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, bestest friends, perfectly impossible, sporty spice, work and play | Tags: awesome, chocolate, cupcakes, deliciousn, fudge, gym, lemon, raspberry, rockstar, sugar
last night, i got a facebook comment from denver married friend: “You better stop bragging about all your gym going…remember…i could still kick your ass.” well that left me feeling kinda like an asshole. not because of the bragging (my consistent gym-going this past 9 months is probably my biggest accomplishment in about 20-some odd years), but because all i’ve been doing for the past week is talking about cupcakey deliciousness with pithy.
you see, my dear friend pithy will be starting grad school tomorrow at the prestigious Georgetown University (make sure to go give her a written pat on the back). while i’m extremely excited for her, i’m more excited that this will lead to even more motivation toward her dedication to bringing in yummy goodies to the office because two days a week, she’ll be mere blocks away from the notoriously tasty and popular…. georgetown cupcake!
since making this discovery, we’ve been going on and on about the variety of cupcakes we’ll be trying — chocolate banana, lemon berry, lava judge… i’ve even picked my birthday cupcake of choice from their list of monthly selections (April 3, white choc raz, thankyouverymuch). i’ve never even tried their cupcakes, but something tells me i’ll be eating them weekly until pithy graduates.
…and long story short, i’m over the asshole-ness feeling i was feeling, and i will continue bragging about my awesomely rockstar gym-going-ness via facebook and twitter. it’s not bragging if i’m still fluffy.
Filed under: a few of my favorite things, family first, obscure pop culture references, party star, the cat's meow, work and play | Tags: aunt, bizzi, christmas time, christmas tree, dyyyying, even my cat loves gossip girl, gifts, presents, ugly sweater party
i just opened the last box on my advent calendar…. yea for Christmas!
it took me a while to get in the spirit this year, mostly because i didn’t realize it was december until we were already two weeks in. then, just as i was geared up for the holidays — including creating this nifty lil number for our ugly sweater party (my roommate calls it “The Lil’ Orphan That Tried”) — i was knocked out with the vicious stomach plague that seems to be making the rounds. Once I recovered from that, I was blessed with a death cold, which is now gracing me with its presence.
However, what’s a shortage of breath and a plethora of earaches and snot when it’s finally Christmas Eve?! i thought i’d be depressed today since this is my first Christmas away from my family, but i’m surprisingly pretty jolly. my nieces unfortunately will have to miss out on their annual holiday activities with Auntie Claus, but they should be receiving their Christmas cash just in the nick of time for me to keep wearing my Cool Aunt badge. i’m also pleased to say that i finished all of my shopping yesterday on my lunch break — after starting it yesterday on my lunch break… (ahem, except of course for those of you who have been randomly selected to be a part of my inaugural New Year’s Gifts from Flippy Program. you can expect to see your gifts sometime before Dec. 31, 2009. and they might not be gifts at all. they might just be hugs. or beer. i’ve found that the two are pretty interchangeable.)
we’ve got free food covering every inch of the office until 3:01 p.m., when free booze magically appears in my hands and my belly. i love Christmas.
and now, a present to all of you, using my newly found talent for quickly and sloppily using Microsoft Paint:
my cat wishes you a very "Meowy Christmas. Hope it's PURRRRRRfect!" (don't worry -- in real life, she has legs.)
Filed under: a few of my favorite things, bestest friends, perfectly impossible, work and play | Tags: boring, crazy eyes, facial expressions, quirks and perks, weirdo
Miss Crazy Eyes Lauren is forcing me to talk about myself again. Not that I usually have a problem with that, of course.
Seven Quirky, Kooky, Kinda Odd Things about Moi (other than being terrified of raccoons):
1. I make a lot of weird faces, particularly in front of a camera.* On Monday, D.R. sent me this link and said that the girl in the picture looked just like me. I actually look nothing like her, but I sent it around to 10 of my co-workers and they all said basically the same thing — “It’s the eyes and that creepy, twisted face she’s making.”
2. I hate socks and the way they constrict my feet.
3. I “quit” coffee once every six months or so. This goes along with my tendency for trying a new fad diet or exercise routine every six months or so.
4. I always cry when animals die in movies or on TV. The same can’t be said for when humans die.
5. I can never fall asleep at night and I can never wake up in the morning. I’m considering participating in a sleep study.
6. I’m extremely competitive, even when I’m not that good at something. Scratch that — especially when I’m not that good at something. This in turn makes me an extremely poor loser.
7. I was on a bowling team when I was 7.
I taggety tag whoever wants to do this…. Pithy’s probably the only one who will do it.
*I asked Castlemonkey if he knew of anything I did that was quirky and this was all he could come up with. Validation that I’m fairly normal and boring.
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: a few of my favorite things, work and play | Tags: cool things to do, hey guys!, modeling is overrated, picture ruining, wasting time
as you can tell, i’ve been at a loss for words. my life has been altogether way too boring (or way too complicated, depending on whether you’re me or not) to try and capture in words.
until now.
there’s a photo gallery online dedicated to people like me!
this is not me:
but it could be.
i suspect my face will grace the pages of this gallery sooner rather than later. i’m actually kind of afraid…
