#275

After a particularly long, challenging week involving a 11-hour work day, money troubles, more family drama, I was all ready to park my butt on the couch friday night. But then I got invited out and I decided I kinda deserved it so off I went.

I ended up at Gooski's in Polish Hill. It was my first time in Polish Hill. It was totally not where I thought it would be. And if you thought the roads in Squirrel Hill were screwy, they are nothing compared to the ones over there. I think I had to back up like 3 times to make sharp U-turns. It was crazy but I was able to parallel park perfectly twice. That may have been the highlight of my evening. ;)

Anyway, Gooski's was pretty awesome. It was a total dive bar and I loved it. I think that cop was right. I am a dive bar kind of girl. Graffiti everywhere, an old school juke box, pool tables in the back. I even tried chicken wings for like the first time ever. They were pretty tasty, a little salty but yummmm.

I'm currently re-watching the final season of Gilmore Girls. I don't remember much of these episodes. They all seem brand new to me.

#274

Pomme sent me a bueno! Sooooo happy!!!

#273

Today I

• did not work
• did not wear a bra
• cleaned my bathroom
• did some laundry
• rediscovered toast with butter
• devoured my stash of Christmas chocolate
• wondered when deodorant got to be so expensive
• made some pizza
• installed some digital cable converter boxes

All in all, not a bad day. Just not very exciting, but I guess that is better than a horrible day, right?

#272

Ever feel like life is just running away from you, taking you along for the ride and you're just barely holding on?

It feels like that at the moment.

Aussie posted a few weeks back about not being herself anymore. I get that. I feel the same. But I think I like the new me?

#271

In case anyone else was wondering: No, I am not pregnant.

#270

Yup, yup!!!

#269

I am exhausted. Like every part of me hurts and I want to stay in bed for days. This weekend was a bit unexpected to be perfectly honest.

Thursday: work, 80's night, 3 hours of sleep

Friday: work, Rap concert, bar, Eat-N-Park

Saturday: work, South Side

Sunday: off of work, cleaned around the apartment, hot chocolate

Throw in life and family drama, a bit more alcohol than I should have had and not enough food. I feel like I need a weekend to recuperate from my weekend. How do people do it all the time?

#268

I think I found our new Wanted.

#267

Guys!!! I get a day off tomorrow!!!!!!!

I'm just a little bit excited. I will have worked 8 days in a row. It hasn't been that bad and the shifts haven't been that long. But its just been monotonous and I'm ready for it to be over.

I finally picked up my room but I still need to do some work on it. Maybe I'll do it on my day off or maybe not.

I've decided to stay off of facebook for a week. Just to see if I could do it. But then Toi told me Pomme had posted pictures of their weekend in Chicago. However, I was on for just a brief second, looked at the pictures (PENGUINS!) and got right off. The first couple of days were rough but it is getting easier.

Also I need, NEED to have this dress. I think my entire summer hinges on it.

#266

I was serenaded with this song today. Oh boyyyy

#265

Today at work the cook told me why I am having such a hard time with all this snow...

I'm lacking romance in my life.

Yup, I need a guy to take me up to Seven Springs for a nice sleigh ride. Followed by some time in front a fire with a nice bottle of wine. And then I wont be bothered by the snow anymore.

It is all so simple.

In other news, I started and finished a puzzle tonight.

#264

• I am so jealous of these kids. If only my parents had allowed us to take a year off of school as tweens and spend it traveling the world, taking ballet lessons in Russia, attending Milan fashion week. My childhood was so deprived.
• The snow continues. Briefly, the weather on my google page told me it would stop on thursday. Now it says sunday. I am dubious.
• I need to clean my room. I know I do. I'm just working on finding the motivation. I might start first with changing my sheets and see how that goes. But which ones do I put on-hot pink, purple or paisley?
• Buying a plane ticket home for my cousin's wedding has turned into a giant pain. One website offered a roundtrip ticket from PGH to Flint for over $1,000. Umm...no. If I'm spending that much I'm flying first class to Europe.
• I've run out of things to say so I'm just going to publish this post now.

#263

It will not stop snowing here in Pittsburgh. It is getting to be annoying. It's like it is winter or something. I don't remember it being like this last year.

Totes McGoats is the new totally. It goes with everything. I love using it.

I saw Nine and was not in love with it. I kept comparing it to other musicals and then I got bored. I think I may have expected too much of it.

#262

Toi has to leave tomorrow. We are dealing with it by drinking lots o' beer.

Things we overheard from the most annoying man ever:

-My housemate (or as Toi heard my house maid) Cynthia is on food stamps but she isn't poor

-Rape is the ultimate violation

-I asked Amanda to marry me if we were both single in 10 years, she e-mailed me about it this morning, our personalities just mesh well together

-Socialism...blah, blah, blah...Capitalism

-I truly need to work for the greater good of humanity

-I don't mind full body security scans, if they want to see my dick, then let them

I just wanted him to shut up. I even considered making out with him so this would happen but no matter how much I drank I couldn't do it.

Toi is holding the bottle of beer with her teeth, quite impressive.

The new Vampire Weekend album, all the songs sound the same. Like for real, ALL THE SAME. Not horrid, but no difference. (Philly Cheesesteak)

I am still mad at the way the Doctor treated Donna. Regenerating will not erase what he did.

Toi's brother thinks we are always in a bar but it is not true. NOT TRUE.

I ate at a restaurant that reminded me of Pomme today. Like for real so much like Pomme.

Toi is making music with her beer bottle but she ran out of breath.

WHO WAS COMA.

#261

Hello 2010!

I didn't even realize 2009 was the last year of the decade until about 3 days. I just didn't think about it. Oh, well.

NYE was unlike any NYE I've ever had. Toi and I spent it eating delicious food and drinking yummy wine. Dear god, how delicious is duck? This shall be the year of the duck. Then we came back to the apartment so I could take a nap. We totally meant to go to a party but instead I slept. Its official. I'm old. I did wake up in time to ring in the new year. Woo?

Okay, so no resolutions for this year just try to make things better. That works, right?

#260

Due to the fact that it was snowing this morning when I woke up and that I'm not on the schedule for work until Wednesday, I decided to spend one more day in MI. I'm almost over this cold. I wont miss it.

Christmas Eve continued to be a day that I wish I could skip. My mom's side all assumed I was hungover and took turns smelling my cup of Coke to see if it had alcohol in it. And then I discovered that all cousins under the age of 16 had never seen the original Star Wars trilogy. My cousin and I then forced them to watch the marathon on Spike. It only got worse. They asked what the difference was between Star Wars and Star Trek. They hurt my soul.

We moved on to my dad's side. I even put makeup on for them only to be told I've looked better and hey? am I hungover? Dinner was interrupted when Cogene broke out into hives and ran from the house with her dad and brother in search of Benadryl. They finally returned an hour and a half later after they had returned home to ensure that no one had broken into their house because they had a feeling. The whole family went to church and they made us sit in the 3rd row which was practically the first row as no one sat in front of us.

But the rest of Christmas was wonderful and fabulous. I got over my Christmas funk just in time to enjoy the day, yay!!!

#259

Slowly but surely I am chipping away at my to do list for christmas. I finally broke down and took some help from my mom. I really hate doing that but I realized I was just being stubborn. I hear I can be real stubborn at times. Hmm....
I am currently sitting at work even though my shift doesn't start for a half hour. I over estimated the amount of time I would need at Barnes & Noble. Then my favorite coffee shop was filled with people. All these people I have never seen before so clearly they are just there to bug me.
Oh I didn't mention that the cold that has been looming for the last 2 months has finally hit. So I am a bit irrational and congested and sore throaty and a teensy bit miserable. Just ignore me. Really.
For real? This little boy is having a complete breakdown over his pizza bagel and something about toasting? He keeps staring at me too. I don't get children. They scare me.

#258

Yesterday, I poured 200 degree water on my left hand.

Today, I cut my left hand with a knife.

I fully expect to dislocate a finger or as Toi helpfully suggested maybe all of my bones will disappear.

I think I'm going to get this haircut when I come back to MI for the holidays.

#257

I just got yelled at by my mother for asking her questions about her Christmas List. This is going to be a very Merry Christmas.

On monday, I spent the day running around the 'burgh with Sniper. She had never been to the incline so we rode that. And then since we had both never rode the T, we did that. The day also included fudge, pitas, drunken shopping at Goodwill and glo-in-the-dark bracelets. Oh, and we ate dinner here. All in all, a very good day off.

I now have two people crossed off my shopping list for Christmas. But that is really only because we agreed not to buy each other presents but go out to a nice dinner instead. At this rate, I should be done with Christmas shopping around April which is when I think I finished last year.

#256

I got my new ID in the mail. I think my picture is decent so I'm pretty happy with it. Except I broke my wallet so now I don't have a place to put the ID. I think I want this one. So who wants to get it for me?