Tuesday 01/11/11
I did not have a cigarette today. I don't smoke, so that's not unusual. But I still count it as a point of celebration.
Gotta say I was super impressed by what I saw on my way to work today tho. I guy down the road was out shoveling his driveway in short-shorts! I'm pretty sure I'm in love. I wish I could have come up with some clever way to sneak a picture, but I'm not the greatest with the covert snapping of photos. An old lady totally busted me at Barnes & Nobel when I tried to get a picture of her walking around with a book on the joys of anal sex! Awkward.
The wonderful thing about Tuesdays is working at the Crystal Castle with my bestie. On this particular Tuesday however, we'd had a massive blizzard, which meant no one was out shopping in the state of Ohio. From open to close we had only one customer. One. We occupied our minds by inventing a form of Shuffleboard that involved bouncing nickles off the counter & getting them to roll into certain scoring zones. I choked hard in the 1st round, & I ended up having to forfeit the 2nd round, so clearly the game was rigged! Hopefully the big wigs weren't utilizing the remote access cameras to spy on us today. Or the day I stripped down in the back room...
Our store radio was allegedly set to the Adult Contemporary station when a Justin Bieber song came on. I have a confession: I sang along with it. I didn't realize it was a Bieber song at first, it was the one about smiling, I just got so confused... But if a girl sings a Justin Bieber song alone in a store with no one around to hear, does it really count? I'm so ashamed.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day!
Monday 01/10/11
I got a very disturbing Facebook notification today. It stated that my grandma, Nani, had been tagged in one of my photos. Tagged. When did my grandma, who does not know how to use the phone book function on her cell phone, get a Facebook account? Heck, when did she get the internet? Also, when I friend requested her it listed my sister as a mutual friend. Why had she friended my sister already & not me?
I actually think it's fabulous that Nani got a Facebook. It gives her a way to keep in touch with family & hopefully reconnect with long-lost friends and schoolmates.
My full time job is at the Panty Palace, where I have worked for the last 7 years. I am currently assisting seasonally in Lotion Land, another division of our company. I love it & hope to stay on permanently in this department. We currently do not have our own desks, so it's impossible for me to clean mine off. And it's waaaaaaay to cold outside for me to clean out my car, so I decided I'd celebrate by cleaning out my purse. I found $47 cash, 11 condiment packets, 8 lip glosses, 5 packs of gum, & an old paycheck. So National Clean Off Your Desk Day definitely paid off for me.
Now if only I could get my grandma to accept my friend request.
I got a very disturbing Facebook notification today. It stated that my grandma, Nani, had been tagged in one of my photos. Tagged. When did my grandma, who does not know how to use the phone book function on her cell phone, get a Facebook account? Heck, when did she get the internet? Also, when I friend requested her it listed my sister as a mutual friend. Why had she friended my sister already & not me?
I actually think it's fabulous that Nani got a Facebook. It gives her a way to keep in touch with family & hopefully reconnect with long-lost friends and schoolmates.
My full time job is at the Panty Palace, where I have worked for the last 7 years. I am currently assisting seasonally in Lotion Land, another division of our company. I love it & hope to stay on permanently in this department. We currently do not have our own desks, so it's impossible for me to clean mine off. And it's waaaaaaay to cold outside for me to clean out my car, so I decided I'd celebrate by cleaning out my purse. I found $47 cash, 11 condiment packets, 8 lip glosses, 5 packs of gum, & an old paycheck. So National Clean Off Your Desk Day definitely paid off for me.
Now if only I could get my grandma to accept my friend request.
Happy Balloon Acension Day!
Sunday 01/09/11
Recovery came in the form of McDonald's Diet Coke and egg drop soup from China Cottage. I dropped food off to my boss, Vi, at the Crystal Castle (my part-time job) as she works all day by herself on Sundays & if she's not fed regularly she gets miserable & cranky.
I love balloons. Love, love, love balloons. So I was super-pumped to learn that today was National Balloon Ascension Day! This day is a commemoration of the the first US aerial voyage. A frenchman named Jean Pierre came all the way to Philly from, well, France to make a buck. He charged $5 at ticket for spectators to come watch him lift off from prison yard in his hot air balloon on January 9, 1773. President George Washington even came to watch. Presumably he got in for free.
Recovery came in the form of McDonald's Diet Coke and egg drop soup from China Cottage. I dropped food off to my boss, Vi, at the Crystal Castle (my part-time job) as she works all day by herself on Sundays & if she's not fed regularly she gets miserable & cranky.
I love balloons. Love, love, love balloons. So I was super-pumped to learn that today was National Balloon Ascension Day! This day is a commemoration of the the first US aerial voyage. A frenchman named Jean Pierre came all the way to Philly from, well, France to make a buck. He charged $5 at ticket for spectators to come watch him lift off from prison yard in his hot air balloon on January 9, 1773. President George Washington even came to watch. Presumably he got in for free.
Happy National JoyGerm Day!
Saturday 01/08/11
Can we just talk about Justin for a moment? I don't think I've fully disclosed him yet. We were friends in grade school, but lost touch when he moved away. We've recently reconnected thru the Facebook & it feels like we picked up exactly where we left off. He lives a little over 2 hours away, but I've gone & visited him several times & we try to get together when he's visiting here. Mary, the one pushing me to pursue Jody, is a close mutual friend of both of ours.
I have a little bit of a thing for Justin & it's a bit complicated, for several reasons. First let me paint you a word picture. I can describe him to you using only four words: Young... Tall... Richard Simmons. Only Justin is actually (& surprisingly) straight, tho you'd assume the exact opposite about one minute into a conversation with him. Justin & I messed around once, but it didn't go that great. It's not awkward between us or anything, but he has no idea how I feel; & he's made it pretty clear that he has no romantic interest in me whatsoever. So of course I'm crazy about him.
Then he told me about a crush he had on a friend of his. He was confiding in me about it & actually asked me to help him "get" her & even suggested I testify to her about certain anatomical attributes he possesses. I decided i needed some space so I could clear my head & just get over it so I've been keeping my distance. So of course now he is blowing up my Facebook & constantly texting me. It's sending me mixed signals & confusing the heck outta me. It's probably just coming from his neediness and the fact that he needs constant reassurance in his life, but it makes me feel all "what iffy?".
I should also take a moment to mention Alex. Alex is Justin's roommate & before J & I had our moment, Alex & I had quite the passionate moment as well. That was an interesting night to say the least, especially seeing as I'd only known him for a few hours. In my defense, a lot of wine was involved. Plus I thought he was cute.
So now the reason for all this. Justin texted me today that he heard a song on the radio & thought of me. How romantic! I'm sorry, did I say romantic? I meant shitty. The song was Avril Lavigne's What The Hell. It starts out about how she's making out with her dude's friend & then goes into the chorus: All I want to do is mess around/ And I don't really care about/ If you love me, if you hate me. Wow.
Justin thought it was hilarious, but it definitely hurt me. I felt like just going home after work & taking it easy. But today is National JoyGerm day where, instead of hiding from germs, you're encouraged to spread one: Joy. So instead of hiding from my drama, I decided to shake it off, go out, & seek/spread some joy! My man-whore bestie, Symonds, wanted me to hang out with him and some of his out of town friends, but I felt more in need of a girls' night.
I decided to hit the town with my friend Shannon. Shannon is fabulous. Her family is such a mess that she & her mom were actually on Oprah back in the day! Which means Shannon is crazy & awesome & a ton of fun to hang out with. She's also hooking up with Symonds on the side. I started the night out with 3 vodka crans at a karaoke bar, then had a glass of Moscato at the Wine Loft (where we met up with Bestie & he used Shannon to make another girl jealous, which only made him that much more attractive to Shannon), & then it was off to the pub where I met Mike (& a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a pineapple upside down cake shot, & a Crispins). Mike was cute & while Shannon was in the bathroom he came over & started chatting with me.
We decided to head back to Shannon's place, stopping by my house so I could grab some more alcohol. (I also needed to take a moment to do a quickie shave of the upper thigh region - DRY!) Then we headed to Shannon's where I made us some drinks & we got cozy. & by cozy I mean I got bored with him & sent him packing after about an hour. Kinda felt bad for the guy as he went home with two girls & left empty handed. But I feel like I was just rebelling against Justin's idea of me & I'm truly not that kind of girl. I decided before I was to take such a dramatic turn in my life, I needed to sleep on it. Alone.
Can we just talk about Justin for a moment? I don't think I've fully disclosed him yet. We were friends in grade school, but lost touch when he moved away. We've recently reconnected thru the Facebook & it feels like we picked up exactly where we left off. He lives a little over 2 hours away, but I've gone & visited him several times & we try to get together when he's visiting here. Mary, the one pushing me to pursue Jody, is a close mutual friend of both of ours.
I have a little bit of a thing for Justin & it's a bit complicated, for several reasons. First let me paint you a word picture. I can describe him to you using only four words: Young... Tall... Richard Simmons. Only Justin is actually (& surprisingly) straight, tho you'd assume the exact opposite about one minute into a conversation with him. Justin & I messed around once, but it didn't go that great. It's not awkward between us or anything, but he has no idea how I feel; & he's made it pretty clear that he has no romantic interest in me whatsoever. So of course I'm crazy about him.
Then he told me about a crush he had on a friend of his. He was confiding in me about it & actually asked me to help him "get" her & even suggested I testify to her about certain anatomical attributes he possesses. I decided i needed some space so I could clear my head & just get over it so I've been keeping my distance. So of course now he is blowing up my Facebook & constantly texting me. It's sending me mixed signals & confusing the heck outta me. It's probably just coming from his neediness and the fact that he needs constant reassurance in his life, but it makes me feel all "what iffy?".
I should also take a moment to mention Alex. Alex is Justin's roommate & before J & I had our moment, Alex & I had quite the passionate moment as well. That was an interesting night to say the least, especially seeing as I'd only known him for a few hours. In my defense, a lot of wine was involved. Plus I thought he was cute.
So now the reason for all this. Justin texted me today that he heard a song on the radio & thought of me. How romantic! I'm sorry, did I say romantic? I meant shitty. The song was Avril Lavigne's What The Hell. It starts out about how she's making out with her dude's friend & then goes into the chorus: All I want to do is mess around/ And I don't really care about/ If you love me, if you hate me. Wow.
Justin thought it was hilarious, but it definitely hurt me. I felt like just going home after work & taking it easy. But today is National JoyGerm day where, instead of hiding from germs, you're encouraged to spread one: Joy. So instead of hiding from my drama, I decided to shake it off, go out, & seek/spread some joy! My man-whore bestie, Symonds, wanted me to hang out with him and some of his out of town friends, but I felt more in need of a girls' night.
I decided to hit the town with my friend Shannon. Shannon is fabulous. Her family is such a mess that she & her mom were actually on Oprah back in the day! Which means Shannon is crazy & awesome & a ton of fun to hang out with. She's also hooking up with Symonds on the side. I started the night out with 3 vodka crans at a karaoke bar, then had a glass of Moscato at the Wine Loft (where we met up with Bestie & he used Shannon to make another girl jealous, which only made him that much more attractive to Shannon), & then it was off to the pub where I met Mike (& a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a pineapple upside down cake shot, & a Crispins). Mike was cute & while Shannon was in the bathroom he came over & started chatting with me.
We decided to head back to Shannon's place, stopping by my house so I could grab some more alcohol. (I also needed to take a moment to do a quickie shave of the upper thigh region - DRY!) Then we headed to Shannon's where I made us some drinks & we got cozy. & by cozy I mean I got bored with him & sent him packing after about an hour. Kinda felt bad for the guy as he went home with two girls & left empty handed. But I feel like I was just rebelling against Justin's idea of me & I'm truly not that kind of girl. I decided before I was to take such a dramatic turn in my life, I needed to sleep on it. Alone.
Happy Harlem Globetrotter's Day!
Friday 01/07/11
I love how because my sister made good grades, I got free Sake today. I've been trying to learn to like new things & I finally found a sushi I love - Naruto Maki (& it's even better when earned by one family member & paid for by another)! I basically worked all day, but was able to schedule a 3 hour break at work so that I could meet up with the fam for dinner.
Other than that, it was a fairly uneventful day. However, I did enjoy a little bit of childhood reminiscence before leaving the house. Everything I know about the Harlem Globetrotters I learned from Scooby Doo. So in honor of Harlem Globetrotter's Day, I pulled up the cartoon on YouTube where Scooby & the gang play some hoops with the boys from Harlem. It was dubbed in Romanian, which I wouldn't say I'm fluent in, tho I do speak a bit. Buna dimineata, for example. It means "good morning." Mama mea este o caracatita. Which means "my mother is an octopus." As I said, not fluent, but everything I know in Romanian I learned from Tom Selleck, so that's something.
I love how because my sister made good grades, I got free Sake today. I've been trying to learn to like new things & I finally found a sushi I love - Naruto Maki (& it's even better when earned by one family member & paid for by another)! I basically worked all day, but was able to schedule a 3 hour break at work so that I could meet up with the fam for dinner.
Other than that, it was a fairly uneventful day. However, I did enjoy a little bit of childhood reminiscence before leaving the house. Everything I know about the Harlem Globetrotters I learned from Scooby Doo. So in honor of Harlem Globetrotter's Day, I pulled up the cartoon on YouTube where Scooby & the gang play some hoops with the boys from Harlem. It was dubbed in Romanian, which I wouldn't say I'm fluent in, tho I do speak a bit. Buna dimineata, for example. It means "good morning." Mama mea este o caracatita. Which means "my mother is an octopus." As I said, not fluent, but everything I know in Romanian I learned from Tom Selleck, so that's something.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Happy Armenian Christmas!
Thursday 01/06/11
As today is the Armenian Christmas, I felt it only appropriate to call off work & watch a marathon of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. I wasn't really sick, but I was exhausted from the stress of the previous day & felt I deserved a personal day. Also I'd had this crazy dream that Bigfoot escaped capture & we ran off together to open a fudge shop. The weird thing about that? I don't like fudge.
My goal was to justify taking the day off by getting caught up on housework & side projects, but boy does trash TV have a sneaky way of sucking you in! I found myself toggling between Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Jersey Shore, & those kooky Kardashians! It's hard enough keeping up with one of those shows, let alone all three! Shoot.
I wish I had more to report on the activities of the day, but literally I was a total bum! My friends invited me out that night & I had to decline as I hadn't even bothered to shower! I did actually research the Armenian celebration of Christmas tho. The main difference seems to be that Armenian Christmas is a more subdued, purely religious affair. They even fast for the whole week leading up to Christmas. The biggest difference tho is that instead of children going nutty tearing into a giant pile of presents, they instead bring gifts to their elders. There's no Santa Clause breaking & entering into their home on Christmas Eve (Grandfather Winter, as he is called, visits them on New Year's). It's a stark contrast to the way the true meaning of the day gets lost in the jumble of commercialism here in America.
It definitely gave me something to think about. But I couldn't spend too much time on it, as I had to get back to my television viewing. Those Kardashians aren't going to keep up with themselves ya know!
As today is the Armenian Christmas, I felt it only appropriate to call off work & watch a marathon of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. I wasn't really sick, but I was exhausted from the stress of the previous day & felt I deserved a personal day. Also I'd had this crazy dream that Bigfoot escaped capture & we ran off together to open a fudge shop. The weird thing about that? I don't like fudge.
My goal was to justify taking the day off by getting caught up on housework & side projects, but boy does trash TV have a sneaky way of sucking you in! I found myself toggling between Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Jersey Shore, & those kooky Kardashians! It's hard enough keeping up with one of those shows, let alone all three! Shoot.
I wish I had more to report on the activities of the day, but literally I was a total bum! My friends invited me out that night & I had to decline as I hadn't even bothered to shower! I did actually research the Armenian celebration of Christmas tho. The main difference seems to be that Armenian Christmas is a more subdued, purely religious affair. They even fast for the whole week leading up to Christmas. The biggest difference tho is that instead of children going nutty tearing into a giant pile of presents, they instead bring gifts to their elders. There's no Santa Clause breaking & entering into their home on Christmas Eve (Grandfather Winter, as he is called, visits them on New Year's). It's a stark contrast to the way the true meaning of the day gets lost in the jumble of commercialism here in America.
It definitely gave me something to think about. But I couldn't spend too much time on it, as I had to get back to my television viewing. Those Kardashians aren't going to keep up with themselves ya know!
Happy Bean Day!
Wednesday 01/05/11
I am having a Renaissance with Chipotle. I'm not a fan of the spicy, but I absolutely loved me some 'Potle when they first came on the scene. My sister even tried to talk my parents into franchising one! I quickly grew tired of it, but today being National Bean Day & all, I decided to give it a re-whirl.
That burrito was probably the only good part about my day. Before noon I had already gotten a speeding ticket (a totally bogus one to boot!) and hit a parked car (tho that may have actually been my fault). I had stayed up late the night before watching Human Centipede with the roomie & then I couldn't sleep. My friend Justin, whom we will discuss at a later date, couldn't either so we ended up having a late-night chat session. He was wired after munching on a bunch of chocolate covered espresso beans. Which, as it was well after midnight, was only appropriate considering the theme of the day. We then ended up getting into a discussion about how bad his gas is after bean consumption. I began to rethink my choice of day to celebrate. But seeing as my other option was National Bird Day and they've been discovering thousands of dead birds all across the country, I felt it best to risk it with the beans.
That left me with about 3 hours to "nap" before an early-morning inventory. After that was over & done with, roomie, boss, & I headed to the Cracker Barrel for lunch. On the way back, during a passionate discussion pertaining to the awesomeness that is Florence + The Machine, I got zapped. The officer was a jerk and I hate to accuse anyone of telling a falsehood, but that man was flat out lying! He claimed I was going 56 in a 35! I was speeding - 8 miles over to be precise - but he pulled me over for 56 & ticketed me for 45. I considered contesting it, but seeing as I was mildly speeding and I've had somewhere in the vicinity of 15 tickets, I decided to just pay it. I do however make it a habit of paying my tickets the day AFTER they are due. If I'm going to have to suffer the inconvenience of paying a fine, the officer is going to have to suffer the inconvenience of waiting around for me to show up in court. I figure if he sees I paid the ticket, then he knows he doesn't have to show. By paying it late, he has to waste an hour of his day. So... I win!
Anyway, after getting the ticket I headed back to the store & proceeded to parallel park right into another car. Fortunately there was no damage, as it appeared I backed into their license plate. A silver lining, yes, but this day was already ticking me off & I still had to work my other job. Sigh.
Thankfully Chipotle & a McDonald's Diet Coke helped me to survive the rest of the day without incident.
Burrito: $5.95
Diet Coke: $1.00
Speeding Ticket: $155.00
Not having any disturbing side effects from downing an extra-beans burrito: Priceless
I am having a Renaissance with Chipotle. I'm not a fan of the spicy, but I absolutely loved me some 'Potle when they first came on the scene. My sister even tried to talk my parents into franchising one! I quickly grew tired of it, but today being National Bean Day & all, I decided to give it a re-whirl.
That burrito was probably the only good part about my day. Before noon I had already gotten a speeding ticket (a totally bogus one to boot!) and hit a parked car (tho that may have actually been my fault). I had stayed up late the night before watching Human Centipede with the roomie & then I couldn't sleep. My friend Justin, whom we will discuss at a later date, couldn't either so we ended up having a late-night chat session. He was wired after munching on a bunch of chocolate covered espresso beans. Which, as it was well after midnight, was only appropriate considering the theme of the day. We then ended up getting into a discussion about how bad his gas is after bean consumption. I began to rethink my choice of day to celebrate. But seeing as my other option was National Bird Day and they've been discovering thousands of dead birds all across the country, I felt it best to risk it with the beans.
That left me with about 3 hours to "nap" before an early-morning inventory. After that was over & done with, roomie, boss, & I headed to the Cracker Barrel for lunch. On the way back, during a passionate discussion pertaining to the awesomeness that is Florence + The Machine, I got zapped. The officer was a jerk and I hate to accuse anyone of telling a falsehood, but that man was flat out lying! He claimed I was going 56 in a 35! I was speeding - 8 miles over to be precise - but he pulled me over for 56 & ticketed me for 45. I considered contesting it, but seeing as I was mildly speeding and I've had somewhere in the vicinity of 15 tickets, I decided to just pay it. I do however make it a habit of paying my tickets the day AFTER they are due. If I'm going to have to suffer the inconvenience of paying a fine, the officer is going to have to suffer the inconvenience of waiting around for me to show up in court. I figure if he sees I paid the ticket, then he knows he doesn't have to show. By paying it late, he has to waste an hour of his day. So... I win!
Anyway, after getting the ticket I headed back to the store & proceeded to parallel park right into another car. Fortunately there was no damage, as it appeared I backed into their license plate. A silver lining, yes, but this day was already ticking me off & I still had to work my other job. Sigh.
Thankfully Chipotle & a McDonald's Diet Coke helped me to survive the rest of the day without incident.
Burrito: $5.95
Diet Coke: $1.00
Speeding Ticket: $155.00
Not having any disturbing side effects from downing an extra-beans burrito: Priceless
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