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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
12:10 pm	Short update I went back to the B-lo for Thanksgiving. It was good. Good to see my family again. It was also good to see people whom I hadn't seen in a while (including Mark, a fellow Stern fan!). I visited with Steve and saw his weiner. It was so small. Smaller than it looks in th pictures online. Hahaha. I played with it. He named it Mickey. I still don't know what possessed him to get a mini-dachshund puppy, but he really is adorable! Plus it makes for some hilarious double-entendres. The only unfortunate part of the entire trip was that Steve's new girlfriend (whom I do not like) was at his house "doing homework" when I got there. So we went out to Tim Horton's to talk instead (in her FACE!). Well, she called him like an hour into us being there and must have said "Where are you, you've been gone for 2 hours!" and Steve told her where we were and she must have still been mad and hung up. Apparently it's okay if she hangs out with him when we're dating, but not okay when I hang out with him when they're dating. That's okay though--her paranoia that "something" might be going on is good enough for me. Note: I don't hate her because Steve's dating her--I could honestly care less. I hate her for completely separate reasons. In other news, I only rode one horse--an ex-racehorse who is the daughter of a Kentucky Derby winner (Sunny's Halo, I think). Pretty neat! She is 20 years old and has done nothing for the past 10-15 years. She's a fairly nice looking horse though. I discovered why her father won the derby though...ANY leg makes her GO. Pretty cool though. Thanksgiving was good as always, although my mom was sick and couldn't go. Otherwise, it was great. Oh, and I looked through my senior yearbook and discovered that I hated almost everyone and was nearly completely uninvolved in high school. I'd love to know if my HS friends feel the same way looking back. I think the most interesting discovery is that after looking at those old pictures, I felt no anger towards those whom I perhaps felt angry towards in the past. SO much changes in 5 years, that's for sure. However, I will never forget those good times, that's for sure. I have finally accepted that things will never be the same. And that's okay. After I came back to Philly, on Sunday, Harris and I went to the shelter (PAWS) to choose a foster dog. I saw a dog that I really liked (a skinny pit bull) and Harris found one he really liked (a pit bull older puppy). Honestly, I didn't like the look of the dog he chose, and he didn't seem to like mine. We found a person who worked there and asked to take his dog out. Well, like I had suspected, this dog was not good (or not good for us). It jumped and lunged at other dogs and barked and barked. Then we took it in the cat room to see how it would be around cats...and the dog lunged at the cages, even after the cats hissed and swatted. Not cool. So that dog was out. Harris later said that after he saw the dog with other dogs, he wasn't so sure about it. He wanted it because it was cute and had been there the longest that he saw--since 10/25. So that one was out. We asked the person who was helping us what dog seemed to need fostering the most. She showed us a skinny pit bull who was found in an empty lot. although she hadn't been there too long, she was skinny and had a bad cut on her leg. We took her in the cat room and again, she was better than the last dog, but not great (although I think she could have been okay). We were kind of downtrodden, and the girl says "There's this other dog who has been here forever, Jeremiah." So we say "All right, bring him out." The girl brings out this brindle and white pit bull who is totally emaciated--you can feel every bone in his body. He has rubs on his hips where sores used to be (from being too skinny and sleeping on a hard surface) He has sores on his arm. He seems nice and is pretty much fine in the cat room. We said we'd take him to foster him. He had been at the shelter since October 10th--almost 2 months. Well let me tell you: I don't understand how this dog couldn't find a home. He's quiet in his crate. He only chews his toys. He goes outside despite the fact that he doesn't seem to ever had a home. He didn't know ANY commands, including "sit" or "come," and now he sits on command (we brought him home Sunday night and it's Tuesday morning). He hasn't really met the other animals face-to-face, but he calmly sniffs the ferrets through their cage--no jumping, no barking, no excitement about them. It's so sad that this poor dog was stuck in a kennel for nearly 2 months, not to mention his life on the street (he was picked up as a stray), and yet, he's so smart and willing. Although his story is bound to be ultimately happy, it's so sad to know that he was overlooked like that--and he probably isn't the only one. My message is this: adopt dogs (and cats)! Don't overlook the pit bulls either. And if you are the kind of person who wants a little puppy because they "bond with you better,' shame on you. I can think of at least 10 dogs that were adopted when they were a year or older and they are totally "bonded." (this is just the beginning of a much longer rant--just spend a couple minutes in the "pets" section of Craigslist, read any "wanted" ads, and you'll see what I mean). Okay, I'll stop now :) That's all. Check out Facebook for pics of Jeremiah ("Jerry"). I'll try to update on him when I can. Technically he's up for adoption as well...but...maybe not ;) Current Mood: cheerful (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
5:50 pm	I don't update! Bad me. When I was in college and barely had a life, I was on here all the freaking time. Now that I actually DO have a life, I'm not on here. Now I'm in North Carolina on business though...so again, I have no life. Things I have learned lately: 1.) Getting a passport is nowhere nearly as painful as I thought. 2.) Boys have really dirty bathrooms. I cleaned Harris' (after dropping hint after hint that HE should do it!) because his sister was staying the weekend and it was too gross to show a guest. I almost puked while cleaning it...he's such a neat guy that I don't know how he could let it get to that disgusting state!! I'm the clean one...he's the neat one. 3.) Check the weather in the place you're going before you travel so you pack the right clothes. I was SO close to not even packing a sweatshirt for North Carolina...and it's freaking freezing here (almost below freezing at night). Windy, chilly...not good for the SKIRTS and T-SHIRTS I had planned to wear. What's wrong with me??? 4.) I have A LOT of lesbian friends. I noticed that at our Halloween party. I was definitely in the minority when it came to straight women. It's cool though because I hardly notice until I think about it. Gay people don't bother me--I'm still confused why they would "bother" anyone else. 5.) People with mental illnesses can be bizarre. There was a whole incident where one of my ex-friends (B) touched another one of my friends (R) in a very inappropriate way while she was passed out drunk. To make a long story short, I called him out on it (he de-friended me from Facebook and MySpace--wahhhh!) and I hadn't talked to him since the beginning of July. Whatever. So the weekend before last, I went to an event in Chestnut Hill, and I realized that he'd be there. I was kind of nervous because I really didn't want to see him and I didn't want it to be awkward for the other people, etc. WELL...I was wrong. He started talking to me COMPLETELY NORMAL. I was taken aback and didn't really know what to say or do. I am absolutely sure that he has some sort of mental issue though not only for this, but for other reasons too. Very strange... 6.) I am the ideal demographic to get "ins" with Stern show people. I met the fabulous Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling (he was a writer for Howard and quit the show on March 5th, 2001) and not only did he GIVE me a shirt, but he also took a picture with me for his website (which he definitely didn't do for other people!!). I was so excited. The show was good...if you know who Jackie is. If not, it would be horrible. His schtick is that he tells jokes (old jokes, mind you) and laughs at them. He's been telling these jokes for the last 30 years and yet he can't tell the punch line because he's laughing so hard. Oh Jackie.... The other part of his schtick is that he sells his stuff (normal) out of a suitcase on stage. So you go up, say that you want a medium gray t-shirt, and he has to dig through a suitcase FILLED with rumpled up Jackie shirts and Cds. Now, is that bad? Not if you know him ;) If you've heard the stories about him like I have (like the time he gave Howard and his then-wife Allison a blue nightlight and a Jackie CD when one of their daughters was born...), then it's great. 7.) Given the opportunity, people DO NOT stop to meet comedians after a show!! 99% of the time, comedians are out there selling stuff and they're willing to talk to you, yet people just walk right by. It amazes me every single time. Greg Giraldo, Jimmy Florentine, and even Jackie...only a handful of people in line. I just go say "hi" every show :) 8.) Jeff the Drunk is actually very nice and not quite as gross as one would expect. So many Wack Packers to meet, so little time. 9.) Haunted Houses don't really scare me anymore. I went to one at Eastern State Penetentiary, and I was okay. I was pretty sure that Harris would practically have to carry me through it, but no, I was fine. That's all for now...I'm hungry and don't feel like writing anymore. Until we meet again. Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Monday, September 29th, 2008
6:00 pm	Baahhhhhh.... It's not that I feel like my life is falling apart--I don't--but I feel like things aren't going great lately. Or at least not as smoothly as I would like. Like today I called my mom and she's like "you got a ticket." A ticket for what? A ticket for going through an EZ Pass....uhhh....I HAD AN EZ PASS!!! So now I have to call them and dispute it and be like "How in god's name could I drive through Jersey and SOMEHOW AVOID AN EZ PASS???" Yes, I drove through 5 EZ Passes....and somehow chose not to show the EZ Pass for one. And what am I supposed to do if it doesn't seem to register??? Maybe it did--maybe it didn't....maybe it was still green from the guy before me. I am SO annoyed. Then I'm just annoyed because i am taking a different train. This guy who I occasionally have a very casual conversation with asked me out randomly and I don't really want to see him again...it's weird. Then my mom's weird cousin e-mailed me and asked for my phone number and address....I don't want to give it to him, but I don't know what to do. I just hate talking to him....it's awful because he's really narcissistic. My car has been acting strange...it spontaneously started leaking gas....and spontaneously stopped. The mechanic couldn't find one thing wrong with it. I know I wasn't imagining it either.... My guinea pigs got lice randomly. They don't leave the house...so I don't know how it happened...luckily humans can't get them and they can be easily treated with Advantage. Annoying nonetheless... There is a street all closed off on my way to work so I have to walk around...in front of a homeless men's shelter...it makes me uncomfortable because they are all standing out there doing NOTHING at 7:45am. Not cool. One of the ferrets is barely eating...it's really annoying because she acts like she's hungry then rejects her food and treats. I had to wrestle her down and give her pepto bismol in case it was an ulcer....awful. Let me tell you what a fun job that is... In good news, I got a postcard and a pair of equestrian socks from my sister, which was really nice of her. I hanged out with a bunch of Stern staffers/Wack Packers Sat. night. I got to meet Jeff the Drunk for the first time--he was great. Very entertaining. High Pitch Erik was bartending--he was gross as usual. I got a picture with Shuli, Rev. Bob Levy, and Sal, which was great. I wanted a picture with the Iron Sheik, but that was $10 (for a picture taken with MY digital camera!!). I think his caretaker is a crook. It was loads of fun though. Who knew I'd be fast friends with Jeff the Drunk. I got great reviews from my boss at work--I'm proud of that. That's pretty much it...so things are either great or not great....I don't know what the heck is going on. Current Mood: annoyed (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
3:14 pm	Am I missing something?? Another chick from high school got married. What is this?? Am I missing something? Was I supposed to get married/be engaged/have a kid already?? Don't people in high school know what it is to, oh, I don't know, have a GOOD TIME?? How about going to different places and doing different things? No?? For a while, I thought all of them were the crazy ones. Now I think I'm the crazy one. Apparently going out/traveling/having a decent job/and actually LIVING aren't very NT things to do. If anyone (with the notable exception of Johnny Depp or someone very rich and about to keel over) asked me to marry them, my answer would be "Are you insane?" Take my neighbors: nice people, do have a good time. BUT they have two kids, which is aggravating. Sure they sit on their patio and drink...but the kids are running around and screaming. I sit on my porch and...silence. Ahhhh. No kids, no husband, no thank you. F that. That's my rant for the day. Now to take my horse out for a nice relaxing ride in the park... Current Mood: confused (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
1:28 am	I'm a day tripper extrordinaire These past few days have been un-freaking-believeable (in a good way). On Wednesday, I flew to Seattle. I had a layover in Denver. I was shocked at how flat it was all around the airport...I always thought Denver was incredibly mountainous. The kid sitting next to me on the plane though (from Wyoming) informed me that Denver is about 20 miles out from the airport and that it is more mountainous. Otherwise...the rest of the area is as flat as a pancake. Then I got into Seattle. LOVE LOVE LOVE. It's BEAUTIFUL. I kind of went right to bed when I got there (the three hour time difference did me in). The next day, I had my site visit, which went relatively well. I busted the chops of one of my contacts a little (which was funny). OH! And I went to an Office Space/The Office type party while I was there. Someone there was leaving the agency after 20 years, so they were throwing her a "party" (I use that term VERY loosely) with cake. I was invited to this so-called party (I didn't know the woman, but I was there, so whatever) and even though I got there late...I was blown away that it was nearly silent with 20 or so people in there. It was hilarious to me. One of the lead people at the agency tried to make small talk with this woman, but it just wasn't happening. AWK-WARD. And I'm standing there in the doorway like a new person--people are going to think I was a new employee and then wonder why they never saw me again. haha. After my site visit, my plan was to go up in the Space Needle. There's a story from years ago about me being wasted in the back of a car driving near Niagara Falls. Now, there is a similar structure to the Space Needle there, but I insisted that this structure WAS the Space Needle, despite people correcting me. So I decided that I finally had to go to the REAL Space Needle. I didn't know where to park though, so I put about an hours worth of quarters in the meter and decided to walk around instead. It was SO pretty. There was this fountain that people could go in where the jets were coordinated with classical music that reverberated from the inside of the bowl-like structure it was in. AMAZING. So then I went back to my hotel and changed so I COULD go in the Space Needle. Armed with my camera and such, I headed back and paid the $16 to go to the top. Was it worth it? ...Yes and no. Really cool to see. Once. I doubt I'd do it again. The highlight of this journey was something quite different...I got a good taste of what it's like to be picked up, without knowing I was being picked up. Okay, so I was in line waiting to take the elevator to the top of the Space Needle. There is this guy standing in front of me, and he kind of casually starts talking to me. Whatever. I was happy to have someone to talk to and hang out with--it gets depressing to do everything by myself sometimes. So I talk to him, we take pictures, yada yada yada (I'm yada yada-ing over just walking around up there--nothing sexual haha), and he tells me he is supposed to meet a friend for dinner. My attitude towards that was "Okay. Nice meeting you--see ya!" but he goes "I feel so bad leaving you here...let me call him real quick." Okay...So he walks away and I get a glass of wine (okay wine for sky-high prices). He comes back and asks me if I wanted to go out for dinner with them. I wasn't hungry, so I said no. He asked if I wanted to hang out and get a drink or something after he had dinner, so I said okay--it's not like I had anything else going on. So he calls me a while later, and him and his friend are going to a pirate-themed bar/microbrewery. I join them and we laughed and chatted and had a beer (IPA--too hoppy!). It was a good time. THEN...here is when things started getting a little..weird. We get kicked out of the bar (it CLOSED at like 11:45!!) and he goes "can I get a ride back to my hotel?" This confused me because him and his friend had driven there...but I figured maybe it would be on my way, and not his friends. So I say "sure." I give him a ride back to his hotel and he goes "Want to come up for a little while?" Now me, being as dumb as I can be, said "Oh no, I'm tired--I'm still on East Coast time!" and I left. It only occurred to me on the way back to my hotel that he was trying to pick me up! Eeek! So apparently, although I am funny and interesting and I tell dirty jokes, guys are not really attracted to THAT as much as they're attracted to...other things. Grrr. It was, however, a little stroke to my ego. haha. Then yesterday, I decided to take a trek and go to Mt. St. Helens. It was almost a 3 hour drive away. I plugged "Mt. St. Helens" into my GPS and it took me to the visitor center...37 miles away from the mountain. I almost decided not to go on, but then I figured that I had made it that far, so why wouldn't I go all the way? So I drove down the windy, steep roads to Mt. St. Helens and it was absolutely spectacular--there are no words to describe how amazing it was. I stopped several times to take pictures. I finally got to the visitor center at the mountain and I was VERY disappointed that there were a ton of people--old people, families, babies...ugh. They were walking too slow on the little paved "trail," the kids were running up and down...the old people were taking up the whole thing. I was angry. They were ruining my experience of this natural wonder. THEN...I found the "real" trail--the one too steep, rocky, and narrow for families and old people to climb. They were all culled out. Then, I could truly experience the wonder before me that was Mt. St. Helens. I did have a little morbid "fantasy" that it would erupt and I could see a lava flow (perhaps all over the slow-walking old people and families with gigantic carriages), but that didn't happen. I got to walk along a ridge around the volcano though--it was so cool. Was that worth it? Absolutely, without a question. I almost got teary-eyed looking and the grandeur. Sigh... I am so moving to Seattle some day... Then today, I woke up early and went to the famous Pike Place market in Seattle. It was pretty cool, although almost everything was closed. I did get to see the famous Pike Place fish throwers throw one huge salmon though--that was cool. So yeah, I liked that too. Seattle is a city that I would return to in a heartbeat (which is great, since I have a good friend who lives there!!) Then I got on the plane and came here to Anchorage. The city is so small--even I don't get lost without a GPS. I went to some flea market type thing and got a few gifts for friends and family. Then I went back to the B&B I'm staying at and got one of their FREE bike rentals so I could ride around town. Now, I haven't ridden a bike since I was 16 and injured myself by falling off a bike. However, I didn't want to walk for miles and miles either. I decided to try it again and I had a blast. I rode down to "Knik Arm," which is the body of water next to Anchorage. It was spectacular. Mountains in the distance, this body of water, a sand belt that stretched out a few hundred feet... It was really muddy in some parts, so I didn't go down (and technically you aren't allowed to. rules schmules). I did find a sandier area though, and I went down these rocks to the beach. It was so nice, but I was paranoid about leaving my bike on the trail--the lady at the B&B said I was responsible for it and to always have it chained. I forgot the combination though, so I couldn't chain it. That's all I needed was to have my bike stolen and have to explain why it wasn't chained 2 hours after it was lent to me. My solution: haul it down the rocks onto the beach. This was easier said than done. Bikes..are unstable to move. I almost killed myself on the rocks. But I got it down (getting it back up was actually easier). The beach was amazing and I found some sort of bone! I don't know what it's from...a whale? A seal? a walrus?? I don't know. That excited me to no end though. Then, I biked back because it was getting dark-ish (midnight sun here in AK). I didn't need to get jumped on my way back either. Tomorrow...what to do, what to do. Something that preferably excludes families. I guess rugged mountain climbing. I wanted to go whale watching, but that will be family city. God, I never knew how anti-social I was. It's just that I hate people and their stupid families though. Parents yelling at kids...kids screaming and running...babies crying...those stupid giant strollers...Crocs.... I can't deal with it all. That's all. Watch for pics from the trip on Facebook!! (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
10:26 pm	My trip to the ER etc. Last Sunday I got sick. REALLY sick. Unable to get out of bed sick. Horrible stomach pains, throwing up, etc. Monday I was still sick, but I got up and ate a little something because I was hungry. A few hours later, I got ill again and threw it up. Called Harris at work and he came home and took me to the ER for fear that it was appendicitis. They told me that it was a UTI (despite the fact that I had none of the symptoms...). Gave me antibiotics and sent me home. Through much urging, I stayed home on Tuesday too and chilled out. I felt weak, but okay. Went to work on Wednesday, felt tired, but better (got effed with at the door of my building by a coworker whom I--and many other people--despise...she wouldn't let me in becaus I forgot my key..god). Harris made me leave early and go see a doctor who told me I just had a virus and to come see him before ever going to the ER again. So yeah, it was an ordeal, but I'm fine now. Friday I went out to Fergie's with some coworkers--fun! They are pretty cool. We just drank a few beers then went home. We talked about strip clubs and the "blue door" behind our building. Interesting... I really do like hanging out with people outside of work though--it's a whole different world (a much more fun one). It's kind of like that moment when you figure out that your parents actually ARE cool and like to do cool things (that is, if your parents are cool). So yeah, fun. Saturday I ran a bunch of errands and rode Cody. He's a good boy. He just had head issues--he cannot keep his head still while he's ridden. He shakes it, tosses it, and is generally annoying with it. I think that may go away as time goes on though... I hope. He also had very little concept of what to do with leg cues. He knows go forward and canter, but has little idea of the subtleties of other cues. I do like riding him though. He's kind of like a big Jack :) Then, after I was done, I opened the arena gate and took him for a mini trail ride into the park and back! It was our first time out there and he was great! He had no problem going out or anything. So cute. My flight is delayed right now--2.5 hours. Yuck. I am traveling all this week. Monday = Raleigh, Tuesday = Miami, Wednesday= Largo, FL, Thursday = Pittsburgh, Friday= back in Philly. Harris' birthday is next week and he informed me this evening that "people are coming over for dinner." Ummm....WHAT?? Translation: I'm making dinner for 8 people Tuesday night. I am not happy about that. Especially since on Wednesday, I am leaving for another 7 day work-related adventure out west. Annoying. I should go now because hopefully my flight will be boarding soon. I'll write later...there is a plethora of updates... Current Mood: annoyed (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
6:09 pm	The Midwest: Just like I thought it would be. There's practically nothing here. NOTHING. I'm in Omaha, Nebraska. Home to Mutual of Omaha (they're my retirement company, so that's a plus) and Omaha Steaks (which I don't eat). That's it. The insurance company and the steak joint (which, by the way, I could get on Chestnut Hill if I really wanted to). Then I get to spend time in Tulsa, OK Thursday and Friday. Thank god I'm getting the midwest over with early on. It's shocking how the entire state (or the 30 minutes I was looking out the window of the plane before we landed) is FLAT and full of FARMS. It really blows my mind--how do these people go to the grocery store? In other news, this weekend went by way too fast. Friday I rode Cody, and he was being a bit of a dink. I should have lunged him first because all he wanted to do was canter. He's listening better now though, although he flails his head around madly. I think I'll need to get draw reins for him....I need to do something about his head! Hmm... But he is a total lover and he's so into whatever I'm doing. I love it. Saturday I mostly got the pets ready for us both not being home. Then I had dinner with my friends Brian and Mel, who just came back from Italy. I am so jealous of their awesome trip!! They did get me a cute hand painted turtle bowl though, which was nice. Good thing I got them the mint julip mix from Kentucky (not that it compares with a bowl from Italy, but still...). Then today I woke up and had to go clean Cody. Then I had to finish getting my stuff ready for my trip. That doesn't seem tough except for the fact that I sprained my wrist and it hurts like a mother. Sooo...carrying my stuff through the airport....not that easy. Lifting my bag into the overhead storage bin....difficult and painful. I need an ace bandage or a brace or something but I'm in the middle of nowhere! I have no idea how I sprained it, but my best guess is that I carry my stuff around the airport almost every week, I clean my horse's stall/work with him, I carry my stupid laptop to and from work because I need to bring it with me on trips...so on and so forth. Grrr.... That's all. Aside from the wrist, all is well. Stop 2 of my tour = tomorrow... adios! Current Mood: rushed (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
10:54 pm	Horse country Right now I'm in Louisville, Kentucky for work. This is stop one on my 10+ site visit tour (Omaha, St. Louis, and Tulsa next week, then Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Central Massachusetts, Hartford, Raleigh, Largo, Miami, and....duh duh duh....Seattle and Anchorage, Alaska!) I just got back from St. Louis and LOVED it. LOOOOVED it. Went to the City Museum and almost fainted from pure excitement (look it up. most awesome place EVER). Then I drove back to the B-lo for my sister's graduation. It was nice...saw Ms. DeMarchis (who has my business card on her bulletin board--ooo la la!) and Sr. G. (who had another kid). I feel bad that I can't visit them too much...maybe I'll take a trip to Buffalo in the fall for the sole purpose of visiting. Who knows though. Then my brother came back with me and staying in Philly for a week. We had a good time. I knew he'd love it (but then again, what's not to love about Philly??). I am mostly just writing to say another one of my friends from high school got married and just had a kid! Gah! That would be impossible for me. My neighbor is going to have a kid any day now and I must say, I am not excited. At all. The honest to god truth is that I would be far more involved and excited if they were getting a new dog. I just don't get the kid thing...neither having one or being excited about other people having one. Who cares. The world is overpopulated already. Anyways, speaking of babies...my new baby Cody is doing quite well. He's out of shape and definitely rusty with his cues (and his manners!), but he is so sweet and I love him already. He's got such a nice cheerful personality. He's also fun to ride and has an absolutely beautiful canter. Why have a baby when you can save an ex-racehorse and give him a good home :) That's about it...oh! And I got DE-FRIENDED on Facebook the other day. Boo-hoo. Who cares. It wasn't a shocker by any means. There was an incident between two of my friends...basically one took sexual advantage of the other. Her story made sense. His did not (no surprises there). So, I asked for his story, it was obviously total BS (this guy hits on EVERY girl repeatedly, especially this friend, and his story was basically that she took advantage of HIM and he tried to stop it--there is NO WAY). Anyways, I told him that since I wasn't there, I can't really judge very well, but I do know he's a perv and a liar (everyone knows he's a liar, but my friend and I also tested it). So...the long and the short of the story is he de-friended me. Coward. He'll deny it and say it was some sort of "Facebook glitch"--which will also be BS, since he always deleted my comments to him, probably to hide them from his girlfriend. Ahem, fiancee. (By the way, the comments were never anything but neutral...). Stupid stupid. De-friending someone is probably the most retarded thing anyone could do. The only statement it makes is that you have the mentality of a 12-year-old. Besides, shame on him for what he did. I should go now--I have a site visit tomorrow with our Kentucky agency! Later y'all! Current Mood: confused (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
2:29 pm	I'm a new mom!! I have my new baby Cody! He just came this morning. Yay! He unfortunately jetted off the trailer before anyone could stop him which made him all nervous, but now he's much better. Poor guy :( I'm so happy that everything worked out though. I'm so excited to have a horse again that I can ride whenever I want, plus he's only about 2 miles from where I live! Hooray! Tonight is killers of Comedy--also super awesome! That's all. Just had to update and say that the new baby is good :) Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
6:24 pm	Goo for you Life has been goo for me. Lots of fun stuff. Let's see... Last week Friday (the Friday before last Friday), my friend Mel and I went to Devon. It was AWESOME and fun. Mel's mom used to train horses, notably for the Tokyo Olympics. Then she became a top trainer in reining (of all things) in England. AWESOME. Anyways, they had several events that we saw (lots of saddlebred stuff), including this coach race thing and friesians under saddle (sooo pretty!). Then we watched Gambler's Choice jumping. We both loved it. Laura Chapot fell off (bad fall--she started falling as she was going over a jump...no goo for her). Then that weekend on Saturday night...I did something, but I'm blanking. Hmm. Oh well. The on Sunday I left for North Carolina. It was a nice place. REALLY crappy food (for the most part). I had the experience of eating at a restaurant called Biscutville. It sounds good, but it was so gross. I got cheesy grits to try and I thought I was going to vomit. Despite the food, the trip was fun. The interviews I did were great. My boss was thoroughly impressed with my interviewing abilities. Little does she know that I really concentrated on the greatest interviewer of all time for the past month: Howard Stern. No, I didn't ask them their bra sizes or to tell me about their spread in Playboy, but the questions were good nonetheless. Great success! Plus I got to schmooze a lot, which I can be good at. And I met a woman there who worked at the one agency and she's got 2 horses! She said we can go riding next time I'm up. yay! Then I came back. Sunday, Rachel and I went to the gay pride parade. We had a great time even though it was nearly 100 degrees. We even got to meet Bruce Valanch! Imagine that. We also got our picture taken with some really super ultra hot guy in a purple speedo who was from one of the floats. They were all wearing speedos and spraying people with water guns. Dreamy. Seriously. So Rachel and I got our pictures with him too (and surely left a trail of drool...). As if the day wasn't hot enough! Then we walked around Penn's landing and got several samples of stuff (mainly condoms and lube--I figured I'd hand them out to my friends who couldn't make it as souveniers). Then I spotted my friend Martez amongst the huge group of people there and we hung out. Martez is so hilarious. Then we left because we were so hot. This week is SO BUSY at work. It SUCKS. No time for Facebook ;) Really though, it's crazy. Then, on top of that, I think I'm getting that horse this weekend, then I am going to North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday again, and Saturday night is the Killers of Comedy show...and then the week after next I'm going to be gone to St. Louis and then Buffalo...God! too busy. Oh, and my boss informed me that I have to visit like 12 pilot sites this summer between now and September...ummm....that's more than one per week. Crazy. But then again, it's cool to travel around the country for work. :) Gotta go--I have to confirm my mom's extra super special birthday present and call a stable to confirm that I can move Cody. And do laundry and cancel my gym membership. Jeez! Adios! Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
4:41 pm	The good times and the great times I have a new box turtle. Just adding to my pet collection...two red eared sliders, 3 gps, 1 box turtle, and a flying squirrel. Yes, a flying squirrel. I live an abnormal life. You know how things are really awesome and then they get really awesome-er? well, Right now I'm in North Carolina for a week for work doing interviews (which are fun). My hotel room is pretty nice (nice bed, nice facilities, etc.). The best part is that I have Howard TV!!! unbridled enthusiasm. I am tempted to call into work (i.e. doing the interviews) sick. haha. I LOVE Howard TV. Killers of Comedy = 12 days! Rachel and I might go to the show on the 13th...I'm not sure. We'd be an item for sure though haha. By the way, I met someone else with a Stiletto the other day--obviously a Howard fan. He was blown away that I too am a Howard fan. People don't tend to suspect me though.... Anyways, time to get going and watch Howard TV!! Current Mood: ecstatic (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
8:02 pm	"My friends are getting married. I'm just getting drunk." Did I miss the marriage/child memo or something? I was just browsing MySpace (which I never do anymore) and I noticed that one of my good friends from high school is MARRIED and another girl i knew from college is MARRIED AND PREGNANT. Then add that on to about 6 other marriages (that I know of) and a bunch of kids. I am more shocked about the marriages than the kids though, since the people who have kids now were "hooahs" in high school anyways. But marriages?? One of them (Nicole from across the street from me) isn't shocking since she's been with her boyfriend FOREVER. So, was there a memo that went out that said "you have to be married and/or have kids within 5 years of graduating high school"? If so, I didn't get it. Thank god. I just don't get it. I guess that's because my friends like to do things like drink wine, go out to dinner, and randomly take trips to Atlantic City. My friends like to have cook-outs and go hiking and go to shows. Now, of course you can do those things when you're married (which my friends Brian and Mel are and they are a ton of fun). BUT, thankfully, none of us have kids. NONE. Want to know why that's so awesome? Because we can go out whenever we want. There's no "Well, I;d like to go out but I can't because I don't have anyone to watch my kid." Ugh. Lame. This girl at work complains that she can never do anything anymore because she had a kid. No thank you to that. Furthermore, this brings me to my experience today. Today I drove to Allentown to look at a horse to lease (I will write about him after this story). The woman who owns him is really nice, but she's got a small son who she needed to keep on a LEASH. ON A LEASH. Why not just get a dog? This kid wasn't really bad, but he was like running around and crying and walking behind this giant horse. The woman was trying to control him, but it was tough while she was trying to talk to me etc. She can't ride the horse because it is too tough to find time away from her son. Soooo....let me get this straight: you pretty much give up your hobby for a couple of years and spend it with your wild leashed child? Ew. So lucky single, childless people like me can enjoy your hobby. Whoo! That's the end of my "marriage and child" rant. Marriage is kinda lame. Having kids is super lame. The end. About the horse...he's a 13 year old ex-racehorse Thoroughbred named Cody. He's 16.2 or 16.3 and is bay. He was a little wild when I got on him, but he wasn't too bad. He's got a lot of potential, but I guess he's pretty much just been sitting in a pasture. It felt SOOOOO good to ride!! The lady said that if I found a place closer to Philly, that would be cool. So yeah, I pretty much have a horse here now. I couldn't be happier. Tonight I have to get Harris from the airport. Way for him to ruin a perfectly good Saturday night!! By the way, speaking of marriage, there is one marriage that I am absolutely honestly thrilled about: George Takei and his longtime boyfriend Brad are getting gay married. George is one of my favorite people ever and could be the most well-loved person on the entire Stern show. I don't know how anyone could dislike gay people because George is such a good person. My mom wants to send him a card for his engagement. Yay George! (I cut out the little article about it from the Metro and hung it in my cubicle :) Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
6:09 am	Fa fa fo hi I talked to my mom last night and she had our dog Boo put to sleep. It's sad for her...not really for us, since he was getting really, really bad. He was quite elderly (14+ years old), so it was time. Poor Boo. In other animal related news, (This is mostly for Katie), our pony Peanut finally got gelded. Since his balls never dropped, we had to send him to Canada to get surgery. WELL....when they went to geld him, they found that the testicles never dropped because they were covered in tumors (gross, I know). The vet said that if we had waited just a few more months, the tumors would have been so bad that they couldn't be removed. So our pony may have cancer...we have to get the test results back I guess. :( That's all...I'm looking at a horse to lease on Saturday. A 12-year old TB gelding. He's in Allentown though, which is kind of a hike. I can't wait though. I have been getting "the itch" badly lately, so it will be great to ride again! (every trail and field I see is simply a missed opportunity to ride) The other day (Monday) was my one year graduation anniversary!! Imagine that.... North Carolina: June 1st-6th. Killers of Comedy: June 13th and 14th. Current Mood: chipper (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
7:06 pm	Texas during the day, Philly at night Yesterday I went to Texas for the day. Yep. More specifically, Dallas. I flew out of Philly at 6am and returned at 10:30pm. That doesn't sound too rough, except for the fact that I had to get up at 3am to get ready and then go to the airport, and then didn't get back until 11:15 or so. Ew. I was EXHAUSTED. Like, cranky "going to bite someone's head off" tired. By the way, I went to Texas for work. Next month I go to North Carolina for a week, and then I go to St. Louis for a week. Crazy. A week and a half ago I went to a reading at the downtown library with my (often frighteningly similar) friend Rachel to see (drumroll please)...Augusten Burroughs!! Yes, that's correct, the author of the bestseller "Running With Scissors." He was a fabulous speaker and was really nice and signed my book. Hooray. Also, I went to the Chestnut Hill spring festival or whatever. Sooo much fun, plus I got to spend quality time with Kim. Kim is so fantastic. Actually, she is making a stained glass piece for me that I designed. It will be of four of our horses (two are technically my sister's so I didn't include them). I designed it completely and chose the colored glass. Kim is adding her own little artistic flair to it and is creating it. It is for my mom for her b-day. I am quite excited. Kim is really talented. This weekend I got my car FIXED. It took like two seconds. The jerk-off at the car repair place explicitly told me that I NEEDED a new gas tank. Now, keep in mind, I am quite aware of what a gas tank is and what it's function is, so I am recalling this correctly for sure--it's not like when I got the starter replaced, which I have no idea what it is or what it does. Anyways, the guy says I need a new gas tank and he wasn't sure if he could even find one for the make and model of my car. He quoted me like $1000. I said "no way" and just left my car at my grandma's with the intent to sell it. Fast forward to like last week. So I am talking to my friend ODB (his name is Brian, but we call him "old Dirty Brian" or ODB for short), and he says "I can get you a new gas tank and put it in." So I told him the whole story, and he said he'd check anyways. So he found the tank (no problem) for $250 and said he'd put it in. Now, even to pay HIM alone for his time would be cheaper than the garage quoted me. So I get it here from Philly and he takes a look at it. Seriously after maybe a hour tops of looking at it, he calls me and says 'it's fine. The clamps were loose and leaking, but other than that, your tank looks fine." In fact, he went on to say that he didn't even see caulk on there that the garage supposedly put on!! What the heck. So yeah,it's fixed. I am still selling it, but at least I have a car in the mean time. Stupid garage people. I did feel bad for about 10 seconds for relentlessly making fun of ODB, but then he made fun of me and I didn't feel so bad. I've been listening to a lot of Howard lately. I just have to say again how genius Howard Stern and his staff are. Even the silliest thing, like a Baba Booey song makes me laugh. Plus Howard has been putting a lot of Eric the Midget on lately, and I loooove him. That show makes me happy every single day. All of the people that say they hate him cannot legitimately hate him until they have spent some quality time listening to his show, a show that advocates donating to charities, adopting the meat reductionist/vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, taking care of one's kids, not drinking/smoking/doing drugs, meditation, and rescuing shelter animals. Absolutely wonderful. Speaking of Howard though, someone's baby girl is going to turn one next month! I can't believe it. It was the most highly anticipated and funniest birth of the year for me (besides Robbie's, I suppose). Unfortunately, I haven't seen any pictures, although they would be worth hunting down. Hopefully I get to hear more about how *that* is going soon....hahahaha. On that (humorous) note, I have to go. Congrats to Kelly and everyone else who graduated! My one year anniversary is this coming Monday...oh my god. Current Mood: cheerful (Comment on this)
Monday, April 14th, 2008
7:36 pm	Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close Actually, not a call, but an AIM message. My computer randomly rebooted and turned on AIM. When I got back to my computer, one of those "friend request" boxes was up (for lack of a better term). So I accept and start talking to the person--I have no idea who it is and nothing they are saying is giving it away. So I'm like hmmmmm....then they go "Is this Tanya?" and hesitantly I say yes, and they go "This is Sean Brost." Ah! We were good friends at camp like...when I was 14! I was so excited and chatted with him a little. He lives in Fayetteville, NC now and is married. Whoa. It's so awesome--I have known him forever. How cool. In other news, there is a ton of other news. Rachel and I are thinking of getting a place together. Went with her to see a band Saturday night. They were pretty good. We danced. Work is all right. My boss is coming tomorrow, which is kind of good. I don't really mind when she comes. Last Friday night I went to Atlantic City randomly with Harris and Rachel. Mel, Bernie, Rachel, BTO, Pat, and I all went out to dinner at a place in Chestnut Hill. After, everyone else left, but Rachel and I went out to this tavern on the hill and had a drink. We were chatting (i.e. gossiping) and I suggested that we go to AC. So we call a few other people to see if they wanted to go, and only Harris was on board. So we went there at like 11:30 at night and stayed until 3:30 or so. Regardless, I drove and finally went to sleep around 5-5:30. It was really cool though. The previous weekend, BTO and I went to AC to see a Killers of Comedy show. It was really great: Shuli, Yucko, the Iron Sheik, Beetlejuice, Riley Martin (who had "food poisoning"), Sal, Richard, Mike Morse, and of course, Rev. Bob Levy. Oh! And Fred Norris was there with the King Norris band--a Stern show original! I was going to faint. After the show, the guys came out to sell their stuff and we asked Sal where the after party was. He's like "Yeah! Come up to the after party--it's down the hall!" Soooo...we went and hung out with a bunch of them. i lived out one of my dreams of meeting Sal and Richard--Richard is just as cool in person as he is on the show. I love that guy. I also met High Pitch Eric, who went on to hit on me. For as much as I LOOOVE the Howard Stern show, and for as much as I know that if I spent any sort of time with High Pitch, I could probably get on the show, he is far too vile. Plus I've seen him shirtless/naked on several occasions and it is freaking gross. Later on, we were all hanging out on the porch (overlooking the ocean, of course), and I got a picture of me picking up Beetlejuice--one of the most well-known and most loved wack packers. Truely an awesome night. Now for June 13th and 14th! In related Stern show news, Artie walked off the show on Thursday. It's hard to explain, but it had me all upset for the rest of the day. It was funny because I caught the very end of it, and I almost called my mom to tell her, but I figured that she was working. So I'm sitting there at my desk and my cell rings. I don't even have to look to know it's my mom. Sure enough, I'm correct. I answer and my mom goes "Listen, I have to tell you something and it's very important. Do you have a minute?" I go "of course!"--suddenly I am concerned that she is calling for a bad reason and not about Artie. She pauses and goes "Artie walked off the show today." For as upset as I was, it's hilarious that my mom who calls me like twice a month calls me AT WORK to tell me something Stern show related. She was all mad about it. She goes "You get on that computer and send a letter to the show telling them to keep that SOB off!" hahaha I was concerned that perhaps other people in my quiet office could hear my mom yelling into the phone. It was great. What a mess on the show though.... There is so much more, but I have to go. Adios! Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
5:38 pm	I should really update.... But there is just so much. My life is crazy. So many things have happened that I can't even begin to record them on here. Met the mayor of Philadelphia yesterday--told him how much I love this city... Umm...I think I found a place to live...maybe Ashley will live with me... I have no furniture at all so I don't know what I'm going to do about that... I'll figure it out. Listening to Howard at work....trying to suppress laughter (it makes me sound like I'm choking or have emphysema). A horse at my old barn broke it's leg and had to be euthanized. The owners just lost their only other horse to a heart attack about 2 months ago. The woman is now in a mental institution because of it. A guy at my old barn was riding back to the barn after a trail ride last Friday. He was no more than 400 feet or so from the barn when something spooked his horse, the horse reared up, he fell off and hit his head so hard and broke his neck and died pretty much right away. He was 39 and has 3 kids all under the age of 6 or so. How everything changes in the blink of an eye, huh? The horse's name: Nightmare (this thing was crazy...obviously). But that put me in the terrible position of choosing a sympathy card. I hate doing that. I never know what to say. Hung out with a dude from the Howard Stern show...met Riley Martin and his cohost Eron.... Celebrated St. Patty's day and Joanna's birthday (but not too much).... I'm dogsitting this weekend for Brian and Mel...I taught their puppy Ashton how to shake... That's all. Talk to you sooner or later. Current Mood: pensive (Comment on this)
Monday, February 11th, 2008
7:47 pm	You know I'm no good Okay, I have to say it again: I lo-lo-lo-loooove Amy Winehouse. I think she's fantastic and awesome and exactly what the music industry needed music-wise. I love her tattoos, I like her style, I fancy the 'hive, I wish I could pull off the eye make-up. However, that being said, after watching her at the Grammys last night, she is really messed up. Her songs sounded good for the most part, but she took some bizarre liberties with them. Maybe her management is just happy if she actually goes up and performs. I heard about it on Howard before I saw it, and they were absolutely right: she looks crazy and like she's very tempted to touch herself in inappropriate ways. I've seen her live work before and I think it's more...controlled than this. She is obviously too fucked up. Well, to be fair, maybe she's not fucked up enough. It's hard to tell. Fred predicted that she'd be dead before next year. I hope not :( Amy, get some help (but not too much--I don't want your music to suffer). P.S. As a side note, my cousin's babydaddy got deported back to Mexico. I'm beside myself with excitement. Some people don't want things like that to happen in their family. I feel like I have front row seats. JOHHHHH! Current Mood: giddy (Comment on this)
4:48 pm	Pure Pain I'm going to update a little instead of typing up my notes from a meeting the other day, but whatever, I'm not at work. Anyways, new developments: found a place to ride FOR FREE. Well, not really for free because I have to work like 5 hours a week but BIG DEAL. The girl was super nice. The barn and horses were nice. They'll even give me a little pay for working each week. BUT, maybe the best part is that it's probably less than two miles from the places I've been looking at! In other words, I'll live right in Philly, AND I'll ride right in Philly! awesome. I seriously love it here. I found an apartment which I REALLY liked--Finally what I'm looking for. Nice apartment, new-ish kitchen, nice landlady. Allows guinea pigs and doesn't laugh at me for saying that my pets are guinea pigs (one person was completely baffled--I don't understand). DARK hardwood floors. Great closet space. Gorgeous old building. Pretty reasonable rent. Need I say more? Now I just have to get my application in. Went out Friday night with Harris, Pat, and Rachel. That was interesting. We went out to Fergie's right after work, but then went to the Fieldhouse for dinner. It was interesting to see Pat and Rachel together, but this time, in a setting with less people. Pat was still Pat (he is the MOST nonchalant person I know, and I know a lot of nonchalant people), but Rachel was kind of in giddy relationship mode. Hmmm. It was fun though, and we mostly exchanged Jim stories (the schizophrenic guy we know). Went to Joanna's for dinner on Saturday night. That was fun as always. She made fettucini alfredo, but was horrified that she had to use PREMADE fettucini and PREMADE alfredo. I can sympathize though becuase I tend to feel the same way when I cook like that--like I'm cheating (hence not buying dessert for the Super Bowl party but actually making it). Anyways, it was good times. Then we all went out to Plough and the Stars to "just dance." It was me, Joanna, Rachel (FINALLY), Pat, Harris, BTO, Bernie, and KEVIN. I HATE KEVIN. He's such a little jerk. It was Rachel's fault though because she said something in the shop like "So where are we all going out?"--right in front of Kevin. Everyone else had been all like "I'm not sure..." when Kevin asked what they were doing that night. BUT, Rachel was then punished by us because we made Kevin ride with her and Pat, and then we told Kevin that Rachel wasn't seeing anyone and that she was totally into him. That's punishment enough. haha. Nothing much to say about our time there--pretty standard. Danced. Sang. I requested two songs which they played back-to-back (Son of a Preacher Man and She Shook Me All Night Long). Then went back to the house and slept. The next morning I woke up though and I was VERY upset with myself that I had made my train reservation so early--10:45. That means that I had to leave at at least 10, but more like 9:45. UGH. Not cool after being out late. But I couldn't switch it because I had already handed my expense report in and I couldn't think of any permissible reason to put that charge on my next expense report--Lenora would DEFINITELY ask. So I dragged myself out of bed and got my stuff together and went to the train station. The train ride was painful because I just felt like sleeping and I really couldn't. Then I got off at Union Station in DC, looked at my hotel reservation print-out and realized that I couldn't check in until 3 pm. It was like 12:15 when I arrived in DC. AWESOME. So I had to lug my stuff around for at least 2.5 hours until I could check in. So I walked around DC, saw the outside of the Capitol building (was impressed, but not stupified like some people). Went to the art museum which I really only saw a tiny fraction of. I want to come back though, I did enjoy it. Then finally it was time to go to the hotel, and all I did was shower, eat, and then go to bed. I was sound asleep by 8. haha. Today I had part 1 of my SPSS course, which was better than expected. I feel more confident already. I had wanted to go to the Arlington National Cemetery, but it's pretty cold and windy out and I am just not prepared. Oh well. Maybe tomorrow during lunch. I really just want to see the JFK gravesite. That's all. Heading back to Philly tomorrow evening/night. Nothing on Wednesday. Maybe dinner on Thursday. Buffalo on Friday--this may be my only time to get more things for the apartment. Ciao! Current Mood: cheerful (Comment on this)
Friday, February 1st, 2008
11:47 am	Eric the ____________ On Tuesday night I went to Washington DC with my boss. I was blown away by Union Station. I thought 30th Street was outstanding and beautiful, but dare I say that Union was even more marvelous. I have a thing for that style of architecture, so I enjoy just even being there. We stayed at the Hilton, which was also nice. Then the next day we had the meeting. It went well, and it was cool to chat with the most famous researchers in the field of mentoring. I have read a lot of their literature, so it was kinda cool to meet them. Then we left the place to go catch our train. My boss decided that she would get something to eat, but I wasn’t hungry, so I walked around. I decided to get another piercing in my cartilage (way to be random, huh?). Actually, I had wanted to do it for a while, so when I saw Claire’s in the station, I had to do it. The girl that gave me the piercing was really funny. She asked me where I wanted it and I told her she was the professional and should decide. I told her “If you need to know something about how to do research, come and ask me. But if I want to know about piercing, I’ll come and ask you.” That sounds a lot dumber on here (whatever), but she got a kick out of that. So yeah, 10 minutes before I had to meet back up with my boss after being away from her for ½ an hour, I got a piercing. I like it and I’m really happy I got it. My car’s “check engine” light came on the other day (grrrr….), but it’s been acting fine. Yesterday I took it to my friend Brian to look at it. He didn’t see anything that would indicate that it was dangerous to drive or anything, so that’s good. Then he talked my ear off while I was standing outside shivering (I had come from work and I was wearing a skirt—freezing!). It’s my fault though—I probably wasn’t showing how cold I really was. Then I left and came back to Jersey. P.S. on my way to and from Chestnut Hill, I got lost three times, but I was able to get myself back on track. Yay. Tonight I got suckered into going to a jazz band concert—my cousin’s in the marching band. Ugh…why oh why did I say I would go? I know, it’s because my grandma presented it to me like this: “Do you like jazz music?” “yes I do.” “Would you like to go to the jazz festival?” “Sure, that would be cool.” “Okay, David’s going to be in it. It’s at Seneca high school.” (Damn! Little did I know that it was a high school concert). I pray that it’s good and not too long… Then tomorrow I am looking at an apartment. This one is way cheaper and presumably larger than the other one I saw. I am excited. Then I think I’ll cook some things for the Super Bowl party at Brian’s house (the one who owns the cigar shop) tomorrow as well. Bryan’s coming up this weekend! I hope I get to see him! Bryan and I are partners in crime, as well as in the kitchen. Yay. If not, we are doing dinner when I go to DC the week after next. Buffalo from the 15th-18th? We shall see. Way to mention three different Bri(y)ans in one entry. Current Mood: chipper (Comment on this)
Monday, January 28th, 2008
10:40 am	Weekend update I'm pretty much not busy today at work haha, so I'll update on the weekend. Friday night I did a whole bunch of nothing. Just hung out. Then on Saturday I got up, watched [too much] TV, did some things that I had been putting off until the weekend, and went and cleaned the girls. Then I showered and headed off to a swanky Chestnut Hill dinner (is there any other kind though?). I got invited to a dinner with friends of some friends, Josh and Dana. I feel like I should have known them from the summer, but I think maybe I only met them once. I knew everyone else there though, so it was cool. The dinner was really good, but I felt bad because no one (i.e. Brian) told them that I am a vegetarian. It worked out though. It was a fun dinner and the people were really nice (although rumor has it that they often get into big arguements at their dinners--I was disappointed). It was SCANDALOUS too. My two friends are seeing each other and I had no idea until now (when someone else told me). Needless to say, I was excited about it for the rest of the night. I'm actually still excited haha. So then we went to Plough and the Stars. It was fun, but not as fun as last time. Well, let me correct that. It was more fun because Marsha and BTO came instead of Kevin (yay Marsha!), but it was less fun because they didn't play as many good songs. Oh well, I enjoyed myself. Then we stopped at some after hours club, which was cool. Actually, I don't think that the club itself was half as cool as the fact that someone in the group had to have a membership and the place looked like nothing from the outside. I've never done anything like that before. It seemed kind of badass haha. Fun fun fun. Then yesterday I did NOTHING except go home. It was kind of unbelievable that I was so completely lazy. Oh well. Tomorrow I'm going to DC. Should be pretty cool. Then this weekend...I don't know. I might go to a Super Bowl party (because I'm sooo into football and sports in general), and Rachel asked me to do something. We shall see. Ciao! Current Mood: chipper (Comment on this)