Things To Do

1. Clean my apartment.

That place is a mess! Talk about not being able to keep things neat! Honestly, I've been so sleepy lately that I just leave things where ever instead of placing them back where I've found them. It's like entropy, shit's just everywhere in a crazy and ever growing mess. My apartment is like a small scale version of the universe.

2. Put together a more presentable appearance.

Jesus Christ I look like shit when I get ready for work in the morning. I look like shit when I get ready for a weekend out...hell I even look pretty unkempt when I'm getting ready for bed! I just lack the motivation to try to piece anything together simply because I feel like I've become the size of a blue whale, which brings me to number three

3. Start Running.

You'd think walking two miles a day would eventually amount to some type of weight loss right? Well apparently, I must eat like I'm in a competition or something. And when I think about it, I honestly don't. So maybe I'm just not doing enough to get rid of whatever is left? And realistically, I have this sick fascination with getting completely tight. (The only fat I'll allow is boobies and booty.) This have been a goal of mine for a while, but like all my other goals, I'm a slacker and haven't accomplished this.

4. Seriously think about Graduate School.

I saw a special on Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon man coexisting and interacting on the history channel on Monday. That's pretty much what I want to study when I grow up. (Yup, I'm still a kid!) To me, there's something fascinating about there being another hominin species running along side with us and I think it has a significant impact on our evolution and I think we definitely had an impact on theirs. And I know specials are overly dramatized and what not, so I mostly try to pay attention to what the scientists are saying. I definitely have to get cracking on my book, my articles and my graduate school research so I can piece something together. Which leads me to point number 5.

5. Get over my A.D.D.

This morning I read an article about Career A.D.D. I realized that after reading it, I have life A.D.D. And I don't mean that I'm an adult with A.D.D. Rather, the article stated that people with career are never satisfied with what they have. They're always thinking about how the grass is greener elsewhere. I sent the link to Andrew, he's the one who noticed that I have life A.D.D. But my problem is that I don't even take the time to look at the grass I'm in, I just focus on what I think may be better. I could be standing in the best golf course fairway grass, but I'm looking at a field full of crabgrass and weeds thinking it's better over there. I'm not looking down, I'm not focusing on what I have. I need to start doing that because I've got some pretty nice stuff around me.

Facts and Figures:

According to Google Analytics my lil' blog has had 172 visits from over 10 countries. Check me out I'm international!! A visit is define by Google Analytics as:

The number of visits your site receives is the most basic measure of how effectively you promote your site. Starting and stopping ads, changing your keyword buys, viral marketing events, and search rank are some examples of factors that influence the number of visits your site receives.

Sadly although I'm hitting the globes, this really means that I'm completely ineffective when it comes to promoting my site. Apparently a link in my facebook profile and my aim profile are not nearly enough to attract super audiences! Who would've thunk it!

Since March 13, 2008 I've also had 205 pageviews. Which pretty much means my site is not being used at all. That means people look at one page per visit, almost 2, if I'm lucky althought I doubt I am since everyone spends less than a minute on my site. Plus I have an 84.3% bounce rate...so no one's really sticking around. (Then again who really is interested in what I did in on February 13, 2005! I'm not even interested!!)


I don't have many new visitors...those who are new are probably lured my way from a google image search bringing up some type of keyword that matches with a picture I've posted. (Suckers!) But I do have some loyal readers (or as I like to call stalkers, people who are ridiculously bored, or LO :) )

Most people who visit my site use Firefox and have a Windows based machine. It seems like the people who use Safari aren't really running Mac OSX, it's from an iPhone.

I think the keywords that lure people into my page are the best with of course a lil comment by me next to them and where if ever I have reference these words!!! Here's a list of what they are, just to boost my visit number!!

Keywords:

• flight 411


• andy loves me (it's true he does, but who needs to google this?!)


• lisa rizzo shot at love 2


• silly scallions


• lisa rizzo""


• this is just to say"" poem mood (who's doing homework with this!)


• 2 tickets to the gun show jokes (at least I'm not the only cheesy one)


• how do i write my performance review?


• lisa rizzo


• lisa rizzo from shot of love


• lisa rizzo picture codes for myspace


• lisa rizzo shot at love (damn she's popular no?!)


• lisa rizzo stalker on birthday


• looking for my own lisa rizzo


• olympic air way


• olympic flight 411


• olympic flight 411 june 2, 2008 (apparently,any flight to the JFK from Athens via Olympic is 411!)


• photos of lisa rizzo


• rebecca nothing to write home about (ha! ha! ha!


• sad songs means so much lyrics


• sad to say, it's sad but true there is nothing song


• shot at love 2 lisa rizzo


• sibling rivalry (anthropologists)


• this is just to say read write think


• what to write on my performance review (performance reviews were all the rage)


• epic fails


• i wanna rock!"" lolcat

This tempts me to write a blog that's just a myriad of popular keywords, regardless of making sense or not. I'll just type an insane number of memes just to get my visit number up!

On a not serious note, I am long overdue for a blog of some substance (considering I've never actually written a blog of substace to begin with...) Sadly, the procrastinator in me will push this aside and I'll get around to it when I finish studying for my Spanish test, which will ultimately happen when I finish cleaning my apartment and go out shopping with Ruthy. And apparently eat dinner at some point of this night!

At least it sounds like that.

Ruthy: Ozzie just invite you and i to jeremiah's party
Ruthy: hinvited*
Ruthy: invited*
Ruthy: he sent me a text message
me: did he spell my name right?
Ruthy: he spelled your name awesome
Ruthy: E Lain Knee
me: ha!
Ruthy: exactly what he wrote

And suddenly the world got a lil creative.

Me: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23845865-23109,00.html
Maria: holy shit
Maria: we'll have to start putting funny things on our genitals just to fuck with them

Blog on the go! Last night was great! Ludo rocked! I was too much of a dork to go up to them when they were like 5ft away from me but I di

Blog on the go! Last night was great! Ludo rocked! Probably one of the best shows I've ever been to. I was too much of a dork to go up to

Conflicts of Interest.

What I'd like to be doing:


What I am doing:

The two don't quite work out do they?

Customer Disservice.

I hate being rude to customer service people. I deal with angry people on the phone...trust me, no one's angrier than an undergrad that's not getting what he or she believes they are entitled to. These kids feel like they are high and mighty, so I know what this lady is going through. However, I feel like dealing with incompetance. And that's pretty much what you deal with when you deal with Pearson Education. And I'm pretty sure this Lady isn't doing shit, but keeping me on hold for no fucking reason, but that's ok, cause I have no problem ripping Pearson a new one!!

Honestly, you sell me a $100 plus something dollar book and you fuck up?! And can't even correct it by giving me a new code or rectifying the problem. Go fuck yourself buddy. Honestly, I was going to be polite, but I honesty hate waiting on fucking hold. I just want to do my god-damned fucking homework. That's all I want to do. I've never heard of anyone that just wants to do their Homework in my entire life, until this moment.

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.

So...I never got my haircut! See voting brings about no change!! Ha ha ha! It doesnt' help that only 5 people voted. Instead of getting ti cut, I found more haircuts...so there's even more to chose from. I now have over 130 different looks to go through before I decide on a final one....although I think I should just ask my hair dresser. (Even though sometimes tells me you really can't walk in there with 130 pictures and be like PICK ONE!) I have actually narrowed it down to 11 and working my way down. This pretty much means nothing major is going on in my life because I'm worrying about a hairstyle a lil too much! It's been entirely too long since I've cut my hair though and when I did, I wasn't thrilled, usually I'm thrilled when I leave Jenny. This is why I want to be prepared.

Shallow Indecision....

So, because I have nothing better to do with my time and because I like to procrastinate. (That statement itself is a contradiction, I can't procrastinate if I have nothing better to do...or can I?) Also since I'm ridiculously shallow and partly due to my inability to make a decision. I'm asking my faithful audience to vote on my next haircut. Not that the decision will be democratic anyway, ultimately I'll bring in pictures and ask my hairdresser which she thinks is the best. But let me know so I don't go into her with a photo album. Any other suggestions are welcomed. Megansaurus, I expect a prompt reply from YOU!

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A reminder

I don't have flash at work and I'm only posting this because Megerrific suggested I watch it. Looking at the title, I completely agree....this is just to remind me!! Now I wonder who will remind me to check my blog!!
http://www.break.com/index/cute-kittens-bop-their-heads.html




Edit: Those kittens were too cute!!! I want a kitty!!!

Cookies....

...are delicious. There's been entirely too much food at my office....since the first day I've worked here. I'm convinced that working with great people and consuming large quantities of treats should have been included in the job description! I'm going to gain so much weight!!

Yesterday was Administrative Professionals Day or whatever Hallmark likes to call it. And my bosses loves me, so I got tulips and taken out to lunch at Rutgers Club. I have to say I've only eaten there twice and excluding my mother's cooking, that has got to be some of the best food I've ever eaten in my life. DELICIOUS!! It beats the $26 Shrimp Ceasar Salad at Brasserie....(actually I think Brasserie had a weak menu, but I was there for lunch so who knows) ! So a big thank you goes out to them, it's nice knowing people appreciate what you do!!

More later.

Ranting Alphabetically

Annoyances
Not giving former students access to old syllabi of classes they've already taken is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Thank goodness my school doesn't do that whole "We need to be contacted by the department in order to send it to you." What nonsense! Granted it may be student's fault for not keeping a copy of their old work, but it's not like a syllabus is some kind of super classified piece of information!! Thanks for making my job that much more difficult university I choose not to name. Not to mention trying to find out who to contact to obtain said syllabus is like looking of Osama...you think it'd be easy but NOOOOOO on said University's website, but it's not! Thank you!!! It's not bad enough that I decided that while walking to work I need to bathe in my coffee....no no, now I have to navigate through your shittastic website AND try to find the Holy Grail...all whilst looking at the pope!!! Thanks!! At least I managed to get a cute ass birthday present at the last minute today and I got to eat cake!!

Boasting
Colbert Live is AMAZING!!! I didn't really think it would be all that great, I was a lil worried that my whole view of the show would change and that he'd just be a complete asshole in real life, but he's not. Aside from waiting in line for what felt like eternity and a day and being searched more thoroughly than going through the gate at JFK, it was actually pretty awesome. Though I must admit, some fans terrify me. They know entirely TOO much about the show. I get it you like it, so do I, but what's the reason behind needing to know EVERYTHING about it. And when I mean everything, I mean even things about the Audience Manager's life!! Does that make you a bigger fan or do you have something to prove? I don't know...creeps me out and makes me glad I'm not famous. But if I ever become famous, I'll delete this blog in an instant and ask Google to get rid of any traces of post-famous Leni from the internet. I guess I'd have to call up Internet Archive and ask them to get rid of it too. I'd be terrified if complete strangers were able to come up with so much trivia about. Maybe I should get rid of this blog..... Back to the show, it was incredible!! They want you to like laugh extra and clap louder...but you really don't have to laugh extra because it was hilarious!! Maria even caught a wriststrong bracelet (the one he was wearing!) And gave it to moi! Picture to follow soon!!

Greek
I feel a lil off and usually when I do, I listen to Greek music or read Greek. There's just something about the melody of the language that cheers me up. When I feel really sick, sometimes I'll just mouth Greek...the movement of my lips and tongue when making the sounds sort of soothes me. I also feel that it's a language where you can actually express yourself completely. There is a word for everything, you can capture the exact feeling, the exact thought, you're never really off. I don't get the same feeling from English. I feel that in English I'm always struggling for words. There's never really a word that captures what I'm trying to say and even though my Greek isn't perfect, I know in that language the perfect word exists out there. Lately though my Greek is fading, not having my parents around and not having Greek TV or Greek music as a constant in my house is making it dwindle away. I bought the paper this weekend in attempts to bring it back....I wonder how long it'll take me to get through one article! I also have that book that I bought how long ago and never finished?! But I should sit down and attempt to get through it, try to write in it...do something. I really don't want it to vanish....I think knowing Greek is such an important part in being Greek.

Lunch
Is always entirely too short! And with that I'm done with this rather boring post for the day!!

Goodtimes with the woman part iii

Goodtimes with the woman part ii

Goodtimes with the woman!

Hey It Can Happen

If I ever hit a super lottery jackpot, there are two things I'm definitely doing:
1. I'm going to Fortunoff with a baseball bat and having a field day in the crystal and glass section.

2. I'm buying all the As Seen on TV stuff!!


After all that I'll consider paying off my student loans in full, buying a house, getting a car and living the new money high life!

Piles of Kittens

have to be one of the things that makes me ridiculously overjoyed!!

I Feel Awful Today

My body is once again on a mission to kill me....so none of you have to! (Isn't that nice of it?!) So since I feel like vomiting, I have cramps that feel like I'm being stabbed and a migraine coming on....I decided to post lolcats: They make me happy.

Maybe I should keep a blog about all the stupid stuff I hear or read...so in honor of that today's winner is:

"Sex is how guys say 'you're the center of my universe' without having to utter the actual words."


Now mind you, I've run into a lot of stupid today, I watched a bunch of snippets from The View and got a handful of stupid questions thrown my way, but that my friends is what won! Thank you Women's Health for adding to all the stupid of today!

Since it's still early don't be surprised if there's a new winner!!!

Soooo Pretty!

I'm Going to Get Soooo Much Flack for This Post

But fuck it I don't care! I do what I want!! It's my blog right? And I can delete comments! :) (Moderating rocks!!)

It's in regards to the following article on CNN. Now I know I'll get called a bigot and racist and any other name in the book by lots of people who know absolutely nothing about me, but part of me feels that it's true. Partly because being who is he dictates his experiences in life and if he weren't how he is now there are an infinite number of possibilities as to who he could've been now. So the statement he wouldn't be where he is because of who he is could also be implied to mean other things than race and actually something important like character! So that's true!

But I feel it's also true in a more negative context because he wouldn't have as much publicity as he does because of what he is. The same holds true for Hilary. She wouldn't get as much publicity if she were Harry. I'm not saying that's the only reason they're popular...but think back to the debates, did Edwards or anyone else who was the cookie cutter type (ok, maybe Kucinich isn't that cookie cutter...think of the Inaugural Ball Dinner? They'd have a Tofutti desert!) get as much air time as those two. I'm not saying that it's the only reason, but the news media love sensationalism because it sells and how sensational is that? You think any one would care if Hilary were Harry Rodham?

And honestly people if you're sick of hearing about that aspect of the election STOP READING/WATCHING the CNN!!! Honestly, how much money have the news agencies made reporting this kind of horseshit?! The media is a business and if you don't buy into this and care about real shit then that's what the media will report on. So if people actually wanted to hear about the issues....news reports would focus more on the issues and not so much on what's between someone's legs or what color some one's skin is!

I'm not trying to say the only reason either got to where they are is because of what the color of their skin is or what gender they are. Instead what I'm trying to say is that they get so much airtime and so much public attention because of that. And that can actually be a double edged sword.

The thing is this is something monumental there's a chance where we'll have either the first black president or the first female president. So it sells news, it makes headlines, it gets people excited. At the same time that should be a non-issue, it should be something more like, isn't it about damn time?

Hopefully most voters are smarter than all of this and will pick their candidate based on the person's competence rather than what they are, be it gender, age or color.

Sleep is like a unicorn....

I want to be that kitty!!

Maybe We Should Consider Adopting?

Ha ha ha! This was great!!! To make your own go here!!

Lying's the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off

I was honest...with everyone and it didn't even work! So I'll go back to my hyperboles, strecthing the truth and white lies for the win Alex!!

Read the Fine Print

I'm starting to realize why I gravitate towards assholes. It's not that I hang out with them...it's that I was brought up with them*....so I don't know any better!!



*this excludes a number of people but not a significant portion of important people in my life. For clarity please ask before jumping to conclusions and making assumptions.

I'll have to find the exact date Andrew and I confirmed our relationship on facebook...this changes the entire dynamic of our relationship now!!! UGH! Although I must say, I do find the people who are like "Omigod we used to meet up face to face" A little ridiculous....have you been out to a bar/club/etc. People still meet up face to face most people don't just sit at home and look for people on myspace or facebook (At least those aren't my experiences). It's just now you also ask people to look you up on facebook and or myspace the same way you'd give someone your phone number and so forth. I wonder why it's ok for older folks to meet people on match.com or eharmony, but got forbid kids go on the facebook!!!

Lunch time is entirely short for me to do anything. It's like right after I finish my lunch, I only have half an hour left. Yet the other 7+ hours I work move before me like a slug.

I differentiate things I've written (on actual paper) from things I type based on the formatting. So the post a few below is actually something I wrote (a couple of drafts of too actually!). Sure, I could've kept it hidden, that's how I normally roll when I bother to handwrite something. But then again, I could keep all of this hidden. I don't necessarily blog about anything of importance or any actual topic other than myself and my daily trite quests of sandwiches, naps and students and occasionally a funny picture for your viewing pleasure. There's no real need for me to blog, I'm not contributing...I'm just clogging the tubes. Yet when I blog, I get a different vibe to my witting because I'm reaching a different audience more importantly a public audience. My journal's not a public person, the only one who will see it is me. It's a hodgepodge. Sloppy words, sloppy wording and bad structure. Any random thought that pops into my head can end up in those pages. My blog is accessible to everyone, so it changes the way I write. I try not to be sloppy, I make efforts to be entertaining and readable and I remain cryptic. Writing in my blog is like writing a letter to my mother describing college life. I keep all the good details out and report back to her on the mediocre events that would make her think I'm still a good kid. My journal is my childhood friend who went to a different school...it gets all the juicy bits. Every now and then though I feel like posting some of that on my blog, just because I like the way it sounds and I feel like sharing. Those are the posts that cause people to react. I can assure you that not one person commented on my peanut butter and jelly sandwich (which never manifested in case you were really wondering, I ended up getting a frozen pizza! YUM!)...but I did get asked who I was referring to in the post below. The truth is, I wasn't referencing anyone or any thing in particular. It was just a comment on how I feel about the beginnings and endings of all sorts or relationships.

Even as I type this, I'm beginning to hate it. I hate that it'll bet misconstrued into something that is shouldn't be. I would hate to be a real writer and then read the critiques of my work, listen to the lecture halls discuss what the symbolism is behind my work and being told I was implying this based on some part of my book. People would state their opinions on what my work meant based solely on inferences and although I could say no it's not true....it wouldn't work that way.

Already this is post is being read into a lil' too deeply. Already it seems like I'm being cryptic when I'm not. I swim in the shallow end friends, keep that in mind!

Part of the reason why I kept my blog with the whole I did this today log was because people were putting meaning into the meaningless things I write. A lot of what I write is meaningless dribble and quaint ideas that pop into my head. I don't mean to sound like a high school rebellious teenager, but I feel so misunderstood...but not because I'm so complex, but I'm much simpler than people think!

Lunch is already over! What nonsense!

I cannot wait to return to my lil' apartment tonight and just lay in bed and read. Nothing is better than passing out after being sleep deprived for three days whilst reading something from AJPA! I'll probably end up with highlighter all over my face! =) Back to the salt mines!

I have a psychiatric disorder!! I first heard about this on AOTS. I think it's nonsense!

To Game or not to Gayme....

Gaymers is going on tonight in Highland Park (who would've thought Highland Park had a lil Gay Mecca...not I. But you read the Mirror and you learn things!) . I don't know if I'm going to go. And here's my lame reason: Laundry and work. LAME! I'm a gamer...and I just so happen to be a lil' gay...so it'd be perfect! But I'm also ridiculously shy and introverted so the whole concept of meeting new people makes me nervous. (Plus I'm not entirely too fond of walking home alone at night..even if I do live in Highland Park) There will be plenty o' opportunities for me to go I suppose...so I'll go then. Who knows...I won't make up my mind till 7:25 anywho! In which case laziness will win!!

Epic Fails

I just ate shrimp tail...disgusting!

Like:

And yesterday, I wanted to make a tuna fish sandwich for dinner. What a great idea I thought, I have rye bread it'll be delicious. Nope...read the label:



Pure heartache...I'm such a loser. Peanut Butter and Jelly tonight for the safe win for sure!


And I made a picture blog....the epic fails just keep coming!

I find that relationships are like books. (maybe because I form relationships with my books?) They both start out the same, there's that unexpected feeling of what's to come, the questioning of where this will all lead me. If it's a good story hopefully the characters grow on to you, their presence becoming ever more important. Finally, when you reach the end you're sad to see them go, because you know even as you place them onto the bookshelf, they'll never be part of your life again. You hold on to them, convincing yourself that you can always visit and relive the same stories, you can reread them, but they'll never be the same as they were the first time. Instead of sitting on the bookshelf as reminders that you could always go back, they're just reminders of what was....and are now just collecting dust on the shelf.

I have never been good with endings, nor have I been good with beginnings. I don't want to begin or let go, I'd rather stay in the middle and continue going on as if the only boundary in sight were the horizon. But that can't be, while the middle is enjoyable there's nothing there, and I need to learn to get to the other side.

Implications of One Plus One

Sometimes we collide, tectonic plates merging,
continents shoving, crumpling down into the molten
veins of fire deep in the earth and raising
tons of rock into jagged crests of Sierra.

Sometimes your hands drift on me, milkweed's
airy silk, wingtip's feathery caresses,
our lips grazing, a drift of desires gathering
like fog over warm water, thickening to rain.

Sometimes we go to it heartily, digging,
burrowing, grunting, tossing up covers
like loose earth, nosing into the other's
flesh with hot nozzles and wallowing there.

Sometimes we are kids making out, silly
in the quilt, tickling the xylophone spine,
blowing wet jokes, loud as a whole
slumber party bouncing till the bed breaks.

I go round and round you sometimes, scouting,
blundering, seeking a way in, the high boxwood
maze I penetrate running lungs bursting
toward the fountain of green fire at the heart.

Sometimes you open wide as cathedral doors
and yank me inside. Sometimes you slither
into me like a snake into its burrow.
Sometimes you march in with a brass band.

Ten years of fitting our bodies together
and still they sing wild songs in new keys.
It is more and less than love: timing,
chemistry, magic and will and luck.

One plus one equal one, unknowable except
in the moment, not convertible into words,
not explicable or philosophically interesting.
But it is. And it is. And it is. Amen.

Marge Piercy

Weekend Wrap Up.

Friday night, met up with people from the SAC for Amy's party...we played geography games, because we're dorks. Amy let me know that Friday night she's going out! Guess that means I am too...couldn't drink with her before when she was an employee and I was a student. Funny thing is, you could do that with your professor...hmm. After that party, Andrew headed down to Middletown for the wedding pre-night. I went out with Ruthy to Stuff Yer Face. We drank far too much Dos E Equis on entirely too empty stomachs which ensued in a no you drive, no you drive argument in front of Francis.

Saturday I got all dolled up to go to the wedding. It was a nice wedding, the place had good food. (Yes, that's how I judge if a wedding is good or not.) It followed all the usual wedding fare. Cake in the face, garters being thrown, bouquets being caught, shots, silliness and open bar. The DJ was insane though, that boy must've had ADHD as a kid. He needed some Ritalin for sure. During the wedding I got pestered into the whole, "When are you and Andrew getting married" BS. (Andrew got his fare share of you're next too) Which I answered with "I'm too young." Which people understand and then don't, as soon as I tell them that we've been together for almost 6 years. If it ain't broke...don't fix it people!! I'm convinced married people just want to suck you into their club of unhappiness and misery and quite frankly, Andrew and I don't need rings on our fingers to pull that one off! :) ! Co-habitation for the win! I'll only marry Andrew to cover his ass in case anything happens to me. The funny thing is everyone assumes it's Andrew. So they're like "I'll work on him" Like poor me, I'm not being asked to get married. As if my entire life is completely meaningless and I'm just waiting for my big day. The truth is I am waiting for my big day...but that's when I get to write PhD after my name! Thank you! That or when I win the lottery and can retire before 30. Marriage...eh whatever
After the wedding Andrew and I just vegged out at home. TV and Chinese for the WIN!
And finally today, Andrew left for Cali and I'm doing laundry followed by some work for work...and possibly some Sims 2! And that's a really poorly written, sloppy but short weekend in review.

Forecast for this week: I'll be sad all week and all by my lonesome so I'll probably play a lot of Sims 2 and be up late talking to Andrew on what is normal time for him, but late for me! Friday will take forever to come followed by a hectic week of work because "I don't know what class I want to take!" GREEAT!!

A Jungle

The best conversation about scrabble ever:

Andrew: I had no idea the world of scrabble was so intense!
Maria: It's a jungle
Maria: a wooden tile jungle
Maria: of danger


Runner up for quote of the day:

"The last time that I checked, a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Thanks CNN, for the lighter side of news!

I have to do my performance review for work and is if it were a classroom assignment, I've left it for the last minute! Here's my performance review though honestly: I do my job as best as I possibly can, sometimes I slack off, sometimes I'm just not in the mood. These kids sometimes drive me insane and other times I feel really great about being able to help them! I don't know if that makes me a great employee or not, but hey, I get the job done right!

Death by oatmeal!

Updates.

I've kept this thing a little out of date haven't I?

First, I'd like to thank everyone who sent me birthday wishes or celebrated my birthday with me. Thanks for making my day special!! The rest of you who forgot, well you're all assholes :)!

The weekend rocked! A couple of people came over, we all rocked out at Rock Band. Some people I haven't seen in a long time, so it was nice of them to come out and hang out. Had a great time, have a bunch of left over food and I'm amazed I didn't get kicked out for Rock Band! Ha ha!
Sunday I spent the day with my parents. My mom got upset over her leaving. I'm sure that craziness will last all week! Wonderful!

Yesterday I was supposed to see the Daily Show and that was a bust. Even with reserved tickets we were cut. By ten people! Just goes to show that what you hear on the internets is fake! Ruthy and I did go to the Museum of Natural History, checked out the New Hall of Human Origins. That was pretty cool. We also went to the Museum of Sex. I took two pictures which I'll post as soon as I get home and I have to email them to Ruthy since she's the reason I took them.

That's all for now. More maybe later tonight.

One year closer. ...

It's True Most are Unaware

Soon the Bible will be hate speech
Count on it.There are too many scriptures that have "bad" things to say about people who do homosexual things. As soon as the hate speech legislation passes you'll be sure to find edited versions of the bible, as you already do. And ministers,
preachers whatever you want to call them will have their sermons monitored as
you already do today and those who use "hate speech" will be fined or jailed.And
most Americans could care less, since most are unaware of the vast majority of
things said in the Bible and all too readily believe what the media tells them
it says

The following is a comment that appeared on the following website . (The website by the way is all complete garbage). The sad thing is though the author of the comment also completely ignorant of what the Bible says. Don't forget Bible trumpeters, that infallible word of God also discusses what to do about menstrauting women, when to stone your children and that rape is OK in the countryside, but bad in the city.

And as for Rep. Kern, I understand you have freedom of Speech, but you're entire "stop ramming your agenda down my throat" stance.... goes against much of what you've been up to.

I Wanna Rock......ROCK!

Blah blah blah, that's my mood right now and if I cared enough to blog about it I would, but I don't. I'm just irritated and annoyed at everyone. Ok, so maybe not everyone but a particular few and I rather just go lay in my bed.

I always click to start a new blog and then everything that I thought I wanted to right about disappears from my head. And maybe, just maybe blogging at work isn't the best thing to do.

Worth Every Penny.

This coming from a completely unbiased and reputible source! It's not like I put up my own price here people! Not that I like to advertise, because I think actually charging would be illegal in every state but parts of Nevada, but at least now we know what Andrew's getting himself into. The good thing is that at least when it comes to us together, I'm getting the better end of the bargin! The scary part is the average was $150, that's only scary because that's what I think the going rate is, or so I think I've heard on Real Sex. I don't know if anyone would pay that much, but when you're hot you're hot! :)

Surveys Mean I Had Nothing Better to Do.

1. Are you ready for 100 questions? If I weren't I wouldn't answer them!

2. Do you watch college football? Only when Rutgers is playing.

3. Who will fill this survey out after you? I don't think anyone will.

4. Who was the last person to send you a text message? Ruthy

5. Do you love anyone? Andrew and my familia and some of my friends.

6. Are you happy? Content.

7. Where was the last place you went shopping? I'm going to buy some pants from delia's tonight maybe.

8. How do you feel about your hair? I think I want to go back to it being shorter. This is no fun.

9. Where do you work? At Rutgers.

10. Last thing you ate/drank? Cheese and a Sprite.

11. Do you wish you were someplace else right now? Home.

12. Do you have any pet peeves? Me? Pet Peeves? I wonder if I have anything that isn't a pet peeve.

13. Do you have any expensive jewelry? A couple things, but nothing ridiculous.

14. AIM or Yahoo? AIM

15. Do you like math? Yes because I'm a dork.

16. How many hours on average do you work a week: I get paid for 37.5, but I work more.

18. Favorite baseball team? I don't watch baseball, but if I did it'd be the Mets.

19. Favorte NBA team? I used to like the Knicks, but I got over b-ball.

20. Do you watch the Olympics? Nope.

21. Last restaurant you went to? I haven't eaten out in a while. Tejas maybe. I forget.

22. Who was the last person to call you? Andrew

23. What’s your sign? Pisces

24. Do you have a favorite number? 13

25. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations? When I went to Spain, I volunteered AND donated money!

26. What do you spend the majority of your money on? Garbage I don't need!

27. Where does your family live? Twenty minutes away and in Greece.

28. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? I have one sister.

29. Ever been called a bitch? Yes

30. Got any guilty pleasures? Plenty of them.

31. Do you drink beer? I only drink beer now.

32. Whats your favorite color? Green is starting to get up there on the list, but I still love blue and black.

33. Did you ever collect Beanie Babies? Nope, but I have a monkey one that Ruthy got me.

34. Ever bought anything online? Plenty of things.

35. Myspace or Facebook? Facebook.

36. Do you have T-Mobile? Nope

38. Do you sometimes wish you were someone else? Sometimes

41. Last time you saw your parents? Sunday.

42. Do you have any talents? I don't think so, but others do.

43. Ever been in a wedding? Yep! I was a bridesmaid.

44. Do you have any children? Nope

45. Last movie you watched? Um...crap I don't remember! Ha ha ha!

46. Are you missing anyone at the moment? Nope

47. Did you take a nap today? Nope

49. Ever been on a cruise? Nope

50. Did you notice number 40 was missing? Nope

52. Do you have any wealthy friends? Nope

53. Ever met anyone famous before? Yep

54. Favorite actor? I don't really have one.

55. Favorite actress? Same as above.

56. Are you multi-tasking right now? Nope, I'm completely not tasking.

57. Could you handle being in the military? I don't know, sometimes I think I should've joined and then I think about it and I don't really like deserts and people yelling at me and covering up part of my sexuality.

58. Are you hungry or thirsty? Thirsty and in fact a majority of the time, people are really thirsty not hungry.

59. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell

61. What is your average cell phone bill? I have a family plan so about $120

62. Do you own a camera phone? Yes

63. Ever had to take a sobriety test? Nope

64. Do you believe in Karma? Nope

65. Can you speak any other languages? Yes

66. Last time you went to the gym or worked out? I walk 2miles 5 days a week...so I always work out!

67. How many pairs of shoes do you own? A few too many.

68. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use? I use photobucket.

69. Last place you were? Work

70. What is your college mascot? Scarlet Knights!

71. Ever been to Las Vegas? Nope

76. Have you ever been gambling? Yup, but I don't like it.

77. How old are your parents? Old enough.

78. When is the last time you updated your blog? Right now.

79. Do you have your wisdom teeth? Two of them are in there, I lack the other two supposedly.

80. Favorite place to be? Home.

81. Have you been to New York City? Too many times.

82 Favorite sit down restaurant? Jose Tejas or Pithari

83. Ever been to Disney Land? Nope

84. Do you have a favorite cartoon character? Um...I have a few.

85. Last thing you cooked? Chicken.

86. How is the weather today? It was nice!

87. Do you email? Yup!

88. Last letter/piece of mail you received besides junk or a bill? A card from my sister.

89. Last missed call? Ruthy I think.

91. Last voicemail you received? My grandmother.

92. Do you drunk dial/text? I used to.

93. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? I dropped it in a toilet once.

94. What is the best city in the state that you live in? Highland Park! Ha ha ha! I'm a fan of New Brunswick, because that's where I went to school.

96. Did you just die? Um...no because I'm still typing.

97. Are you bored right now? Yep

98. Last concert you went to? Bamboozle I think.

99. What do you think about before you go to bed? How late it is and how I should go to sleep earlier.

100. What are your plans for tomorrow? I'm going to work and meeting an advisor.

Lunch Time Blogging is for People Who Have Lunch!

Lunch time is my favorite time, but as Douglas Adams so clearly points out, "time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." This hour has gone by faster than the majority of the day. I wanted to read up on so many interesting articles, but I haven't.

In any case, here are the headlines that caught my eye today:

• People do too like to read science
• Broca's area and chimpanzee communication
• Cannibalism May Have Wiped Out Neanderthals
• Hacked and robbed blind, one guild's cautionary tale
  
• Week in pictures

Poof and like that, lunch time was over!

Fantastic Fridays!

I love Fridays. Every other Friday I get paid. I get to wear jeans to work because it's Casual Friday. Fridays mean I can stay up all night playing WoW, watching movies or hanging out with friends because I don't have to wake up early on Saturday! My favorite Saint is even named Friday! This Friday is even more special than any other Friday. Why? Well it's the 29th of February! That's pretty exciting! Second, it's the last day of February which means March is just around the corner, meaning that it's only another 12 days until my birthday! I also finished all of my graduation certifications so it's all just regular updating from here on out! And more importantly Andrew comes home from California! A week sans Drew finally comes to a close and I get to rejoice by seeing my baby and doing any one of the following things above and more! :) Smiles all around!

I'm in a silly mood and most definitely do not want to be at work. It's the weekend warrior in me coming out! I'd much rather be out with friends laughing and having a ball. But I can't complain much about work, it's just Cathie and I. It's a rather slow day, there won't be any advising and we pretty much have a good time together.

I'm just excited! There was so many places this post could've gone, but I'm hyper like a 5 year old that ate too many pixie stix so my mind's off the wall. I'll edit it when I get home or maybe during lunch!

Into The Night

I'm beyond tired. At least that's how I feel when I wake up. Why I'm up even now amazes me, I should be sleeping, but instead up doing three days worth of Targum Crossword puzzles for reasons unbeknownst even to me!

I'm having a difficult time journaling, in the normal pen and paper sense. I feel that anything I write is, well just stupid and pointless. My feelings and my thoughts feel forced and when I even try to hold on to any creative thought process that might pass through my head, it simply disappears. Gone, like a flash of light. This makes blogging equally difficult, because if my journals are empty then there's no reason for this to exist.

Dinner at home with the parents. Weird though, it's no longer their home. I realized that NJ Transit riles me up. Being on the platform, waiting for the train and then sitting in one of those blue odd patterned seats in the middle of the pink car with a bunch of people walking slowly and talking a bit too loudly all spark up some hidden ire in me. That entire journey to Perth Amboy was another saga. One I care not to blog over and one I'm too lazy to write. It's the same old song and dance with that scenario.

Where has all of my inspiration gone? My motivation has shifted from actually doing something to merely doing things that bring me momentary pleasure. It seems like now I'm only thirsty for a glass of water, rather than hoping for something more tastey. And maybe the truth is that I always lived in some delusion where I was extraordinary and need to start focusing more on the fact that I'm ordinary and lack the extra.

Blah blah blah.....I think it's time for sleep and a new play list, this sure is a downer.

On a happier note, I forgot to mention that last week I saw Carmen perform at the Red Lion Cafe. A night of firsts I must say: First time I saw Carmen perform, first time I went into the Red Lion Cafe, and the first time I saw Carmen in about three years. (Ok, that one's not true, I saw him earlier this winter, but whatever!) It was nice seeing him again after so long and knowing that he's up to good things and getting to talk to him for more than a second. It was an even greater pleasure watching him perform. I bought his EP, it's excellent. Hope he keeps doing his thing and I get to continue watching him do so! He's on the myspace somewhere if anyone is interested.

I do believe it's time for me to sleep.

Mystical source of pleasure and satisfaction....

http://men.msn.com/articlees.aspx?cp-documentid=6273622&GT1=10921
This is actually from the women of Marie Claire...which is a woman's magazine, which explains why women's magazines suck.

A man shouldn't Wii in front of a woman? Since when have girl's been too good for video games? Is it ok if you XBox in front of some dingy broad though? What about Playstation 3? That should be ok right? I mean she'll obviously see that you're a big spender!

This line is just a tad bit ridiculous:

Flip it, flop it, swing it around, tug on it, adjust
it, scratch it, or do anything that will remind us that it's just a goofy
appendage and not a mystical source of pleasure and satisfaction.

That pretty much sums up my argument right there. Mystical source of pleasure and satisfaction WTF?! It's a penis, not some kind of magical item that you find while trying to finish a quest. There's no fellowship coming to destroy this thing!

Olympic Airway Flight 411

landed, at 3:14 this afternoon! Now, why might that be anything to note? It happens to be the flight my parents were on...so I'm happy that it landed safely and I got to see and hug my mom and my dad for the first time in 11 months! I've never been that far from them, and not to be able to call them whenever I wanted due to time differences, or constantly wonder what they looked like, this made my week, my month, my year so far! Though, I have to say they looked a little odd, but I don't think I've ever seen them be so...happy and relaxed.

They brought two suitcases and we wouldn't be Greek if both of those suitcases had clothes, so I will share with you part of the bounty my parents brought back with them. I'm so excited, I want to go on the Olympic flight back with them!!

This φλιτζάνι actually belonged to my grandmother, my mom brought it over as a housewarming gift. Everyone needs φλιτζάνια in their place!

This is part of the bountiful feast. I will be eating like a champ!

Lastly, there's a calendar and it has pictures from my island, which is pretty exciting because I haven't seen my island since I was 14. It's been that long and yet I still feel like that's home!

There's plenty more. I got gifts from 'Αννα, my θειά and my mom and dad brought an even grander mess of things. I just rather not blog about it all. I'm extremely excited that they're back. They didn't have to bring any of it, I was just happy to be able to give them both hugs!! This is going to be the best month ever!!

Undone.

I told myself I'd blog something noteworthy at lunch, but I wrote on a piece of paper instead. I tell myself when I get home tonight, I'll journal and by that I mean actually finish an entire entry and not leave it half done. I haven't actually finished anything I've meant to finish. I'm like that character in The World According to Garp, Alice who always writes but never finishes. Maybe today I'll actually accomplish new things.

On the plus side. My glasses are ready. I'm excited!

I definitely love to dance and don't do it enough!

Silly Scallions!

I love these scallions! They're so silly!!