aauugh!

this week has been way crazier than i would have expected! my stress level feels thru the roof right now... probably not a smart idea i drank a rockstar at lunch.

first, to apologize for the lack of posts: my company hired a new receptionist that has been job shadowing me for the past few days. i have no idea why - her "training" lasted literally for an hour and a half. i do nothing - so its pointless to train someone how to do nothing. i think she can figure that out on her own. ugh. so i havent been able to goof off on the internet or watch my daily youtube programming as i am supposed to look 'professional' in front of her. she is going to learn real quick that won't last long.

so i have hijacked my friend's work computer and she needs it back to finish a real estate closing. i guess i better sign off. ugh. what a waste of a slacker last week at a easy job - the next time i sit behind a desk i will be hard at work and not reading gossip sites daily. *sigh* oh well.

i leave sunday and start my job the following monday, a week later, on march 5th. i will try and update before then but if not... hold tight and i will be back. i will be more on a steady track with a set schedule making it easier to update daily again.

good bye alabama ! seattle, here i come!

you can quit scanning the obituaries...

i am not dead! i have just been missing in action. with leaving in just a little over a week, i have been swamped at home, trying to pitch in even more at work, and running errands to tie up loose ends. phew. and i still haven't started packing. seriously. man, i am screwed. ha!

but i am so excited - brian, scruffles, and i have rented a cabin up in northern georgia for the weekend! since we won't be seeing each other for a few months, we are going to take a romantic trip and enjoy each other's company away from it all. the cabin looks great and i just can't wait! it has a hot tub and fire place plus is close to hiking trails, wineries, antique shops, etc. how cute will we be tucked away in the mountains sipping wine and soaking in the hot tub, or covered in mud while hiking with the puppy, or by the fireplace playing scrabble. i totally can't wait!

i have gotten an extra day off from work to make it a three day weekend so i won't be posting again until tuesday. although at this point i seem pretty unreliable i realize but i promise to update on tuesday about the cabin... and a belated entry about valentines.

ciao and have a wonderful weekend! if interested, below are pics of the cabin, moon castle, where we will be staying in ellijay, georgia.

it's friday!

one of my bosses left at noon, another 15 mins ago, and the other is far away in the back in a meeting. the office is pretty chill which is nice giving me time to just drink my cherry coke and read my cosmo magazine. not sure if any of these hundred ways to please my man are new but hey, i'll give the article a shot.

today i scored a kick ass deal on a designer sweatshirt marked down from $112 to $25 (who would pay over a hundred bucks for a zip up hoodie in the first place?!) so i am pumped to rock it this evening. i am also wearing a pair of guess high heels that i found at an outlet mall and even though i bought them back in november, i haven't gotten to wear them much so they still feel new. and after work my friend put aside a dress for me to try on at a boutique in enterprise since it's on sale so i am excited to see how it fits. sales always make me happy. a sale almost seems to justify a purchase in itself. knowing how much i saved almost overshadows how much i actually spent.

however, even with everything being on sale i need to chill out since my budget is over stretched. i keep forgetting i have to pay for gas, hotels, and food on my roadtrip home not to mention pay extra since i am bringing the puppy too and that is going to add up. it's nice knowing i have a good paying job waiting for me but still, it's scary basically using the rest of my savings to get home. the move to alabama has been life changing and confirmed he is truly "the one" so it was totally worth it... but wrecked the savings that i had. i need to rebuild that. hopefully living with my parents for a few months will help.

if nothing else, i will look fabulous in my new boots and dress on my first day of work... broke and all. just like the new radicals sang "we're flat broke but hey we do it in style."

and if that quote doesn't inspire you to have a fun weekend, how about this one:

"Statistics are bullshit, just like facts." (- overheardinnewyork.com)

it's my new fave quote - i can't stop using it. if nothing else, this quote helps remind you there is always someone more stupid than you out there.

happy friday!

my mind is elsewhere...

i keep yawning, my internet has been flakey all day, and i am totally not in the mood to go teach yoga tonight. ugh. what i really want to do is take a quick nap, curl up on the couch to read a book... oh and go shopping. these two boutiques i love are having sales and i am dying to go check them out. my budget says i shouldn't but my heart says put it on your card!

but since most of that can't happen, the real plan is to finish up at work, drive home, chill for 20 mins, go work out, teach yoga, come back home to cook dinner (pizza and salad!), and then crash on the couch for an hour or two. plus tomorrow is friday thank goodness - this week is almost over!

i have been browsing my fav site for random humor (gigglesugar.com) to try and keep myself awake and stumbled upon this awesome commercial. not only does it make me want to put on my ipod clubbin' playlist and dance my way on home... but i can totally picture some of my drunk friends doing this. love it! check it here.

i am in a dancing mood...

so my new kicky boots arrived today! and apparently i am an idiot. see, when i saw the pics online, i thought the soles made the zipper of the boot appear on the outside, not the inside which is most often the case with boots. so i figured, huh that can't be right, the zippers must be on the inside - zippers on the outside would be ludacris! so i see the boots today and think huh the soles still look backwards. no lightbulb goes off in my head yet. finally, once i try to put them on the wrong feet, i realize that yes, the zippers do go on the outside. steve madden was trying something new... ahh lightbulb on!

so posted is the outer shot of the boots. i didnt think i would like the zipper so visible being silver (not black like most boots) plus outside for everyone to see... but i actually think i do! it makes them a little more fun and different. most of the time i will probably wearing pants so it wont matter much, but for a night out they kind of have a fun motorcycle feel. although sometimes i convince myself i like something for the sheer fact that returning items online can be a pain so i will strut myself tonight for brian letting him be the final judge. i have to admit, he has great taste. seriously. not just "for a guy he has great taste" but in general he does. i think it even beats my own level of taste. he always picks out the best stuff in the store for me when i am shopping and does awesome when it comes to presents. kudos to brian!

so now that i have kicky boots and chugged a cherry coke, i am excited to go home and dance around while cooking. i have a feeling that when i get home to plug in my ipod, i am going to be in skank dance mode and pick songs like buttons from the pussycat dolls, sos from rihanna, and but your ass into from ice cube. plus my coworker found out i had never had little debbie snacks before so she bought me a few boxes of various kinds to try. (seriously - i have never had little debbie. where have i been the past two decades?!) so i have an awesome wednesday night in store: dancing and eating chocolate. yum!

i can't believe it...

it's a dark day and i am totally beside myself. i can't believe this finally happened. the hundred+ Daria episodes have finally been pulled after months of bringing me pleasure while at work! why youtube?! why?! i understand copyright infringement and blah blah blah and i totally agree for shows that are available to watch on television or able to purchase on dvd. but why daria?! it isn't aired on television anymore so i am not taking profits away from a network nor are any of the daria seasons available to purchase. so what is the big deal?! the only people watching these episodes online are FANS of the show most of which i am sure would watch/purchase if the option was available. basically, by pulling this show you are just pissing off fans. what a waste.

to ease my pain, i bought a pair of new kicky boots today! YAY! i have been shopping for a new pair of knee high black boots for months since i hate my old pair. finally i stumbled upon a $200 pair from steve madden discounted to $50 with free overnight shipping! what a deal. best part? if i don't like them or they don't fit - i can return them, no questions asked, and they will pay for the return shipping. so excited! so they should be here tomorrow and then i can strut my stuff all night (in my apartment as not to wear them in!) to see if they are a keeper. while i can't buy new boots everytime something i love gets pulled from youtube, it certainly was fun this time! (i included a pic of my boots below, plus included the link here if you want to check out the site for yourself.)





suprisingly, work today has kept me swamped. the phone has been ringing off the hook, people keep coming in to pay bills (and by 'pay bills', i mean most just come in to yell at me because the are being sued for not paying their bills!), and make files... two of which i have to make asap so i guess i better jet and stop venting about daria and raving about boots.

ah, but to not leave you empty handed: a video on youtube that hasn't been pulled down! click here for an dead-on spoof of abercrombie and fitch from madtv. gotta say i like the brand but damn if this wasn't a too perfect sketch. (oh and by 'i like the brand', i mean i like their clothes but look from afar because only a crazy person would pay $40 for a t-shirt pre-ripped and made for a toddler but marked Large.)

i can't pry my eyes away from this website...

thanks to mollygood.com, i have been introduced to one of the greatest time-wasting websites: www.overheardinnewyork.com. basically, new yorkers catching tidbits of conversations they have overheard post the hilarious quotes for all to read. like reality television, only a more condensed version and usually more funny. so kick back this monday while reading some amazingly funny, eavesdropped conversations, like this one:

Guy #1: That girl at the party, Kyra -- she was hot.
Guy #2: I thought so, too, but then I saw her MySpace photos, and she didn't look that good. I'll send you a link to them.
Guy #1: Uh... Dude, I saw her in real life. Who cares what her MySpace photos looked like?
-Manhattan-bound F train

hooked yet? i am. i haven't pried myself away this site for the past eight hours here at work. i complied a list of my favorites, so scroll below to check them out. or click here to check out the site for yourself! it's so addictive... or at least it has been for me.

Patient camp counselor: Instead of punching Timmy* next time, can you think of a better solution to your problem?
Sullen six-year-old: Yes. Next time I'm going to rip all his hairs out.
Patient camp counselor: Assuming that ripping hair out is camp-inappropriate, what's something else you could do?
Sullen six-year-old: Fine, then. I'll rip out his eyeballs and piss on his face.
-Central Park

Chick: Okay, so let me get this straight -- you left a top secret threesome at 4:30 in the morning, only to take home a guy you then met on the subway platform who you kicked out of your bed two hours later because your girlfriend was coming home in half an hour?
Guy: Uh, yeah, that's about right.
Chick: Sweet dancing Moses.
-23rd St & 6th Ave

Guy #1: Is this the place?
Guy #2: Yeah, man. Does the pope shit in the woods?
Guy #1: No, dude. He doesn't.
-7th St & Ave A

Tweaker mom: Can I get my butter, please? I paid for my butter, and I'm taking my butter. I paid for it, I tipped for it, and I'm taking it [gets butter, then starts yanking child out the door].
Young daughter: Mommy, you don't even like butter.
-Sunny & Annie Deli, 6th St & Ave B

Gucci girl #1: Okay, let's play 'Would You Rather?'!
Gucci girl #2: Okay.
Gucci girl #1: Would you rather... be an auto mechanic or... die of breast cancer?
-F train

20-something girl with mom, hands full: Could you hit One for me?
Man, pushing button: You're welcome.
20-something girl: Oh! Thank you.Man: Learn some manners.
20-something girl: Man, I'd tell you to fuck yourself if my mom wasn't with me.
-20th St & 1st Ave

Hipster girl: If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Hipster bartender: Lord of the Rings.Hipster girl:
Okay, seriously -- this is a safe place, there's no judgment here, but you're fucking retarded.
-Enid's Bar

Man: I just don't get it! Just last night you were complaining about how you never try anything new, but you feel like you should.
Woman: Ok, well ordering the roast duck is a little different than a threesome, Tim
-13th & 3rd

One-Liners
Elegant 20-ish black chick on cell: Do you truly expect me to come out to New Jersey so I can drink Rolling Rock? And listen to Matchbox 20? With a bunch of white bitches? Who majored in Psychology? ... How many things are wrong with that?
-Salvation Army store, Waverly Place

Thug on cell: Whatchoo mean, it 'wasn't a successful relationship'? I stuck it in her butt 14 times! That's what I call a successful relationship.
-12th St & 4th Ave

Young thug to friends: She makes me all romantic... Like, I want to fuck her under the stars and shit.
-Grand & Broadway