Stop the madness! ha!

Things that excite me to the verge of inappropriate.

1. I did it. I got online, went to a site, entered my information, and SIGNED UP FOR A CREDIT CARD! I'm a credit virgin in case you didnt know. Dont envy me; it's been SO problematic. I have my reasons why I havent had a card, but I held my head a little higher. I am now officially a slave to plastic. I am an AMERICAN! YES! ha! ;) (Seriously, I'm proud of myself here)

2. Lost almost made me pee myself out of excitement tonight. Desmond-WHAT?! George-WHAT?! The smart dude in the past/future? WHAT?! Yeah. Totally. You understand.

3. I did not work out last night. I actually slept on my sofa instead. However, tonight, I learned how to use the weight bar thing. Yeah, with real weights on it. I did squats. I dont know if I really did anything, but I held my head high as I walked outta that gym tonight. I'm practically a gladiator! ha!

4. Gracie turns ONE this weekend-Sat to be exact! There will be photos. You will not make fun of them...at least out loud to me. Thank you.

5. Aaron is DONE with the BAR EXAM! And the dude who he wrote about (below) didnt even SHOW UP today. Whatever. CONGRATS TO AARON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. I want to see The Other Boelyn Girl. Do you? Let's go. Now. Thank you.

7. After being tired after workouts, etc, I got a suggestion to eat more protein. My life has been forever changed. That is all I have to say. I claim this as the solution to life's problems. EAT MORE PROTEIN! At least it will confuse people if nothing else.....

8. Kelli's coming in town this weekend. We'll take photos. I'm charging the battery as we speak. Prepare yourself.

9. Also, I like the new readers I have! Thanks for the comments and I'll try to stay somewhat entertaining. :)))

Things that dont make me excited: event tomorrow morning. I have to be there at 7:30 am. This is gonna be interesting....

Horny Geese on Hump Day

I hate you. Yes, you. The bird that sounds like it's getting ready to mate outside my window.. oh wait.. there are THREE of you. Fine, have some strange bird threesome and get outta my window space. Ugh.
In other news, why does this shit happen to me? What shit? I'll tell you. I am not the best at getting my mail.. I just leave it there for a couple days then pick it up. It's mostly ads anyway. Well, I think my mailman hates me. I have come home to my cox bill in the bush and am missing more mail than I could imagine lately. Case in point, my w2 from the law firm. I emailed them today and they said it was returned. Um. What? Well.. I think my mailman is playing a cruel joke on me b/c I dont pick up my precious ads more than a few times per week. That's a crime damnit. DELIVER MY MAIL. NOW.

Also, working out has become slightly addictive. Like I cant wait to go tonight. What is wrong with me? No little thing, that's for sure...

Conversation with my eye doctor's office

Me: "Hi! I need to order contacts."
Her: "Okay.. let me pull your file.. Did you order any last year?"
Me: "No. My appt was in July and since my Rx didnt change, I just used the ones I had left over from last time.."
Her: "Okay, so you didn't order any?"
Me: "No."
Her: "Okay, so that will be 120 dollars since you used your contacts allowance under insurance last year."
Me: "Okay, but I didn't order any."
Her: "Oh, right *laughs* Okay, let me run that through.."

Wow.

Also, my new personal favorite is the replacement for coffee/soda girl in the cafeteria. Picture Mr. T, but shorter and with just as much jewelry. He sings when he rings things up...seriously.

"Coke and a muffin...mmmmm...mmm...?"
Me: "Yes, thanks."
Him: "mm..mm..mm..2.17..."

Seriously.

Also, I got new eyeshadow. It's "mink." I serioulsy want to be THAT person.. the one who names makeup. Just in my purse alone I have "pink it over" and "a different grape" lip glosses. I want to be that guy. The one who sits there and says "umm...this is....this is....violet sunrise! YES!"

I'm F**king Matt Damon...Totally...

Ha!

Watch me:


Then watch me:


Oh the crap that makes me laugh... I still think Sarah's was WAY funnier if you ever watch Kimmel. He disses Matt Damon on EVERY show. LOL!

Countdown til the end of Feb.

I hate cardio. Like hate it. That's why I zumba. It makes me cardio. So, I went yesterday and just did weights...more precisely I did legs. After about a zillion (not really) lunges, my ass feels like I fell off a horse today. Then, like the smart chick I am, I did abs, too. So, I feel like I got in a fight...and lost.

Also, MAC. I use their makeup. I feel like it's too heavy... Not so much the foundation powder, but the eye, etc. Here's why.. it's not that it looks heavy when I'm going out. But, when I try to make it lighter for the daytime, it just looks like I slept in it from the night before. It's just not "fresh" looking. So, I'm taking suggestions...at least for eyes. Also, a good undereye concealer por favor. A friend suggested Aveda for eyes! This excites me! I think I shall try. :))

I believe your body tells you what it wants.. like chocolate for example. ha! But, seriously...my body said "I want milk" yesterday. I HATE milk even more than cardio. But, downed a glass like it was nothing. What?! Anyway...listening to my body at the grocery store. My Sunday pastime. (I also bought oreos. Whatever). Trying to eat better, though. I'll let you know how long it lasts.

Also..pretty sure I heard gunshots outside my apt last night. Why? Well, it was kinda "BAM....BAM BAM BAM".. (long pause..like long enough to make me think it wasnt gunfire) Then, police sirens. Jennifer and I are thinking of renting a house together. Neighborhood recommendations are welcome.

Finally...and most importantly...Aaron is taking the California bar exam tomorrow, Wed, and Thurs. Please think good thoughts.... Just for him.. His favorite quote:

It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

"Citizenship in a Republic,"Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910. Theodore Roosevelt.

You've got this, A. ;)

Wahh...ooooh.. Play somethin country...

Sat was Blaze's official "bridal" bridal shower.... complete with some alum Kappas (Dave's mom's friends, etc) and nice china. Played some games, ate some lunch, opened some gifts. All in all, Blaze wore an adorable dress and the shower was a total hit. Plus, anywhere that the first person I meet is bringing me a mimosa is a pretty good time if you ask me.

The above pic is Blaze opening something (obviously), her mom smiling and me hoping I'm writing the names right... :)

Part of what we're calling "Team Bridesmaid" (Love that btw)- Rachel, Kelly, Jessica


Cute collages-double click to see better

Team Bridesmaid minus Melanie and Melissa

It toooootally hit me the other day with my mom looking at Blaze's registry that shes. getting. married. My BFF is getting hitched. Like walking down the aisle. In a white dress. Holy. Shit. Like "Im looking at my best friend's wedding registry. WHOA." Then the freak out turned to total excitement. I began thinking gifts, speeches, etc...Blaze is getting MARRIED!!!!

Sat night, Jennifer and I went to Wild Horse! ha! We belted (and I mean BELTED) out college songs (Pu**y control, anyone?) and did the cha-cha slide. Yup. And you'll never guess who was in town and two-stepped with me!!!!!

......JACOB! He dragged some other Lamda Chis out there with him-Andy, Clint, Jason, Robby...

We had a blast! It's always a nice change of pace to head out there... Oh, forgot to mention the drag show Jennifer and I went to on Friday night! LOL! I love men in little dresses that have better legs than me.... ha! :)

(Now you've seen pics... hair's a little long, right? Something must be done....)

Academy awards: I didnt pay a lick of attn other than Penelope Cruz and Jennifer Garner looked hot. Harrison Ford looked pretty damn good, too... as did George Clooney.. yum. Yeah, I said yum. Whatever.

One more thing...

IT'S NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please celebrate accordingly.

Crashing on tropical islands sounds good right now...

Kat may be pregnant...but I'm having some effed up dreams, too. I dont even want to talk about the one last night. It was good, but man it was vivid and weird...

Also, please bow your heads to mourn the leaving of Coffee? girl in the cafeteria! YES! ha! No more "NO! It's soda...AGH!" frustration. *sigh* Today is her last day before she starts some sort of school program thing. Maybe they'll learn shapes then move on to harder things...like beverages. Gah.

Lost: OH. MY. GOD. Dont you remember the psychic telling Claire that her baby must not be raised by another?! OH. WOW. And..that Jack and Claire might be half bro and sis? Yeah. I think Jack feels responsible for her death (assuming she dies) or for leaving her behind..and cant see the kid. Also makes sense why Kate's raising it.. kinda like a piece of Jack. Hmmm....I love this show. Read Chris' blog for some good info on Miles. (my links toward the bottom).
Theories?

Angela's rec for the Instyle magazine hair thing is awesome! I played with it for like an hr! lol! I shall upload photos of my favorite hair sometime this weekend. It's fun, though. Go do it. Now. (see yesterdays comments for what I'm talking about). Ever feel like you just need a makeover? Or more just want one? Yeah, that's where I'm at. I think I'm just tired of the weather..my winter clothes..the full nine. Just tired of it. Boo.

Please make the bad weather go away. Thanks.

Creepy shrines

So...I'm really random this week. Sorry.

* I found a penny face up today. :) Good luck, I think!
* I actually got some good rest last night
* Mom and I are going shopping/dinnering tonight
* Cashmere Mafia rocks my world..and LOST DEFINITELY rocks my world. I still heart Sayid.
* Blaze's wedding shower is this weekend and I'm super excited!
* So, basically, today wasnt so bad. My dad was a cool cat and I got some cool things from him (besides my existence of course). ha! :) I would have liked natural blonde hair, but whatever...cant have everything. :)
* My office wall looks like a creepy shrine to Aaron. I have like two pics of my friends and like 6 of Aaron and me. They're the only pics I really print. Anyway, my wall is magnetic so I just plop them up there with magnets and it's looking weird.
* I am TIRED of my hair. I think I want to keep it longer like this, but I neeeeeed a new style. Maybe take an inch and a half off? Add layers? Any sites with hair are appreciated.Just sayin. I'm taking advice.
* I've been "butting in" a lot lately. No idea why. Learning when to zip it.
* I think papers may have swallowed my desk.

I approve this message...

(I liked Urban Dictionary's phrase today).

I. am. wiped. out.

Traveling Jax is like a way better version of Man vs. Wild. At least I think so. But, the coming down from traveling doesn't suit me so well. Couple that with a rather long week and the fact that I seem to have an aversion to heading to bed before 12:30.

Plus, I zumba-ed yesterday. I zumba-ed my little sleepy ass into complete soreness today since I hadn't been since the first of Feb. Lets not even talk about the yoga ball I did for abs. YEOUCH. Oh, and a girl at the gym called me a bitch. I laughed. She signed up for the tanning bed then went to get on the treadmill. Well, I didnt feel like waiting for her to get OFF the treadmill. I mean.. who the hell signs up so as to block off time when they FEEL like tanning? Annoying. So, I went tanning. ha! When I came out, she was like "bitch." I laughed at her and asked her how the treadmill was. I need sleep, huh?! ha! Whatever, she was like 16.

Dude-what was WITH the windstorm last night? I blame the wind for some SERIOUSLY effed up dreams about dogs attacking me on a camping trip. Okay, I might need sleep, but I should also not eat before bed or something. (Just FYI, but I successfully defeated the dogs).

Here's my 20something part: Dude. I have crows feet. Not bad.. but bad enough. I think I smile too much. From now on, no smiling. Hmph! Posh Spice here I come...

I like it.

So many things rocked about my weekend and a bit-by-bit rundown would take forever and bore you to tears. So, here ya go....

* If there's one thing I've learned from my boyfriend, it's how much one can learn and take in from letting go of a plan and just kinda taking it all in. So, that's what I did. Wandering, photo-ing, walking, sitting, watching... Great place to do it.

* Museum of Natural History made me wide-eyed as a friggin kid! T-rex, hope diamond, massive elephants, etc. Plus I found myself nearly drunkenly giggling at the skeletons. Dont know why.

* The big scary archive-guard said "NO. FLASH. PHOTOS." soooo my Dec of Indep photos look a bit yellow, but seeing the original signatures took my breath away. Surreal.

* Who knew Don W. Reynolds was in DC? ;) Apparently, my pocked thought dropping my cell phone there was a great idea. Right. All the way to the metro..at 2am...and I gasp and start DARTING back while Carrie shouted "Jax, WAIT!!! WAAIIIT!" ha! Fitting that it was on the steps of that building. (Thank GAWD)

* The first hotel, the Mayflower, was kiiinda stuffy. It wasn't NEARLY as fun as I imagined...or as fun as the Hotel Helix!! From "bed surfing" to pop rocks to leopard robes, that hotel was damn. cool. The huge black and white celeb photos in the lobby were like screaming my name for cheesy pictures. Yeah. Seriously. I heard them.

* Hotel Helix had lime green hallways...and someone beside our room had room service (including a blue moon). Please see above. ha! It's not like we raced back and forth down the hallway either. No. That would have been way immature. ;)

* As Carrie said once to describe the city... "It's like...and....there's-a-monument!" ha! Seriously.. statues everywhere make you feel patriotic...while people bicker in foreign languages on the streets. It was cool to visit, but living there? Not for me.

* From walking in random cemeteries til sushiko (?) opened to the "um, excuse me...can you take our picture...?" we had a blast!! I'm tired as hell (still) but it was way worth it...even the mishaps in the metro.. ha!

* One of my fav memories was grabbing a Hebrew Natl and a pepsi while I sat in the park in front of the Smithsonian watched a softball game with the melodic sound of a carousel in the background. Awesome. To my left, the capitol. To my right, the Washington Monument. What a "deep breath this is awesome" moment. *sigh* :)

On my knees in the morning...

So, dunno if I've mentioned, but my hot water heater blows serious ass. The water often goes arctic when I'm mid shower-and I only take like 10 minute showers. When it never even begins to get more than luke warm, I often bring a space heater in the bathroom and put a towel down. I then get on my knees and wash my hair leaning over the tub so I dont go through my day looking like the funk that I feel. That was this morning. I need to tell my LL's but with all the recent traveling, it kinda looks like my suitcase vomited all over my living room. Soooo.. I need to clean before they come in.

Work is crazy busy since I've been gone, so keeping this short.. This week is kinda poo. My dad passed away on Presidents Day, which happened to be the 21st of that year. So, I have two days this week that kinda make me ick. However, the 21st is worse than Pres Day in the book of ick. I shall likely be purchasing wine to enjoy during Thursday's Lost. Just sayin...

In other news, I think my hair is too long. It shall be trimmed up a bit next time. This is why I take tons of photos-to determine whether my hair looks good. ha. Kidding. That is all from the wonderful world of Jax. Photos tonight. Promise. :)