Anderson Cooper--How I Adore Thee

i am sitting on my sofa
getting my morning fix of regis and kelly
featuring special guest host anderson cooper
what a lovely way to start the day!

let's go back to the beginning
world news now
where more insomniacs get their news
then there was the mole
now he's on cnn in the late evenings
but lest we think he's an gray-haired egghead
in his chat with kelly
he's revealing that he loves american idol
and mtv's "reality" shows about spoiled teens

and now i'm going to go cough up a lung
before i go down to the office
helluva tuesday!

Damn! Damn Damn!

ok, i was stumped for titles
so i stole that from "Back to the Future"

during my res life career
i've learned that i have to work on labor day
(except at UW--ah, the quarter system)
but welcome to the new school
where i am also working on memorial day!
yesterday was intern move in day
we expected 200 people
we got maybe 120
oy
so i'm in the office today
(ok, right now i'm in my apt. eating lunch)
but i'm taking friday off
because thurday night is pearl jam with erica
rock n roll!

and now back to the office

Soul Patrol!?!?

thus finalizing my dork status
i screamed outloud when taylor hicks won american idol
there's something wholly fascinating about him
he alternately creeps me out/endears me (ugh, awfully usage, but you get the point)
and while i'm glad that he won
(didn't want malibu mcphee to win)
here's the thing
i think i'd like the real taylor as an artist
not so sure about as an american idol

and now i will be concerned only with world affairs

What the Hell?

why did i wake up today at 6:50 am
and could not fall back asleep??
when i have to go to work
i can't drag myself out of bed
but nooooooooooo
today i was up on farmer's hours

however, it gave me the chance to watch
"the school of rock" on dvd
(thanks shimp!)
jack black is always a fun way to start a day
i'm doing boring res life work now
ah, meeting agendas

by the way
i didn't win a new macbook from the apple store
but i could make some money
selling my t-shirt on ebay

last night i had delicious pizza with neil and angelo
we waited in line about 75 minutes for it
combined with the 3 hours at the apple store on friday
i have spent over 4 hours in line this weekend

Mac Madness!!!

i am at the new apple store on 58th and 5th ave
i waited 3 hours in line to get in
i made some new friends
i got a free t-shirt!!!
i almost elbowed james woods in the face

woo hoo!!

No Time Like the Present

i can't believe i am posting again tonight
but i just reviewed my habitat for humanity fianances
so here's the final begging from me

HEY, HELP ME GO TO ALASKA TO BUILD HOUSES
FOR SOME VERY DESERVING FAMILIES!
I wish I could include the picture of the ground-breaking at Seward
but unfortunately it is teeny tiny

and on that note
thank you :)

Yeah, More TV

good thing
the hippies won the amazing race!!
yay!!

bad thing
elliott got kicked off american idol
i'm really sad
the boy had a snaggletooth
was at least 50% deaf in one ear
and looked like a troll
but he could sing
and he seemed like a genuinely nice guy

note to self
get life this summer :)

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

yes, move out time!
granted, it has been ridiculously hectic
and i have writer's cramp from making list upon list
and lest we not forget
250 interns are moving in next sunday
but live in the now!
here's what i managed to find as i went thru apts today
many new books
(including the dante club, an oprah book, the new jay mcinerney, etc etc)
a super cool cart for me to lug groceries home
awesome desk organizer
pretty purple trashcan
cool underbed storage drawer
and right now, only half of the apts are empty!
sunday should bring new goodies!!

right now i'm watching the amazing race
and they went to alaska
go hippies!!!
watching alaska makes me aware of a few things
1) i need to complete all of my paperwork
2) it'd probably be a good idea to get a tetanus shot
(in case i powernail my foot)
3) i am putting myself in significant debt to go on this trip
but i guess it's a good thing i'm diligent about paying this stuff off
(just in time to charge up my move out of NYC next year...)

and finally
i would just like to state that i
REALLY DISLIKE the chick on american idol
i want to poke her in the eye with a pencil
or maybe use my powernailing skillz on her
go taylor!

(there are way too many tv references in this post
very sad)

I Should Really Go To Bed...

but first I want to acknowledge
how New York City has made my hair go gray
yes yes, i had some random gray hairs before i got here
but now it's out of control
sprouting from all around my crown
i shake my fist at you New York City!

and now i will go to bed
for tomorrow is the day all undergrads are supposed to be checked out by noon
which, oh yeah, is about 200 people
that'll happen, right...

The Most Unclosing Closing Ever

before we go into the bulk of the musings
we must say
HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY TO ONE SUSAN "MOMCAT" MUSAR!!!
i'm afraid i inherited my dad's genes when it comes to recognition of holidays/birthdays
just wait, i'll be buying christmas gifts on christmas eve this year

it's that time of year again
resident directors raise their eyes towards the heavens
and say "get the heck out of the building!"
as their students go home for the summer
this is my fifth building closing
and i would just like to say
this is the most untypical closing ever
normally i have lots of excitement about clearing out the building
hooray, bring on the summer!
but not here
on 5/28 we have 250 interns moving in
(that'll be fun)
and frankly, i must say i'm disappointed in many of the students
apparently i have to hit them over the head with a boulder
and yell the checkout procedures in their face
because they sure can't seem to figure it out
despite all the signs, memos, conversations from their RAs

but before i get too bummed out by the state of college kids
i go to something like the parsons communications design senior thesis display
oh my goodness, such amazing creations!!!
one of the RAs designed a set of furniture to help preschoolers learn the alphabet
it's called Alpha-Build, and it was awesome
and then there's my RA Riddhika who displayed her beautiful earrings
there were films, package designs, books, oh my!
great talent out there

BK and i went to see they might be giants on friday
terribly fun band
and on saturday i got the classic INXS album "Kick"
in the mail (but in CD form)
and it brought back these strong memories of the original towsontown center
and buying that album with one jenny gresock
good times..

and now, to the office
where i will invariably answer the same 3 questions
(what do i do with my trash? READ THE SIGNS!
can i stay past checkout? NO!!!
umm, what if something is broken in my apartment? Well, prepare for a wee charge my friend)

Please Go Watch This

it's stephen colbert at the white house press correspondents dinner
good lord it's funny
here's hoping i added the link correctly!
Colbert and His Truthiness

Happies and Crappies

so last night i had a fabulous evening
with one ms. erica johanson
(aka baby bird, the 8-year-old boy, or my big sister)
we went to see INXS at radio city
the infamous $4 tickets
they were really great
despite the fact they didn't play "disappear"
and erica hit the nail on the head when she said
"the lead singer is HOT"
so true
and it appears that erica will be joining
BK and I for they might be giants at the TLA next friday
woo hoo!
i love summer concert season!!!!

before we went to the show
we went up to lincoln center
to gaze upon david blaine in his giant bubble
i am so amused by this
it's just so silly
but you know i'm going to watch him
when he tries to hold his breath on monday

and here's the crappy
this morning as i was watching "felicity"
i go to start making french toast
(which i had been looking forward to all week)
and i hear "squeak squeak"
i look on the floor
and there is a wee little mouse stuck on a glue trap
it's body ripped in half because it kept trying to pull itself off
it was dreadful
luckily i was able to find someone to get rid of it
why do these things always happen on the weekends??
i am going to buy some peppermint oil
because the powdered bobcat urine sure didn't work
next stop, CAT!!!

Tom Cruise Creeps Me Out

so i've caught tom cruise in the middle of his m:i3 promotional tour
and i would just like to state
that he creeps me the hell out
i saw him on letterman last night
and listening to him talk about "kate"
made my stomach turn
i don't know exactly what it is
i just feel like this is one big fake out
just how he's made his private life so damn public
and how we are made privy to his every thought about his paramour "kate"

ICK

Damn You Mike Doughty!!!

so this morning i listened to mike doughty's
"40 grand in the hole"
on the subway
and i started crying
damn his writing emotionally stirring lyrics!!

Back from the Dead

lisa is back from the dead
the lovely people at tekserve just had to reset the password
and i had to buy a portable hard drive
(which i needed one for ever)
there was lots of backing up last night
and today, we'll erase lisa and start so fresh and so clean
phew

i will never go to the apple store again for service
the tekserve people were great
and easy on the eyes
boo genius bar
yay tekserve!

thanks to lizzie musar
the link to habitat is fixed
let the funds come rolling in :)

Pray for Lisa

Lisa, the iBook, appears to be dead
well, she at least appears to need expensive repairs
remember a month ago when i turned down the offer
to do that webcast where i would get new technology
because i was shy and didn't want to clean my apt?
doh!

anyway, i'm going to tekserve this afternoon
which is cool b/c that's where mike doughty takes his puters
maybe he's having issues too????