July 22, 2008
July 21, 2008
Of Swedes and Men
Raise your hand if you assembled your own office chair this morning and then sat in it and got to work?
Just me? Interesting...
Moving in has commenced. On Saturday I bought gobs of furniture from our favorite Swedish furniture maker.
Sunday I moved 31 boxes up 3 flights of stairs, one at a time (2 at a time when Liz came to help). And then went to Target and bought three more flights full of stuff.
In case you're wondering where I am for the next few days (weeks?? months???) I'll be sitting on my dusty floor, assembling shit. This is my life now.
Just me? Interesting...
Moving in has commenced. On Saturday I bought gobs of furniture from our favorite Swedish furniture maker.
Sunday I moved 31 boxes up 3 flights of stairs, one at a time (2 at a time when Liz came to help). And then went to Target and bought three more flights full of stuff.
In case you're wondering where I am for the next few days (weeks?? months???) I'll be sitting on my dusty floor, assembling shit. This is my life now.
July 17, 2008
July Birthdays
A lot of people get busy in November. I have the evidence here because July is chock full of birthdays. Because I'm tired of sending someecards, I'm going to do my best to pay homage to each and every one of them here.
July 8- Hannah (niece)
July 8- Mandy (friend)
July 13- Lee (brother)
July 13- Lo (friend)
July 15- Adam (friend/temporary roommate)
July 16- Victoria (b. friend)
July 8- Mandy (friend)
July 13- Lee (brother)
July 13- Lo (friend)
July 15- Adam (friend/temporary roommate)
July 16- Victoria (b. friend)
July 17- Jenn (sister)
I was not kidding. The birthdays do not end.
That's her on the left, next to my dad, today's birthday girl, my 2nd to biggest sister. I have a whole slew of pictures as lovely and precious as these on my computer thanks to Project Dad: The Movie. My siblings should be scared. Very, very scared.
July 30- Mark (my liege)
July 16, 2008
Sweet Lord it is HOT
Too hot to blog. Too hot to talk on the phone. Too hot to click.
But not hot enough for this. That's the wonderful thing about being online all day- a virtual watercooler replaces, you know, a real watercooler. And you don't even have to work with any of them.
So, this video comes courtesy of a shared blip on my Google Reader, aka my virtual breakroom. Enjoy. Try not to laugh too hard though- causes massive amounts of sweating.
But not hot enough for this. That's the wonderful thing about being online all day- a virtual watercooler replaces, you know, a real watercooler. And you don't even have to work with any of them.
So, this video comes courtesy of a shared blip on my Google Reader, aka my virtual breakroom. Enjoy. Try not to laugh too hard though- causes massive amounts of sweating.
July 15, 2008
A Very Good Sign
I believe in omens. I'm that type of girl.
I actually think, sometimes, that the Universe tries to talk to me through my iPod. Like when it's on Shuffle? And I'm wondering if I should stay or should I go now? And it plays Modest Mouse's "Float On"?
Think I'm crazy? Join the club, grab a piece of cheese.
Anyway... got apartment keys this morning. And you should've seen my face when the landlord handed them to me on a very specific, randomo keychain. Especially for a whiskey-loving girl like myself.
Well, hullo Jack. Here to welcome me to the neighborhood, are you? How thoughtful. How oddly comforting.
I actually think, sometimes, that the Universe tries to talk to me through my iPod. Like when it's on Shuffle? And I'm wondering if I should stay or should I go now? And it plays Modest Mouse's "Float On"?
Think I'm crazy? Join the club, grab a piece of cheese.
Anyway... got apartment keys this morning. And you should've seen my face when the landlord handed them to me on a very specific, randomo keychain. Especially for a whiskey-loving girl like myself.
Well, hullo Jack. Here to welcome me to the neighborhood, are you? How thoughtful. How oddly comforting.
July 14, 2008
I Don't Know What This Is
But I'm down.
http://www.drhorrible.com/
On the agenda for this week:
Monday- Find Liz and Adam's tape measure.
Tuesday- Get keys to new apartment! At 8:30AM! Go home and sleep until work starts!
Wednesday- Get cable/internet/phone installed at new, empty apartment. Inform the cable man that it is imperative I have working cable before I move in. I AM THAT PERSON.
Thursday- Go sit in empty apartment in morning. Measure important spaces for Ikea trip on Saturday. On list: Everything. Already my credit card is starting to weep tears of blood.
Friday- Rent massive cargo van. Proceed with caution.
I also have a gazillion birthdays this week- my brother, Lo, Adam, Vic, Jenn...It never ends. Why do so many people get busy in November?
http://www.drhorrible.com/
On the agenda for this week:
Monday- Find Liz and Adam's tape measure.
Tuesday- Get keys to new apartment! At 8:30AM! Go home and sleep until work starts!
Wednesday- Get cable/internet/phone installed at new, empty apartment. Inform the cable man that it is imperative I have working cable before I move in. I AM THAT PERSON.
Thursday- Go sit in empty apartment in morning. Measure important spaces for Ikea trip on Saturday. On list: Everything. Already my credit card is starting to weep tears of blood.
Friday- Rent massive cargo van. Proceed with caution.
I also have a gazillion birthdays this week- my brother, Lo, Adam, Vic, Jenn...It never ends. Why do so many people get busy in November?
July 11, 2008
LA LA LA
I'm sitting at my desk and there's a specific Stickie on my desktop that is taunting me. I feel a little guilty about my aborted "Things I'll Miss" list about leaving LA. Surely I can do better than just #12.
So, here goes.
#11. Gilbert's
The first restaurant we went to when we visited LA, looking for jobs and apartments, and still the best Mexican food ever. I would sell you for a tostada right now. Pack your bags.
#10. Pavilions
A supermarket made the list. I know, I know. But I was seriously obsessed with my neighborhood s'market. They were so nice! And it was so cheap. Walking into the far crappier chain of markets in Chicago (I'm sorry but it's true. My DC friends will understand when I say it makes Giant look like Whole Foods), I felt a pang for my old hangout. And Vic's car died in the parking lot once and even though we lived a block away, we still ate bread and drank a bottle of wine we got in the store, waiting for the tow truck. Oh, memories.
#9. Sunset Blvd.
Specifically- Sunset Blvd. at 10am on Sunday morning, taking the long way home from Amanda's. Especially that windy part between Beverly Hills and Westwood.
#8. Del's
Some dive bars make you laugh at the sheer thought of them. Even though it played home to one of my most embarassing karaoke moments EVER (cue running out of bar), I know my friend Beal is probably there right now, engaging in purely shady behavior.
#7. My Mini Cooper
#6. That 5 Hour Drive to Vegas
Long, hot and totally worth it. Whenever people ask me if I'm flying, I laugh. That last hill before you see the lights of Vegas? One of my favorite spots in the world.
#5. California travels
I love me some mid-west right now but I am a travel bunny and California is heaven. San Diego, La Jolla, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley, Monterey, Carmel, San Francisco, Yosemite... Sigh.
#4. The proximity to Mexico
I never got to Mexico. But I like knowing it's there if I need it.
#3. Weather
#2. "The movies"
As a child of the movies, especially classic movies, LA was a dream come true. To walk the streets of Bogart, Tracy, Hepburn, and Lombard? I loved being a part of that. Forget all the bullshit. Movies are magic and they're made in LA.
#1. My kids- obviously and for obvious reasons
They made LA home.
Vic, Little, Beal, Michael, Marty, Amanda, Trendz, Becks, Buck, Lo and Eric, Hope and Josh.
So, here goes.
#11. Gilbert's
The first restaurant we went to when we visited LA, looking for jobs and apartments, and still the best Mexican food ever. I would sell you for a tostada right now. Pack your bags.
#10. Pavilions
A supermarket made the list. I know, I know. But I was seriously obsessed with my neighborhood s'market. They were so nice! And it was so cheap. Walking into the far crappier chain of markets in Chicago (I'm sorry but it's true. My DC friends will understand when I say it makes Giant look like Whole Foods), I felt a pang for my old hangout. And Vic's car died in the parking lot once and even though we lived a block away, we still ate bread and drank a bottle of wine we got in the store, waiting for the tow truck. Oh, memories.
#9. Sunset Blvd.
Specifically- Sunset Blvd. at 10am on Sunday morning, taking the long way home from Amanda's. Especially that windy part between Beverly Hills and Westwood.
#8. Del's
Some dive bars make you laugh at the sheer thought of them. Even though it played home to one of my most embarassing karaoke moments EVER (cue running out of bar), I know my friend Beal is probably there right now, engaging in purely shady behavior.
#7. My Mini Cooper
#6. That 5 Hour Drive to Vegas
Long, hot and totally worth it. Whenever people ask me if I'm flying, I laugh. That last hill before you see the lights of Vegas? One of my favorite spots in the world.
#5. California travels
I love me some mid-west right now but I am a travel bunny and California is heaven. San Diego, La Jolla, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley, Monterey, Carmel, San Francisco, Yosemite... Sigh.
#4. The proximity to Mexico
I never got to Mexico. But I like knowing it's there if I need it.
#3. Weather
#2. "The movies"
As a child of the movies, especially classic movies, LA was a dream come true. To walk the streets of Bogart, Tracy, Hepburn, and Lombard? I loved being a part of that. Forget all the bullshit. Movies are magic and they're made in LA.
#1. My kids- obviously and for obvious reasons
They made LA home.
Vic, Little, Beal, Michael, Marty, Amanda, Trendz, Becks, Buck, Lo and Eric, Hope and Josh.
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