Filed under: my melody, party star, perfectly impossible | Tags: lady gaga, money, pop star, pumpkin spice lattes, shopping, sparkly things, vino
the gaga concert was fantastic. and sequiny. it made me want to drop everything and become a fun-loving, international pop star. except i lack the necessary singing/dancing/entertaining skills and the interesting yet tragic back story. so maybe i’ll just drop everything and go shopping at forever 21 for metallic leggings and feathery headbands.
but i don’t get to go shopping. because i’m brokety, broke, broke. so the shine in my life must come from cheaper alternatives.
enter home-brewed coffee with a dash of pumpkin pie spice to replace my much-anticipated fall favorite bevvy at starbucks. a library card to fuel my literary genius side. home manicures instead of fancy pampering sessions. ratty highlights with a solid three inches of dirty blonde roots. three-buck chuck in the comfort of my home vs. $45 bottles at fancy restaurants. cup o noodle and saltines for lunch.
all of these changes to my routine — all these sacrifices — and i’m still doing the paycheck-to-paycheck dance.
ah, the life of luxury and glitter. why must you be so alluring, yet so impossible to achieve?
Filed under: celebrity worship, my melody, party star | Tags: concert, crazy couture, halloween, lady gaga, mtv movie awards, true blood
you should know by now that i’m a teenage girl at heart.
therefore, it should be no surprise to you that i’m going to the lady gaga concert tonight and i’m SUPER STOKED!!!
now, let me just be a snooty music fan for a minute and point out that i’ve liked lady gaga since before it was cool to like lady gaga. i liked her when she had dark hair and the castlemonkey thought she was hot. i actually have vintage gaga in heavy rotation on my ipod, and i’ve been considering a gaga halloween costume since march (mostly because i don’t like wearing pants, but that’s beside the point).
but it wasn’t until her mtv movie awards performance that i got really excited to see her — she’s crazy and she’s nuts and it’s going to be fabulous show.
now watch her do the dirty dirty with hottie vampire eric and be excited with me:
Filed under: celebrity worship, my melody, party star | Tags: dance dance revolution, drink, drink drank drunkity drunk drunk, i heart britney spears, i'm a teenage girl at heart, teenybopper for life
booze, circus tricks, midgets and glitter — the girl knows how to win over a crowd.(although the alcohol consumption may have been self-inflicted.)
i’m not ashamed to say i am and always have been a die-hard britney spears fan, and i’m DEFINITELY not too proud to say i was at her show on Tuesday night (but no, I didn’t hear her say “Merry Christmas” — i was too busy singing/screaming/dancing along.). it was a raging good time and if you ever get a chance to see her perform — DO IT. you will not be disappointed. unless you’re there purely to hear live vocals — but let’s be honest. no one goes to a b. spears show to hear her pretty voice.
and no, the girl in that picture is not me — but i’d be lying if i said i didn’t plot to steal her awesomeness.
Filed under: fear and loathing, geek chic, my melody, obscure pop culture references, work and play | Tags: allergies, angry, bad attitude, bad day, booze, cigarette, coworker, cranky, craptastic computer, fast food addict, hard drive, lunch, roommate, softball, traffic, yoga
when i heard fuel’s “bad day” on the radio last night, i didn’t realize it was gonna be such nasty foreshadowing in the life of me.
woke up late.
woke up cranky.
woke up sore from yoga.
woke up with puffy, puffy eyes from an allergy attack.
had a quick roommate bitchfest.
hit ridiculous traffic. again.
couldn’t start my craptastic computer.
found out my ‘puter’s hard drive committed suicide. already.
spent most the morning not working. and not in a fun way.
spent a lot of money i don’t have.
had to make a lunch, per the fast food fast.
burnt my hand on lunch.
dropped my hot lunch facedown on the dirty floor and into an open box of printer paper.
dropped hot lunch in front of coworker.
cried over hot lunch. (who cries over dropping something?!)
smoked a cigarette.
taste like an ashtray.
dreading softball game tonight.
driving to game tonight equals no booze.
can’t skip game or team will have to forfeit.
annoyed by coworker’s voice.
annoyed with my negative attitude.
not changing my negative attitude anyway.
Today. FAIL.
Filed under: a few of my favorite things, my melody, the cat's meow | Tags: animals, beautiful, book, brand new, happy, heart, hugs, kisses, pretty things, smile, vacation places
i have a tendency to obsess over things when i decide i like them. today’s happy obsession is the dedication page in my next literary conquest, “extremely loud and incredibly close” by jonathan safron foer. It reads:
To Nicole,
My idea of beautiful.
It’s so simple, yet it makes my whole heart smile inside.
And it makes me think of all the niceties in life that encompass my personal definition of beautiful…
(in no particular order) the word “beautiful”. bizzi. blank journals. brand new lyrics. smoothies. yoga. golden retrievers. italy. sandy white beaches. sunshine. mojitos. cozy hoodies and loose-fitting sweatpants. black and white photography. big earrings and gaudy accessories. pedicures. wine tasting. exploring. laziness. san francisco. snail mail. flip flops. enchanted. lake chelan. super duper happy pink. naptime. this picture. a good book. dolphins. people watching. forehead kisses. hugs from my nieces.
… and so on, and so on.
Filed under: 24 words, journalicious, my melody, party star, work and play | Tags: adidas, beer bong, friends, rock band, shoes, Western Washington University
better friends now than at Western. Your wacky shoes and crazy beer-bonging talents continue to impress. Can’t wait for another round of Rock Band!
I just bought the “juno” soundtrack, and I can’t get this song out of my head. it’s a happy, singsongy lil diddly, and it reminds me of falling in love. we could all use some sunshine and puppy love in our lives — even if it’s only a momentary flutter of happiness manufactured from the music on your iPod.
i remember you as a young, quiet, lil thing who enjoyed gossiping about nsync. i can’t believe how beautiful and outgoing you now seem.
Filed under: fear and loathing, my melody, the cat's meow, work and play | Tags: cat, coffee, customers, jimmy eat world, music, office, rush hour, sleep, traffic, work
Pithy, you win. Early mornings blow.
5:05 a.m.: Cat threatens to cough up hairball on face. Works much better than an alarm clock.
5:45 a.m.: About to throw this Jimmy CD out the window. Need to update music collection.
5:46 a.m.: Realize I’m going 85 on the Beltway and still being tailgated.
6:02 a.m.: Realize I’m at work and I’ve been on autopilot for most of the morning.
6:03 a.m.: Co-worker greets me with, “We have a reeeeeallly angry customer.”
7:09 a.m.: Finished first cup of coffee. Need three more.
7:10 a.m.: How have I only been here an hour??
Filed under: my melody, work and play | Tags: coffee, jimmy eat world, music, office, rush hour, traffic, work
Waking up at 4:45 a.m.? Not so bad. Just give me a tall cup of coffee and a quiet office building, and I may even be functional by the time I’m off work at 3.
And beating DC rush hour with Jimmy Eat World blaring in the background? Priceless.
