends, music, and free alcohol usually goes over well together.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
yay for being off tonight!
i'm busy busy busy due to the new addition of a 2nd job in my life, so i haven't had time lately to blog or, rather, the time i have had has been occupied elsewhere.
i'm actually liking the new job and i'm happy that i don't have to quit the club to keep it. working at 5AM is a little strenuous, considering i have to get up at 3:45 to get ready, but i get off at 10AM and have the remainder of my day to do whatever i want...with the exception of club days. like today...i have no obligations except spending time with matt after he gets off work. this makes me happy. i think napping is going to happen sometime soon as well. working 40 hours is going to help my money situation immensely and soon i should be able to move to lake orion. woo!
went to the rennaissance festival again this past weekend, but this time my family came along. they really enjoyed it, which made me happy because it's really not their kind of thing.
in the reading segment of my existence, i'm still on a feist kick. about to start servant of the empire, book II in the empire trilogy, written alongside janny wurts. It's much more politically oriented than the riftwar saga, but i'm liking it anyways. the best part about these books is that i don't have to buy them since matt already has them all! it's so great to be finally dating a guy who i can share libraries with. i've even been reading his x-men comics. i can't wait for him to finish the harry potter series so i can throw more books at him.
this friday is crystal and tony's wedding, and then early saturday morning matt and i are leaving for chicago to stay with alisha. i'm so pumped to see her, selena, and dale, even if it's only for a day, and i can't wait to show matt around my favorite parts of the city. i've decided we're doing lunch at macy's foodlife and dinner with the old roomies at flattop. i want to get to quimbys, stop by millenium park, and show matt the theatre if there isn't a matinee on saturday. and maybe navy pier if there is enough time and money left over. we're going to listen to david sedaris' audiobook on the way down and it's going to rock!
i'm actually liking the new job and i'm happy that i don't have to quit the club to keep it. working at 5AM is a little strenuous, considering i have to get up at 3:45 to get ready, but i get off at 10AM and have the remainder of my day to do whatever i want...with the exception of club days. like today...i have no obligations except spending time with matt after he gets off work. this makes me happy. i think napping is going to happen sometime soon as well. working 40 hours is going to help my money situation immensely and soon i should be able to move to lake orion. woo!
went to the rennaissance festival again this past weekend, but this time my family came along. they really enjoyed it, which made me happy because it's really not their kind of thing.
in the reading segment of my existence, i'm still on a feist kick. about to start servant of the empire, book II in the empire trilogy, written alongside janny wurts. It's much more politically oriented than the riftwar saga, but i'm liking it anyways. the best part about these books is that i don't have to buy them since matt already has them all! it's so great to be finally dating a guy who i can share libraries with. i've even been reading his x-men comics. i can't wait for him to finish the harry potter series so i can throw more books at him.
this friday is crystal and tony's wedding, and then early saturday morning matt and i are leaving for chicago to stay with alisha. i'm so pumped to see her, selena, and dale, even if it's only for a day, and i can't wait to show matt around my favorite parts of the city. i've decided we're doing lunch at macy's foodlife and dinner with the old roomies at flattop. i want to get to quimbys, stop by millenium park, and show matt the theatre if there isn't a matinee on saturday. and maybe navy pier if there is enough time and money left over. we're going to listen to david sedaris' audiobook on the way down and it's going to rock!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
"dunk it in the toilet"
i feel like i should update since i nag matt about his blog. not sure if much has occurred in the last 6 days...
got drunk on friday with matt and then mandy came over and joined in. she was her normal drunk-self, spinning around in circles and talking loudly about nothing. it was quite funny. we had to take the tequila away from her.
finally went to the rennaissance festival on saturday and LOVED IT! i've talked my mom into going now and probably ash and my dad will tag along as well. matt and i showed up right when it opened: me in my wrap skirt and him in his kilt. gandalf was there as well. the guy was amazing and not even part of the festival. he just walked around with his staff, just chilling. we saw the joust and i dragged matt to every jewellery stand there. we ended up getting matching puzzle rings, which are really sweet. i love mine. i play with it all the time. i desperately want a peasant shirt and skirt for next year but they're not cheap.
last night i stayed in lake orion and we watched jim gaffigan's beyond the pale dvd. that man is hilarious. i will never look at another hot pocket the same way. when i left the apartment in the morning i was attacked by a rabid goose. i swear it was frothing at the mouth. it chased me to my car while i screamed like a little girl.
i'm applying to sub for lapeer county. i'm getting a background check and finger printing done on friday. applying to teach is making me feel like a criminal.
i read a lot today and i'm finally on the last novel in feist's riftwar saga. can't put the darn books down. someone should totally make a film or two or three out of these books. they'd rock.
today is wednesday, which means top chef in two hours!! yes i'm excited.
got drunk on friday with matt and then mandy came over and joined in. she was her normal drunk-self, spinning around in circles and talking loudly about nothing. it was quite funny. we had to take the tequila away from her.
finally went to the rennaissance festival on saturday and LOVED IT! i've talked my mom into going now and probably ash and my dad will tag along as well. matt and i showed up right when it opened: me in my wrap skirt and him in his kilt. gandalf was there as well. the guy was amazing and not even part of the festival. he just walked around with his staff, just chilling. we saw the joust and i dragged matt to every jewellery stand there. we ended up getting matching puzzle rings, which are really sweet. i love mine. i play with it all the time. i desperately want a peasant shirt and skirt for next year but they're not cheap.
last night i stayed in lake orion and we watched jim gaffigan's beyond the pale dvd. that man is hilarious. i will never look at another hot pocket the same way. when i left the apartment in the morning i was attacked by a rabid goose. i swear it was frothing at the mouth. it chased me to my car while i screamed like a little girl.
i'm applying to sub for lapeer county. i'm getting a background check and finger printing done on friday. applying to teach is making me feel like a criminal.
i read a lot today and i'm finally on the last novel in feist's riftwar saga. can't put the darn books down. someone should totally make a film or two or three out of these books. they'd rock.
today is wednesday, which means top chef in two hours!! yes i'm excited.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
yay fall is coming!
hmmm... what can i write about?
i'll start as usual with my current reading list update. i finished wuthering heights a few days ago. wasn't thrilled by it, but i'm glad i finally read it. if emily bronte had written any other novels, i probably wouldn't have run out and bought them. i plan on staying away from her poetry as well. i also finished gaimon's neverwhere, which i enjoyed. didn't completely wow me, but it was good enough to push me towards more of his work and make me want to see stardust. well... on video at least. ty got to hang out with the guy. i'm totally jealous.
started feist's rift war saga i few days ago. already on the volume II. loving it...possibly more than martin's song of ice and fire series, as much as matt protests against its being the superior read. i recommend this series adamantly for all fantasy nerds out there.
my dad's oldest biological brother harold is in town for a week, staying at the cottage. went to dinner with my parents and him a few days ago and brought matt along. then he came over for a bbq this evening. he's a cool guy...a lot like my dad. i have a new respect for his past and his recovery now that i'm older. man has had a tough life.
took matt, bridgett, and ken to sweet lorraine's on wednesday night. our tab came to $136.00. i love splurging on over priced delicacies when it's not my money. mmm...french onion steak tenderloin. they are coming over friday after work for a sleep over and/or hang out night, possibly accompanied by nikki and nantais. i also let amy and bores know, but amy has to work super early on tuesday and i have yet to hear back from christy. then on saturday or sunday we're finally going to hit the renn fest. my mom said she'd give me a bit of money to splurge and i'm excited. i know i'm going to want to buy everything. never been before and it should be good times. plus, my boyfriend is going to be wearing a kilt and knee highs...so how can that not be fun?
i'll start as usual with my current reading list update. i finished wuthering heights a few days ago. wasn't thrilled by it, but i'm glad i finally read it. if emily bronte had written any other novels, i probably wouldn't have run out and bought them. i plan on staying away from her poetry as well. i also finished gaimon's neverwhere, which i enjoyed. didn't completely wow me, but it was good enough to push me towards more of his work and make me want to see stardust. well... on video at least. ty got to hang out with the guy. i'm totally jealous.
started feist's rift war saga i few days ago. already on the volume II. loving it...possibly more than martin's song of ice and fire series, as much as matt protests against its being the superior read. i recommend this series adamantly for all fantasy nerds out there.
my dad's oldest biological brother harold is in town for a week, staying at the cottage. went to dinner with my parents and him a few days ago and brought matt along. then he came over for a bbq this evening. he's a cool guy...a lot like my dad. i have a new respect for his past and his recovery now that i'm older. man has had a tough life.
took matt, bridgett, and ken to sweet lorraine's on wednesday night. our tab came to $136.00. i love splurging on over priced delicacies when it's not my money. mmm...french onion steak tenderloin. they are coming over friday after work for a sleep over and/or hang out night, possibly accompanied by nikki and nantais. i also let amy and bores know, but amy has to work super early on tuesday and i have yet to hear back from christy. then on saturday or sunday we're finally going to hit the renn fest. my mom said she'd give me a bit of money to splurge and i'm excited. i know i'm going to want to buy everything. never been before and it should be good times. plus, my boyfriend is going to be wearing a kilt and knee highs...so how can that not be fun?
Sunday, September 2, 2007
still
no matter how many times he says i love you, it's still hard to hear.
i still get scared sometimes.
i'm still me.
i still get scared sometimes.
i'm still me.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
i hate being an adult
i decided today not to persue a court reporting certification. i love when i wait until the last minute to make these life changing decisions. nothing ever feels real enough until it's on top of you and then you're like, shit...what am i doing? whenever i told anyone, i always felt blah about it. i'm going into something to do with law where all you do all day is type on a little machine? me...the creative writing major? the poet, the artist, the bookworm? it just always felt off. i doubt i'd enjoy any part of it. but it was a rational, easier, non-dreamer decision and that's the kind of decisions adults make, right?
so i dropped my classes. now my options are continuing my masters at OU in literature or figuring out what else would make me happy without leaving me destitute. if i lived in another state i might be able to find a copy editor or publishing position that i'd enjoy, but i don't. i live in michigan, where spending thousands of dollars on an education in any type of humanities is like burying it in your backyard...pointless.
i'm slightly freaking out about it. a couple minutes ago i was a tad bit more than slightly freaked out, but matt talked me down. tonight i'm going to chill with him and the group (which i'm now dubbing them, because they are basically my friends too at this point and it's awkward to always write all their names out) and tomorrow i will start figuring my life out.
sounds simple enough, right? gah. shoot me now.
so i dropped my classes. now my options are continuing my masters at OU in literature or figuring out what else would make me happy without leaving me destitute. if i lived in another state i might be able to find a copy editor or publishing position that i'd enjoy, but i don't. i live in michigan, where spending thousands of dollars on an education in any type of humanities is like burying it in your backyard...pointless.
i'm slightly freaking out about it. a couple minutes ago i was a tad bit more than slightly freaked out, but matt talked me down. tonight i'm going to chill with him and the group (which i'm now dubbing them, because they are basically my friends too at this point and it's awkward to always write all their names out) and tomorrow i will start figuring my life out.
sounds simple enough, right? gah. shoot me now.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
oh...my...gosh
i haven't laughed like i did last night for a long time. thank you to my sister and miss mandy maynard. my eyes were watering, i couldn't breathe at one point, and my sides ached.
Monday, August 27, 2007
reason #459 why i love my boyfriend
me: i still don't like workout sweat. i had to get right in the shower...now i'm early
boyfriend: haha, why'd you have to get right in the shower?
me: 'cause i hate being all sweaty
boyfriend: ahh gotcha
me: it grosses me out. i always feel like a big sweaty blob
which of course, is extremely unpleasant
boyfriend: ::chuckles:: are you serious? big sweaty blobs are probably the sexiest thing on the planet ;)
me: you just said big sweaty blobs are sexy. this is entirely impossible.
the word blob alone is the anti-sexy
boyfriend: bah
why do you say that? blob may be considered very pro-sexy
me: in some foreign universe
boyfriend: hey, the king of all cosmos likes blobs
me: he's from the universe of video game
boyfriend: he finds them fascinating
me: hence foreign
oh, they are fascinating, i'll give him that
fascinating in a disturbing, can't look away, oh-my-god ew sort of way
boyfriend: actually, i think he even calls them sexy...i could be mistaken ;)
me: ok, that last statement by me deserves a laugh
please proceed with laughing
boyfriend: ::chuckle:: i've been laughing since we started this conversation
me: ok good
because i'm damn funny
boyfriend: that you are...and it's one of the reasons why i looooooove you :)
boyfriend: haha, why'd you have to get right in the shower?
me: 'cause i hate being all sweaty
boyfriend: ahh gotcha
me: it grosses me out. i always feel like a big sweaty blob
which of course, is extremely unpleasant
boyfriend: ::chuckles:: are you serious? big sweaty blobs are probably the sexiest thing on the planet ;)
me: you just said big sweaty blobs are sexy. this is entirely impossible.
the word blob alone is the anti-sexy
boyfriend: bah
why do you say that? blob may be considered very pro-sexy
me: in some foreign universe
boyfriend: hey, the king of all cosmos likes blobs
me: he's from the universe of video game
boyfriend: he finds them fascinating
me: hence foreign
oh, they are fascinating, i'll give him that
fascinating in a disturbing, can't look away, oh-my-god ew sort of way
boyfriend: actually, i think he even calls them sexy...i could be mistaken ;)
me: ok, that last statement by me deserves a laugh
please proceed with laughing
boyfriend: ::chuckle:: i've been laughing since we started this conversation
me: ok good
because i'm damn funny
boyfriend: that you are...and it's one of the reasons why i looooooove you :)
Sunday, August 26, 2007
yo
result of cranium at ken and bridgett's?
girls rule, boys drool. and kenny apparently lives in a bubble.
girls rule, boys drool. and kenny apparently lives in a bubble.
weekends
weekends are no longer kick-back/have fun time for me due to work, but i usually still go out and have a little down time.
friday i went with matt after work to nikki and nantais' place where bridgett and ken joined us. the boys played with nantais' new tv, while nikki made us fruity drinks and we put together nick's birthday jacket for saturday. after it was bleached, gemmed, and de-sleeved, it came out pretty fantastic. and surprisingly no one was injured by the combination of alcohol + iron-ons and hot glue.
nikki found some videos of a past new years' party and her wedding. i got to see matt drunkenly embarrass himself and then we watched a bit of the nantais' wedding ceremony. the girl had jones soda on all the tables...how much cooler can you get?
i ended up having a great time as usual. those girls rock!
after work last night, matt and i went to the red ox tavern in rochester for christy's birthday party. it was nice to hang out with her and amy again, since i hadn't seen them both since we went to mainstreet and i left my license there. carla coons attended, which was crazy 'cause i hadn't seen her since graduation. she seems to be doing well and we caught up. it seems like everyone from high school keeps in contact with a few people. it's nice to get the scoop on the ones you haven't heard about in a while.
i'm dreading work tonight. i just don't feel up to it. hopefully it'll pass by fast enough. i would much rather just spend the evening with matt curled up on the couch watching a movie or him play video games and snuggling. we never have days where we both don't work, so there's always that looming work dread hanging over me. i don't even do anything (which is worse than most would imagine) but it's just the fact that i'm required to do something that night that puts everything off. i need to find another normal work schedule job where i get weekends off. i miss that.
i ended up finding the book i thought i lost where everything else i think i lost turns up...my little sister's room. that was actually the last place i looked because ashley is as much a reader as i am a mathematician, but it turned up that she had taken it to honduras with her on the plane and forgot to unpack it. i love her to death, but my stuff always seems to disappear in there; deodorant, jewellery, cds, dvds...never to be found again. so now i'm reading neverwhere by gaiman, which has a much more horror-y feel than any of the other fantasy novels i've read before. i have a feeling matt would really like it, but i won't suggest another book to him until he finishes the harry potter series, which is not coming along very fast since i tend to monopolize most of his down time. i also picked up wuthering heights like i had planned, but that also has a very ghost-y feel as well and i guess i'm just not feeling that so much at the moment. i'm sure i'll get through them though since boredom is not sustainable on just suduko.
other than work though, life has been pretty enjoyable. :)
friday i went with matt after work to nikki and nantais' place where bridgett and ken joined us. the boys played with nantais' new tv, while nikki made us fruity drinks and we put together nick's birthday jacket for saturday. after it was bleached, gemmed, and de-sleeved, it came out pretty fantastic. and surprisingly no one was injured by the combination of alcohol + iron-ons and hot glue.
nikki found some videos of a past new years' party and her wedding. i got to see matt drunkenly embarrass himself and then we watched a bit of the nantais' wedding ceremony. the girl had jones soda on all the tables...how much cooler can you get?
i ended up having a great time as usual. those girls rock!
after work last night, matt and i went to the red ox tavern in rochester for christy's birthday party. it was nice to hang out with her and amy again, since i hadn't seen them both since we went to mainstreet and i left my license there. carla coons attended, which was crazy 'cause i hadn't seen her since graduation. she seems to be doing well and we caught up. it seems like everyone from high school keeps in contact with a few people. it's nice to get the scoop on the ones you haven't heard about in a while.
i'm dreading work tonight. i just don't feel up to it. hopefully it'll pass by fast enough. i would much rather just spend the evening with matt curled up on the couch watching a movie or him play video games and snuggling. we never have days where we both don't work, so there's always that looming work dread hanging over me. i don't even do anything (which is worse than most would imagine) but it's just the fact that i'm required to do something that night that puts everything off. i need to find another normal work schedule job where i get weekends off. i miss that.
i ended up finding the book i thought i lost where everything else i think i lost turns up...my little sister's room. that was actually the last place i looked because ashley is as much a reader as i am a mathematician, but it turned up that she had taken it to honduras with her on the plane and forgot to unpack it. i love her to death, but my stuff always seems to disappear in there; deodorant, jewellery, cds, dvds...never to be found again. so now i'm reading neverwhere by gaiman, which has a much more horror-y feel than any of the other fantasy novels i've read before. i have a feeling matt would really like it, but i won't suggest another book to him until he finishes the harry potter series, which is not coming along very fast since i tend to monopolize most of his down time. i also picked up wuthering heights like i had planned, but that also has a very ghost-y feel as well and i guess i'm just not feeling that so much at the moment. i'm sure i'll get through them though since boredom is not sustainable on just suduko.
other than work though, life has been pretty enjoyable. :)
Friday, August 24, 2007
lalala
my workout was a little easier today, which made me feel good about myself. i'm also trying to drink the 8 glasses of water that you're supposed to, which is surprisingly hard to do. makes you pee a lot. :P
i watched emma this morning, the film version of jane austen's novel. i finished all her books and still wanted more, so i picked up the movie yesterday, along with zodiac, which i realized i'd already seen after the first 5 minutes and felt stupid. my mom watched it though, so it wasn't a waste. emma was good, but gwyneth paltrow didn't really capture the character as well as i had hoped. jennifer ehle did a much better job in the 1st film version of pride and prejudice. i wasn't a fan of the 2nd with keira knightly, though i do like her. maybe it's because i really like ehle and i wasn't going to be happy with anyone playing mr. darcy but colin firth. he's like every women's fairytale man, as proved by bridget jone's diary...also another example of the original being much better than the sequel.
now i'm out of books, which probably doesn't seem like any sort of tragedy to anyone else but me, but when you work at a job as boring as mine, there is a mandatory need for good reading. i forgot to take the 1st of the riftwar series by feist when i left matt's this morning. i'm debating whether i should stop by there and pick it up before work tonight or leave a little earlier and go to borders to pick up wuthering heights by emily bronte, since it'll be a closer link to jane austen.
i write entirely too much about literature. i can't help it, it was my first true love.
i watched emma this morning, the film version of jane austen's novel. i finished all her books and still wanted more, so i picked up the movie yesterday, along with zodiac, which i realized i'd already seen after the first 5 minutes and felt stupid. my mom watched it though, so it wasn't a waste. emma was good, but gwyneth paltrow didn't really capture the character as well as i had hoped. jennifer ehle did a much better job in the 1st film version of pride and prejudice. i wasn't a fan of the 2nd with keira knightly, though i do like her. maybe it's because i really like ehle and i wasn't going to be happy with anyone playing mr. darcy but colin firth. he's like every women's fairytale man, as proved by bridget jone's diary...also another example of the original being much better than the sequel.
now i'm out of books, which probably doesn't seem like any sort of tragedy to anyone else but me, but when you work at a job as boring as mine, there is a mandatory need for good reading. i forgot to take the 1st of the riftwar series by feist when i left matt's this morning. i'm debating whether i should stop by there and pick it up before work tonight or leave a little earlier and go to borders to pick up wuthering heights by emily bronte, since it'll be a closer link to jane austen.
i write entirely too much about literature. i can't help it, it was my first true love.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
blah dablah blah blahness
so i'm sick and it's blah. that's my overall current feeling...blah. for a bit of an over-share, all my orifices are in distress. even my eyeballs hurt. ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but you get my drift. i left work yesterday after only an hour. but to my credit, i worked 9 1/2 hours on saturday after vomiting in a trash can. you try feeling crappy with nothing to occupy your mind other than suduko. i'd say i'm a trooper, but i'd be lying.
matt and i have been dating for a month as of last saturday. it feels more like 6 since we haven't gone a day without seeing each other since we first met. (it's amazing that he hasn't gotten sick of me yet!) i gave him a white t-shirt that i wrote "property of tiffany" on the front of with a green fabric pen. i am officially the queen of cheap, handmade boyfriend gifts. he got me flowers and a card in which he wrote probably the sweetest things i've ever read, plus the keys to his apartment so i no longer have to camp out in front of his door and scare the shit out of him. i think he may have really nearly crapped his pants last thursday.
it's amazing to be in a relationship where your significant other feels like your best friend; where you feel like you can honestly tell them anything and they won't cut and run; where when they look at you, you can see exactly what your own heart is feeling in their eyes. the mere scent of him relaxes me. it's a new experience for me to feel that i could actually be necessary to someone; that they miss me when i'm not there; that i'm a part of their happiness as much as they are of mine. i love you baby!
/end mushy ramblings
i work tonight and needless to say, my blahness is not looking forward to it. i don't like being an adult. i wish my mom could call work and tell them i'm too sick to come in, like she did back in elementary school. there's nothing like a note from mom to excuse you from everything. back in the day, didn't it feel like you could drop trousers, take a shit on the playground, and somehow mom could get you out of it? at least my work week from hell is over. after tonight i have 3 days off and i have nothing scheduled other than monopolizing my boyfriend's non-work time. tomorrow i will be spending the evening watching the boys play with matt's gi-normous new television/sound system, hopefully accompanied by bridgett. it'll be much more fun to tease them about their manhood issues with a fellow girlfriend by my side. i talk a lot of shit, but i'm actually a little bit excited about watching katamari on that monster. don't tell anyone.
i think i have officially set my own record concerning the discussion of bodily discharge in this post. with that, i bid everyone a dieu.
matt and i have been dating for a month as of last saturday. it feels more like 6 since we haven't gone a day without seeing each other since we first met. (it's amazing that he hasn't gotten sick of me yet!) i gave him a white t-shirt that i wrote "property of tiffany" on the front of with a green fabric pen. i am officially the queen of cheap, handmade boyfriend gifts. he got me flowers and a card in which he wrote probably the sweetest things i've ever read, plus the keys to his apartment so i no longer have to camp out in front of his door and scare the shit out of him. i think he may have really nearly crapped his pants last thursday.
it's amazing to be in a relationship where your significant other feels like your best friend; where you feel like you can honestly tell them anything and they won't cut and run; where when they look at you, you can see exactly what your own heart is feeling in their eyes. the mere scent of him relaxes me. it's a new experience for me to feel that i could actually be necessary to someone; that they miss me when i'm not there; that i'm a part of their happiness as much as they are of mine. i love you baby!
/end mushy ramblings
i work tonight and needless to say, my blahness is not looking forward to it. i don't like being an adult. i wish my mom could call work and tell them i'm too sick to come in, like she did back in elementary school. there's nothing like a note from mom to excuse you from everything. back in the day, didn't it feel like you could drop trousers, take a shit on the playground, and somehow mom could get you out of it? at least my work week from hell is over. after tonight i have 3 days off and i have nothing scheduled other than monopolizing my boyfriend's non-work time. tomorrow i will be spending the evening watching the boys play with matt's gi-normous new television/sound system, hopefully accompanied by bridgett. it'll be much more fun to tease them about their manhood issues with a fellow girlfriend by my side. i talk a lot of shit, but i'm actually a little bit excited about watching katamari on that monster. don't tell anyone.
i think i have officially set my own record concerning the discussion of bodily discharge in this post. with that, i bid everyone a dieu.
Monday, August 13, 2007
post-weekend recap
today my parents are officially no longer married. i'm not really feeling anything but an overall sense of weirdness, since they're still dating and everything.
worked 9-10 hours on both saturday and sunday. ugh. the shifts consisted of reading and playing suduko, with the occasional phone call and potty break. i finished persuasion and am halfway through emma, both by austen. i'm going to have to pick up mansfield park and northanger abbey after my next pay check because i just love her books. next i have a long way down by nick hornby. it was on sale for $4.99 at borders, so i figured i'd pick it up, since i really enjoyed high fidelity. some how i don't see it lasting through the next 9 days in a row that i'm working. but i got today off due to no events being scheduled, so woo!
over the past week or so, i've been watching matt play this japanese game called katamari damacy for playstation 2. this would probably sound boring to 99.9% of girls out there, but i freaking love it. i'll probably try to play it eventually, but just watching is so much fun. it's funny because the game really only consists of rolling up junk into a giant ball in order to make stars, constellations, and planets. it's just hilarious and so entertaining. it's like freaking crack, i swear. plus, the animation is really similiar to the beatles yellow submarine, which you really can't beat. i think i also just like being with matt while doing anything, so that might be part of the attraction as well.
matt's birthday was saturday and we went to dave and busters in utica with a group of friends. i think a fabulous time was had by all. matt got some really awesome homemade presents, plus the man-bag he's been wanting. he picked up some new clothes on sunday to go with it and he's super cute. the girls made him this wicked awesome coat with an iron-on lion head on the back, plus jewels, bells, and dangling beads along the seams. he wore it the entire night and it was hilarious. the group was able to accumulate 5,000+ tickets, but not enough to get the stuffed spiderman that everyone wanted. so instead, though all the boys protested, matt got me the stuffed hippo that i thought was adorable. i named him samwell. my boyfriend is too fantastic to be described in words. a late night taco bell run with ken and bridgett completed a sweet night.
hmm...so that's about it for this update. taking it easy today since i don't have to head over to indianwood tonight and then matt is coming over after he gets off work to chill with me.
worked 9-10 hours on both saturday and sunday. ugh. the shifts consisted of reading and playing suduko, with the occasional phone call and potty break. i finished persuasion and am halfway through emma, both by austen. i'm going to have to pick up mansfield park and northanger abbey after my next pay check because i just love her books. next i have a long way down by nick hornby. it was on sale for $4.99 at borders, so i figured i'd pick it up, since i really enjoyed high fidelity. some how i don't see it lasting through the next 9 days in a row that i'm working. but i got today off due to no events being scheduled, so woo!
over the past week or so, i've been watching matt play this japanese game called katamari damacy for playstation 2. this would probably sound boring to 99.9% of girls out there, but i freaking love it. i'll probably try to play it eventually, but just watching is so much fun. it's funny because the game really only consists of rolling up junk into a giant ball in order to make stars, constellations, and planets. it's just hilarious and so entertaining. it's like freaking crack, i swear. plus, the animation is really similiar to the beatles yellow submarine, which you really can't beat. i think i also just like being with matt while doing anything, so that might be part of the attraction as well.
matt's birthday was saturday and we went to dave and busters in utica with a group of friends. i think a fabulous time was had by all. matt got some really awesome homemade presents, plus the man-bag he's been wanting. he picked up some new clothes on sunday to go with it and he's super cute. the girls made him this wicked awesome coat with an iron-on lion head on the back, plus jewels, bells, and dangling beads along the seams. he wore it the entire night and it was hilarious. the group was able to accumulate 5,000+ tickets, but not enough to get the stuffed spiderman that everyone wanted. so instead, though all the boys protested, matt got me the stuffed hippo that i thought was adorable. i named him samwell. my boyfriend is too fantastic to be described in words. a late night taco bell run with ken and bridgett completed a sweet night.
hmm...so that's about it for this update. taking it easy today since i don't have to head over to indianwood tonight and then matt is coming over after he gets off work to chill with me.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
questionable content
so my best friend of 4+ years dumped me. i'm assuming it has something to do with my needy personality, but that was really nothing new to her, so i'm not sure what happened all of a sudden. i think it's rather infantile and cowardly to just up and de-friend someone you've been so close and shared so much with over email. i love how people rationalize throwing people out of their lives like old trash just so they can selfishly avoid a guilt trip.
in other news, i've recently become a fan of web comics. i highly recommend everyone read questionable content 'cause it's very enjoyable.
last night matt and i had dinner at stir crazy (yum yum yum) and then saw hairspray, which was hilarious. there is nothing that compares to john travolta in drag dancing around romantically with christopher walken, while both of them sing about their undying love for one another. plus queen latifa rocks my world.
tonight matt and i are having dinner at my dad's place. he's barbequing up some grub for us. should be fun. :)
in other news, i've recently become a fan of web comics. i highly recommend everyone read questionable content 'cause it's very enjoyable.
last night matt and i had dinner at stir crazy (yum yum yum) and then saw hairspray, which was hilarious. there is nothing that compares to john travolta in drag dancing around romantically with christopher walken, while both of them sing about their undying love for one another. plus queen latifa rocks my world.
tonight matt and i are having dinner at my dad's place. he's barbequing up some grub for us. should be fun. :)
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
end of july already...
it's flippin' warm in my house. ugh.
so i have shingles. look it up before you're grossed out. it's kind of just like adult chicken pox, but not contagious unless you come in contact with drainage and have never had the chicken pox before. still, not very flattering and they hurt.
got to meet some of matt's friends the other night. we went bowling and i did rather well. out of all the girls, i totally rocked the mostest. i got a 122 my first game, but matt still beat me by like 7 pins. but i creamed him the second game, so it worked out okay. :) his friends are pretty fabulous, though i knew they would be. last night we went to bridgett and ken's and watched the number 23, which wasn't the greatest movie, but entertaining none the less. the company was worth the trip...plus, we got coldstone. french toast flavored ice cream is a wonderful thing.
i'm making matt his birthday present and i'm totally stoked about it. i feel so much more me when i'm creative and making stuff. i hate when i do stuff early though and then the waiting drives me nuts. but it'll be worth it. giving the gift before the actual day ruins it a little.
off to indianwood to sit on my bum and read a feast for crows.
so i have shingles. look it up before you're grossed out. it's kind of just like adult chicken pox, but not contagious unless you come in contact with drainage and have never had the chicken pox before. still, not very flattering and they hurt.
got to meet some of matt's friends the other night. we went bowling and i did rather well. out of all the girls, i totally rocked the mostest. i got a 122 my first game, but matt still beat me by like 7 pins. but i creamed him the second game, so it worked out okay. :) his friends are pretty fabulous, though i knew they would be. last night we went to bridgett and ken's and watched the number 23, which wasn't the greatest movie, but entertaining none the less. the company was worth the trip...plus, we got coldstone. french toast flavored ice cream is a wonderful thing.
i'm making matt his birthday present and i'm totally stoked about it. i feel so much more me when i'm creative and making stuff. i hate when i do stuff early though and then the waiting drives me nuts. but it'll be worth it. giving the gift before the actual day ruins it a little.
off to indianwood to sit on my bum and read a feast for crows.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
snippets from the life of the poor and unknown
so...update.
i finished harry potter and the deathly hallows yesterday and i'm a bit sad about it. it was an amazing ending to probably my all time favorite series, but i'm bummed it's over. and i can't help feeling a little bit sad about the characters who died because they become part of you after 7 years of reading about them. yes, i'm a loser. i'm ok with this.
now i'll finally be able to finish a storm of swords and move on to the next book in that series. and then wait until the last book in this one is released. so all is not lost. my geekdom will forever prevail.
so now that i've gotten the most important bit of my life out of the way...books, i can move on to reality. i've spent basically every day for the last week with matt, the fabulous new addition to my life. he's funny, sweet, and cute in my favorite kind of skinny boy, computer nerd type of way. i haven't seen him since yesterday morning and i miss him already. yay for obnoxious new relationship fuzzies and all that fun junk.
i miss my anna, who never answers her phone and refuses to call me back in a timely manner, as usual. if i wasn't fanatically in love with her, i might be pissed, but it's anna and i can't be. if you read this sweetie, fucking call me already!
i finished harry potter and the deathly hallows yesterday and i'm a bit sad about it. it was an amazing ending to probably my all time favorite series, but i'm bummed it's over. and i can't help feeling a little bit sad about the characters who died because they become part of you after 7 years of reading about them. yes, i'm a loser. i'm ok with this.
now i'll finally be able to finish a storm of swords and move on to the next book in that series. and then wait until the last book in this one is released. so all is not lost. my geekdom will forever prevail.
so now that i've gotten the most important bit of my life out of the way...books, i can move on to reality. i've spent basically every day for the last week with matt, the fabulous new addition to my life. he's funny, sweet, and cute in my favorite kind of skinny boy, computer nerd type of way. i haven't seen him since yesterday morning and i miss him already. yay for obnoxious new relationship fuzzies and all that fun junk.
i miss my anna, who never answers her phone and refuses to call me back in a timely manner, as usual. if i wasn't fanatically in love with her, i might be pissed, but it's anna and i can't be. if you read this sweetie, fucking call me already!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
it's a good day...
i finally got a job thanks to my wonderful neighbor. i'm working as a receptionist at indianwood golf and country club in lake orion. i've never seen so many disgustingly expensive cars in one parking lot before. it's kind of sweet to think i work in a castle. today is a huge event for belltire and there is supposed to be around 600 guests. we even have one of those sweet balloon belltire guys in our parking lot. i had to roll tons of silverware last night. ugh.
went out to main street billiards with amy and bores this past saturday. drank and danced a little bit tooooo much. had a blast until i over heated and some russian guy started following me around. amy was excited to introduce me to her jewess friend, who was an awesome girl. bores got her yellow shirt boy. i think i lost my license.
been spending a lot of my free time with tara and the munchkin. no matter how many years pass (we've been friends since I was 6) it's still as comfortable with her as if we were sisters, which i suppose we kind of are. we're so different and so much a like at the same time. i love her to death.
my favorite cousin is in from arizona and i'm excited to see him sometime this week. i've worked from last wednesday straight through until tomorrow, so wednesday and thursday should be a nice break. i get to hang out with both anna and elise at the same time finally. yay!
i've started drawing again since i have a lot of free time at work, so i scanned in a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure. i like to draw fairies...obviously.
went out to main street billiards with amy and bores this past saturday. drank and danced a little bit tooooo much. had a blast until i over heated and some russian guy started following me around. amy was excited to introduce me to her jewess friend, who was an awesome girl. bores got her yellow shirt boy. i think i lost my license.
been spending a lot of my free time with tara and the munchkin. no matter how many years pass (we've been friends since I was 6) it's still as comfortable with her as if we were sisters, which i suppose we kind of are. we're so different and so much a like at the same time. i love her to death.
my favorite cousin is in from arizona and i'm excited to see him sometime this week. i've worked from last wednesday straight through until tomorrow, so wednesday and thursday should be a nice break. i get to hang out with both anna and elise at the same time finally. yay!
i've started drawing again since i have a lot of free time at work, so i scanned in a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure. i like to draw fairies...obviously.
Friday, July 6, 2007
quick update
one of the few good things about my dad moving out is the fact that i can walk around in a t-shirt all day and no one cares. that has been my day so far...lounging in my undies.
francis got me a receptionist position at indianwood golf and country club for fridays-mondays. it pays well and it's not retail, so i'm looking forward to it. i start next week. i also might be working tuesday and thursdays at a real estate agent in lapeer and i start school at the end of august, so things are looking up.
i spent the 4th at my aunt missy's lakehouse during the day with my dad and then went out to lake nepessing in lapeer to see the fireworks with mark, bryan, fitz, and john. the show was really great over the lake. i'm not the biggest fan of fireworks, but i enjoyed it. there was a live band and all the boys were slobbering drunk by the time i showed up, so the entertainment wasn't lacking.
yesterday consisted mainly of my mother driving me around troy to see different doctors. they are testing my labs currently. if those all turn out negative for infections and bacteria, i'll have to go in to be put under for more invasive procedures. i'm hoping that can be avoided though. after the appointments, mom and i went out to eat and bought flowers.
hanging with anna tonight after dinner. my parents are going to see toby keith at dte, so we'll probably just take over the house and/or go swimming.
francis got me a receptionist position at indianwood golf and country club for fridays-mondays. it pays well and it's not retail, so i'm looking forward to it. i start next week. i also might be working tuesday and thursdays at a real estate agent in lapeer and i start school at the end of august, so things are looking up.
i spent the 4th at my aunt missy's lakehouse during the day with my dad and then went out to lake nepessing in lapeer to see the fireworks with mark, bryan, fitz, and john. the show was really great over the lake. i'm not the biggest fan of fireworks, but i enjoyed it. there was a live band and all the boys were slobbering drunk by the time i showed up, so the entertainment wasn't lacking.
yesterday consisted mainly of my mother driving me around troy to see different doctors. they are testing my labs currently. if those all turn out negative for infections and bacteria, i'll have to go in to be put under for more invasive procedures. i'm hoping that can be avoided though. after the appointments, mom and i went out to eat and bought flowers.
hanging with anna tonight after dinner. my parents are going to see toby keith at dte, so we'll probably just take over the house and/or go swimming.
Monday, June 25, 2007
fantasy, fatness, and faith
if anyone felt that they could question the fact that i am a complete dork, nerd, geek, ect...i shall now settle the matter for you.
i've been reading a game of thrones by george r. r. martin since yesterday and am absolutely in love. AND...it's a 5 book series. i play WoW and read series from the sci-fi/fantasy section in the bookstore. i am officially a huge nerd.
the cool thing is, i'm totally ok with that. seriously though, the book is genius. martin has created a world like tolkien, just not as fantastical. it's like king arthur meets eragon. yum yum yum.
had my second appointment with my new therapist today and had to basically tell her my entire life story, starting from elementary school. i couldn't remember anything tramatic except the fact that i realized being chubby meant boys didn't like you as much as the skinny girls. that came about when jesse lones dumped me for christy bores in fifth grade.
tomorrow i am hoping to convince my old boss from lane bryant to hire me back again.
i've been reading a game of thrones by george r. r. martin since yesterday and am absolutely in love. AND...it's a 5 book series. i play WoW and read series from the sci-fi/fantasy section in the bookstore. i am officially a huge nerd.
the cool thing is, i'm totally ok with that. seriously though, the book is genius. martin has created a world like tolkien, just not as fantastical. it's like king arthur meets eragon. yum yum yum.
had my second appointment with my new therapist today and had to basically tell her my entire life story, starting from elementary school. i couldn't remember anything tramatic except the fact that i realized being chubby meant boys didn't like you as much as the skinny girls. that came about when jesse lones dumped me for christy bores in fifth grade.
tomorrow i am hoping to convince my old boss from lane bryant to hire me back again.
Friday, June 22, 2007
someone should volunteer with me
my body aches. yesterday i went with mark, bryan, fitz, and john to a private park in davison. we went kayaking, paddle boating, and played a round of put put golf. brian and mark fell out in the middle of the lake multiple times. the first time mark fell out he had been intending to save me, but it was brian and not me that had flipped over. i love my mark. :) my arms are burnt, but i had a really great time.
at the end of this month i plan on volunteering at michigan pride which will be taking place in lansing's riverfront park. if anyone wants to come along, let me know. also, september 16 is detroit's AIDS walk. i'm hoping anna will walk with me, but haven't heard from her about it yet. if anyone wants to walk or donate money towards my fundraising, please let me know. i'd really appreciate either one. details on the event can be found here.
at the end of this month i plan on volunteering at michigan pride which will be taking place in lansing's riverfront park. if anyone wants to come along, let me know. also, september 16 is detroit's AIDS walk. i'm hoping anna will walk with me, but haven't heard from her about it yet. if anyone wants to walk or donate money towards my fundraising, please let me know. i'd really appreciate either one. details on the event can be found here.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
i hate my bed
can't sleep. saw the new fantastic four today with mark, brian, and fitz. corny acting, but it wasn't too bad. mark is such a great friend. he can make me smile no matter how shitty i'm feeling.
tomorrow is my first appointment at the new clinic. hoping it helps some.
i'm seriously considering asking my cousin if i can stay with him in arizona if i find a job out there. there are none here and i think i might fair better in a new place if i had justin around. i'd have to see what the area is like. i couldn't deal with the big city again. he wants me to come visit soon, so maybe that'll help me make a decision. i know he'd say yes if i asked. he's wonderful like that.
tomorrow is my first appointment at the new clinic. hoping it helps some.
i'm seriously considering asking my cousin if i can stay with him in arizona if i find a job out there. there are none here and i think i might fair better in a new place if i had justin around. i'd have to see what the area is like. i couldn't deal with the big city again. he wants me to come visit soon, so maybe that'll help me make a decision. i know he'd say yes if i asked. he's wonderful like that.
Monday, June 18, 2007
something i'm working on...
i do not remember waking in this room
this room that is not my own
but it is not the birth
that frightens me
it is the days
spent here beneath the ceiling
tumbling over bits of reason
without a way to keep them
i sit here in the center
of a bed with no blanket
today there are rips that were not there before
stains i don’t remember making
they’ve painted the walls with blame
because i do not bleed
i can not stay here
here in this room that is not my own
this room that is not my own
but it is not the birth
that frightens me
it is the days
spent here beneath the ceiling
tumbling over bits of reason
without a way to keep them
i sit here in the center
of a bed with no blanket
today there are rips that were not there before
stains i don’t remember making
they’ve painted the walls with blame
because i do not bleed
i can not stay here
here in this room that is not my own
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
iron & wine
well...life is significantly better since i posted last. just got back from my first full day at my new grown-up job. i'm now a report production assistant at lm consultants, an architectural & engineering consultant firm in vernon hills, il. saying that out loud always makes me feel a little important. i work monday - friday, 9-6. only 3 days in, but i like it so far.
and the snow is gone! well, almost. but it's still 50 or something outside and i'm loving it.
anna came down last week and we had a blast. i love love love her so very much. we ate thai food and got hair ripped from our no-no places. it was fabulous.
saturday my aunt was in town and i visited with her for a bit.
so yeah, life doesn't suck so much anymore. though i do have to give myself 2 shots a day, which isn't the greatest new addition to my life. but honestly, it's not so bad.
and the snow is gone! well, almost. but it's still 50 or something outside and i'm loving it.
anna came down last week and we had a blast. i love love love her so very much. we ate thai food and got hair ripped from our no-no places. it was fabulous.
saturday my aunt was in town and i visited with her for a bit.
so yeah, life doesn't suck so much anymore. though i do have to give myself 2 shots a day, which isn't the greatest new addition to my life. but honestly, it's not so bad.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
i hate my life right now
i hate this city. well, i hate this city with snow.
i just can't handle it. i'm very close to just saying "fuck it"...i actually looked up plane tickets home today or tomorrow 'cause i just need to get out of this fucking cold chaotic place.
fuck grad school that i'm paying out of the ass for which will most likely do me no good. i can't even write one poem a week anymore. i'm so over writing papers. i've been doing it for nearly 5 years now. when does it end? why did i go for writing anyway? what a fucked up idea that was.
now i have to drive home friday for a fund raiser my dad is hosting for me to send me to prague in july. he'll probably make around $1,000, which will still leave me $4,000 in the hole. how am i going to pay for it? why am i letting my awesome parents do this for me if it probably won't even happen?
my sister doesn't even call me to update me anymore on how she is. i'm no longer the first person she tells things because i up and moved away. i seldom talk to my best friend anymore. and to top everything off...it's fucking valentines' day! even though i'm pretty content with the pseudo-relationship i'm in, this stupid fucking consumer driven holiday still pisses me off.
how did i get here?
i just can't handle it. i'm very close to just saying "fuck it"...i actually looked up plane tickets home today or tomorrow 'cause i just need to get out of this fucking cold chaotic place.
fuck grad school that i'm paying out of the ass for which will most likely do me no good. i can't even write one poem a week anymore. i'm so over writing papers. i've been doing it for nearly 5 years now. when does it end? why did i go for writing anyway? what a fucked up idea that was.
now i have to drive home friday for a fund raiser my dad is hosting for me to send me to prague in july. he'll probably make around $1,000, which will still leave me $4,000 in the hole. how am i going to pay for it? why am i letting my awesome parents do this for me if it probably won't even happen?
my sister doesn't even call me to update me anymore on how she is. i'm no longer the first person she tells things because i up and moved away. i seldom talk to my best friend anymore. and to top everything off...it's fucking valentines' day! even though i'm pretty content with the pseudo-relationship i'm in, this stupid fucking consumer driven holiday still pisses me off.
how did i get here?
Monday, February 12, 2007
i couldn't live without books
tonight: 1st oyez review release reading for issue 34, 5 P.M @ downtown roosevelt campus
i'll be reading a few fiction snipets.
love this:
"What do these children do without storybooks?" Naftali asked.
And Reb Zebulun replied: "They have to make do. Storybooks aren't bread. You can live without them."
"I couldn't live without them," Naftali said.
-- Isaac Bashevis Singer, Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus
i'll be reading a few fiction snipets.
love this:
"What do these children do without storybooks?" Naftali asked.
And Reb Zebulun replied: "They have to make do. Storybooks aren't bread. You can live without them."
"I couldn't live without them," Naftali said.
-- Isaac Bashevis Singer, Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus
Sunday, February 11, 2007
almost monday :(
it's sunday night already. boo.
but i did have a nice weekend. -->
yesterday, alisha and i went downtown to old navy and h&m. got a few new shirts and a huge red knitted scarf and hat that i'm in love with. nick and i were supposed to go see the shins, but instead we ordered pizza, got high, and played hooplah. then i got to see his new place, which is nice and will probably be pretty sweet once he has running water back.
went to target this afternoon with alisha and we covered the entire store. i think i'm done with my spending spree now. only spent about $150 over the last two days, which isn't even 1/2 of my tax refund, so i think i did well. got a new king size down pillow that is yummy and a few other things that i needed. i'm usually not really a consumer whore, but damn i love target.
after the target run i did some homework and then nick showed up to use the shower and we ate pudding and played hooplah again with alisha.
overall, an enjoyable weekend.
but i did have a nice weekend. -->
yesterday, alisha and i went downtown to old navy and h&m. got a few new shirts and a huge red knitted scarf and hat that i'm in love with. nick and i were supposed to go see the shins, but instead we ordered pizza, got high, and played hooplah. then i got to see his new place, which is nice and will probably be pretty sweet once he has running water back.
went to target this afternoon with alisha and we covered the entire store. i think i'm done with my spending spree now. only spent about $150 over the last two days, which isn't even 1/2 of my tax refund, so i think i did well. got a new king size down pillow that is yummy and a few other things that i needed. i'm usually not really a consumer whore, but damn i love target.
after the target run i did some homework and then nick showed up to use the shower and we ate pudding and played hooplah again with alisha.
overall, an enjoyable weekend.
Friday, February 9, 2007
boo winter
it's too. freaking. cold outside. i can't handle it. fuck painful winds, i'm sitting home on my lazy ass with a blanket and some tea and i don't care what you all say about it. so there.
grey's anatomy pissed me off something awful last night. that's all i'll say about it, since elaborating more would make it look like i may care a bit too much about a television show. which i don't. motherfuckingshitass!
i got a bill today from a company i don't even recognize. i love being an adult.
i also love when it's so cold out that your boogers freeze and then you rub your nose and they scratch something up there and it bleeds. yeah. that happened today.
the above rambling was a bit of a bummer. but it's ok because it's friday and i don't work weekends anymore!
grey's anatomy pissed me off something awful last night. that's all i'll say about it, since elaborating more would make it look like i may care a bit too much about a television show. which i don't. motherfuckingshitass!
i got a bill today from a company i don't even recognize. i love being an adult.
i also love when it's so cold out that your boogers freeze and then you rub your nose and they scratch something up there and it bleeds. yeah. that happened today.
the above rambling was a bit of a bummer. but it's ok because it's friday and i don't work weekends anymore!
Thursday, February 8, 2007
yay
my girlfriend crissy is getting married in may and i get to be in her wedding. it just makes me smile whenever i think about it. she's going to make such a beautiful bride.
and...she's going to have little korean babies! AHHH!
and...she's going to have little korean babies! AHHH!
Monday, February 5, 2007
blah
they've finally found something that might help my p.c.o.s. and type 2 diabetes. i get to give myself shots in my tummy every day. woot!
but...it might make it at least possible for me to lose weight. so bring on the syringes.
but...it might make it at least possible for me to lose weight. so bring on the syringes.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Monday, January 15, 2007
annoyed
Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
- from nelly furtado's say it all
double negatives annoy me. i don't think she was trying to be ironic either.
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
- from nelly furtado's say it all
double negatives annoy me. i don't think she was trying to be ironic either.
i seem to have a lot of duh moments lately
well i feel rather stupid. i got up early today, so i could shower and go to jewel for a few things before work. i take the el downtown for work and get there on time. as i'm riding the elevator up to the 8th floor, i'm thinking, "why would an organization that puts on a show to honor the life of mlk be open today?" then the door opens and the floor is empty. go me.
nothing like traveling all the way downtown in the wind and snow only to turn around and go back home. boo.
nothing like traveling all the way downtown in the wind and snow only to turn around and go back home. boo.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
weekend ramblings
i haven't been able to fill my anti-anxiety/depressant medication for the past week because my doctor back in michigan doesn't understand that i can't drive up there every month for a fucking check up. this ordeal has led to a dramatic change in my overall emotional state. i've been bursting into tears over stupid things like a female soprano or memories of security. the meds do a good job of regulating my moods, but they basically strip me of the ability to cry, especially when it seems normal and/or necessary. so crying over things as miniscule as a simple smell has thrown me for a loop these passed couple days. plus, to make matters more wonderful, i'm on edge and very easily angered and/or aggitated.
so i'm very happy that jewel has finally been able to contact dr. crandall and refill the script. i'm going to go pick that up after work, possibly along with a movie, but definitely with a pint of häagen-dazs light cookie dough ice cream. then i'm going to download last thursday's new episode of grey's anatomy, watch that on my computer, and then vege on the couch and either enjoy the potential video rental or a few episodes of season 6 of gilmore girls that i haven't got around to watching yet (i think this is because of a lack of anna).
other than my rollercoaster emotional state, my weekend was enjoyable. friday i did a lot of sleeping and cleaning. then i spent around 2 hours just pampering myself with nice smelling things for practically every inch of my body. went to nick's, got high, ate yummy triple berry pie, and played old video games. saturday i worked until 4p.m., then nick and i went downtown to the theatre and saw too hot to handel. like usual, my comp seats were pretty sweet. saw practically the entire office. the show was really good. there was nearly 200 people on stage: a gigantic choir and an orchestra that had both electric guitars and saxophones, which are an oddity for most orchestras. my favorite parts were the alto sax and piano solos and alfreda burke, the lead soprano.
i got kinda sick after the show, which i think is a result of withdrawal from my meds. we came back and watched life as a house and then i basically passed out. this morning i drove nick over to pilsen where he's been looking for an apartment, but the real estate women never showed, so we just hung out in willowbrook and watched home movies until i had to go to work. might go out to hacienda tonight with alisha and her sister who is in town. most likely i'll just be lame and vege.
so i'm very happy that jewel has finally been able to contact dr. crandall and refill the script. i'm going to go pick that up after work, possibly along with a movie, but definitely with a pint of häagen-dazs light cookie dough ice cream. then i'm going to download last thursday's new episode of grey's anatomy, watch that on my computer, and then vege on the couch and either enjoy the potential video rental or a few episodes of season 6 of gilmore girls that i haven't got around to watching yet (i think this is because of a lack of anna).
other than my rollercoaster emotional state, my weekend was enjoyable. friday i did a lot of sleeping and cleaning. then i spent around 2 hours just pampering myself with nice smelling things for practically every inch of my body. went to nick's, got high, ate yummy triple berry pie, and played old video games. saturday i worked until 4p.m., then nick and i went downtown to the theatre and saw too hot to handel. like usual, my comp seats were pretty sweet. saw practically the entire office. the show was really good. there was nearly 200 people on stage: a gigantic choir and an orchestra that had both electric guitars and saxophones, which are an oddity for most orchestras. my favorite parts were the alto sax and piano solos and alfreda burke, the lead soprano.
i got kinda sick after the show, which i think is a result of withdrawal from my meds. we came back and watched life as a house and then i basically passed out. this morning i drove nick over to pilsen where he's been looking for an apartment, but the real estate women never showed, so we just hung out in willowbrook and watched home movies until i had to go to work. might go out to hacienda tonight with alisha and her sister who is in town. most likely i'll just be lame and vege.
Friday, January 12, 2007
too early
wicked was amazing. i had goose bumps the entire show and tears in my eyes at one point. it was just an all around awesome production. the costumes and set designs were some of the coolest things i've ever seen. everyone should go see it.
i forgot to write about going to the art institute finally. i took work off on wednesday (made up for the hours on thursday) and alisha and i went. i love art and i've lived in chicago for nearly 5 months now...so i figured it was time to go. i didn't know that so many of my favorite paintings were there. i was really excited to see some stuff by chagall and i found the painting by jules breton that willa cather wrote about in her novel with the same title, "song of the lark". they also had a lot of van gogh and rodin. i've now seen 2 of van gogh's self portraits: one at the musée d'orsay in paris and one right here in chicago. alisha also showed me the miniature rooms they have on display, which were amazingly detailed.
btw...i have no idea why i'm up this early. i woke up at 6a.m. and can't get back to sleep. i thought about downloading last night's grey's anatomy, but if i wait until 7p.m. today for the encore it'll save me $1.99 and i'm at a spot right now where two bucks is not chump change.
i think i'll start paint it black by janet fitch. actually...maybe i'll just finally pass out and sleep 'til noon.
i forgot to write about going to the art institute finally. i took work off on wednesday (made up for the hours on thursday) and alisha and i went. i love art and i've lived in chicago for nearly 5 months now...so i figured it was time to go. i didn't know that so many of my favorite paintings were there. i was really excited to see some stuff by chagall and i found the painting by jules breton that willa cather wrote about in her novel with the same title, "song of the lark". they also had a lot of van gogh and rodin. i've now seen 2 of van gogh's self portraits: one at the musée d'orsay in paris and one right here in chicago. alisha also showed me the miniature rooms they have on display, which were amazingly detailed.
btw...i have no idea why i'm up this early. i woke up at 6a.m. and can't get back to sleep. i thought about downloading last night's grey's anatomy, but if i wait until 7p.m. today for the encore it'll save me $1.99 and i'm at a spot right now where two bucks is not chump change.
i think i'll start paint it black by janet fitch. actually...maybe i'll just finally pass out and sleep 'til noon.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
the musical
wicked is tonight with the roommates. my christmas present to them...and myself. i've heard great things about it. we have nose bleed seats, but i'm still excited.
then tomorrow is friday, which also translates to "sleep-as-long-as-i-want" day. monday-thursday i actually have to work and be downtown and it always leaves me restless and slightly irritable at the end of the day. even though i work on weekends, it's still seems like a break. no public transportation to deal with and i get to sit and read for the majority of my work day.
i got an email from amy the other day and apparently, her, bores, and kristin are arranging a trip down to me see me in march. i don't know exactly where we're going to put all 3 of them, but we'll find room. i'm looking forward to showing them around.
now all i have to do is get my anna to get down here. my best friend is basically the only close friend who hasn't come visit. that's just not right.
then tomorrow is friday, which also translates to "sleep-as-long-as-i-want" day. monday-thursday i actually have to work and be downtown and it always leaves me restless and slightly irritable at the end of the day. even though i work on weekends, it's still seems like a break. no public transportation to deal with and i get to sit and read for the majority of my work day.
i got an email from amy the other day and apparently, her, bores, and kristin are arranging a trip down to me see me in march. i don't know exactly where we're going to put all 3 of them, but we'll find room. i'm looking forward to showing them around.
now all i have to do is get my anna to get down here. my best friend is basically the only close friend who hasn't come visit. that's just not right.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
down time
staff meeting and i've run out of things to do. the office has hired 3 more people for our development department, so some people's work stations were rearranged. the desk next to mine used to be empty, but now bess, the assistant to the theatre's group sales department, has moved in along with her thick southern accent. and she talks to herself. constantly. today, she kept repeating in a whisper, "i'm sweating" for about half an hour.
i've almost caught up on all of grey's anatomy...just a few more episodes in the current season to watch on itunes. completely addicted. thank you alisha. :) i think after i'm all caught up with that, i'll finally try to finish season 5 of gilmore girls. i hate tv (minus the food network, of course), but i love shows on dvd.
i'm currently reading son of a witch by gregory maguire, the sequel to wicked. going to see the play at the oriental theatre on thursday with both of the roomies. then on saturday nick is coming with me to see too hot to handel: a jazz gospel messiah at the auditorium with my comp tickets. i read eragon by christopher paolini over break and then finished off the 2nd book in the triology, eldest, when i got back. the movie is at the theater, but no one wants to see a geeky fantasy with me. after i finish the maguire novel, i have paint it black by janet fitch (author of white oleander, i didn't even know her 2nd novel had been released until i saw it at borders for 50% off *score*), a collection of novels by virginia wolfe, and bright lights, big city by jay mcinerney, which i've been trying to find forever and finally bought it off half.com. then i think i might re-read book 6 of the harry potter series to refresh myself for when book 7 is released.
i've almost caught up on all of grey's anatomy...just a few more episodes in the current season to watch on itunes. completely addicted. thank you alisha. :) i think after i'm all caught up with that, i'll finally try to finish season 5 of gilmore girls. i hate tv (minus the food network, of course), but i love shows on dvd.
i'm currently reading son of a witch by gregory maguire, the sequel to wicked. going to see the play at the oriental theatre on thursday with both of the roomies. then on saturday nick is coming with me to see too hot to handel: a jazz gospel messiah at the auditorium with my comp tickets. i read eragon by christopher paolini over break and then finished off the 2nd book in the triology, eldest, when i got back. the movie is at the theater, but no one wants to see a geeky fantasy with me. after i finish the maguire novel, i have paint it black by janet fitch (author of white oleander, i didn't even know her 2nd novel had been released until i saw it at borders for 50% off *score*), a collection of novels by virginia wolfe, and bright lights, big city by jay mcinerney, which i've been trying to find forever and finally bought it off half.com. then i think i might re-read book 6 of the harry potter series to refresh myself for when book 7 is released.
Saturday, January 6, 2007
at work
went cosmic bowling with nick last night. my first game i got a 137! i beat him, but he clobbered me the second game.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
i have the greatest friends
had a great time in michigan. spent lots of time with friends and family. went to coyote joes my last night home with elise and anna and had a blast as usual.
new years was equally great. nick, alisha, and i went to flat-top for dinner, then came back to my apartment and got trashed. played cranium with selena before she went out. i actually missed the ball dropping because we all went out on the back porch and watched the fireworks. it was nice to have someone to kiss and cuddle at midnight.
being stupid with my mom and sister on christmas
alisha and i on new years, drunk as hell...
elise, anna, and i at coyote joes, also drunk as hell (blah, my teeth look yellow)...
new years was equally great. nick, alisha, and i went to flat-top for dinner, then came back to my apartment and got trashed. played cranium with selena before she went out. i actually missed the ball dropping because we all went out on the back porch and watched the fireworks. it was nice to have someone to kiss and cuddle at midnight.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)