Save The Date!

Catching up to the Speed of Nak.

Taking a cue from my beloved and daily companion, I figured it was time to update my stinkin' blog. So faithful readers (Megansaurus, this obviously means you!) pull up a chair, grab some refreshments and put on your best pretend I'm working face this will be lengthy, so please stay a while and listen.

Video Games

Rock Band has taken a back seat lately, not because I'm half way through Medium or whatever, but Grand Theft Auto IV was released and that took precedence in the Xbox. I can't compete with that type of epic game, and epic it most certainly is. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm primarily a cutesy gamer, with of course a few exceptions. However I have dabbled in the previous GTA games. This includes both trying to play them and just running around the game like a mad woman killing random pedestrians. (Or running over them back in the day.) Liberty City though looks sick. The story, the detail in the game, the character development, all want to make me play. Not only does it make me want to play, but it's the one game I don't mind watching. I've watched enough video games, I get pretty bored half way through, but not with this one. It's just amazing. I actually think when Andrew's had his way with it, I'm going to pick it up and try it out for myself.

What's hopped back on the burner since GTAIV has taken up shop in the Xbox? World of Warcraft of course! Along with not rock banding it up and finding out that Wratch of the Lich King will be out late 2008, I need to gear up and get to 55 more so than ever. When I got back into playing before Bruning Crusade came out, I knew I was no where near getting to 60 so I could hop into the Outlands and level myself to 70. I'm not dedicated enough to power grind myself either, so I took my sweet old time. But now at 46, I'm close enough to reach 55 and at least make a Death Knight when the game first comes out. I've also come to realize that I need to pay more attention to my alts. I wish I could devote more time to the game, but with 2 Summer classes, it's going to be difficult. Maybe in the Fall, when things slow up, I'll have time to actually play. Too bad that's when my guildmate starts school again!! So far we're looking into making Sundays, WoW days. Now that's my kind of church! (I do play a priest after all, I could bless us all!)

After taking a 2.5 month hiatus from game play, I was slightly worried. The last time I did that, I got pwned by people at a much lower level than I. And even if I'm not getting ganked, I have a hard time fighting mobs and remembering how I set up my spells and what does what etc. etc. But everything came back to me, like second nature. It was like riding a bike, only I was killing the Horde! Exciting!

Wii Fit is AWESOME! Not because the balance and aerobics games are so cute, but the whole keeping track of your improvement makes it that much better. I'm a sucker for data and information and charts and if all I have to do is hop on a board and it does everything for me, the better! I think on X-Play they said if you normally work out you won't feel a burn, I guess they didn't do the yoga or the strength training exercises. And sure some people might not treat it like it's an actual gym and just half ass it, but I think it definitely helps get some people off the couch. I'm not going to say I got a Wii Fit body, but if you do say that, it's probably better than having an Xbox body? Right?

News
So apparently gay marriage is catching on like wildfire. Ok, maybe not wildfire, but NY seems to be wanting to file suit with California and allow same-sex couples to marry. I for one think it's awesome. Though I might be slightly biased, I think it's about time. I don't want to hear the argument that marriage is a Christian tradition, look up the history, it's been around for forever and more for legal than for spiritually purposes. If people want to enter a contract together, let them enter it. If you're church doesn't agree with it, then that's fine, but don't deny it from a legal standpoint because of your close minded beliefs. What I like the best about this topic is how the uber right wing conservatives think this is totally going to destroy the Family unit! Apparently the four horsemen are really two married gay couples out on a double date. They're coming to destroy you...mounted on their lil vespas. (Or I guess hogs, if you want to make them dykes. I'll leave that up to your own imagination.) You didn't know re-read the bible! It's finally true, now that NY is following suit, the US is definitely 21st century Sodom and Gomorrah. Hide your daughers....I'm still not sure from who, it could be anyone! Men, woman, shit maybe even children who knows!! The world's going to fucking hell because Sue and Sarah want to get married....legally. Sweet mother, every one get on their knees and pray that we don't feel heaven's wrath!! May the power of Christ compel us! EEEE!!! Aren't there really more important issues to discuss than what two people want to do in a legal context? Honestly people, let's move on and focus on issues that matter....like how we just got told that the Bush Administration pretty much lied and how terrible gas prices are, and how there are families all across the US that are considered middle class but scraping to make ends meat all of a sudden? No? We'll bypass that and focus on the gays....ok!

Personal

Lately, I'm trying to have a go-getter mentality. I've been trying to lose weight that I didn't even realize I had put on. (Well I noticed, I just tried to pretend it wasn't really there and hoped it'd go away) I'm trying to figure out what the hell I want to do with the rest of my life. I'm taking two summer classes. I feel pretty good about it all. Although I was pretty damn terrified about my first class! It's been a while since I've been in school, but with two down and the third one tonight, I have no fears!

As far as the getting in shape is going, I'm trying to squeeze as much working out as I possibly can into my now jam packed work week. It's easy to fit it into the weekends and friday nights, but Monday - Thursday are pretty booked. So far I've lost 2.5lbs! Woo hoo!! That's a feat all in itself! Or so I tell myself. I'm so results driven and impatient that I have to give myself slight pats on the back in order to keep myself going.

Thinking of going back to school. Well that's been on my mind since I've left, but I've been getting slightly more organized. It's just finding the time to read articles, come up with ideas and growing the balls to email people. I've already emailed Lluis to ask him some questions and I think next I'm going to haggle Prof. Feibel. I'm not really sure how much they can help me, but any help is help I say. Feibel's helped me a lot so far, so I'm waiting to fall back on him. I have plans though and definitely more of a direction now than I ever had before. Patricia knows about it. It all came to me in a flash when I was talking to her about Spanish. Hopefully one day I'll have a Eureka moment and jot it down, write it up, send in apps and be on my way!!

Lately on my mind's been a particular person I probably talked to on a daily basis and have not done so for a long long time. Saying lately isn't exactly true, I have to admit I haven't stopped thinking about her and I'm always curious as to what she's up to or how she's doing. And I want to reach out and say hello, but I don't want that to cause any problems. So maybe I should just get over it. I'm sure that having lil memontoes of her in my cube and at home doesn't help with that. I'll comment more on this later, maybe tonight when I'm done with class. That seems so far from now. It's actually six more hours till I get to go home and relax! Realistically, till I get to go home and finish some errands, work out and THEN get to relax. C'est le vie!

Up coming plans:
I'm going to bullet these, you're sick of reading and I am sick of writing. I don't really have the heart for this anymore. I honestly don't. It's starting to become like my regular journal, incomplete and fragmented except it's not as personal!

So up-coming plans:

This weekend:

• St. Demetrios Greek Festival! Greek wine + Souvlaki = fantastic! That should be fun!
  
• Dress shopping and save the date magnet making. Which should also be fun, I like it when the girlie side of me and the creative side of me come out! Now they'll get to do so in one weekend!
  
• Going to the bookstore to get a new access code so I can do my Spanish homework and studying! Yipee!!
  
• World of Warcraft of course....Warcraft Sundays duh!!

Next week:

• Ludo performs at the Stone Pony with The Spill Canvas. (I have no idea who The Spill Canvas even is, but I like Ludo, so that's why I'm going!)
  
• Erica's Graduation Party
• Studying for my first exam!
  

Now stretch out there reader(s), give yourself a pat on the back...that was just a tad bit boring, but you made it all the way through. Kudos!

Victory!

Danny: Check how much it is 2 go from exit 15w to exit 11 on the turnpike. Exit 11 is amboy right?
Me: Yeah.
Danny: Yeah cause this morning I came here 2 kearny and only realized that I didn't have my ezpass after I passed the 2nd toll n it said ezpass toll unpaid
Danny: So I wanna take to tp back but I only have 2.00 in change in my car and I wanted 2 no if that was enuff
Me: $2.05
Me: you're a nickle short
Danny: Fuckin shyt
Danny: Do they accept pennies?
Me: they say no pennies
Me: but technically they have to
Me: because it's money
Danny: I gotta look under my seats then
Danny: I have only 4 fuckin pennies
Me: Damn
Me: Today is not your day sir
Danny: Lol muthafucker!
[08:28] naktastic: Bum a nickle son!
Me:or look on the floor!
Me: people always drop shit!
Danny: Ha I found a quarter under my seat!
Me: WOOOT!
Danny: Nice!
Me: VICTORY!!!

I just though this entire convo was particularly interesting!

Redact.

I kinda wish I had more powers over this thing, so that now everywhere my blog says Ruthy, this happens:

Ruthy Rebecca is like the motherfuckin' Ikea catalog!

I'm going to have to talk to the boy about this to see what he can do!!

I also kinda want what LO has, and everytime I type a name that has a blog, the link magically appears...I'm too lazy for the whole, selecting text, clicking a button, entering a website!!

Makings of a Lolcat!

Charlie is lolcat material!

My dorkiness knows no bounds. I signed up for that IamonMTV thing, just cause I was bored at work and whilst perusing the interwebs I came across the page of Lisa Rizzo from A Shot of Love 2. I noticed that she replied to people and thought that it was pretty awesome that she took the time to do that. The truth is though, I'd never do that. one, because I think it's kinda cheesy and second, because I'm ridiculously shy!

So I was like this is kinda stupid...and proceeded to flip out when I couldn't figure out how to delete the whole thing. I didn't want to be on there for forever...the whole scenario is all too cheesy. Luckily I took the time to actually read this time! Magical things happen when you take the time to read. (Take note IRS...reading IS fundamental!!!) So I deleted it....and decided to proclaim my dorkiness via blog! Afterall, only about 5 people read this shit anyway!!

Non-Sibling but almost Sibling Rivalry

Ruthy blogged today on her myspace. Since I don't have a myspace, I can't comment....so I'll comment here: (Yup, I'm blogging about her blog on my blog. )

I could let Frontalot speak for me and comment via stolen Mp3 and say: "I hate your blog it's incredibly terrible and bad" I digress though, if I hated her blog, then I might as well hate my own. I mean I too write about nothing particularly interesting. It's just now...I feel like I have you know...competition! Another person in the sea of useless bloggers taking up my valuable internet space! And I mean...she has it on myspace...where she has at least 95 friends! That means there's a possibility that 95 people (not including me!) will read her blog! How does that compete with my 167 page hits, of which only 51 are unique?! It doesn't!! It just makes me realize that I have a few stalkers out there!

Realistically though, I hate my blog too. Aside from just posting random camera phone pictures, (which I've missed in placing some wonderful bathroom Graffiti, courtesy of the Rahway QuickChek on Routes 1 & 9. ) there's no real point to my blog...other than being wasteful of bandwidth. So maybe I'll start to reconsider exactly what it is that I find to be blog-worthy. Although I do feel that I may have some posts of merit as I think Ruth does too, I don't consider her Peru posts to be completely meaningless and found them to be rather entertaining and delightful.

Although all of was prompted this conversation:


[16:06] me: your myspace is sooooooooooo pink
[16:06] me: nice blog
[16:07] me: but you were supposed to write me a blog dumbass
[16:07] me: I wish i could fuckin' comment
[16:07] me: but i can't
[16:08] ruthy: haha
[16:09] me: so I'm blogging about your blog
[16:09] ruthy: lol on your blog?
[16:09] me: yup

Speaking of me and Ruth though, when she finally does realize that she's really gay and wants to be with me for the rest of her life, so we can take our dysfunctional relationship to the next level (and I promise to only hit her because I love her) at least there's almost one more state that we might be able to get married in!

Erica done did graduated! WOO HOO!!! So exciting! I'm sure she's excited...and a lil sad. It's always a lil sad when college ends! But I'm so proud of her!! :)

This weekend was eventful. I was supposed to go to Raquel's birthday extravaganza, but that turned out to not be so extravaganza. So, after not knowing where anyone was going and deciding that my stomach was not in any condition to enjoy a full meal, I skipped out and went to Wendy's with Andrew. I told Danny that if he had plans to go out afterward to let me know, I'd meet up with him, but he said that that was highly unlikely, he was out late the night before. So , I met up with Ruthy and we went to Abe's party. Twas much fun although I had entirely too much to drink! Hung out with most of YnB, made plans to go to their show this weekend at Cagney's. That too should be exciting.

Last night, Mark came over and relayed to us his terrible weekend, which was actually quite humorous. (Or maybe I just enjoy other people's misery? I kid! I kid!) I did a workout and a yoga with my babes, and then went to sleep.

Adding to the list...

As if reason number 67:

weren't reason enough to convince me to not have children...

This woman is birth control enough!!! I think she's had enough children for me and even my non-existent future children!

18 Kids? Jesus christ, her bladder must be in worse condition than mine! And just think about how much waste they produce!!

Aiding Their Ego

Reasons why I love programmer guys (aside from dating one and the fact that it's basically free tech support! Oh and some of them think I'm teh sex!)

I couldn't test my code because my serial key had expired! haha Luckily I also wrote the serial key code generating stuff, so that didn't take too long to fix.

LiveJournal sucks. Open Diary sucks. Blogger sucks. Xanga sucks. Myspace sucks. So I wrote my own.

I love that!! It's so less QQ more pew pew.

It's All Gone!

So I got it cut. It looks like nothing I asked for and when I got home Ruthy had to help me fix it....but c'est le vie! I miss Jennie! Come back Jennie!

Couldn't Agree More!

Is it dumb to rant from someone else's rant? I dunno, but Andrew sent me this and I couldn't agree more!

As we all know after graduating from college I got a job in the City. I was excited about the whole concept, before I started commuting (and actually started working! ha ha!). Actually being excited about the concept sort of amazes me. I guess it was the "I FINALLY GOT A JOB!" But I have to admit that part of me was stoked that it was at a major company and what not! I don't know why, I'm not corporate whore material, but whatever!!

Anywho, never in my life have I ever encountered ruder people in then men in suits! I've seen Suits run to get a seat before a pregnant woman, or women with children. I've been pushed out of the way by them, hit, squished up against the pole because they need ALL the room in the world. They don't move out of their way, complain when you have to run past them to get to your train even though they're taking their sweet ol time. It's as if everyone else is Riff-Raff and they are entitled to everything.

It's not even just on the subway, just everywhere. These individuals have this air to them, they they're better because they work these stupid corporate jobs, they make big money and they have this conflated idea of that they're uber-important. I've got news, they aren't.

Part of the reason why I won't work in New York City anymore is because of the commute. I'd come home so livid, it was ridiculous!! I don't like being disrespected by pompous little dicked pricks that don't know anything of any real importance. Another part of the reason is that I don't like being introduced as the "temp that doesn't know what she wants to do with her life." I swear if it weren't for the actual cool people there I wouldn't have lasted there that long, nor would I have kept my cool.