OK, I know I'm pushing Outlander on you. But if you need something a little lighter, have I pushed Twilight on you yet? Check it out!! Movie in December.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Hey Now
So thank goodness it's 9:34 at night. That means I only have to wait an hour to go to bed. Which is a good thing, because I've had a horrible day. It's been terrible. Something happened, then I got on the train and walked to a seat and got yelled at by a guy "Hey! EXCUSE you!" "I'm sorry, what'd I do?" "you know exactly what you did." well, ass hole, no i don't. and you capped off a shitty day, and my three months of not crying was up. Yes, Asshole, because of YOU, I cried all the way home. I hate the D train. I've never been on it when a bunch of sketchy people from the Bronx weren't.
Anyways. Augustana did come out today. And I had such a bad day I sat and listened to it all the way through tonight. Oh boy. My favorite band. I prefer you live. I do. You're good on CD. But I've had you live, and well, let's face it. It's the reason I've got two concert tickets on my desk for your two nights in NYC. And after hearing Sweet and Low acoustic.....aaaahhhhh....can you just play your whole set acoustic?! Please?! OK. On to cd review. What idiot made you change the words of "heart shaped gun." Those are still the words I sing when I listen to "Hey Now." Other than that, I'm in love. And I'll see you in Hoboken.
PS. You're working your way up from when I saw you in Philly and I turned to my brother and said "Oh my goodness, they're the ugliest band I've ever SEEN!!" Dan. You look much better with cut hair.
Anyways. Augustana did come out today. And I had such a bad day I sat and listened to it all the way through tonight. Oh boy. My favorite band. I prefer you live. I do. You're good on CD. But I've had you live, and well, let's face it. It's the reason I've got two concert tickets on my desk for your two nights in NYC. And after hearing Sweet and Low acoustic.....aaaahhhhh....can you just play your whole set acoustic?! Please?! OK. On to cd review. What idiot made you change the words of "heart shaped gun." Those are still the words I sing when I listen to "Hey Now." Other than that, I'm in love. And I'll see you in Hoboken.
PS. You're working your way up from when I saw you in Philly and I turned to my brother and said "Oh my goodness, they're the ugliest band I've ever SEEN!!" Dan. You look much better with cut hair.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Curve of the Earth
I know I'm two weeks behind. I'm sorry. But instead of write a lenghty post, I'm just going to tell you things I think you should know:
1. Augustana....TUESDAY. Yes, I dont think I've been this excited about a CD release in 3 years. But I'll prepare you. I'll bitch about how they sound like they sold out, then I'll go to their two concerts two nights in a row in the NYC area and be just as in love with them as I am now because let's face it. They're the best live. Or they're just the best.
2. I had choclate chip pancakes with toasted coconut on top for breakfast this morning after church. Yum.....
3. My room is currently spotless because I CLEANED it. I mean Cleaned. Thanks to Megan and Laura for various forms of motivation.
4. For the first time in my life, i'm willingly and knowingly skipping a Hanson concert. Hey, looks like I might be growing up after all.
5. I got to hang out at the park at the playground in 70 degree weather with a four year old this week and it was worth every minute of it. It was a blast.
6. Sex in the City is getting better. However, I'd like to find out where the abundance of men is in the city. I'm not finding any.
7. Oregon was a blast. Zoe and I climed up a mountain, saw a gray whale, and went to a recreation of Raiders of teh Lost Ark, recreated by 13 year olds.
8. I'm going home next weekend b/c my sister is coming!!!
That's it for this week. Be prepared I wont write til May (c;
Oh. and
9. GOSSIP GIRL IS BACK!! however how stupid are they to bring on michelle tracktenburg? haven't they figured out EVERYONE hates her. really. seriously.
10. Pandora.com
1. Augustana....TUESDAY. Yes, I dont think I've been this excited about a CD release in 3 years. But I'll prepare you. I'll bitch about how they sound like they sold out, then I'll go to their two concerts two nights in a row in the NYC area and be just as in love with them as I am now because let's face it. They're the best live. Or they're just the best.
2. I had choclate chip pancakes with toasted coconut on top for breakfast this morning after church. Yum.....
3. My room is currently spotless because I CLEANED it. I mean Cleaned. Thanks to Megan and Laura for various forms of motivation.
4. For the first time in my life, i'm willingly and knowingly skipping a Hanson concert. Hey, looks like I might be growing up after all.
5. I got to hang out at the park at the playground in 70 degree weather with a four year old this week and it was worth every minute of it. It was a blast.
6. Sex in the City is getting better. However, I'd like to find out where the abundance of men is in the city. I'm not finding any.
7. Oregon was a blast. Zoe and I climed up a mountain, saw a gray whale, and went to a recreation of Raiders of teh Lost Ark, recreated by 13 year olds.
8. I'm going home next weekend b/c my sister is coming!!!
That's it for this week. Be prepared I wont write til May (c;
Oh. and
9. GOSSIP GIRL IS BACK!! however how stupid are they to bring on michelle tracktenburg? haven't they figured out EVERYONE hates her. really. seriously.
10. Pandora.com
Sunday, April 13, 2008
My Hero
I still love the foo fighters. good thing, I've got sixth row tickets to their show in July.
Crappy, crappy day, folks. It started at 8 am. Why? Who knows!! I talked to my most excellent friend LM for quite a long time last night after getting home later than expected due to some awesome folks at the IIR and karoke. Which should tell you I ended up in bed around 2:30 am. Why? Who knows. So why does natural body alarm wake up at 7:58?! Good question. But up side, i did find a starbucks with in walking distance of my house. So I went, sipped on a iced carmel machiato, and tried to read mists of avalon. Did you know Arther slept with his sister and produced a child? You'd figure that would be the interesting part of the book but oh no. it was terrible!! and it's not getting any faster.
so then i came home, on a beautiful 70 degree day, and sat inside waiting on the cable man. guess what. he was a no show. so at 5:00 i left and went downtown and mosied around. then i decided i was having steak for supper. so i did after i bought one at the grocery store.
and yeah. my day. oh, i started this post because now that its warm outside, lots of people are outside. so, i'm going to start hearing all teh crappy pick up lines i hear that must only work on prostitutes. where are the good guys of the city? good darn question i think i found out today that women outnumber men something by like 20,000 or so in nyc. great. anyways, on to the prostitute pick up line. i was walking down the sidewalk and really couldn't get through due to a group of dogs and guys. so i say excuse me.
"oh don't be afraid. the dog wont bite you but i will."
yeah! i'm going to bed. maybe my natural body alarm will wake me up intime to go to the arsenal/man u game at the fanatical soccer bar in the city. if not, i'll watch it on tv here.
well that's good to know.
Crappy, crappy day, folks. It started at 8 am. Why? Who knows!! I talked to my most excellent friend LM for quite a long time last night after getting home later than expected due to some awesome folks at the IIR and karoke. Which should tell you I ended up in bed around 2:30 am. Why? Who knows. So why does natural body alarm wake up at 7:58?! Good question. But up side, i did find a starbucks with in walking distance of my house. So I went, sipped on a iced carmel machiato, and tried to read mists of avalon. Did you know Arther slept with his sister and produced a child? You'd figure that would be the interesting part of the book but oh no. it was terrible!! and it's not getting any faster.
so then i came home, on a beautiful 70 degree day, and sat inside waiting on the cable man. guess what. he was a no show. so at 5:00 i left and went downtown and mosied around. then i decided i was having steak for supper. so i did after i bought one at the grocery store.
and yeah. my day. oh, i started this post because now that its warm outside, lots of people are outside. so, i'm going to start hearing all teh crappy pick up lines i hear that must only work on prostitutes. where are the good guys of the city? good darn question i think i found out today that women outnumber men something by like 20,000 or so in nyc. great. anyways, on to the prostitute pick up line. i was walking down the sidewalk and really couldn't get through due to a group of dogs and guys. so i say excuse me.
"oh don't be afraid. the dog wont bite you but i will."
yeah! i'm going to bed. maybe my natural body alarm will wake me up intime to go to the arsenal/man u game at the fanatical soccer bar in the city. if not, i'll watch it on tv here.
well that's good to know.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Best Of You
Ahhh.... the one song that still makes me pretty happy every time it comes on the radio. Anyways, this post is dedicated to things I like a lot.
Good books. Like the one I have now....Mists of Avalon. It's working out for me. you should read it if you need a book (this is only if I haven't pushed Outlander on you. Only after you've read Outlander may you begin Mists of Avalon)
Sweatshirt weather. Aka, let's go outside, it's about 55 degrees and no need for a coat, just a cozy K State sweat shirt and it's warm enough your hands don't get cold.
New songs on the IPod. Nope, don't have any right now, b/c I'm bordering on poor. But I don't know if you're like me, you listen to the same seven songs all the time. Which leaves for not much new stuff.
Traveling. I'm falling so far behind. Granted I have lived in Europe for a considerable amount of my adult life which leads to traveling at every week break opportunity. Well 1) I'm poor. 2) No week break opportunities here in the good ol' Etats-Unis. BUT!! I'm going to Oregon which will be just fantastic (Zoe, killer whales, and glasses of wine in a HOME SETTING!! what's not to love??) and Kansas (well, I just can't portray how much I love Kansas...as many of you know) and Atlanta/Alabama several times at the end of the year. Oh and Denver/Kansas as well in August. I FINALLY get to see the rocky mountains!!!!
My new 90s rock station I've managed to make on Pandora. Yep. "Learn to fly" station creates for all the 90s music I love. Speaking of 90s music, I also am watching Party of Five season 3 on DVD!! I'm pretty sure I should have had my 20s in the 90s. but oh well, i'm in my 20s now and it's not shaping out too bad.
Alias. Ah. well, vaughn, season two, a little ethan hawke and two roommates who also love it? what's not to like?!
Card games. Pitch specifically. There were some good times to be had playing hours and hours of pitch. I kinda miss it.
College sports. Enough said.
OK, now my ranting for the week. As a single female in a city of weirdos.....mail is exciting. However, save the date mail doesn't count as real mail. KRock is chasing after some CRAPPY need to infiltrate crappy 80s and 70s rock into my alternative station. NO GOOD. and it's april. Get to sweatshirt weather!! And ok. Hanson. My fav band. I told myself I was NOT going home specifically for their concert (cause who plays Allentown, PA and not NYC? oh yeah, that's right, Hanson). And what happens? My dear sister decides to come home THE EXACT DAY. So my proceedings on May 2 are yet to be known. B/c when it comes to Hanson, I revert into a 14 year old psycho that I was then. But maybe I've grown up. But to be that close to Taylor Hanson and not see him sing Where's the Love? I'm not sure I'm capable of saying no.(ah...self esteem is now playing....GREAT GREAT. i love old school offspring. I'd also like to know where all the cool people who don't binge drink that are my age hang out in nyc.
ok, you all have a lovely week. I'm for Memphis to beat KU. I'm going to go eat, b/c I haven't yet!!
Good books. Like the one I have now....Mists of Avalon. It's working out for me. you should read it if you need a book (this is only if I haven't pushed Outlander on you. Only after you've read Outlander may you begin Mists of Avalon)
Sweatshirt weather. Aka, let's go outside, it's about 55 degrees and no need for a coat, just a cozy K State sweat shirt and it's warm enough your hands don't get cold.
New songs on the IPod. Nope, don't have any right now, b/c I'm bordering on poor. But I don't know if you're like me, you listen to the same seven songs all the time. Which leaves for not much new stuff.
Traveling. I'm falling so far behind. Granted I have lived in Europe for a considerable amount of my adult life which leads to traveling at every week break opportunity. Well 1) I'm poor. 2) No week break opportunities here in the good ol' Etats-Unis. BUT!! I'm going to Oregon which will be just fantastic (Zoe, killer whales, and glasses of wine in a HOME SETTING!! what's not to love??) and Kansas (well, I just can't portray how much I love Kansas...as many of you know) and Atlanta/Alabama several times at the end of the year. Oh and Denver/Kansas as well in August. I FINALLY get to see the rocky mountains!!!!
My new 90s rock station I've managed to make on Pandora. Yep. "Learn to fly" station creates for all the 90s music I love. Speaking of 90s music, I also am watching Party of Five season 3 on DVD!! I'm pretty sure I should have had my 20s in the 90s. but oh well, i'm in my 20s now and it's not shaping out too bad.
Alias. Ah. well, vaughn, season two, a little ethan hawke and two roommates who also love it? what's not to like?!
Card games. Pitch specifically. There were some good times to be had playing hours and hours of pitch. I kinda miss it.
College sports. Enough said.
OK, now my ranting for the week. As a single female in a city of weirdos.....mail is exciting. However, save the date mail doesn't count as real mail. KRock is chasing after some CRAPPY need to infiltrate crappy 80s and 70s rock into my alternative station. NO GOOD. and it's april. Get to sweatshirt weather!! And ok. Hanson. My fav band. I told myself I was NOT going home specifically for their concert (cause who plays Allentown, PA and not NYC? oh yeah, that's right, Hanson). And what happens? My dear sister decides to come home THE EXACT DAY. So my proceedings on May 2 are yet to be known. B/c when it comes to Hanson, I revert into a 14 year old psycho that I was then. But maybe I've grown up. But to be that close to Taylor Hanson and not see him sing Where's the Love? I'm not sure I'm capable of saying no.(ah...self esteem is now playing....GREAT GREAT. i love old school offspring. I'd also like to know where all the cool people who don't binge drink that are my age hang out in nyc.
ok, you all have a lovely week. I'm for Memphis to beat KU. I'm going to go eat, b/c I haven't yet!!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Home Sweet Home
So in my normal tradition, I've titled my post according to what song I'm listening too. How odd, you'll find out why as you reach the bottom of the post.
So there have been many times I've been tempted over the last few months to just sit down and express on my blog how unhappy I am with my life is right now. And I haven't. First, because no one really wants to hear about the crappiness in some one's life while reading a blog. Second, b/c I work in new media and have only begun to learn about how crazy Internet stalking go and I don't want Joe Bob from Company X in several years to discover this blog while he's stalking me on the Internet to find out my true candidacy potential. So, in a way, I feel I hit close to bottom this week. I still don't have many friends in New York. I know this is in part due to my personality. I'm quiet. I don't talk much in groups. And that's no one's fault, that's just the way I am. I had my good friends Jackie and Julie here for a week and a half. In a way, before they came, I felt almost emotionless. Like I couldn't care anymore, and I just don't like myself when I feel like that. Point is, Jackie and Julie came when I really needed them to without even knowing it.
Anyways, point is, I think everything happens for a reason. I know it. I haven't reached the great peak in my life where everything makes sense, but little signs along the way tell me God's out there waiting for me to find my true calling in life. So, I've had a few this weekend. I ended up going out w/ my friend Kira and her friends on Friday night. As some of you know, I don't get to go out much. But I had ONE drink, and we went to the second bar, and I ended up dancing with no extra help at all (with an awkward situation on top of that). Have I ever done this? No. Then yesterday, I really wanted to go see StopLoss. I had no one to go with, so I went by myself. Which is completely fine. I couldn't really afford popcorn, but for some reason I really wanted some. And you know what happened? I got a free small popcorn coupon with my AMC card. Dinky, I know, but why the one time I want popcorn and can't afford it do I get a free small popcorn coupon? StopLoss was a really good movie. And I love Ryan Philippe. Mmm....I do!!
So then I went to barnes and noble in quest of a book I can devour b/c I'm still having book hangover from the outlander series. After spending an hour and a half in the store, I remember I want to read Mists of Avalon. Keys to the book: Historical, King Arther, and the most important part of any book I read.....a little romance. Done I'm already on page 40 and when you pick up this book it looks like it could be the bible. Not so much of a sign, but I'm glad it's a page turner for the subway.
Then this morning I decided I'd go to church at 9:30 because I want to watch the KU/Davidson game. So I went. I got turned around as I tend to do on the Upper West Side, could have been late, but I got there at 9:35. Mass was just about to begin. I know I'm not the best Catholic out there. I strive to be in my own way, though. Would you like to know what the homily was about? Fear of becoming part of the community. You know what? This is what I've been struggling with all week. And God just throws it in my face and says "What are you going to do about it? I'm here, I've got your back, you will fall some (what I've been doing), but it'll be OK in the end." So yeah. I need to get out there. I need to feel like a complete idiot with a huge group, but I can do it. Anyways, this was the biggest sign of all. Now, just where to find these groups is another question. But I figure if I get out there, with a little divine intervention, I'll find the right one.
Finally, I got paid. I had two spend $50 and only pay $25 at ann taylor loft. So I decided to go shopping after church. So there's this green dress I've been fixated on for a good month and a half. It's gone. The nice lady helping me finds the black one for me. OMG. I was in love. In fact, I have it on (trying it on w/ the shoes at home). I spent way too much money at ATL but I'm not upset with my spending (yet anyways). Got two black sweaters too.
Home sweet home. NYC can become that for me for the time I'm here. I just have to get out there and embrace it. And I know I can do that. I've only done that four other times in my life in four other places.
Have something your struggling with? I'm hear to listen (c; Cheesy, I know, had to throw in the little interaction part, like I do on my work blog posts. If you want to read those, shoot me an email and I'll give you the links. If I post 'em, bloggers have a really weird way of tracking the links that other bloggers post on the internet, and I wouldn't want them to read this stuff.
So there have been many times I've been tempted over the last few months to just sit down and express on my blog how unhappy I am with my life is right now. And I haven't. First, because no one really wants to hear about the crappiness in some one's life while reading a blog. Second, b/c I work in new media and have only begun to learn about how crazy Internet stalking go and I don't want Joe Bob from Company X in several years to discover this blog while he's stalking me on the Internet to find out my true candidacy potential. So, in a way, I feel I hit close to bottom this week. I still don't have many friends in New York. I know this is in part due to my personality. I'm quiet. I don't talk much in groups. And that's no one's fault, that's just the way I am. I had my good friends Jackie and Julie here for a week and a half. In a way, before they came, I felt almost emotionless. Like I couldn't care anymore, and I just don't like myself when I feel like that. Point is, Jackie and Julie came when I really needed them to without even knowing it.
Anyways, point is, I think everything happens for a reason. I know it. I haven't reached the great peak in my life where everything makes sense, but little signs along the way tell me God's out there waiting for me to find my true calling in life. So, I've had a few this weekend. I ended up going out w/ my friend Kira and her friends on Friday night. As some of you know, I don't get to go out much. But I had ONE drink, and we went to the second bar, and I ended up dancing with no extra help at all (with an awkward situation on top of that). Have I ever done this? No. Then yesterday, I really wanted to go see StopLoss. I had no one to go with, so I went by myself. Which is completely fine. I couldn't really afford popcorn, but for some reason I really wanted some. And you know what happened? I got a free small popcorn coupon with my AMC card. Dinky, I know, but why the one time I want popcorn and can't afford it do I get a free small popcorn coupon? StopLoss was a really good movie. And I love Ryan Philippe. Mmm....I do!!
So then I went to barnes and noble in quest of a book I can devour b/c I'm still having book hangover from the outlander series. After spending an hour and a half in the store, I remember I want to read Mists of Avalon. Keys to the book: Historical, King Arther, and the most important part of any book I read.....a little romance. Done I'm already on page 40 and when you pick up this book it looks like it could be the bible. Not so much of a sign, but I'm glad it's a page turner for the subway.
Then this morning I decided I'd go to church at 9:30 because I want to watch the KU/Davidson game. So I went. I got turned around as I tend to do on the Upper West Side, could have been late, but I got there at 9:35. Mass was just about to begin. I know I'm not the best Catholic out there. I strive to be in my own way, though. Would you like to know what the homily was about? Fear of becoming part of the community. You know what? This is what I've been struggling with all week. And God just throws it in my face and says "What are you going to do about it? I'm here, I've got your back, you will fall some (what I've been doing), but it'll be OK in the end." So yeah. I need to get out there. I need to feel like a complete idiot with a huge group, but I can do it. Anyways, this was the biggest sign of all. Now, just where to find these groups is another question. But I figure if I get out there, with a little divine intervention, I'll find the right one.
Finally, I got paid. I had two spend $50 and only pay $25 at ann taylor loft. So I decided to go shopping after church. So there's this green dress I've been fixated on for a good month and a half. It's gone. The nice lady helping me finds the black one for me. OMG. I was in love. In fact, I have it on (trying it on w/ the shoes at home). I spent way too much money at ATL but I'm not upset with my spending (yet anyways). Got two black sweaters too.
Home sweet home. NYC can become that for me for the time I'm here. I just have to get out there and embrace it. And I know I can do that. I've only done that four other times in my life in four other places.
Have something your struggling with? I'm hear to listen (c; Cheesy, I know, had to throw in the little interaction part, like I do on my work blog posts. If you want to read those, shoot me an email and I'll give you the links. If I post 'em, bloggers have a really weird way of tracking the links that other bloggers post on the internet, and I wouldn't want them to read this stuff.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Now the fun on
So the last post was a summary. So now I'll give you all my random musings I just know you love hearing!!
So, I have embraced a few things as a New Yorker. My favorite....hands down.....is drop off laundry service! I paid $11 today for dropping my laundry off last night and picking it up today...clean, dry, and folded!! However, I always hear this phrase come out of my mouth as I'm going through my new clean laundry "oh smack! i let them wash that?!" and "uh oh, where'd the matching sock go?"
I also drank my first cup of real coffee. Just plain coffee!! A few mornings before we went sight seeing. Not too bad with half and half! I may be lowering my dependence on the carmel machaitto.....
So I have a new complex. It's called the Foo Fighters complex. OK, so for the Feb Foo Fighters concert, I got on 50 minutes after the tickets went on sale and tehy were sold out! So now, every time i hear about a show I have to buy tickets. These would include: 2 Augustana shows and a Foo Fighters show in July (mike and I have sixth row tickets!!!!)
I'm really excited to go see Stop Loss this weekend. And basketball. I'm also finally going to buy an under the bed box for the extra clothes in my closet.
I've been doing pretty well at writing for my blogs at work. I'm not going to post the names of them b/c bloggers have a tricky way of tracking back to my blog......which I don't think they need to know certain things about me....like my obsession with basketball.....so email me and i'll email you the links! I got my first guest blogger to post today on my innovation blog!!
OK, I had more funny stuff but I forgot. I hope you all enjoyed this!!
So, I have embraced a few things as a New Yorker. My favorite....hands down.....is drop off laundry service! I paid $11 today for dropping my laundry off last night and picking it up today...clean, dry, and folded!! However, I always hear this phrase come out of my mouth as I'm going through my new clean laundry "oh smack! i let them wash that?!" and "uh oh, where'd the matching sock go?"
I also drank my first cup of real coffee. Just plain coffee!! A few mornings before we went sight seeing. Not too bad with half and half! I may be lowering my dependence on the carmel machaitto.....
So I have a new complex. It's called the Foo Fighters complex. OK, so for the Feb Foo Fighters concert, I got on 50 minutes after the tickets went on sale and tehy were sold out! So now, every time i hear about a show I have to buy tickets. These would include: 2 Augustana shows and a Foo Fighters show in July (mike and I have sixth row tickets!!!!)
I'm really excited to go see Stop Loss this weekend. And basketball. I'm also finally going to buy an under the bed box for the extra clothes in my closet.
I've been doing pretty well at writing for my blogs at work. I'm not going to post the names of them b/c bloggers have a tricky way of tracking back to my blog......which I don't think they need to know certain things about me....like my obsession with basketball.....so email me and i'll email you the links! I got my first guest blogger to post today on my innovation blog!!
OK, I had more funny stuff but I forgot. I hope you all enjoyed this!!
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