Maybe I'm crazy, but laughing out loud makes the pain pass by...
I'm not really sure if anyone even looks here anymore... it's been months since my last update and all... I don't know, I just felt like there was nothing in my life to blog about, but I'm giving it another shot. Maybe I have some stuff to write about now, who knows...
That doesn't mean that I haven't been around though. I've been reading everyone else's blogs daily or so.
School has started again, which is slightly a bummer. I am questioning whether or not I really want to be a writer/journalist and if I really have any writing talent at all. I got so bummed out in my magazine writing class today. I just don't know anymore. It has reached a point where I wonder what I'll do if I don't try to work for a newspaper though. I'm sure all college seniors go through this, questioning their degree and what not, but I just don't know.
This weekend I attended 3 Dave Matthews Band shows at Red Rocks Ampitheater in Morrison, CO. And it was beyond amazing. Maybe even life altering, as weird as that may sound. It truly renewed my love and admiration for DMB and their music. And Red Rocks is just unbelievable. Has anyone else been there before? I've seen Nora Jones and Tori Amos there besides DMB. It is the most amazing venue ever. Visit http://www.redrocksonline.com for more info, but here is a side looking picture.
Time to clean off my desk at work. Have a good week all!
After school, walking home... fresh dirt under my finger nails
Have I mentioned that I am now addicted to the TV show
24? Because I am, and I'm not ashamed to admit it damnit! My friend Erin got me hooked on it, and we're only about half way through Season 1 on DVD, via Netflix of course, but I love it. Freaking good quality TV I tell you. And Jack Bauer?! What a bad-ass he is. Seriously, it's ridiculous!
So what do you get when you mix 5 red bull and vodkas, 1 beer and 1 gin and tonic? That would be Keely, my good friend and Tuesday night at The Reef buddy, Tuesday night in a drunken stupor, dancing with 6 different guys at once, making out with one of them, and not remembering ANY of it the next morning when she wakes up on her floor, covered in her towel with photo albums scattered about around her. I freaking love it. Luckily I was DD, but I did get to observe the scene and make an ass out of myself by dancing with her and a guy named Ryan, who is in our major and I see too often to have been dancing like that with him. What can I say? When Salt N' Peppa's "Push It" comes on at the bars, you just have to dance like it's your job, if you know what I mean. I'm sure you all have this image in your head and you're shocked...I know, me too. What was I thinking?! In all reality, I am a HORRIBLE dancer. I need some tips.
Angela and
Marianna, I know you have some! So spill them girls!
Have I mentioned that I am IN LOVE with one of the piano players at The Reef? My god, the man in GORGEOUS and can play the piano! And is funny, dirty in the good way, and sexy as all get out?! DAMN. Maybe that's why I go every Tuesday? So I can oogle at him from the bar...
I added a new blog link,
Jason Mulgrew, because the man is uncontrolably hillarious. I am effing addicted. He was featured in the latest issue of People magazine in the 50 hottest bachelors section. While he may not be a traditional candidate for such accolade, I am so glad I checked out the link. I've been reading it at work, which probably isn't the best idea, but I can't help it. I can't tell you how many times I've been sitting at my desk laughing to myself because of his posts. Dear god he is funny. I love humor in a man, especially a little dirty humor. Or with this guy, A LOT of dirty humor. Check it out!!
BTW, I have the cutest freaking skirt on today. It's cream, about knee length, with some kind of pleating and fuschia and brown flowers and vines all embroidered around the bottom. I feel like I am one cute bitch in it, and have been extra flirty with the fellows today. Ok maybe not, but it is totally cute. I will try to take a picture later.
I hope you all are doing well! If I don't post tomorrow, have a good weekend all!
<3 -J
Take these hands, they're good for nothing...Know these hands, never worked a day
Ok, literally it's been WEEKS since I've posted, but I've been around to everyone else's blogs, so I'm not completely out of the loop!
I've been working, working, working which is good... my job still rocks for the most part. No sign of Matt lately, my office lover man, but there is a new guy named Kareem... I think he's from Russia. Anywho, he came up to me and introduced himself, and said that he always saw me carrying big boxes of stuff and wondered who I was. I didn't think much of it until he started showing up at my office a lot... he is a "bug buster" which I also share my office with, but he's in the downstairs office. Now that he's up here a lot more though, I heard one of the other guys ask him the other day, "So Kareem, are you going to be hanging out up here a lot now or what?" So I don't know... he's kind of a funny little guy, but if he wants to take me out to dinner, I wouldn't object... ;)
I went home this past weekend to visit my family because my grandma is here visiting from Oregon. Needless to say, she's been quite unhappy since my grandpa died around 10 years ago, and it's hard to see her now. I have this terrible gut feeling that this maybe the last time I'll see her. I truly hope not. So I went home also for this huge kayaking festival my hometown has every year called FIBArk. I ended up helping the local newspaper there who I've worked for the past two summers. I made some extra cash by being the result bitch and writing a couple of stories/taking pictures, but really it wasn't worth it. I didn't get to see my family nearly as much as I would have liked. Although I did get to hang out with my brother and his wife quite a bit and saw a lot of people that I grew up with that I haven't seen so much since high school. Isn't it interesting how much people change after high school, yet how much some people stay the same? For example, this guy named Josh who I've grown up with since birth. His mom was my babysitter throughout my youth, so we literally have known each other forever. Well in high school he was an athlete but also really into heavy metal/punk rock music. Since then, he's become a huge stoner who dropped out of college and now believes he's a gangster, all into rap and hip hop. He's still nice to me, but he talks ghetto and dresses completely differently. How weird. I asked everyone around me after he left, what happend to him?!
So I put a new link up, for Postsecret. I am obsessed with it and you all should run, not walk, to it and check it out! I guess I've always been "snoopy" or inquisitive by nature, so learning other people's secrets, even though I don't know them, is exhilirating and completely interesting. I intend to send one in soon. If any of you do send one in, make sure to let me know! You don't have to tell me the secret obviously, but I'll just be extra attentitive to what secrets are posted!
That's it for now peeps... I'm going to the Reef tonight for $2 you call it, so hopefully I'll find a cute guy to have as arm candy! Yeah right! Full report tomorrow, I promise!
-J
Stolen away....the first time I saw you, you did me that way...
Ok it's been forever since I last posted, like last week! I appologize! I've been crazy busy at work actually, but it's Friday, and I'm taking some time to blog damnit!
There is not a whole lot new with me, to be completely honest. Found out "office lover man's" name. But unfortunately, he has moved his office into another building and when I went to lunch with my two female bosses who are barely older than I am, they both told me they thought he might be gay. Well that's super. Just what I need... but I'm still keeping my eyes open around here for him...
Went to see Star Wars last night and I enjoyed it thouroughly. Kind of sad to see it end, or begin... whatev, but now I have an itch to watch the originals.
I finished
"She's Come Undone" and I loved it. I highly recommend it. I got a library card after searching around on Amazon to find some books, all of which were checked out, of course. But I checked four out. I'm currently reading
"Home to Italy" by Peter Pezzelli and I love it! A quick and easy read so I'm almost done, but the characters are great and it's a wonderful love story. Also checked out
"Plainsong" by Kent Haruf (he's actually my neighbor in my hometown, but it's a classic so I've been told),
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith, and
"Mortal Love: A Novel" by Elizabeth Hand.
So has anyone picked up the new Dave Matthews Band CD? Even though to me it's not "typical" DMB, I really really like it. My must listens:
1. Dreamgirl- Gorgeous through and through. The lyrics are so sweet.
2. Old Dirt Hill- A funky little tune, reminds me of summer and just groving in the heat.
5. American Baby- Such a good song. Different from what I'm used to with them, but I love it all the same.
11. Stolen Away On 55th and 3rd- Easily my FAVORITE song on the whole CD. I've been listening to it non-stop. Reminds me of my favs Lover Lay Down, Crash and Crush a little bit, sam kind of whimsical love song.
13. Steady As We Go- So unexpected, yet so lovely at the same time. The piano is wonderful with Dave's voice.
I've been to two DMB concerts, Folsom Field (at my campus! whoo whoo) in July 2001 and the Pepsi Center in July 2003. Guess what, they haven't been back since! So sad! They have such a HUGE market here...there have been rumors that they will be announcing a couple of Red Rocks dates in the upcoming weeks, so keep your fingers crossed.
I'm feeling kind of "listy" today, so I was wondering: If you had to make a list of your ONE favorite song by your favorite bands/artists, could you? Kind of like the ultimate favorites mix... Here are mine:
U2- With or Without YouDMB- CrashPete Yorn- On Your SideSarah McLachlan- ElsewhereJames Taylor- Going to CarolinaCarly Simon- My RomanceTori Amos- A Sorta FairytaleAerosmith- CryinThe Beatles- The Long and Winding RoadThe Rolling Stones- Beast of BurdenBruce Springsteen- Secret GardenColdplay- YellowDamien Rice- The Blower's DaughterDavid Gray- This Year's LoveElton John- Yellowbrick RoadFleetwood Mac- Silver SpringsJack Johnson- Wasting TimeMadonna- Take a BowMaroon 5- Harder to BreatheMazzy Star- Fade into YouModest Mouse- Ocean Breathes SaltyNorah Jones- Come Away with MeThe Police- Wrapped Around Your FingerWilco- She's a Jar(quite a varying list, I know! I'm such a music whore)
This is something kind of fun that I've seen on many a blogs... post it on yours if you want to join! A great place to get your pictures is
http://images.google.comPlace I Grew Up:
(I couldn't really find a picture of the town at all, so a nice scenic will have to do... it's a view from downtown)
Place I Live Now:
My Grandmother's Name:
My Name:
My Favorite Summer Food:
My Favorite Drink:
My Favorite Song Currently:
My Favorite Smell
My Favorite Shoes
You know the night time, is the right time...
Happy hump day to you all! I don't know why, but today has seemed extremely long and more painful than usual. I have decided I must take a small nap when I get home from work at 5. It just has to be done.
So I've had a mildly interesting week so far. Last Saturday my roomate A and I went out and I was D.D. It was a feat within itself to get her to even go out with me, so I thought I'd better not push my luck by making her drive. First we went to Lauren's going away party, which was extremely hard, even though she'll only be gone for two months. I'm damn suprised I didn't bawl my eyes out.
Next we went to A's friend from class' house for a small house party. Let me tell you, it was like walking back into freshman yr. of college, even though most of the party-goers were juniors or seniors. People were bumping and grinding and making out with multiple people, in front of everyone... let's just say that's not exactly my thing. Nor was it A's friend's kind of thing, the one who was having the party, although most of these people were friends of her roomates. Brooke kept yelling "I'm a feminist damnit and this is not supposed to be going on in my home!" I got a good chuckle out of that one, being a somewhat self-proclaimed feminist myself.
Anyway, we walk into the party, and immediately, we're talking within 30 seconds of entering the house, a tall and handsome man practically ran up to me. This I can get used to. Probably a foot taller than myself, I gazed up at him in amazement. "Excuse me," he said breathily to me. "Do you work at XYZ?" (i.e. my new place of employment) "Uhm yes, yes I do," I surely stammered. "I knew it! I've been noticing you around the building and I've been wondering who you are!" he said excitedly. Turns out his office is literally two doors away from mine, and the thing is, I hadn't noticed or literally seen him before this chance encounter. Seriously. But then, he says, "Uh, we didn't see eachother here though ok?" "What? Why?" I ask confused. "Uhm, because I'm not actually a student, I'm classified staff/faculty for the department, so I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to be drinking with the students." I then threaten to blackmail him if he doesn't make sweet passionate love to me in one of the back bedrooms, to which he complies. Ok not really, but I do try to flirt and tell him I may have to blackmail him. My roomate is just standing there, gawking and staring at first, then only to leave me with him. When she returned, she asked "Who the hell was that? Do all of those techy boys look like that, because if so I'm getting a job there!"
Now it's Wednesday and I've only seen his back to the door, because he's in a corner cubicle, which figures! Just my luck... He probably doesn't even remember me by now. But, he is the one who noticed me, not the other way around...I think I like that.
So I actually went out to the bars last night with my friend Keely and had an absolute blast. We started at the Rio, for their AMAZING margaritas, and had 2 out of a 3 limit. Anyone else been there? If you have one close by and like margaritas, you must go! We then headed to The Reef, which is a dueling piano bar. Piano bars may have to be my new favorite thing in life. So much fun! We jumped from group to group of various people we knew. Toward the end I spotted a cute guy I know from my journalism classes named Rich. While I've never really talked to him in class much, I've seen him at parties a couple times and he always comes up to me there. So I spot him behind us while we are dancing, and I know I stopped dead in my tracks and was staring at him, because I was fairly buzzed by this point. I somehow point him out to Keely, who has also had journalism classes with him. I keep looking back a few times until I feel a hand on the small of my back, which I didn't think much of since there were people walking behind us in the very tight space, trying to squeeze past. It wasn't until I noticed the hand had been there longer than just passing when I turned to look and there was Rich. We proceeded to talk about our evenings and our summers so far, then he slipped away to the bar and I didn't see him after that. But atleast he came over to say hi. "Hmmm, he wants to be your friend..." was all Keely said with a wink.
And I'm going out AGAIN tonight, which is a shocker! A and some of her friends from her major are getting together at the Rio for sure and maybe other bars after that so they invited me to tag along. Will have to watch my intake tonight though, as money is not exactly plentiful and my stomach might scream out in pain.
If I don't post again before Memorial Day, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and will be able to get together with your family and friends for some quality time. But hopefully I'll post tomorrow after office lover man asks me out on a date... *wink wink*
I wonder if I took you home, would you still be in love baby?
So it's been taking me a lot to motivate myself to post lately... don't get me wrong, I've been reading everyone's blogs everyday, all day lately... but as for getting myself to post, I just can't bring myself to do it!
I feel like I'm in a bit of a funk lately. I don't know if it's just because this is my first summer away from home or what, but I'm just not feeling it. Every night is the same: Come home from work, make dinner, watch TV, go to bed. A girl needs more than that! I want to go out, and I don't even necessarily need to drink everytime, I want to see movies and dance and go bowling and do stuff outdoors and travel, etc! My roomates can be such sticks in the mud, and one is not 21 yet, so that is pretty limiting. I definitely need a hobby, and soon.
Speaking of traveling, I had a yummy-but-oh-so-bad lunch yesterday with my friend Lauren, who will leaving for Copenhagen Sunday for 6 weeks for a summer study abroad program, followed by another 3 weeks of traveling around Europe. I am just green with envy, but I know she will have an amazing experience and will use her time well. I gave her a Circle Journey journal for the trip, have you all seen them? They're originally intended for journaling back and forth between two or more people and sent in the snail-mail. They are so neat! I've been meaning to start one between my mom and I for months now, even bought a bunch of cool stickers and what not, but I just haven't done it yet. Anyway, I didn't figure Lauren would want to send it to anyone from Denmark, but it's so nice and compact I figured it'd be great for keep a journal while she's there, as well as sticking pictures, train stubs, tickets, etc. in until she got home and could organize them. Visit www.circlejourney.com to see what I'm talking about.
I finally found a new book to read, "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb. Anyone read it or other books by him? His work came highly regarded to me from my friend Erin, who just loved "I Know This Much is True". I'm only on page 50, but I really like it so far.
So I'm going to do this interview from CheekyMoo's page, especially because I think I blew her last one off!
Interview
1. They're publishing a CD of the soundtrack of your life- what songs are on it?
With Or Without You- U2
On Your Side- Pete Yorn
Elsewhere- Sarah McLachlan
Sometime You Can't Make It On Your Own- U2
A Sorta Fairytale- Tori Amos
The Long and Winding Road- the Beatles
Beast of Burden- the Rolling Stones
Kite- U2
So Much To Say- DMB
You've Got A Friend- James Taylor
Wild World- Cat Stevens
2. What has been the hardest part of your dieting journey? How did you overcome it?
Hmmm, still going through the motions. But I would say keeping myself motivated. I usually do really well for about a week or two but then suddenly fall of the bandwagon and can't get back on.
3. They say everyone has a hidden talent, what is yours?
I can roll my tongue like a wave, twist it in both directions and touch it to the tip of my nose easily... I know kind of gross!
4. What was the scariest thing you've ever been through? You know I've been very lucky in life so far, KNOCK ON WOOD, but probably senior year of high school when a weird lump developed in my head that the doctors worried was a tumor. So 3 CAT scans and 1 MRI later, they decided is was just a soft bown growth in my skull. But I was damn terrified.
5. What is the best gift you have ever gotten in your life? Who gave it to you? Do you still have it? What made it so special?
Probably my Tiffany's bracelet that I got for my 21st b-day from my parents. It's special to me because I had wanted it for so long and I have it now with my initials and "21" on the back. So I can look at it in 50 years and remember how I got it from my parents for my 21st b-day.
For you I'd bleed myself dry...
So here I sit at work, and I've been thinking about love, lust, and being wanted all day. Is it so much to ask to be desired by one nice guy every once and a while? I'm not sure why, but my loneliness has set in today. Anybody know any good men out there for me? Send em' my way... ;)
Work is going really well, and I love my job so far. But I share an office with these weird-techy-geeky guys who have never spoken a word to me and all they do is play their damn games, ALL DAY!! If I have to hear about gold, levels, and characters once more I may freak out on them! Thank god for the iPod... I think they're afraid of me though because I am a female, which they might not be used to. Yeah not so much... Maybe one of them would like to take me out on a date... hehe, I'm so bad!
So I need to get serious about losing weight, like 30 pounds serious. But good lord it's hard eating right and exercising! I am the queen of procrastinating and I just need to do it already. I keep telling myself how happy I will be when I lose the weight and can go buy new clothes and just generally be happier and healthier. I refuse to go through my Senior year of college fat and unhappy. I know you've all heard this from me before, but I'm serious.
So I've been drinking all diet sodas, eating salads and South Beach Diet meals for lunch, but come evening I'm a mess. But you know what I have found that I like, Lettuce Jammers. They are big leafs of lettuce that are a cross between iceburg and romaine, so they are hefty, and inside you can put meat, cheese, other veggies, etc. Now I am not a lettuce fan at all, but these actually work really well as a substitute for bread. This first one I put brown rice, chicken, lowfat cheese and sour cream and ate like a taco! So good! Also tried lite mayo, ham and lowfat cheese which was also very good. I highly recommend them! Also the Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs are great for snacks. Their portion control is key, because I would easily eat two portions if I was just eating them out of a box. I'm eating a Whole Grain Ritz 100 Calorie pack as we speak.
I've been feeling like I need a good book lately. I'm reading one now and it's ok, but it's just not great. I don't miss it when I'm not reading it, so you know it can't be that good. Anyone have any suggestions? I would love to hear your favorite reads! I'll give you mine incase anyone is interested... maybe we could do a mini book club or something.
Jenny- "Memoirs of a Geisha"- by Arthur Golden
"Fall On Your Knees"- by Ann-Marie MacDonald
"A Window Across the River"- by Brian Morton
"The Birth of Venus"- by Sarah Dunant
"Girl With a Pearl Earring"- by Tracy Chevalier
