12 March 2009 @ 02:25 pm

today, on my way to work, i tripped over the curb and fell face first on the sidewalk. i ripped my tights and a guy had to help me up. i have been in lots of pain for the past five hours.

the rest of my day has been fine.

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14 February 2009 @ 09:24 am

it is valentine's day.

and i have not written much of substance in quite a while. things are going on, but not really. my brain is either churning too much or barely at all. i'm sure a braindump is coming on one of these days but not quite yet. but anyway, as i have gotten used to noting the mundane activities of my life, here's the snapshot:

today i will:
-go to the gym (february has been a slow gym month but i'm using the long weekend to get back on the horse.)
-watch the syracuse/georgetown basketball game and hope syracuse can actually win a game for once.
-meet suzun and go to my co-workers "red" party in forest hills. i think there may be dinner in queens beforehand. anyone know of a place? also: the party will have sangria and pizzas cut in the shape of hearts. yum.

this past week i:
-went to an alumni planning meeting about how my grad school should have a better network in nyc. i somehow became in charge (with another girl) of finding a bar for a happy hour in early april. anyone who can suggest a good after work happy hour place in manhattan that is not too loud but also not too fancy gets a prize.
-went ot the fordham/UMASS basketball game in the bronx. really fun! fordham's gym reminds me of my high school's.
-cut my hair, possibly too short. my co-workers unanimously said they liked it but i am a little freaked out. the back is so short! there is no bob! eek.
-had a very stressful and frustrating work at week. gave my boss a big speech about the way things need to be better. here is one way in which i am growing professionally: i no longer hint around things when having these talks but am instead direct. it's beneficial.

lately i also:
-went to DC for super bowl weekend. wandered around with my friends. matt introduced me to a bunch of his co-workers as the person he was trying to get to work with them which was weird. he will not give up on the me in DC thing. i will admit the idea percolates in my brain particularly when things here don't seem great.
-have been considering purchasing a subscription to the atlantic. i am currently carrying around the lastest issue to see if i like it. i think i do.
-have been fighting with the combination of busted computer and busted ipod. your suggestions about the ipod helped. so far, when it breaks i just let the battery drain and recharge and it's fine. i don't think that solution will last.
-watched season 1 of weeds via netflix. weeds is awesome! i really love mary louise parker in this role.
-went to trader joe's for the first time. it did not change my life but i liked it. i think going there more could help me cook at home and bring lunch more.

and in other news:
-i think i want to learn how to ride a bike. i am just not sure how to make it happen.
-i need to do my taxes. i am trying to push for 2009 to be a major savings year and i'm hoping for a tax return to help.
-i really want to see confessions of a shopaholic.

to the gym!

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10 February 2009 @ 12:55 pm

help!

i was listening to my ipod this morning when it suddenly turned blank. then it wouldn't turn off. it is currently unresponsive. suggestions? this is supposed to be the year of no big purchases and i'm scared.

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20 January 2009 @ 08:28 pm

this is my favorite thing i discovered on NPR recently.

Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country:
Kids' Letters to President Obama

Edited by Jory John

A few days after the election of Barack Obama, kids around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new president. In this collection, arriving at inauguration time, there's loads of advice for the president, often hilarious, sometimes heartfelt and occasionally downright practical. Students from all over the country reach out to the 44th president, speaking to the issues closest to their hearts, relating their life stories, and asking for help. Topics include the economy, education, war, global warming, race relations in America and immigration. The book also includes letters about snow cones, puppies, microwavable burritos, dinosaur projects, multiplication and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, reportedly haunting a White House bedroom.

Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country includes such advice as:
"If I were president, I would help all nations, even Hawaii."
— Chad Timsing, age 9, Los Angeles

"I really hope you put America back together. No pressure though."
— Sheenie Shannon Yip, age 13, Seattle

"1. Fly to the White House in a helicopter. 2. Walk in. 3. Wipe feet. 4. Walk to the Oval Office. 5. Sit down in a chair. 6. Put hand sanitizer on hands. 7. Enjoy moment. 8. Get up. 9. Get in car. 10. Go to the dog pound."
— Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago

And, while it wasn't advice, exactly, we thought this was worth sharing:
"You are just like a big me." — Avante Price, age 7, Seattle

at one point during president obama's speech (PRESIDENT OBAMA!), the cameras stopped on a a little girl who was twirling very slowly in a little circle and it made me wish i was experiencing this moment with children. it's similar to how wonderful i think it is when moms and dads took their kids into the voting booth with them. it's heart-warming to think of this moment through the eyes of children.

i am watching the neighborhood ball on abc right now and michelle is so beautiful. she also just applauded after her husband complimented her and then looked at him like "shut up, honey, be real." how much do i adore that woman?

omg, beyonce is now going to sing "at last" and i may start crying. this is also a good moment to tell you that i called my mom earlier and she was watching the inauguration (she taped it as her school teacher job is not really conducive for stopping to stare at the tv for an hour like we did at my office) and she was crying. she hadn't even gotten to the speech yet.

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29 December 2008 @ 10:57 am

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i just joined the new york sports club via a totally sweat deal with my employer. yay! my hope is that a larger variety of classes and locations around the city (as in, by my house AND by work where my friends often go together during lunch or after work) will inspire me to go to the gym more. this is very "beginning of a new year" but i have really been waiting for my other gym membership to run out in order to do this and it finally did. what i should really do is try to trick my brain into liking 6:30 am spinning classes.

ok, now i'm going to pack for my return to the city. i have a whole week off just to do errands and hang out. plans include: cleaning out my closet, watching more mad men, finishing "dreams from my father" and starting at least one of the books i got for christmas, going to the movies (i REALLY want to see revolutionary road), filling out paperwork i've been procrastinating on from my promotion, hanging up my new shower curtain and going to the gym. i think it's going to be a good week.

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22 December 2008 @ 09:49 am

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it is safe to say i'm quite distracted at the moment. i've been too absorbed with work to pay much attention to the hoilday but now that i only have two more work days left in 2008 (TWO MORE DAYS!) the pendulum has swung. it's a good thing i did a little work last night. oddly, quietly doing work while drinking tea and listening to my ipod felt very much like a nice easy sunday night of doing homework for school. my brain likes weird things.

anyway, this weekend i saw slumdog millionaire and it was fantastic. i also watched the first dvd of mad men and everyone is right--it rules. although it's made me all disturbed about women's lives in that era/what that means for women's lives now. but still a good show. not funny though. i'm not sure why i thought it was supposed to be funny.

tonight i need to buy some holiday presents and pack. i leave wednesday morning for some christmassing in bethlehem. i will be there for five days or so and then come back to the city for new years and being in the city without work. my vacation plans include: eating good food, watching a lot of movies, reading books and drinking tea. by the time i go back to work (january 5th!), i hope to have forgotten part of my job. one of my co-workers told me to make a list about what i need to do when i get back so that i am capable of actually working when i get back. i think that's advisable.

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19 December 2008 @ 04:28 pm

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today is the first day i have ever used pandora. it is awesome. my work day may have just been revolutionized.

in about an hour, i'm going to brave the gross weather, go home, order thai or italian to be delivered, crawl into my pajamas and watched the first season of mad men. i hope to be asleep by 11. i am so unbelievably exhausted by this week. i cannot wait for my couch.

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27 November 2008 @ 12:13 pm

a yearly tradition

it is cheesy, but i like it. i am thankful for:

1. a long, long weekend at home with my mom for relaxation and comfort
2. a stable job that i enjoy--always, but particularly in times like these
3. friends from every phase of life, for every occasion who are close enough either physically or via the interwebs to make me smile daily
4. my grandparents, still kicking it after 58 years of marriage and entertaining us as only an old married couple can do
5. the election results, still
6. SU beating kansas and the emails i got directly after it--maybe we will be not horribly painful to watch this year?
7. my newly discovered gym membership discounts that should make it completely irresponsible to not go to the gym
8. a wonderfully clean bill of health from my doctor earlier this week
9. rick astley on the macy's thanksgiving day parade
10. the ability to live by myself in a lovely little apartment where i make all the messes and no one thinks i'm weird when i have an impromptu dance party
11. my grandmother's stuffing that i will eat in approximately six hours
12. tv shows that make me giggle--how i met your mother, gossip girl, the abc shows i watch with michael
13. silly little friend traditions, like how sunday nights are for michael or going to the queens mall with erica
14. dance parties, in all incarnations
15. new york city
16. the chocolate mousse at the cafe across the street from my house
17. my fantastic workfriends--who knew having friends at work would make life so much better?
18. five guys burgers, within walking distance from my house
19. long walks around the neighborhood with suzun
20. not leaving brooklyn on the weekends
21. hot chocolate in the winter
22. whirlwind weekends with my grad school friends
23. cheap delicious take-out ordered from the F train
24. cheap tickets to broadway shows
25. the occasional decadence of watching oprah in the afternoon

hope your thanksgiving is lovely, however you choose to spend it.

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23 November 2008 @ 12:26 am

omg.

twilight was SO DAMN GOOD. teenagers! vampires! doomed love!

by the end of the movie, i was practically jumping up and down with excitement. i need to read the books. when is the sequel? eee!

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14 November 2008 @ 08:35 pm

beauty meme

i am at home drinking wine and watching 30 rock on dvd.

( i am also doing this meme. )

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Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama

Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country:
Kids' Letters to President Obama