Filed under: geek chic, obscure pop culture references, perfectly impossible | Tags: awesomeness, bloggy love, flippy floppies, legendary, lots of linkage, motivation, sap fest
it rained last week, and i didn’t want to wear flip flops. either i’m getting older or i’m completely losing my sense of self.
i’ve gotta say, the past six months have been a roller coaster. well, ok — the last 26 years have been a roller coaster. i’m highly sensitive to boredom and completely overemotional. these traits do not a fun blog make.
however!
in the past six months, i’ve met several lovely people through the d.c. blogging community, and each of them has (unknowingly) motivated me to dip my toes back into the interwebz water and keep writing. So, without further ado, i’m going to put off writing one more day, and finally pass on some bloggy love:
Pithy: Thanks for making me watch gilmore girls and reminding me that highly caffeinated and random rambles are still pretty cool.
Maxie: You’re one awesome, crazy biatch. And yes, I find that inspirational. Your blog posts are legeennnnnnndary! (if you don’t know what that means, give me back my dvds immediately.)
Lilu: Without you and your 1,000+ blog subscriptions, I never would’ve discovered such a tight-knit group of debauchery-loving writers. i love the wide range of topics you cover, and i love you, man.
doniree: I love that you have the follow-through and determination to take on so many amazing projects. i imagine you’ll travel to d.c. someday for one of your adventures, and I can’t wait to finally meet someone I’ve been reading for ages.
Lemmonex: Your openness and honesty have always been a breath of fresh air, and you have a way of making the most painful words sound beautiful.
Katherine: Come back. We miss your stories.
Malnatured Snay: Thank you for always letting me know people care about what I have to say. Even if they don’t, it’s quite encouraging.
Vagabondventures: I miss you, but you make me want to drop everything and follow my dreams. Someday, I will…
DC Princess: I know we just met, but I love that you’ve created a blog community from scratch. You, my dear, can totally achieve anything you put your mind to.
some honorable mentions to some long-time bloggy friends: Je, Castlemonkey, Paolo, WriteGal, GeekGiant, CoffeeonTwoWheels and Woolls.
you all rock my socks off. except i’m not wearing socks. you get the gist.
Filed under: geek chic, journalicious, perfectly impossible | Tags: awesome, learn a lil bit more about me, more bloggy goodies, sloshed in seattle
… but i did make time to write on two of my college friends’ blogs last week.
Feel free to mozey on over to the homes of two of my favorite bloggers, Jeanna and Paolo, and read these totally awesome posts about ME!, which they both coincidentally posted on my 26th birthday (one of the best i’ve ever had, which I fully intend to update ya’ll about soon-ish):
also, make sure to peruse through their archives, particularly if you love reading crazy drunken stories (Je) or seeing some amazing photography (P).
when one of your best friends scolds you for not blogging and threatens to delete you from her reader, you realize you’re in trouble.
my list of excuses (as always) is endless, but i’m gonna go with this one — work has been kicking my ass lately. not that i slack off on the job or anything (…insert guilty face here…) but all of my best ideas come during the office and then i forget to write them down. and if you know me at all, you know my short-term memory is literally five seconds long. and then i get home from work and the last thing i want to do is whip out my computer. and then when i think about it, i find that the problem is much, much bigger than having a job that keeps me busy. it’s that i hate my computer and i wish evil things would happen to it and i don’t even want to look at it unless i’m forced to.
and then i think, maybe i should just stop my whining and buy myself a Mac. i mean, technically, having a personal laptop would probably be smarter than using a company-owned one when writing a mildly anonymous blog and updating my twitter and facebook statuses.
and then i remember that i cancel out all the hours i work with all the hours i spend shopping or boozing and i have no money.
and that is the tale of why i’m a blog slacker.
(the short version is that i’m lazy, so you should just read my archives. i’ve provided several links for your convenience.)
Filed under: bestest friends, geek chic, party star, work and play | Tags: ball, blog, blog-ilicious, d.c., dance, denver, drink, inauguration, lazy, sloth, work
i showered today. and then i promptly put on the same sweats i’ve been wearing for three days and settled onto the couch for a hard day of work and inauguration watching.
while many of my friends and co-workers risked their lives to metro into the city for the event, i selected to stay in. by now, you’ve prolly figured out that i no likey the bitter cold.
however, i really hate working from home.
i know, “boo hoo hoo, i can work anywhere that has an internet connection; woe is me, i can stay in my jammies all day” — but seriously. i feel like a sloth. when i shut down my computer at 5, all i want to do is crawl back into bed and sleep until morning. when i finally pull myself off the couch to eat, i grab something carby and disgusting. and the working out i was bragging about last week? yeah… no. haven’t done it since. the fact that i bathed this morning (granted, it was maybe 33 seconds long) is pretty amazing.
i’m actually thoroughly looking forward to going back into the office tomorrow.
i’m even more looking forward to NOT going into the office on Thursday and flying to denver to see lyd and conebone for a long, much-needed weekend* away.
*not that my weekends here have been bad lately — just really busy. having an awesome surprise guest, meeting up with an awesome not-surprise guest, helping DR move, eating lots of pizza, battling the tourists to get to the bloggerational ball in adam’s morgan where i met many fabulous d.c. bloggers who know how to drink and dance** — i’m ready for a relaxing weekend.
**sorry guys, there’s no way i can link to everyone. i spent the better half of yesterday updating my google reader to include everyone i met — there’s no way i could add links to this post without forgetting someone. i’d rather people didn’t find out what a jerk i am just yet… it was fantastic to meet such truly funny and fun people. Thanks for a great time!
Filed under: a few of my favorite things, geek chic, perfectly impossible | Tags: 2008 resolution fail, 2009 resolution, 30 rock, another new obsession, brothers and sisters, Gossip Girl, how i met your mother, one tree hill, paint picasso, red headed step child, the hills, the office, tv fanatic, veronica mars
since my 2008 resolution was an overwhelming FAIL (let’s just say, i’m not meant to be rich), i decided not to do resolutions this year — just basic to-better-myself-is-to-happy-myself goals. (i have no idea what that meant). the goals include write more, eat less, yoddi yoddi yodda.
instead, in the past six days, when i’m not writing less and eating more, all i’ve done is morph into this*:
i apparently don’t like drawing extremities. also, i have red hair again — but that’s the only resemblance to my real life. (although TV-framed glasses would be AWESOME.)
so i now resolve that as soon as i finish the 5th season of “one tree hill” on dvd, i’ll be back to my ass-kicking self. except of course on monday nights. and unless of course amazon delivers my “how i met your mother” and “30 rock” sets by then.
*possibly part of a new weekly series as requested by Crazy Eyes.
Filed under: geek chic | Tags: absent, i hate navigating updated sites, lazy
… when did they revamp WordPress?
My poor neglected blog.
Filed under: geek chic, work and play | Tags: boss's day, facebook, snarkastic, someecards, time wasters
granted, one of them added the tagline “not yet, anyway.” i’m still taking the compliment.
which card did i send *my* boss? well:
i added the tagline “Just kidding. this didn’t take long at all — i spent the rest of the day on facebook.”
Filed under: family first, geek chic, sporty spice, work and play | Tags: completely confused, drag races, nhra, sexy cars, twitter musings, VIP biatch, virginia motorways
my first drag racing experience went much better than i expected. my dad is a starter for NHRA, so i had the luxury of watching the races as a Very Important (But Totally Confused) Person. i attempted to capture the excitement of being down at the starting line by constantly updating, but for the most part, i was caught up by the very, very loud intensity of the sport.
Tweet!: The race car edition*
- getting stoked to see my dad tomorrow
- Oil change blah. 05:46 PM October 09, 2008
- Successfully avoided packing for the weekend trip. 10:41 PM October 09, 2008
- only a few hours till a beautiful, redneck weekend in Southern Virginnie. 10:04 AM October 10, 2008
- in my next life, i will have superpowers that prevent me from ever having to sit in a car for two hours at a time. 03:13 PM October 10, 2008
- Time for the road trip after a delicious outback dinner. 07:55 PM October 10, 2008
- Car died. But I think we’re fine now. 08:49 PM October 10, 2008
- Pretty sure robin loves my voice 09:37 PM October 10, 2008
- We made it… and apparently I’m overdressed in my unlaundered jeans. 10:28 PM October 10, 2008
- Drag racing 101 12:15 AM October 11, 2008
- For some reason no one believes we’re part of the race car staff. 11:52 AM October 11, 2008
- Standing on a stool to see like the rest of the kids. 12:19 PM October 11, 2008
- Its cool, we’re VIP. 12:32 PM October 11, 2008
- Had no idea what we were signing up for–just signed a waiver form. Hmm… 01:11 PM October 11, 2008
- Holy mackerel, holy cow! 01:19 PM October 11, 2008
- Ear plugs are sooo underrated. 02:24 PM October 11, 2008
- Apparently just cuz I’m VIP doesn’t mean I’m above leaving my fly down. 02:55 PM October 11, 2008
- I’ve injected so many fumes, I might be high. 03:16 PM October 11, 2008
- Uh that would actually be, I’ve inhaled too many fumes. Brain. Functioning. Slowly. 03:21 PM October 11, 2008
- I think we were just on TV! 03:31 PM October 11, 2008
- I will trade anyone one dead robin for a tall latte. 04:43 PM October 11, 2008
- Done for the day. Bring me to my hoodie and flips, Jeeves. 05:46 PM October 11, 2008
- Hilary duff and bitch brew is the perfect break from drag racing. 06:58 PM October 11, 2008
- Break’s over. Watching for my dad on espn now. 07:16 PM October 11, 2008
- Completely lost in smelly Petersburg. 09:11 PM October 11, 2008
- Bacon wrapped steak and booze… Mmmmmmmmmmmm. 10:34 PM October 11, 2008
- Just did the midget dance during the pre race espn show. 09:10 AM October 12, 2008
- Just witnessed a funny car record win. 11:32 AM October 12, 2008
- Who wears red pumps to a sporting event? 12:14 PM October 12, 2008
- I think we’re finally getting it today… 12:18 PM October 12, 2008
- I want a new car now. Or maybe just a vespa. 12:42 PM October 12, 2008
- Finally made it to the suite w the free food and drinks. Gah! about 23 hours ago
- Watching the finals. about 21 hours ago
- My weekend of drag racing is over. Here’s hoping I don’t get a speeding ticket on the drive home. about 18 hours ago
and that concludes my whirlwind race weekend. who knew that after 25 years of trying to understand my dad’s fascination with cars, i would finally have an appreciation for them? can’t wait to go back!
* pretty sure my dad didn’t appreciate my “geeking out” on my blackberry while standing two feet away from professional racers.
Filed under: 24 words, geek chic, obscure pop culture references, perfectly impossible | Tags: ch-ch-changes, erasing the past, makeover, peer pressure
so i’m thinking about giving my bloggy blog a full body makeover — including deleting all the x365 posts since i obviously couldn’t keep that commitment. anyway, was looking for some feedback:
Is it ridiculous to delete my old (and in some cases, irrelevant) posts?
Check yes or no, and let me know what you think before recess.
