Aside from my relationship with my really great boyfriend, I have a lot of others. The one thing these “others” have in common is that none of them are with people. This is not to say that I don’t have other relationships with people—this is simply to say that this blog is not about those people relationships. (It’s also important to note that none of these inanimate object relationships make my relationship with my boyfriend suffer too badly.)
Although I have a relationships with many “non-real” things, I’ve narrowed them down to the most important…and they are the following: Eric’s car, my hair, my computer (actually both of my computers—work and home), my iPhone, 19th Avenue, my Fastrak pass and my Celine Dion CD. Because I am more than sure that I have piqued your interest, I will go ahead and explain how these relationships work.
Eric’s car: Eric’s car and I have a very distinct love-hate relationship. I love that it is available for me to use, and I hate that it’s not mine. I hate that it’s not mine because it puts a large amount of pressure on me when I almost get in car accidents, almost rear-end people, almost hit curbs, park on hills, parallel park, don’t park in appropriate parking spots, don’t pay meters but park in them anyway, almost spill things, and when I pull into and out of our garage every single day. I also hate that I feel no obligation to buy anything for the car. I do buy things, but I don’t like it. I feel this way when I buy gas or clean the windows—it’s extremely selfish, but I can’t help it.
My hair: Also a love-hate relationship. The good news is that for the most part I love my hair. (It was bound to happen since I did hate my hair growing up, as any curly-haired kid would.) But there are some mornings when I am getting ready and I just absolutely despise my hair. The mornings when no matter what I do, it just won’t sit how I want it to. And also the evenings when I want to go do something and make my hair look as good as it did in the morning–but, because my hair really won’t change from how it was in the morning, it makes me hate it. My hair is a one-shot deal, and if I don't get it right the first time, then oh well for me. I have yet to face this fact.
My computer:
a) Work: This relationship is actually pretty love, but at the fault of my home computer. My work computer gets the job done and does it pretty well. My work Internet sucks, but that’s not really the computer’s fault.
b) Home: Now this is what you call a dysfunctional relationship. My home computer used to be the love of my life, now I absolutely hate it. I hate it so much that I don’t even turn it on anymore—but I really don’t want to let it go. It’s now too old and slow that I can’t even turn it on without feeling tension in my back. It really makes me that angry. But the thought that I would have to back this computer up, get all my stuff off of it and get a new one to put it all on again is worse than not doing anything about it at all. So, it sits.
My iPhone: This is a love relationship without a doubt. I love my iPhone, I am completely addicted to it, and never want another phone, ever. This is also probably the biggest Eric relationship strain, as I do pay a lot of attention to my iPhone. I also love that on the movie “I Love You, Man”, Paul Rudd pronounces it as one word, like “ifun” trying to be funny.
19th Avenue: This is a hate. I hate 19th Avenue and I’m forced to drive it both ways every single day. Lately I’ve been driving through the city to get home just to avoid this road. It’s getting desperate. The worst thing about 19th Avenue is if you are in the middle lane. No one in the middle lane is in a hurry or knows how to drive. They are simply there to make my life miserable, I’m pretty sure of that.
My Fastrak: I looooove my Fastrak. It’s like free money. I often forget that it costs money to use. I literally cross the GGB every single day and I pay $5, but I don’t every feel like I am paying for this privilege—and therein lies the beauty that is Fastrak. Also, when I drive to the airport, I can use my Fastrak to “not pay” for parking. It’s fantastic.
My Celine Dion CD: This is also a love-hate. Most of the time, I love my Celine CD, and sometimes the CD knows I love it even when I don’t. I swear there are very few things that can cheer me up at 7 a.m., but this CD is one of them. I will literally be driving to work and singing at the top of my lungs before 7:30 a.m. and thinking that I have the best life in the world. Celine is really some sort of magician—she makes me forget everything bad, and instead has me singing like I am winning American Idol. The one thing I hate about this CD is that I don’t love all the songs equally, there are actually some that I hate. And I get very angry when these songs come on just as loud as the other songs…they really don’t deserve the same volume.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Things I've found funny lately
A sign at a hotel I was at recently explained its alarm as the following:
Looks like: FLASHING LIGHTS
Sounds like: WHOOP
A dog was actually a lot quicker than an old lady (and therefore successfully kept its tennis ball)
Google filled in my search "Funny things" with "...to do in Wal Mart"
Someone accused me of already preemptively being kicked out of CityCenter in Las Vegas
I had to look up how to spell the word "preemptively"
I will be returning to the club I got kicked out of in Las Vegas for a professional function
In a bar conversation, the person next to me mis-heard the word "butt holes" as "buckles" (in this person's defense, I now know why the conversation must have been so damn confusing)
Eric and I have decided to go on a three-month plan before we get a dog
In regards to the three-month plan, we don't want to do more than we planned - and when suggested that we do, we both laughed
Looks like: FLASHING LIGHTS
Sounds like: WHOOP
A dog was actually a lot quicker than an old lady (and therefore successfully kept its tennis ball)
Google filled in my search "Funny things" with "...to do in Wal Mart"
Someone accused me of already preemptively being kicked out of CityCenter in Las Vegas
I had to look up how to spell the word "preemptively"
I will be returning to the club I got kicked out of in Las Vegas for a professional function
In a bar conversation, the person next to me mis-heard the word "butt holes" as "buckles" (in this person's defense, I now know why the conversation must have been so damn confusing)
Eric and I have decided to go on a three-month plan before we get a dog
In regards to the three-month plan, we don't want to do more than we planned - and when suggested that we do, we both laughed
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Life as a grown up
Sometimes it's truly hard to be a grown up. (Like when the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays came and went and I missed two family parties to be with my boyfriend and his family – you know, grown ups are supportive in their relationships). But sometimes (like last weekend), being a grown up is so much damn fun. I will tell you, before the following shenanigans begin, that I am very proud of myself for being this so-called grown up.
So, because I missed my family so much over the holidays I decided to take matters into my own hands – and invite them all over for a post-holiday, sorry-I-missed-you get together. I would have had everyone over, however, my apartment and I (after a long talk and look around) decided it best to keep the group at 20 or so – for multiple reasons.
This past Saturday, just as planned, my mom, dad, 2 brothers, Boston, my grandma and grandpa, my uncle, aunt, 3 cousins, 3 babies and one great friend all made the trek to Plymouth Avenue to be with Eric and I for our very first self-hosted Family Fiesta. When they arrived, the place was decorated, catered food was prepared for us to pick up and the tequila was ready to flow. (Granted, some non-grown-up things happened – such as having to run to the store for chips, macaroni and cheese and orange juice for my nephew, and for more beer – but hey, these things happen).
And after hours of chatting, eating food, karaoke and the night capper of charades, it was official: Eric and I had successfully hosted our first party. (Well, our first party that didn’t end in puke and bad decisions…) And, to make the grown up meter reach the very tippy top, we also cleaned up and rearranged our house (and did the dishes!) after everyone left and before we went to bed. And although the clean-up was done with drinks in hand and the occasional turning up of the radio to dance the Macarena – we were still very proud of ourselves.
Hopefully I won’t miss out on family functions for the holidays every year, but if I do, I’ll be sure to remedy it with a fiesta of my own.
So, because I missed my family so much over the holidays I decided to take matters into my own hands – and invite them all over for a post-holiday, sorry-I-missed-you get together. I would have had everyone over, however, my apartment and I (after a long talk and look around) decided it best to keep the group at 20 or so – for multiple reasons.
This past Saturday, just as planned, my mom, dad, 2 brothers, Boston, my grandma and grandpa, my uncle, aunt, 3 cousins, 3 babies and one great friend all made the trek to Plymouth Avenue to be with Eric and I for our very first self-hosted Family Fiesta. When they arrived, the place was decorated, catered food was prepared for us to pick up and the tequila was ready to flow. (Granted, some non-grown-up things happened – such as having to run to the store for chips, macaroni and cheese and orange juice for my nephew, and for more beer – but hey, these things happen).
And after hours of chatting, eating food, karaoke and the night capper of charades, it was official: Eric and I had successfully hosted our first party. (Well, our first party that didn’t end in puke and bad decisions…) And, to make the grown up meter reach the very tippy top, we also cleaned up and rearranged our house (and did the dishes!) after everyone left and before we went to bed. And although the clean-up was done with drinks in hand and the occasional turning up of the radio to dance the Macarena – we were still very proud of ourselves.
Hopefully I won’t miss out on family functions for the holidays every year, but if I do, I’ll be sure to remedy it with a fiesta of my own.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
I’m back!
And, honestly, looking better than ever. Although last month my stunners disappointed me, this month made a major comeback for my monthly subscription. Here, Eric and I are in the drive thru for In-N-Out…and I am stunnin’ like you wouldn’t believe.
Since then, my stunners have been with me everywhere: a trip to SoCal that included Huntington Beach and Disneyland, up to the parent’s house in Santa Rosa and at a few work events as well. Bottom line: these are rad.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
My 2009 according to FB
A coworker showed me one of the coolest things I've seen on Facebook in a while - an application that allows you to see your status updates for the entire year, categorized by month.
What a fantastic (and hilarious) way to rehash the events of my year...
January
Macie Schreibman is wishing she was asleep or drunk.
is having a case of the mondays.
is ready to go home.
February
is drinking beers and waiting for football to begin.
is wishing she owned a seahorse.
is getting excited to see dizzle!
is ready for the weekend!
is realizing she was in a black hole for the last 3 days...
is wondering why it's not friday yet
is excited about happy hour!
is drinking wine...ahhhh
is wondering why she doesn't really know what mardi gras is.
is missing her nephew...
March
is loving the rainy sunday!
has come to the conclusion that soup is delicious.
is hoping her wallet is at home and not lost.
is officially pissed because someone actually stole her wallet.
is thinking the cops that just came to her house were really cute...
is up too early for a saturday.
is trying to be positive. It's harder than it seems.
is anxious for Friday!!!
is procrastinating everything. literally.
Don't think 23 minutes could go by any slower....
is feeling like a jerk
April
bye, bye Vancouver....hello Monterey!!!!
Giants game tonight!!
is wanting to open a bottle of wine.
is missing the beach.
is so stoked for the sunny weekend ahead!
is wondering why she's not outside on a boat.
is still laughing at "our balls are in your court" from The Office last night.
is alone in her office...thiking it's just swell.
May
is wondering why people in her office insist on putting their phones on speakerphone when they are on hold... are you serious?
is not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm in a dance off....
"Wow! I can't believe you fit into those shoes!"
is wishing freelance journalists were the richest people in the world.
wants SHAZAAM to make a comeback.
is in the mood for beer and onion rings (and NOT in the mood for martinins and 9 to 5-ers)...
is sunburnt and had way too much to drink yesterday. ugh bay to breakers, you win!
can't wait for the 3-day weekend!!!!
is going to leave her bank and hide her money under her mattress. (whoops...secret's out).
Weird things that happened at work today: my CEO drank out of a real coconut, I got in an ALL CAPS e-mail fight, a dog licked my knee caps.
is back at work...and loving her sunburn!
back to work....with an awesome sunburn!
June
I'm kind of pissed that I got my first ticket today - damn stop signs...no one cares about you anyway.
getting ready for a day in Disneyland...tough job.
just had room service and off to Disneyland...ahhhh
back in Sausalito and the countown to Vegas begins!!! 5 days to go!
2 days til VEGAS!!!
Vegas tonight! Can't wait to see everyone!!! Is it 5:30 yet?
is back from Vegas, babes!
Wearing flip-flops at work is weird.
outta here....
Food Network has inspired me to go grocery shopping on my lunch break....now that is what I call being a grown up!
Thanks to Tiff, I now know what it feels like to be needy...and I do not dig it.
turns out people I work with have lots of MJ jokes to throw around...don't know how I feel about that. He's dead, guys. Chill.
Turns out sort-of-expensive liquor store wine will still give you a huge headache...makes for a fabulous Friday!
Watching my boyfriend watch TV...is this love?! Cause it could just be a major procrastination technique :)
meeting deadlines is way overrated!
Countdown to San Diego: 2 days!!!
July
is wondering how her twin got to be so much funnier than her...so sad.
"Yesterday was Canada Day and I celebrated it like I celebrate every Canada Day...by not knowing it's Canada Day."
Oh, San Diego...
can i please go camping now?!
Officially on vacation in 5, 4, 3, 2.........peace! Brookings, here I come!
back to work...good news is that I took a shower without my flip flops on this morning, bad news is that I wish I was still camping.
still at work which is NOT awesome. Leaving for Hawaii in the morning which IS awesome.
In Maui!!!!!!!!!!!!!
packing up to leave Maui :(
back to work...
is wondering why she doesn't take more naps in the car...that was an amazing lunch break...
Off work at noon today...I love summer hours! (It's also the only way I know it's summer cause it's freezing cold and foggy...hmmm)
Two things I learned this weekend: 1. Eric and I will break our own window if we are locked out of our apartment and 2. both of our parents will play flip cup together.
I officially forgive you, Ryan & Katie. Come back to SF now please - we have dead bird watching to do and rap names to brainstorm.
"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money."
sitting at work with a sombrero and a fake moustache on...it really doesn't get better than this!
August
Finally a Friday in San Francisco...ahhhh....
just me and my laptop at a coffee shop...can you say cliche?!
working on Sundays is torture.
Thanks to ZD, my ego just grew...
(In the rhythm of the Ting Tings song) "They call me Marcie, they call me Mayshe...that's not my name! That's not my name!"
Feeling like a sell out...What's the remedy you ask? A trip to to Vegas!
I think only taking Monday off of work was a bad choice.
The inside of my office feels like Vegas weather. It sucks.
drunk facebooking...always a good idea?
off to enjoy bottomless mimosas! love saturdays...
Can't wait to see my friends this weekend! Is it Thursday yet?!
At a good mood and still at work...something is definately wrong.
I just decided that Pandora needs to have a device that reads what time it is...there really is something wrong when it decides to play me Petey Pablo songs at 9 a.m.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh deeeeeeaaarrrrr loooorrrrrddddd............i miss my apartment....can i go home now?
I wish Bloody Mary's were acceptable at my office. I would down one like you wouldn't believe...
...and scene.
September
at the San Diego airport and I didn't see my friends....weird.
back in Sausalito...
turns out drinking wine gives you a very annoying headache...
...wishing my Fridays off at noon consisted of something cooler than stealing the BF's Dr. Pepper's while he's not home.
Movin on up!
Sitting at the OC airport surrounded by lots of people with their sunglasses on indoors...thinking of joining them
It's raining and I love it!!!
Officially on vacation!!!! SD here I come!!
Booked myself in a middle seat on my flight home last night and sat next to a drunk woman who poked me numerous times...now I'm back at work and it's Monday. Later SD!
Turns out swine flu may have hit home...
Friday!!!
$142 fine for talking on my phone while driving.... Give me a break SF
What online traffic school thinks I need to know about drinking and driving: "not only would an individual be unable to operate a motor vehicle safely, but in the long run they may be unable to function normally in society." Why did that make me laugh outloud?!
My kitchen is literally dinner impossible...
October
....and this is why he is my favorite author, ever. "Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae." - Kurt Vonnegut
The singing life-size skeleton in my office is making me hate Halloween...and no one should have to hear "Super Freak" at 9 a.m.
Just got back to the office after an afternoon out on the Bay watching the Blue Angels....ahhhh
Just decided that Eric & I's Halloween costumes are no longer lobsters...now we're lobsters boiling in pots and I've never been so excited about a costume in my life!
Sitting in traffic and almost at the 1-hour mark for my 12-mile commute home from work. Only saving grace is Miss Toni Braxton on the radio :)
...and scene
Watching football and waiting for my cousins to arrive... Gonna be a big family slumber party tonight!
need a vacation...like NOW!
Wishing I could fall asleep at my desk...pretty sure that's frowned upon though.
I just kissed my computer out of love for a man who sent me an e-mail...it's been a long week.
Great Sunday... On the couch drinking a mimosa :)
lots of doubt.
Taco Tuesdays are making a comeback!
Just discovered HD screensavers on our TV... Pretty much sums up how amazing the night is gonna be!
Last e-mail I got was at 11:30 am, pretty sure no one would notice if I left work right now...early happy hour?
sitting on a ball chair at work...pretty sweet.
Turns out pumpkin carving is still awesome!
Won $8 in scratchers tonight and heard this hilarious scene: Guy#1, "that's one of my biggest fears, you know, waking up as a giant doughnut." Guy#2, "and you would eat yourself?!" Guy#1, "I wouldn't even hesitate."
just another day...at work in a lobster costume
November
Working by the ocean :)
Getting ready to leave the beach (the sunny one, not where I live)...happy Friday!
I miss San Diego....
Too early to listen to the Elf soundtrack? Oh well, already happening!
is at work listening to a baby crying and a dog peeing on the carpet...reality TV contract, anyone?!
It's official: the iPhone is the worst purchase I've ever made...you suck Apple. I hate you. I also hate the GeekSquad. The end.
Only thing that could have made this beerfest Sunday any better would have been if we didn't forget the free case of beer in the back of the unmarked taxi!
Waiting for the bus next to a man kicking the trash can repeatedly... Ahhh city life
"Your favorite kind of cake can't be birthday cake, that's like saying your favorite kind of cereal is breakfast cereal."
Super Mario makes a Sat night comeback!
can't wait to leave work, not super stoked on the road trip...happy almost t-giving!
December
just heard someone say "you've got to choose and pick." I love when people mess up sayings...it's funny.
Got out the Christmas decorations and used my gingerbread man to-go coffee mug today...love the holidays!
Currently learning to type with gloves on...apparently a necessary skill in SF.
Going to get our Christmas tree today!!!
Across the Golden Gate before the sun came up... Off to Sac town for work!
Happy Hanukkah!!!
Broke down on a trolley in Union Square... Good news is there is a rabbi nearby!
Work Xmas party = sloppy mess. Drinking and wrapping when I got home = amazing! Side note: Ashley Wells is my hero and the other love of my life. (we won't tell Boston)
Don't think SoCal got the message that it's winter...
Disneyland!!!!!
Finally leaving Disneyland... So tired but sooooo much fun! Definately the right way to start Christmas week!
Finally home... I love it here!
Wine tasting with my lovely best friend in Lodi!!! So fabulous!!
Later 2009, we had some good times.
What a fantastic (and hilarious) way to rehash the events of my year...
January
Macie Schreibman is wishing she was asleep or drunk.
is having a case of the mondays.
is ready to go home.
February
is drinking beers and waiting for football to begin.
is wishing she owned a seahorse.
is getting excited to see dizzle!
is ready for the weekend!
is realizing she was in a black hole for the last 3 days...
is wondering why it's not friday yet
is excited about happy hour!
is drinking wine...ahhhh
is wondering why she doesn't really know what mardi gras is.
is missing her nephew...
March
is loving the rainy sunday!
has come to the conclusion that soup is delicious.
is hoping her wallet is at home and not lost.
is officially pissed because someone actually stole her wallet.
is thinking the cops that just came to her house were really cute...
is up too early for a saturday.
is trying to be positive. It's harder than it seems.
is anxious for Friday!!!
is procrastinating everything. literally.
Don't think 23 minutes could go by any slower....
is feeling like a jerk
April
bye, bye Vancouver....hello Monterey!!!!
Giants game tonight!!
is wanting to open a bottle of wine.
is missing the beach.
is so stoked for the sunny weekend ahead!
is wondering why she's not outside on a boat.
is still laughing at "our balls are in your court" from The Office last night.
is alone in her office...thiking it's just swell.
May
is wondering why people in her office insist on putting their phones on speakerphone when they are on hold... are you serious?
is not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm in a dance off....
"Wow! I can't believe you fit into those shoes!"
is wishing freelance journalists were the richest people in the world.
wants SHAZAAM to make a comeback.
is in the mood for beer and onion rings (and NOT in the mood for martinins and 9 to 5-ers)...
is sunburnt and had way too much to drink yesterday. ugh bay to breakers, you win!
can't wait for the 3-day weekend!!!!
is going to leave her bank and hide her money under her mattress. (whoops...secret's out).
Weird things that happened at work today: my CEO drank out of a real coconut, I got in an ALL CAPS e-mail fight, a dog licked my knee caps.
is back at work...and loving her sunburn!
back to work....with an awesome sunburn!
June
I'm kind of pissed that I got my first ticket today - damn stop signs...no one cares about you anyway.
getting ready for a day in Disneyland...tough job.
just had room service and off to Disneyland...ahhhh
back in Sausalito and the countown to Vegas begins!!! 5 days to go!
2 days til VEGAS!!!
Vegas tonight! Can't wait to see everyone!!! Is it 5:30 yet?
is back from Vegas, babes!
Wearing flip-flops at work is weird.
outta here....
Food Network has inspired me to go grocery shopping on my lunch break....now that is what I call being a grown up!
Thanks to Tiff, I now know what it feels like to be needy...and I do not dig it.
turns out people I work with have lots of MJ jokes to throw around...don't know how I feel about that. He's dead, guys. Chill.
Turns out sort-of-expensive liquor store wine will still give you a huge headache...makes for a fabulous Friday!
Watching my boyfriend watch TV...is this love?! Cause it could just be a major procrastination technique :)
meeting deadlines is way overrated!
Countdown to San Diego: 2 days!!!
July
is wondering how her twin got to be so much funnier than her...so sad.
"Yesterday was Canada Day and I celebrated it like I celebrate every Canada Day...by not knowing it's Canada Day."
Oh, San Diego...
can i please go camping now?!
Officially on vacation in 5, 4, 3, 2.........peace! Brookings, here I come!
back to work...good news is that I took a shower without my flip flops on this morning, bad news is that I wish I was still camping.
still at work which is NOT awesome. Leaving for Hawaii in the morning which IS awesome.
In Maui!!!!!!!!!!!!!
packing up to leave Maui :(
back to work...
is wondering why she doesn't take more naps in the car...that was an amazing lunch break...
Off work at noon today...I love summer hours! (It's also the only way I know it's summer cause it's freezing cold and foggy...hmmm)
Two things I learned this weekend: 1. Eric and I will break our own window if we are locked out of our apartment and 2. both of our parents will play flip cup together.
I officially forgive you, Ryan & Katie. Come back to SF now please - we have dead bird watching to do and rap names to brainstorm.
"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money."
sitting at work with a sombrero and a fake moustache on...it really doesn't get better than this!
August
Finally a Friday in San Francisco...ahhhh....
just me and my laptop at a coffee shop...can you say cliche?!
working on Sundays is torture.
Thanks to ZD, my ego just grew...
(In the rhythm of the Ting Tings song) "They call me Marcie, they call me Mayshe...that's not my name! That's not my name!"
Feeling like a sell out...What's the remedy you ask? A trip to to Vegas!
I think only taking Monday off of work was a bad choice.
The inside of my office feels like Vegas weather. It sucks.
drunk facebooking...always a good idea?
off to enjoy bottomless mimosas! love saturdays...
Can't wait to see my friends this weekend! Is it Thursday yet?!
At a good mood and still at work...something is definately wrong.
I just decided that Pandora needs to have a device that reads what time it is...there really is something wrong when it decides to play me Petey Pablo songs at 9 a.m.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh deeeeeeaaarrrrr loooorrrrrddddd............i miss my apartment....can i go home now?
I wish Bloody Mary's were acceptable at my office. I would down one like you wouldn't believe...
...and scene.
September
at the San Diego airport and I didn't see my friends....weird.
back in Sausalito...
turns out drinking wine gives you a very annoying headache...
...wishing my Fridays off at noon consisted of something cooler than stealing the BF's Dr. Pepper's while he's not home.
Movin on up!
Sitting at the OC airport surrounded by lots of people with their sunglasses on indoors...thinking of joining them
It's raining and I love it!!!
Officially on vacation!!!! SD here I come!!
Booked myself in a middle seat on my flight home last night and sat next to a drunk woman who poked me numerous times...now I'm back at work and it's Monday. Later SD!
Turns out swine flu may have hit home...
Friday!!!
$142 fine for talking on my phone while driving.... Give me a break SF
What online traffic school thinks I need to know about drinking and driving: "not only would an individual be unable to operate a motor vehicle safely, but in the long run they may be unable to function normally in society." Why did that make me laugh outloud?!
My kitchen is literally dinner impossible...
October
....and this is why he is my favorite author, ever. "Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae." - Kurt Vonnegut
The singing life-size skeleton in my office is making me hate Halloween...and no one should have to hear "Super Freak" at 9 a.m.
Just got back to the office after an afternoon out on the Bay watching the Blue Angels....ahhhh
Just decided that Eric & I's Halloween costumes are no longer lobsters...now we're lobsters boiling in pots and I've never been so excited about a costume in my life!
Sitting in traffic and almost at the 1-hour mark for my 12-mile commute home from work. Only saving grace is Miss Toni Braxton on the radio :)
...and scene
Watching football and waiting for my cousins to arrive... Gonna be a big family slumber party tonight!
need a vacation...like NOW!
Wishing I could fall asleep at my desk...pretty sure that's frowned upon though.
I just kissed my computer out of love for a man who sent me an e-mail...it's been a long week.
Great Sunday... On the couch drinking a mimosa :)
lots of doubt.
Taco Tuesdays are making a comeback!
Just discovered HD screensavers on our TV... Pretty much sums up how amazing the night is gonna be!
Last e-mail I got was at 11:30 am, pretty sure no one would notice if I left work right now...early happy hour?
sitting on a ball chair at work...pretty sweet.
Turns out pumpkin carving is still awesome!
Won $8 in scratchers tonight and heard this hilarious scene: Guy#1, "that's one of my biggest fears, you know, waking up as a giant doughnut." Guy#2, "and you would eat yourself?!" Guy#1, "I wouldn't even hesitate."
just another day...at work in a lobster costume
November
Working by the ocean :)
Getting ready to leave the beach (the sunny one, not where I live)...happy Friday!
I miss San Diego....
Too early to listen to the Elf soundtrack? Oh well, already happening!
is at work listening to a baby crying and a dog peeing on the carpet...reality TV contract, anyone?!
It's official: the iPhone is the worst purchase I've ever made...you suck Apple. I hate you. I also hate the GeekSquad. The end.
Only thing that could have made this beerfest Sunday any better would have been if we didn't forget the free case of beer in the back of the unmarked taxi!
Waiting for the bus next to a man kicking the trash can repeatedly... Ahhh city life
"Your favorite kind of cake can't be birthday cake, that's like saying your favorite kind of cereal is breakfast cereal."
Super Mario makes a Sat night comeback!
can't wait to leave work, not super stoked on the road trip...happy almost t-giving!
December
just heard someone say "you've got to choose and pick." I love when people mess up sayings...it's funny.
Got out the Christmas decorations and used my gingerbread man to-go coffee mug today...love the holidays!
Currently learning to type with gloves on...apparently a necessary skill in SF.
Going to get our Christmas tree today!!!
Across the Golden Gate before the sun came up... Off to Sac town for work!
Happy Hanukkah!!!
Broke down on a trolley in Union Square... Good news is there is a rabbi nearby!
Work Xmas party = sloppy mess. Drinking and wrapping when I got home = amazing! Side note: Ashley Wells is my hero and the other love of my life. (we won't tell Boston)
Don't think SoCal got the message that it's winter...
Disneyland!!!!!
Finally leaving Disneyland... So tired but sooooo much fun! Definately the right way to start Christmas week!
Finally home... I love it here!
Wine tasting with my lovely best friend in Lodi!!! So fabulous!!
Later 2009, we had some good times.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
FAIL
Okay, so we have now discovered why I cannot handle a blog with rules. I obviously do not respond well to having to do something every single day. Unfortunately, this is worse than I had thought...I literally made it two days of writing from a word prompt. So, upon further ado, I officially quit my blog with a purpose.
The good news is that I do plan on going back to my blog as usual. And hey, you can't say that I didn't try.
The good news is that I do plan on going back to my blog as usual. And hey, you can't say that I didn't try.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
WP: A misspoken compliment
Well, didn't get off to a great start as it's Dec. 2 and I'm writing Dec. 1's blog. Oh well. To be fair, I did start writing it yesterday (well, I got the prompt at least). Okay, enough excuses...here goes.
Doing the A-B-C thing again:
As it rolled off her tongue, she knew it wasn’t coming out right. But she said it anyway.
“Cute haircut,” she said with a tone of that’s-really-not-a-good-look-for-you.
“Don’t be rude,” her co-worker responded.
“Eww! Is that what you want me to say?!”
“Fuck you.”
Great, she thought. Haircuts really shouldn’t be that big of a deal now that we are past our teens. In reality, however, they are. Just hair, you tell yourself, but everyone knows it’s just not true—it’s part of who we are. Keeping up with the trends, hair included, isn’t an easy task. Loose curls or an awesome up-do…doesn’t matter, it’s all about how you feel wearing it. Men have it so easy, us ladies think at least. No one knew really how big this misspoken compliment was. Oh shit, she thought, not getting a raise this year. Poor choice as the compliment was directed at her boss. Quite the bad move for the day. Rudeness was just who she was. She didn’t know how to kiss ass, and apparently that was a requirement they failed to mention on her first interview. This was the 3rd year as a lowly assistant, and it had now been confirmed it wasn’t her year to move up the food chain. Ugh, she thought. Very shitty. Well, there are worse things, I guess, like having a bad haircut, she said to herself.
“X product doesn’t do your hair any good either,” she shouted past her boss’ desk.
“You’re so rude! Zip it, and you’re fired.”
Doing the A-B-C thing again:
As it rolled off her tongue, she knew it wasn’t coming out right. But she said it anyway.
“Cute haircut,” she said with a tone of that’s-really-not-a-good-look-for-you.
“Don’t be rude,” her co-worker responded.
“Eww! Is that what you want me to say?!”
“Fuck you.”
Great, she thought. Haircuts really shouldn’t be that big of a deal now that we are past our teens. In reality, however, they are. Just hair, you tell yourself, but everyone knows it’s just not true—it’s part of who we are. Keeping up with the trends, hair included, isn’t an easy task. Loose curls or an awesome up-do…doesn’t matter, it’s all about how you feel wearing it. Men have it so easy, us ladies think at least. No one knew really how big this misspoken compliment was. Oh shit, she thought, not getting a raise this year. Poor choice as the compliment was directed at her boss. Quite the bad move for the day. Rudeness was just who she was. She didn’t know how to kiss ass, and apparently that was a requirement they failed to mention on her first interview. This was the 3rd year as a lowly assistant, and it had now been confirmed it wasn’t her year to move up the food chain. Ugh, she thought. Very shitty. Well, there are worse things, I guess, like having a bad haircut, she said to herself.
“X product doesn’t do your hair any good either,” she shouted past her boss’ desk.
“You’re so rude! Zip it, and you’re fired.”
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