Sweat & (Outside of) the City

So It's Obviously Been Awhile Since I've Blogged

2008-10-01T11:53:00.003-04:00

since i posted the Sarah Palin video twice
but let's be honest
she's so shockingly inept
that it's sorta fun to watch two times!!

i am sick
that sorta sick that when i go up a flight of stairs
i need to get a short nap in afterwards

I Can't Believe People Are Drinking the Palin Kool Aid

2008-09-30T23:22:00.002-04:00

how can people watch clips like this
and think that she's qualified to be vice president
christ, she can't even name a magazine!

can't wait for the debate!

Pizza? Now That's What I Call a Taco!!!

2008-04-14T00:12:00.001-04:00

yep, still a bad blogger
but i will do as my sister
and embed a funny video
this is an SNL clip that always gets me

Yeah, So Much for the Regular Blogging

2008-03-03T20:00:00.002-05:00

i think the subject line says it all
but i think i have a good excuse
i'm still sucked into the west wing
i'm halfway through season 4
which is sort of fitting considering that's an election year season

and speaking of elections
tomorrow is ohio, texas, rhode island, and vermont
good luck mr. obama

i'm ashamed to admit that i didn't vote in the NY primary
i am still registered to vote in WA
why? you may ask
well, i don't want to get an NY driver's license
and it's not because my WA license has an amazing picture
in fact, the picture is god awful hideous
but does make people laugh when i share it
nope, i don't have a NY license because i really don't want to be in NY
so i'm thinking that by not getting a license, i won't be here forever
how's that for silly?

last week i got to see some great rider people
and play bar trivia in delaware
turns out i'm pretty darn smart
after the big win
the team (the nicely named "dirty jersey") chanted
MVP! MVP!
good times

and i leave you with this
you must check out
Mike Doughty's new album Golden Delicious
it was well worth the wait!

Potomac Sweep

2008-02-12T23:58:00.002-05:00

i am officially a proud barack obama supporter
yes, i started off as a john edwards fan
but part of me knew that he wasn't going to be the next president
so when he dropped out
it was time to decide, hillary or barack
and it was an easy decision

and while i do have serious doubts about america's ability
to elect a non-white president
but these past few weeks have given me hope
and those doubts have dwindled (but not yet completely subsided)
and honestly, isn't that what barack obama is about?
hope

i am excited about the future with obama
bring on texas and ohio, the must-wins for hillary
(and boy, it is damn tacky of her to try to get the florida and michigan delegates seated)

I'm a Little Late to "The West Wing" Game

2008-01-27T18:12:00.000-05:00

i have Ellen Andrews to thank for this
she has done what others have valiantly tried
i actually watched some episodes of "The West Wing" last week
and darn if i didn't love it!
i know have the first season DVDs thanks to the emma clark public library
i attribute a bit of my interest in this show to the presidential election
i'm hungry for politics
(despite the fact i'm not registered to vote in NY)
[(i am ashamed to admit--so much for my super tuesday vote]]

anyway, i like this show
and considering the writers are still on strike
it's nice to watch something that isn't a rerun

Twice in (About) One Week--A New Blogging Record

2008-01-22T22:44:00.000-05:00

first off
when i logged on today and saw 7 comments
i was shocked
i'd like to share one little thought
"be more like prude"
she's anonymous according to blogger, but signs her missive
so if you wander over here, sign your name!
(perhaps my demanding nature will scare off my many readers!)

so here's a health update
no news yet except that johns hopkins charges 69 cents a page for your medical records
i have so many records that i have to tell them to send me an estimate before they make the copies
sorry trees!
this is a task that won't be accomplished until once the tax refund comes in
come on new school, where's my w-2???

how shocked was everyone to hear about heath ledger?
it's so sad when someone that young and talented dies
but it's even sadder when he leaves behind a little daughter

i had my two new RAs move in today
and darn if they aren't adorable!
this semester just has to be better than fall
i have a good feeling about the spring

and finally, i saw "cloverfield" this weekend
AND I LOVED IT
a great roller coaster ride of a movie
can't wait to see it again!

Umm, ow, OW, OW OW OW!!

2008-01-14T22:45:00.000-05:00

i'm very glad i didn't read this
(and especially look at the pictures!)
before my doctor's appointment this morning

so yeah, it's been a couple of months
and some people may freak out considering i just
posted directions on bone marrow exams
but no no, i'm not sick
since we've last met, it's been determined
i don't have pyruvate kinase deficiency
hence the needles in my ass bone
(hmm, those words should lead some unsuspecting porn seekers to my blog!)
so, i've got mystery anemia
in 3 weeks, i may have some more answers

and january is the most wonderful time of the academic year
winter break!!!

i wonder if anybody is gonna read this...
if you wander over here
for the love of god
leave a comment
come on, i had a scary doctor's appointment today!!!
ok, that should guilt you into it...

Politics for Dummies

2007-09-27T19:30:00.000-04:00

i'm watching john edwards talk to a bunch of UNH students on MTV
i've like edwards since the whole 2004 fiasco
and i've decided he's my man for '08
i like the guy
yeah, so he got an expensive haircut
but i'm pretty damn sure that bush and cheney
have done similar things
the long and the short of it
i agree with what he says
and i like how he says it

i want the democrats to take back the white house
and i firmly believe that hillary cannot win
she is too polarizing
and i honestly don't think that
america will elect barack obama

i don't really get involved with politics
(other than saying what i don't agree with)
but i think i need to do something to help edwards
umm, other than donating $$$
since i am poor

ps: hi melissa!
thanks for making me dinner :)

Ah, the Irony

2007-08-06T18:32:00.000-04:00

so I just got an email from the people at car talk
(the excellent NPR radio show)
saying that they liked the message i left them about
my crappy air conditioning while idling
i can't wait to tell them i crashed the car
i wonder if that'll make it on air?

Embed this!!

2007-07-30T19:49:00.000-04:00

my typing skills are shot right now
which i will explain when i can type
but until then
please enjoy these 2 videos
which have made me laugh outloud many many times

from hbo's "flight of the conchords"
which is like a new zealand version of tenacious d

and i think some of you may have heard of this family

The Internet is Full of Hilarity

2007-07-04T22:21:00.000-04:00

and damn if the pictures on the side of
this site didn't make me laugh out loud
big, huge laughter

and now i'm going to pack more
(after i go to baskin-robbins)

I LIke Dogs, BUT...

2007-07-01T20:27:00.000-04:00

they have no place in stores, malls, restaurants, etc
unless they are a service dog
today i was at a mall
and there was a chick with a dog in a fancy bag in the apple store
(i stopped by to play with the iphone)
then i was watching a clip of the 5th ave apple store iphone launch
and lo and behold, there was a guy in line with a (very cute) puggle
and darn if that dog didn't go into the store!
people, keep your dogs at home please!
and this is coming from someone who loves animals

and speaking of loving animals
it is officially bunny season on long island
there's a couple of spots on campus
where you are guaranteed to see a few bunnies
and when i see a bunny i squeal
"BUNNY!!!" like i'm a two-year-old
i've actually been known to get out of the car
to get closer to bunnies
but i would never take one into a store with me!

Bad blogger! But bunches of words below...

2007-06-21T21:31:00.000-04:00

yo yo yo
so it's been 2 months since the last post
i'm inspired by lizzie musar
who has posted more in the past 2 weeks
that i have in the past 6 months
go littlest Musar!

so i made it through my first West Apartments closing
and let's just say, it was ugly
(which is the understatement of the year)
but huzzah! my first closing was my last closing
as i am moving to a traditional residence hall in july
it is a very good thing
and despite the fact that i've got to move (again)
i am terribly excited
and my new apartment will have a 2nd bedroom
let's hear it for having a guest room again!!

many years ago, i was dubbed "the pale female" by lizzie
i'm always the easiest person to spot in a group photo
just look for the palest person, and that's me
so i've been a bit under the weather for the past few weeks
and i went to my new hematologist and got the OK for a transfusion
i now have the pinkest cheeks and my gums have never looked healthier!
if you can donate blood, please do!
i don't get it that often,
but i'm one person out of the thousands that need it every day
and think about it--you'll get some juice and a cookie!!

and i'm just going to add
dr. theodore gabig, the head of hematology and oncology
at stony brook medical center and my hematologist
is a miserable doctor with the people skills of a dead toad
lord, don't ask the man a question
therefore, i have dumped him
dr. gabig, say good-bye to your first and last PKD patient
might i suggest you get off your high medical horse
and reread those chapters about the doctor/patient relationship
trust me, somebody's going to treat you
the way you treat your patients
and you aren't going to like it one bit

and wrapping things up
lizzie musar will be making a roadtrip in her new car
up to lovely long island
hilarity shall ensue this weekend!

What do you say?

2007-04-16T23:39:00.000-04:00

i'm sitting in front of the tv
watching CNN's coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy
i really don't have the words right now
i don't know anyone at VT
but that doesn't matter
if it could happen there
it could have happened at any college campus
or any shopping mall, amusement park, or subway car
i'm not going to live my life frightened to go about my way
but it's just so damn sad
how can you even begin to explain it?
the young man, ryan clark, a resident assistant
who tried to help his resident who
apparently was having a fight with the gunman
was shot in cold blood

but hooray for the 2nd amendment
b/c according to president bush's press secretary
the president was horrified, but glad that we can bear arms
i believe the huffington post says it really well
god help us all

thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by what happened at virginia tech

If You Love Dwight Schrute Like I Love Dwight Schrute

2007-03-19T22:33:00.000-04:00

then you will call 1-800-984-3672

many thanks to the good people at
A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago for this number
ALOTT5MA is among my favorites on the interwebs
go read about one writer's adventures with US Airways this weekend

I Love Rock n Roll

2007-03-16T18:25:00.000-04:00

i've been thinking a lot about music today
now i have absolutely no musical skillz
but nothing gives me energy and goosebumps
like hearing (or if i'm lucky, seeing) excellent music
and why am i having these thoughts now?
well, a few reasons
1) this week was the induction ceremony to the rock n roll hall of fame
R.E.M was inducted by eddie vedder
i watched the speech here
and sure as shooting, i got choked up
i won the best big sister award when i took lizzie
to her first concert in 1995--r.e.m at hersheypark
hell, we both still have the t-shirt

2nd reason
i spent WAAAAAY too much money today on 2 sets of tickets
to see john mayer and ben folds over the summer
hell, i even joined the freakin' JM fanclub
and i swore i would never do that
but it actually paid off
lizzie, kelly ronan, and i will be 5th row on the floor for the DC show
i am so excited!

i am NOT excited about being on duty this weekend
i can't leave campus until monday at 8:30 am
not a fan of this plan at all

I Want to Go White Water Rafting

2007-03-04T23:26:00.000-05:00

the subject line says it all

but i am going to see the police in july
thanks to the nimble fingers of one ms. shimp
and then hopefully john mayer the next day
summer concet weekend '07
woo!

(i already own appropriate river rafting shoes)

Lock Your Damn Doors

2007-03-01T18:16:00.000-05:00

as a hall director
i've seen my fair number of robberies
lots of times these happen because the residents left their doors unlocked
and yes, while we like to stress that residence halls are generally safe communities
YOU SHOULDN'T LEAVE YOUR DOOR UNLOCKED
you make like the people who live on your floor
but what about the shady friend who comes to sleep on their floor?

so anyone
i'm sitting here killing time before a 1:1
and i am watching my new favorite program
world, i would like to introduce you to
It Takes a Thief
two former burglars show you how to keep
your home safe from masked men
you get to see homes being broken into
and then they give the families a brand new security system
(yes, the families agree to this--they aren't home during the break in
but they watch the whole thing on videotape
and damn, it's rough
toy chests destroyed, antique rugs stolen, the whole 9 yards)
so if you are the TV watching type
consider this my official thumbs up

saw john mayer last night
he rocked, his drunk fans sucked
best part was one the super drunk guy tried to start a fight
but got thrown out by security
of course, he did this during the encore
when alicia keys sang gravity

and proving that new york city is the world's smallest town
i ran into heather horowitz in the LIRR waiting area
i also got a fairly delightful (free!) haircut at bumble and bumble
of course, this new cut does put the gray hairs in the spotlight
so i may have a date with the box of hair dye soon

but not this weekend
as i will be making my way to newark delaware
and solving crimes and spending quality time
with the matthews and the musars
i will be introducing flanders to the group

thus concludes a long entry...

2007-02-14T08:48:00.000-05:00

So Precious (in honor of Pussycat Musar)

this could be the most adorable clip having its way with the internet

Generalness

2007-02-01T23:00:00.000-05:00

hiya everyone

i wish i had some exciting news to post
like i've received a paycheck in the past month
or i currently have health insurance
damn the introductory waiting periods
and if i don't get a paycheck on feb 7
you will notice a paypal link on this blog
so i can make my first car payment on feb 10

here are some things of note
1) tomorrow is groundhog day!
i'm a gal who loves groundhog day
puxatawney phil represent!
2) tonight is the 25th anniversary of late night/the late show with david letterman
there are way too many clips to choose from
to showcase the brilliance that is dave
here's a time dave ventured out of the studio
(which is as cold as they say)

the LI apartment hasn't completely come together yet
nothing on the walls
but i am almost completely rid of the boxes
almost being the key word

so that's what's going on here
nothing as exciting as going to thailand for 2 weeks like lizzie
WAIT!! i'm going to jersey for president's weekend
and that is just as good in my book!
let's hear it for shimp!

Long Island--I Don't Have the Accent Yet

2007-01-18T17:29:00.000-05:00

yo yo yo

guess who's sick again?
yep
i have another freakin' cold
i'm an absolute mess
it's RA training and i'm hacking up a lung
great way to make a first impression

anyway, this too shall pass
(and probably be replaced with the bubonic plague)

tonight i meet my new RAs
well, about half of them
looooong story that i don't care to repeat

i am very pleased to be out of NYC
so far, everyone i've met at SBU has been a delight
great people and great department

and my new car is named flanders
you can expect a picture soon

carry on...

2007 is Off to a Sucky Start...

2007-01-01T22:46:00.000-05:00

it's official
i'm dying
now that the cold has wrapped up
i have acquired some sort of stomach bug
so i feel like my stomach is on an evil roller coaster ride
and i've got chills, fever, and aches
oh my
this has moved from the realm of
"damn, what a crappy way to spend your holiday week"
to "how the hell am i going to get everything done in the next 4 days
when i can't sit up for more than 2 minutes??"
having the freakin' laptop on me has
set off a magical wave of nausea

and now i need to figure out how to get a transfusion
this sucks

but, i did buy a car, so that's a good thing
and i'm really glad i didn't throw up in it

Pack that Ass Up

2006-12-29T17:38:00.000-05:00

sorry
couldn't resist the title

anyway, despite the ravages of the great cold of aught six
i am plugging away with packing
when i moved into my apt NYC
i put lots of stuff right from the boxes into a gigantic wardrobe
(hooray for student furniture)
so i haven't seen lots of this stuff since i unpacked it
consequently, there is a good bit of strolling down memory lane
i just found the cassette tape that maureen made the CTY-ers from 1995
that tape has made it across the country and back four times
i don't even own a cassette player
but i'll be damned if i'm getting rid of it
wait! i do have a tape player
i think i'm going to go play it now

tomorrow will be the great car hunt
i am armed with all sorts of print outs
i know what civics are going for on ebay
i've got carfax reports
hell, i'll even bring a lab report from my medical records
maybe i can get some sort of low hemoglobin discount

back to the packing...

(and someone else experiencing the joys of packing
is one miss kelly ronan
soon to be of the district of columbia
see you soon KR!)

I've Been Delirious Before...

2006-12-28T14:03:00.000-05:00

hi there
i've wandered back to this corner of the internet
that's what spending your xmas vacation
at home with a cold will do to a girl
this week, i have lots of things on my to do list
1) pack up apartment for move to long island
(i'm going to work at stony brook u
good riddance NYC and the new school!)
2) buy car so i can become whole again
unfortunately, i've been sidelined with a bad cold since Monday
and i have cabin fever
i've packed a few boxes
but it always ended up with me wheezing and sweating
(a lovely image)

while i was stuffing crap into boxes
i found some old medical records
and apparently in 1988 when i was hospitalized
i had a high fever that made me delirious for a wee spell
i got a chuckle out of that

so, that's what i've been up to
if you have a honda civic you are interested in parting with
drop me a line!

Taking a Cyberbreak

2006-09-14T09:34:00.000-04:00

hiya

i don't want to blog anymore
i think i have internet fatigue
i'm never on instant messenger anymore
and to tell you the truth
i do not miss it at all
so for the time being
i'm taking the exit ramp off the information superhighway

Incompetence Makes the Baby Jesus Cry

2006-08-29T10:06:00.000-04:00

let's just let the title speak for itself

poor baby jesus is weeping in new york city
and i don't have any kleenex

job hunt 2007--bring it on!!

How Many Vacation Days Does George W. Get?

2006-08-10T08:44:00.000-04:00

woke up this morning to the disturbed news
about foiled terror plots for planes leaving the UK
there's really not much i can say about this
other than, hmm, where do you supposed our 43rd president was?
perhaps preparing for a cabinet meeting?
maybe speaking in the oval office to his pals in the religious right?
reading a policy paper about more oil drilling in alaska?
(wait, he has people to do that for him)
nope, he was on his ranch in crawford texas
i read somewhere that george takes FIVE weeks
of vacation in the summer
you are the freakin' president of the united states
get your ass back to washington!

Ah, the 90s

2006-08-05T21:07:00.000-04:00

after i correctly answered a question last night
on the world series of pop culture about "pulp fiction"
(they should have picked us for that show
bastards...)
anyway, i realized i hadn't seen that movie in a long time
and lo and behold
it's on bravo right now
granted, it's scrubbed fairly clean
with every usage of "fuck" replaced with "suck"
or else they just silence the scene
there was 12 seconds of silence
this must have been a particularly salty scene

and now even more 90s goodness
please enjoy this clip of canadian "rockers" nickelback
covering soul coughing's "super bon bon"
it's good for a laugh
and yes, there's fire in it
it makes me really enjoy mike doughty all the more
now that i see what people will do to his songs

Decisions Decisions

2006-08-05T11:51:00.000-04:00

ok, first off, the title doesn't refer to any
decisions i need to make to make
life is very decision free right now

anyway, i'm engaging in my saturday morning ritual
of back-to-back felicity episodes
our plucky gal pal just graduated
and is leaving the big apple
who knows what her future holds?
and when she said good bye to ben
i'll admit, i got a little choked up
even though i've always been a noel girl

and now it's time to point out the inaccuracies
in a television show about college
so graduation was yesterday
but felicity is packing up her ridiculously spacious res hall apt!
(you know, the one with the freaking FOYER)
in real life, she'd need to get the hell out of that apt
no lollygogging!!!
and now she's writing in her closet!!
damage billing!!

but now i'm going to go enjoy this lovely day
go saturday!

You Know It's Hot Outside Because I'm Wearing a Skirt

2006-08-02T16:13:00.000-04:00

yep, it's 4 pm in the big apple
and according to weather.com
it is 100 degrees
but it feels like 108
which is why i shall not be leaving my apartment tonight
instead, i will be inside watching project runway
and eating pickles
assuming i don't run out of pickles
pickles are one of my foods of choice during ridiculously hot periods
the others are firecracker pops (which i have treated many of you to)
and a new addition to my roster
sushi
however, sushi is expensive
and i only like 2 kinds of sushi from 1 restaurant
so sushi doesn't happen all to often
(but it did last night)

today is neil's birthday
happy birthday BFF!
must send you a pwecious hallmark e-card

getting overwhelmed by work
but what else is new?
it is august after all
res life folks far and wide are all
experiencing similar feeligs of panic

and on that note
i'm going to go play around with my roster
i'm a gal that loves excel

I've Been Back...

2006-07-31T15:06:00.000-04:00

from alaska for just over a week
but i'm not inspired to write anything
i know i know
my audience is clamoring for tales of adventure!
but i just don't have it in me
i blame the heat...

Alaska, Land of Many Moose Souveniors

2006-07-16T14:02:00.000-04:00

hi there folks
i am at an internet cafe in the lovely lil town of seward, AK
i'm on an imac
go alaska!

1 week into my habitat adventure
i've seen a moose, a bear, a sea otter
but more importantly
i've spent time working with an amazing group of people
and, i haven't sustained any permanent injuries on the build site
i've hammered nails
used power saws
climbed up onto an unfinished roof
and consumed numerous diet cokes

but now i must continue on my journey
leave a little note to bring me joy
when i return to NYC

Speed Posting

2006-07-08T14:01:00.000-04:00

so I am on a pay computer in the hostel
and i have 2 mintues left
this shall be quick

no moose sightings yet
i did have an airport adventure
where i gave up my seat to seattle
and got a $400 voucher
the flights were ok
except for the drunk woman next to me
with the dog that wasn't in a dog bag
but her freakin' purse that didn't zip up.

and i left my cell phone charger at home
which is both a blessing and a curse
right now, curse

and now off to the hostel shower!

In Honor of The Fourth of July...

2006-07-04T15:28:00.000-04:00

i am rosy cheeked
i got two units of packed red cells yesterday
and i have a darn healthy glow
i think i may look into more regular transfusions
hey, if anyone is O+
perhaps you can send me some?
i hear blood freezes well

i am in the midst of alaska packing
and thanks to those of you asking about donating
no more money is needed
but good thoughts are always welcomed!
especially on friday when i am on a plane for-e-ver
folks know how i love flying

and apparently you will be able to follow my alaskan adventures
since bk has me writing an article for the rider alumni magazine
i guess i'd better pay attention whilst on this trip...

Thirty F'in Two

2006-06-28T08:48:00.000-04:00

ok, it's my birthday
more on that in a sec

i just woke up
and i'm bummed b/c i missed charlie gibson's
last day on good morning america
i really like charlie
(but not enough to watch him on the evening news)
right now he's giving a little good bye speech
i think i started liking charlie when i saw he was
a baltimore orioles fan
go o's!!!
aww, he's getting choked up
he's the anti-katie couric

so yes, today is my birthday
and exactly 10 years later
one miss kelly ronan came into to the world
we will celebrate tonight with brooklyn pizza

and now i am going to go get dressed
and since it's my birthday
i'm going to wear my favorite green pants!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

2006-06-26T08:39:00.000-04:00

i am the type of person that has to warm up to mornings
i get up and then have to watch at least 45 minutes of mindless morning tv
and you see, this is where "who's the boss?" fit nicely into my plans
i could take a shower
sit on the sofa
and flip around watching some morning news (rarely the Today Show--boo Katie Couric)
and the adventures of tony danza
it's embarrassing but i know i've seen at least every episode at least 3 times
but there's something about it
a nice, easy way to ease into my morning
so i settle down on the futon this morning
flip to channel 9
and lo and behold
one of those evil courtroom shows was on!!!

and there is a mosquito dive bombing me right now
i look like king kong on top of the empire state building
flailing my arms

but here are some good things
i'm going to have pizza in brooklyn this week
this is the last full week i'm in the office
(gooooooo Alaska!)

and now it's time for toast...

Inspiration and Motivation

2006-06-23T09:51:00.000-04:00

hiya folks

so it's been awhile since i've posted anything
not to say i haven't had some fun adventures
the one and only kelly ronan is officially a william st RA
sean whiting is now a william st resident as he waits
for his visa to become a swedish employee to arrive
mike leichner and anthony ching are waiting in the wings
and will be here next week
new york is the new seattle!

i went to philly last week to see mike doughty
and jersey pals (bk, X, SB, etc)
and then i reveled in the wonder of being out of new york
i saw trees, went to 4 different wawas
and saw a turtle cross a road!

and in this week alone
i went to see jon stewart
(lawrenceville represent!)
and rent!

so i leave for alaska in 2 weeks
that's really hard to believe
considering how tired i've been at the end of everyday
i'm a little nervous about 2 weeks of hammer swingin'
but as BK likes to say, i only have 24 hours of actual labor
which so isn't true

but now i should go into the office
hooray for fridays!
boo for heat and humidity!

Anderson Cooper--How I Adore Thee

2006-05-30T09:10:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-05-29T13:12:00.000-04:00

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!?!?

2006-05-25T08:10:00.000-04:00

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?

2006-05-21T10:49:00.000-04:00

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!!!

2006-05-19T20:33:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-17T22:09:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-17T22:00:00.000-04:00

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...

2006-05-17T21:33:00.000-04:00

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...

2006-05-15T23:45:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-15T09:14:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-06T14:31:00.001-04:00

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

2006-05-06T12:54:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-03T18:47:00.000-04:00

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!!!

2006-05-03T16:07:00.000-04:00

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

2006-05-02T08:45:00.001-04:00

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

2006-05-01T09:54:00.000-04:00

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????

Living in the Past

2006-04-29T21:42:00.000-04:00

right now i am watching the documentary about they might be giants "gigantic"
and i am reminded of what a great band they are
listening to those first three albums take me back to the awkward teen years in towson
(shout out to people who i haven't seen in a dozen years
cathy dover, matt saunders, gary stegman, et al)
i saw TMBG last year in seattle
and it was a damn fine show
and i just missed a show in philly
(not that i could have gotten there
shaking my fist at NYC)

and here's another element of the past that has been pulled into the now
KELLY RONAN!!!
yes, UW's finest will be spending the summer in NYC
as an RA for me
unfortunately, one of my summer RAs had to bail
(due to an amazing internship opportunity)
and i thought, hey! maybe i could get one of my seattle kids out here!
and lo and behold
the planets aligned
and KR will be here starting mid-June!

and now i must fetch my brussel sprouts
as they smell like they are burning

Saturday, Part 2

2006-04-22T16:36:00.000-04:00

ok, first off
my links aren't showing up
even though i see them in preview mode
stupid blogger

today i have had a very new york day
i ate meat from a cart
and had a mouse scurry across my living room
stupid rodents

and now i'm off to see mike d

Saturday Morning Musings

2006-04-22T09:13:00.000-04:00

why am i awake?
granted, it's 9 am
a perfectly normal time for waking up
so now i am spending time with
the super strength brats of
"my super sweet 16" on mtv
god help the future of our country
and by all means, give your spoiled 16-year-old hoochie daughter
a new new infiniti when she says screw you to her mom
over a disagreement in centerpieces
(and the little witch demands the $3000 that the mother saved
for switching the pieces out)
this is why i will stop being a hall director next year
because i cannot deal with kids like that

and guess what?
i'm going to alaska in less than 3 months!
yesterday, i purchased some supplies
including pants that zip into shorts
woo hoo!
and i've put the link for my habitat page
over there on the right ------------>
if you have some money burning a hole in your pocket

and last but not least
tonight is mike doughty!
back to the roots of small rock
as this show appears to be in a mexican restaurant
ole!

Spring Has Sprung

2006-04-16T15:26:00.000-04:00

happy easter folks
in honor of the day
i am wearing a t-shirt the color
of a paas dyed easter egg

i have made some DELICIOUS roasted asparagus
for easter dinner at neil's
there is lemon, garlic, olive oil, and pancetta
and unfortunately, i keep eating it
here's hoping i have some to take to brooklyn
right now all the powers/matthews clan
is feasting in delaware
i'm disappointed that i can't be there
but i couldn't handle the bus ride down there

and here's how you really know it's spring
i swapped out winter clothes for summer ones
it involved a lot of folding
drawer switching and thoughts of
"oh damn i hope i fit in these clothes"
i'm sure some of you can relate
and those of you that can't
bully to you!

College, as Seen on TV

2006-04-15T10:41:00.000-04:00

so as i'm sitting on my sofa
waiting for my 4 loads of wash
to go thru the spin cycle
i discovered that on old classic
"felicity" was on tv

first, a little background for those playing at home
i live in a university apartment building in nyc
like our fair protagonist felecity
but that's where the similarity end
the residents of 912
where the felicity and her fellow sophomores live
are hosting a dinner party
ok, rent for this college dorm apartment
would be at least $3000 a year
of the 4 people living there
everyone has their own bedroom
then there's the kitchen and the living room
and lest we not forget the grand entrance hallway
at one point when someone
needs to have "serious" conversation
felicity says
"i'll leave you two alone, this apartment has plenty of room"
NO ONE HAS EVER SAID THAT IN A COLLEGE APARTMENT IN NEW YORK!!!!
LIES LIES LIES
and here's the funny thing
it's actually true in her case

oy, i don't want to do laundry

and by the way
it's a lovely day in the city

But More Importantly, I am a Bad Friend

2006-04-13T11:14:00.000-04:00

as BK always reminds me
i continually fail to include
the many many times that he has
supported me as a friend and a financial resource
like a de facto sugar daddy
it's like i have a swiss cheese brain
and the BK part is in one of the holes

so last friday was Roadtrip 2.0
"Cleveland's a Bust b/c Katie's Sick"
instead we went to bucknell university
where we witnessed amazing thunderstorms
and an equally awesome ben folds show
i love love love ben
and i hate hate hate a motel room that smells like grandparents
but hey, when you don't have to pay for it
you really shouldn't complain, right?

today is my dad's birthday
if you see mike musar
tell him happy birthday!

I am a Bad Blogger

2006-04-13T09:46:00.000-04:00

i have really deliquent in my posting
and it's not like i don't have things to say
like
1) i broke up with my therapist (yay!)
2) i was going to film that webcast short about technology
and maybe get some cool free stuff, but i bailed (boo! i'm chicken
and i realized I just wanted to be wanted--just like Cheap Trick says)
3) it is beautiful in new york
4) i haggled for an ice cream cone
5) i really like taylor hicks from american idol
i'm such a sucker for silver hair
(i'm looking at you anderson cooper)
6) i am not going to delaware for easter
which is a big bummer, but i don't really want to spend the weekend on the bus
instead, i shall be supping in brooklyn with neil and angelo
7) i am still doing well with not biting my nails
8) i need a damn pedicure
9) it is much harder to stick to my budget when it is nice outside
it's easy not to spend money if you don't leave the house
10) umm, not sure about 10
let me know what you think 10 should be in the comments
you know the comments, right?

Cult of Personality

2006-04-02T21:11:00.000-04:00

this weekend was the big game show audition
and lord knows i can't talk about the process
as i signed
dum dum dum
A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT!!!
anyway, lizzie, bk and i took a really difficult test
but lo and behold
we passed!!
so that meant we went to the interview round
where we tried to make jokes
and be personable to the sex and the city clones
who were wielding the clipboards
we were told "we'll call you by 9 pm"
at 8 pm i got the call that sealed our fate
the call that began "unfortunately..."
and that's where the story ends
oh well, it was good while it lasted
(approximately 45 minutes)

but the weekend was not a lost cause
because lizzie musar was in town!
any time spent with lizzie is good time!

and now i'm off to eat the banana pudding lizzie bought me

Today I am Wearing Flip Flops

2006-03-30T12:00:00.000-05:00

i think the title says it all
hooray for spring!!!

i hate having my feet cooped up in socks
my hippie soles (ha ha) are released

ugh, next i'll be at burningman

I Have a Headache...

2006-03-27T22:03:00.000-05:00

but I'm not sick
(thanks for asking Jenny!)

so let's recap
i have my masters in counseling
i really believe in the benefit of a good counseling relationship
i've been seeing this counselor for the past few months
i go every other week
i always got the feeling that she wanted me to come every week
and i told her as much once
well, here's the thing
i don't want to go anymore
multiple reasons, such as
1) i have a better use for the $20 copay
2) i don't really feel like talking to this woman
3) and do i need a reason?
so today i tried to break up
and it didn't go well
for reasons i don't want to share
but anyway
i have an appt. with her next week
1 WEEK!! not even 2 damn weeks
i could have just cancelled over the phone
and you know what?
i think i just might
especially after she called me KATHRYN
my name is katie!

on a completely different note
i had the pleasure of having really good company this weekend
the famous miyahara sisters came in for spring break 06
they were fabulous guests!!
not only did they take me out for dinner
(at a quaint bisto)
but they made me chicken parm on saturday!!
best guests ever!

i walked by magnolia bakery today and thought
"those are some damn crappy cupcakes"
and i thought this whilst eating a chocolate gelato

this weekend is the big game show audition
we lost neil to family/education commitments
so BK will be pinch hitting
let's go team balance transfers!!
and the best part about this
is that lizzie musar will be visiting for the weekend!

and now, i'm going to sleep

Insert Witty Title Here

2006-03-24T09:13:00.000-05:00

so here it is Friday
i am in possession of a new pint of packed red blood cells
(i found out i'm O+)
and unfortunately, i'm not feeling as good as i normally do after a transfusion
something bizarre is going on
which means more doctor's appointments
and more copays
just wait, one of these days i'll have a paypal link
on this page to contribute to my health fund

but i have been infused with energy
after last night's NCAA games
go TEXAS, yay UCLA!!!
i moved from 2049642 to 963890 in the espn fantasy tourney
woo hoo!!!

hmm, i got nothin' else
and i need to get into the office
ah, the office.......

Bring on the Blood

2006-03-20T20:16:00.000-05:00

so i'm going to get a transfusion tomorrow am
and this highlights one of the reasons i will not be staying in nyc for a long time
taking the subway to the hospital
i feel like crap and i take the damn subway
(perhaps if i was bleeding, i might take a taxi
but i can walk so, so the number 6 train it is)

and listen to this
i walked past the new trader joe's this afternoon (3:30ish)
and there was a damn line 20 people deep to get in!!
looks like i won't be going there until 2007

i had a lovely time in NJ this weekend with the shimpster
we watched lots of college basketball
and i sounded fairly knowledgable
(despite the fact my bracket blows!)
i had a chicken gyro, bought lots of staples at target
and some cheapo new birkenstocks
yes yes, i'm still sticking to the budget

and now i am going to go eat brussel sprouts
that should make me feel better!

I Know, I Know

2006-03-16T18:32:00.000-05:00

yes, yes, i have neglected my poor blog
and my devoted audience
(looking in kelly ronan's general direction)
but recently, i just haven't felt like sharing
which is quite odd for me
i'm quite the sharing type

but let us talk about good news
1) TRADER JOE'S OPENS TOMORROW IN UNION SQUARE!!!
granted, it will be a madhouse for at least the first month
but that won't stop me from entering next week
2) I am going to jersey to visit the one and only shimpy
i love jersey and i love visiting shimpy
we will watch NCAA basketball--GO DAWGS!!
3) yeah, this is sorta embarrassing
but i'm super excited that INXS is going to be in NYC again
tix go on sale on saturday
4) lizzie musar is spending the night tonight
as she returns from her grande spanish adventure
ole!
5) i am getting a visit from a ms. bryn miyahara and her sis stacey next week
maybe bryn will make me a poster
so i can show my RAs what advertising really is!
6) and finally, SPRING BREAK STARTS TOMORROW!!
granted, lots of students are sticking around
but still, lots are leaving
JUST BE SAFE!!!

and on that note
i'm going to eat some dinner
and go see more free plays...

I Do Not Agree...

2006-03-05T23:44:00.000-05:00

that Crash should have won the Best Picture Oscar
I was rooting for Brokeback
now granted, I didn't see Crash
so I can't really make an educated comparision
but too bad
I really wanted Brokeback to win

and I do not agree with the fact that
the fun size snickers bar has gotten smaller
since the last time i purchased one
there's nothing fun about less candy for more money

It's Just Hair

2006-03-04T00:58:00.000-05:00

ok, i should have gone to bed
but instead i watched the last 15 minutes of "what not to wear"
the show that i think i am a perfect candidate for
but no one will nominate me for
hint hint

anyway, there's this woman on with at least 2 feet of hair
now mind you, she was just given $5000 to spend on a new wardrobe
with the idea that she also gets a hair and face makeover
and she doesn't ever agree to a damn trim
"i feel like it would be the wrong choice"
no, the wrong choice is taking $5000
and then wuss out in the end
i've never understood people who are scared to cut their hair
perhaps i'm on the other end of the spectrum
too eager to cut my hair
evidence--my seattle driver's license
but still, cut your damn hair if they give you $5000
or don't take the money

Friday Nights in the Financial District

2006-03-03T21:44:00.000-05:00

here it is
a Friday night
and i'm posting to my blog
while i watch season 1 of grey's anatomy

i read this one website
Gawker
all about the fabulousness of new york
and ever couple of days they feature blogs
that detail writers exploits in the city
usually involving copious amounts of alcohol
designer shoes and $200 meals
christ, one chick even got a book deal out of it
i'm not gonna give you her website
because frankly, i find her work nauseating
so much so that i left a not so nice comment
anyway, here's my point
friday nights on the futon in the finacial district
are not going to get me mentioned on gawker
but perhaps if i do this
gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker
gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker
gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker
gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker gawker
i may have a better chance
nah, not unless i was sharing the futon with a member of the arctic monkeys
or even better, lindsey lohan!
however, i must say that i really enjoy my solitary friday nights
i feel so drained after the work week
i vant to be alone

i really am enjoying grey's anatomy
(but i still find meredith annoying)
and i definitely got wistful during the opening
with the flyover shots of seattle
ah seattle
city where i used to cry at my job more often than not
and while i don't love love love the RHD gig right now in NYC
i'm certainly not crying

and on a final note
i now have a shorter haircut
imagine renee zelleweger in chicago
and you get the picture
it's the cat's pajamas daddy-o

Friends Don't Let Friends Watch Leno

2006-02-27T23:45:00.000-05:00

especially because i have tickets tomorrow for letterman
so be sure to watch/tivo/tape the show on tuesday
look for me and 18 college kids and one older italian gentleman
(andy the handyman)
and BK will be there as well

i think i'm thisclose to settling my alaska plane plans
$400, i get there on friday
and i'll stay at a lovely $22 hostel
that has a black lab!!
now all i have to do is buy the ticket

and speaking of alaska
i want to say thank you to the prude
(of prude, pussycat, and ruby lips fame)
for the donation she sent a few weeks ago
and then i promptly lost the email address my mom gave me for her
so prude (nee judy)
THANK YOU!!!

i am sleepy
so i shall sleep
don't want to appear tired on tv

Project Runway Thought

2006-02-22T22:24:00.000-05:00

i'm watching the reunion show of project runaway
and good lord people
don't drink or get high before taping a show
i'm looking at you guadalupe
wtf?
but i do love andrae

and now to answer the question from kelly ronan
how does the new ipod fit in my budget?
well, yes, it would have been better to not spend any $$$
but i figured out how to make it work with my budget
hooray!
because i love watching videos on the subway!!

Pilotoftomorrow, you blow

2006-02-21T20:59:00.000-05:00

who is pilotoftomorrow, you may ask?
well, he (i'm assuming it's a he) is the jerk who bid on my ipod
and then retracted his bid
"because the seller changed the description"
LIES LIES LIES
i changed my description by adding cool stuff
(like the itrip and a/c adapter)
oooh pilotoftomorrow, i would like to kick you in the shins
i am cyber-kicking you in the shins right now
kick kick kick!

anyway
i bought a new ipod
welcome to my world
dr. hibbert!
here is a picture
and if you look really closely
you will see mike doughty's video for
"looking from the world at the bottom of the world"

and here's some good news
mike doughty will be in teaneck in april
woo hoo
concert plans!!

Same Old Same Old

2006-02-20T00:26:00.000-05:00

ok, so now i am fixated on figuring out my finances
this evening i spent a few hours figuring out exact payments
and how i will be able to be debt free by march 2007
this link made things much easier
and here's the best part
i'm taking into account the habitat trip
that being said
cross your fingers for no medical emergencies
i'm looking at you ruined disneyworld trip of '97!

and speaking of money
i'm a weak person
and going to buy a new ipod tomorrow
that's assuming that the soho store has a black 30 gig in stock
i shall call them when i wake up tomorrow

here's some sad news
(ok, it's not really sad)
i don't have any concerts in my future
wouldn't you know it
but ben folds is opening his spring tour in seattle
and there's no east coast dates yet
wtf?
i guess winter is sort of a slow time for shows
but if i don't buy concert tickets shortly
depression will kick in

but on a happier note
let's hear it for 3-day weekends!
woo hoo!

and a special shoutout to my seattle homies
especially all my lander RAs
the one and only bryn miyahara will be here in less than a month
spring break, grad school style!

Jinx!

2006-02-14T08:46:00.000-05:00

yeah
i totally jinxed myself with that last post
about how i'm getting my finances in order
because yesterday, as i'm trudging through the mess of slush
i dropped my ipod onto the sidewalk in a puddle
and thus, snowball 2 is dead
i pried the cover off
i wiggled the hard drive
i smacked it with my hand
and against tables, counters
but alas, dead as a doornail

on a much happier note
i went to see INXS last night at lincoln center
it was a great show
all the hits i wanted
and the new songs were pretty good
good lord, the new lead singer (jd fortune) is so damn sexy
(a word i rarely throw around, but it is warranted)
i was standing at the stage
surrounded by women batting their eyes and boobs
what was really great about this show
was how much fun JD was having
and when the band left for their encore
he just stood there taking in the whole thing
having lincoln center on their feet screaming for him
he looked like a little kid, wide-eyed amazement

ok, clarification
I AM NOT MOVING
but i will say, without a doubt
i am moving next summer
bye bye NYC

and finally
please take note of the new link on the side
mr. matt kingston, former william st rhd
and my savior when it comes to my sanity
is on now included for your clicking pleasure
he's been doing this blogging thing fo'ever
he is a true first adopter!

Fiscally Responsible

2006-02-12T22:56:00.000-05:00

i moved to new york
and set a goal to get my finances in shape
yes, there are student loans in my long-term future
but let's talk credit cards
thanks to my new friend scott at citibank
i have a 1.9% apr for 24 months
and according to my calculations
i will be out of the hole by july 2007
(just when i'm planning on moving again
and will need to rack up ridiculous moving charges)
i finally feel like i'm making a marked dent in my debt
and the idea of being out of it is actually a reality
lord, i wish i had something cool to show for it
but alas, i lived on credit cards during grad school
(and lest we not forget, the extreme generosity of BK
which extends today whenever we go out to eat)

so apparently i have made it through
NYC BLIZZARD 2006 (dum, dum, DUM!)
and i must say, it sure doesn't seem like
2 feet of snow has fallen
i think it's because i don't have a car to dig out
(the one time i don't mind being carless)
i think i'll probably realize it when i walk from the subway station tomorrow morning

and now, i am going to bed

BUT WAIT!
check out my supercool links to the side
blogs of fun people
and of note is the always amazing maureen
IRON MO!
once again training for ANOTHER ironman
to raise money for the leukemia and lymphoma
if you have a lil pocket money gathering dust
why don't you go visit her site
and then click that lovely "DONATE" button?
here, now you don't even have to click the side link
IRON MO ROCKS!

grrrrrrrrrr

2006-02-11T14:28:00.000-05:00

i do not feel well
the jackhammers outside don't help
my head feels oogy
and wait!
my ny state taxes were rejected
so i just went to refile them
adding to the ooginess
for one brief, shining moment
my state refund went up by $300
but then poof!
back down into the $170 range

i have to go return library books
grrrrrrrr

but on a good note
i had a voicemail from the always wonderful kelly ronan
she of the june 28th birthday
and apparently she's mailing me something
woo hoo!!

Silly Blogger

2006-02-10T08:12:00.000-05:00

ok, that last post about alaska doesn't make sense
since blogger seems to have eaten my entry
where i explain about my trip in july
so here's a recap
i'm going to be spending july 8-22 in anchorage alaska
with a team from habitat for humanity working to give
deserving people a home
and you can help make this happen
by donating to help send me
(but not pressure...)

and speaking of donations
shout out to BK
Brian Kelley, continuing to support me in all that i do (especially financially!)
by making my first donation!!
and he did it as a test to see if the system worked!

and i woke up this morning to an email
saying that the queen of good causes
ms. maureen "heck yeah i'm an ironwoman!" atkins
has generously donated
thanks mo!
(a thank you note is forthcoming...)

Warm Up My Buzzer Thumb

2006-02-09T20:54:00.000-05:00

Lizzie, Neil, and I are going on TV!!!!
ok, not yet
we are auditioning to be on TV
specifically, THE WORLD SERIES OF POP CULTURE
doesn't that sound like a show made for me??

and if i win $100,000 (split between my teammates)
that means my trip to alaska will be paid for
without any relying on citibank (hooray!)
of course, i won't know if i win until april 28th
and by then, i need to have most of the $2500 paid for
so perhaps you may be thinking
how can you help me get to alaska?
well, i'm glad you asked
if you donate to my trip
it's a delightful tax write off
and you get to help give deserving people a home!!
Help send Katie to Alaska to build houses!"
i apologize in advance for hitting people up for money
i'll be sending out an email shortly explaining my plans in more detail
but i promise, i'm not gonna become a spammer!

i'm watching "100 greatest teen idols" on vh1
i think of it as preparing for my tv debut!!

State of the MF Union

2006-01-31T21:16:00.000-05:00

so 3 minutes into Bush's speech
and he's already mentioned 9-11
and weapons of mass destruction
that man is good to sticking to a theme

i changed the channel
i don't need to be enraged
especially since alito was confirmed today
so long roe v. wade!

Monday morning items

2006-01-30T08:53:00.000-05:00

while this list is numbered
we shall not consider it a continuation of
the all about me list below
which will be worked on later

1) i really don't like the band train
and i really don't like mornings
so turning on the today show and hearing
this painful warblings of this subpar "rock" band
had me reaching for the remote

2) i really like the first 20 minutes of regis and kelly
that's hard to admit
but it's the first step towards acceptance

3) i have recently taken to sleeping with only a comforter
flat sheets are entirely too complicated
as apparently i am a maniac sleeper
and kick the crap out of it at night

4) things that made me laugh outloud once
can still bust me up
example: JESUS CHRIST!
(anthony, that's all for you...)

5) i need to go to work
highly overrated!

Comments rock!

2006-01-29T22:31:00.000-05:00

i just wanted to say a big thanks
to kelly, sarah, and bryn
(part of my KICKASS lander RA staff)
for commenting!
seeing comments totally makes my day!
(and it makes me realize what an
awesome staff i had last year
best RAs ever)

so here's what i did today
i finished proofreading a book about jimmy carter
big ups to neil for giving me a nice side gig
there is a special place in heaven reserved for jimmy
what a decent human being!
he inspired me to sign up for a habitat for humanity
trip to alaska
you need to get picked for the trip
and i think the goofy blood thing may hold me back
so keep your fingers crossed

50 Things to Know About Me

2006-01-28T19:58:00.000-05:00

this idea comes completely and totally from jenny
you can read her 100 point list
over at her blog
Bluemoonmama
which i must say
she does a FABULOUS job updating

ok, so here's my list
this was fun to write
so i'll probably do 51 to 100 later

1. I currently live for free in New York City.
2. Ok, that part about free is sort of inaccurate. My apartment is part of my compensation for being a Residence Hall Director.
3. My living room has a lime green wall.
4. I currently had 5 setlists from my favorite musician, Mike Doughty, hanging in various places around my apartment.
5. I still bite my fingernails.
6. I stopped biting them for awhile, but moving cross country brought on the bad habit again.
7. And speaking of moving across the country, I’ve lived on the West Coast twice, but both times I returned to the East Coast.
8. I never moved as a kid.
9. After college I moved 9 times.
10. I hate packing.
11. I was born with 3 spleens (you’re only supposed to have one).
12. And now I have none—they were all removed when I was a kid.
13. I have some really weird blood disorder that freaks out doctors who aren’t familiar with my history.
14. This blood thing means that, despite the fact that I look like a strapping young woman, you’ll see me take the escalator and elevator anytime they are presented as an option.
15. I had a giant crush on Michael J. Fox as a kid.
16. I saw “Back to the Future” 3 times in the theater when it came out, and I saved my SweetTart box, napkins, straw wrapper to make a shrine to him on my Ziggy bulletin board in my room.
17. I am not a neat person.
18. But I’m not a slob either.
19. This means that I have dirty laundry on my floor and my desk is rarely tidy.
20. I miss driving terribly.
21. My last car was a 1991 Toyota Corolla named Homer Jay. His bumper is the picture on my blog.
22. My favorite bumper sticker was “Keep Your Laws Off My Body!”
23. When I had my car, I would love getting in front of people who had bumper stickers contradictory to mine (eg, “It’s a Child, Not a Choice”) so they could read my messages (like “Keep Abortion Legal!”)
24. I believe in quality, not quantity, of friends.
25. People think that I am a raging extrovert when they meet me.
26. But looks can be deceiving. While I am sometimes outgoing and fairly chatty, I find that being around a lot of people really draining.
27. I’d much rather spend the night at home reading a book that at some bar.
28. My motto is “always carry reading material.”
29. I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. This causes me considerable angst.
30. I never feel like I’m my age (which is currently 31). I always feel like I’m younger than I am. And when I see people close to my age, I often think, “they aren’t like me.”
31. I can’t have a pet where I live, and frankly, I’m pissed off about it.
32. I had a cat when I lived in San Diego. His name is Emmitt, and he lives with my mom.
33. I’m on career number 2.
34. After undergrad, I spent about 5 years working for pharmaceutical companies.
35. I went to graduate school to study counseling.
36. I realized halfway through my program that I didn’t want the responsibility for “fixing” people (even though that’s not what counseling is meant to be about).
37. I paid for graduate school by working as a Hall Director in the building I lived in as a freshman.
38. My mind often is going a million miles a minute—as you will notice, this list sorta jumps around.
39. I have three tattoos.
40. I like my last one the best (it’s a blue star).
41. I pierced my nose a couple of years ago.
42. I’m convinced that I’m going to be a single person for the rest of my life.
43. I have nothing against marriage, but I just don’t think it’s going to happen to me. I just have this sense that I’m meant to be alone in this world (Lord, that sounds melodramatic!)
44. But here’s the funny thing, I don’t want to be alone! Ok, sometimes, I really like being alone, but I think it would be nice to share life with someone.
45. Even though I say I’m not competitive, I really am, so much so that I get super loud and obnoxious.
46. And speaking of loud and obnoxious, I’m lucky I’ve never had anybody throw a punch at me for mouthing off.
47. I really want to go on that TV show “What Not To Wear” because at a 31-year-old woman, I have NO IDEA how to dress. So, whoever is reading this, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO NOMINATE ME. I have no shame, I’ll subject myself to the cameras for some style advice.
48. I don’t believe your feet should ever be in pain, hence my propensity towards Birkenstocks and flip-flops (the least practical NYC shoes ever).
49. I believe item number 48 is a good enough reason to make item number 47 a reality.
50. I love going to see live music, but since I can't dance, I stand there with my arms folded across my chest, so the bands probably think I am not enjoying myself.

Titles are overrated

2006-01-26T20:00:00.000-05:00

(in the interesting of full disclosure
which sort of relates to the points below
i wrote this yesterday
i must admit, i'm down in the dumps recently
and that keeps me from wanting to post anything
however, i read jenny's list of 100 things about herself
and that may inspire me later...)

hiya
long time, no post
i've been swamped with the whole RA training/interviewing
opening the building stuff
boring, but true
i wish i could say that i was at Sundance
or joining the crew of papparrazi tailing Brangelina
all around the globe

so today i watched oprah make james frey
feel about 2 inches tall
it was painful
i really felt bad for the guy
granted, i don't agree with the
embellishment of his memoirs to seem big, tough, and badass
but still, it's not like he killed anybody
you'd think he stole oprah's purse and murdered her beloved dogs
the way she was treating him
i'm worried about the guy
i'm afraid he might hurt himself
while again, i repeat, I DO NOT CONDONE LYING IN YOUR MEMOIRS
i do think it takes a great deal of courage
to go on national television and eat shit for an hour
excuse my language

classic clip and some thoughts

2006-01-07T00:34:00.000-05:00

in the spirit of the delightful letterman/o'reilly interview
here's a link to the jon stewart on crossfire from 2004
where he calls out tucker carlson for the ass that he is
look at this dweeb in a bowtie!

right now
i feel all my anger of about the 2004 election coming back to the surface
i think i was able to push it all down deep inside
(in the words of the dear BFF neil)
but it's all getting stirred up again
the fact that the story about the NSA phone tapping
was held by the NY Times until after the election
doesn't help matters
what sort of effect could that have had in 2004?
and then there's the fact that we are in iraq trying to clean up
the mess that's been made as a result of faulty intelligence
or perhaps it's due to the lack of intelligence leading this country
we're one supreme court justice away from turning back the clock
on reproductive rights and civil liberties

i like to think that i'm are fairly accepting of people and their differing opinions
but to think that there are more people in the country who believed
that george w. bush was the better choice for president
truly depresses and angers me

but a new year
means we're one year closer to another election

I Love David Letterman

2006-01-05T23:50:00.000-05:00

if you didn't see tuesday's letterman interview
with bill o'reilly
click here
it is priceless
o'reilly is an arrogant asshole
and dave, how i love thee!

The Whole Resolutions Game...

2006-01-01T23:27:00.000-05:00

so i've got some things i'd like to change about myself
and i've never been the new year's resolution type
in fact, i've never really been the type to make change
i can acknowledge what i want to do differently 'til the cows come home
but damned if i actually do it
that being said, here is a wee little list
1) i would like to be nicer when people approach me
i definitely will rip your head off if i you catch me in the middle of something
and then 30 seconds later, i feel like a piece of crap for being so rude
so i am going to try greet people with a smile
or at least not growl at them
2) explore new york more
specifically, 3 new places a month
i know, that's nothing, but frankly, you gotta start somewhere
3) continue living by the budget that makes my checkbook weep
4) get to bed at a decent hour

and now i'm gonna make number 4 a reality

happy 2006 everyone!

these boots are made for walkin'

2005-12-19T23:16:00.000-05:00

ok, i don't have boots
but if i did
they'd be walking
because it looks like we are heading for a transit strike
i'm going to try to head home to MD on friday
so here's hoping that if there's a strike
it's a short one
no no i'm not taking the subway to baltimore
but i gots to get to port authority

the plan for this christmas was no presents
but unfortunately, mom didn't get the memo
which means i need to go shopping
mom, feel free to leave some gifty ideas
since you know how to leave comments
maybe i'll get you your own blog!

for christmas i hope to get my medical records from johns hopkins
you see, i requested my 20 years worth of medical records
and before they would send it to me
they sent me a bill for $173 for about 200 pages
granted, it's cheaper than superevil UMDNJ
which wanted me to pay $1 a page
maybe i should put a paypal link on this page
for donations to my medical record fund

and now i'm going to go to bed
zzzzzzzzzz

bah

2005-12-12T20:59:00.000-05:00

i have another freakin' cold
my eyeballs hurt
my nose is chapped
but on the plus side
i've gotten an ab workout from all the coughing

so as i'm out flat on the sofa
i see a holiday party taking place
way up on some high floor in a building across the way
there's crazy lights
and i'm sure celebration by kool and the gang
is destined for the speakers

it is damn cold in my apt
bah

the peanuts and me

2005-12-06T23:16:00.000-05:00

tonight i taped "a charlie brown christmas"
i saw the commercials for it a few days ago
and i got very excited
i can't say that in years past i felt the need to see it
but for some reason, this year it became very important to me
here i am, at 11:17 pm watching the tape
and boy, do i love it!
the family decided to not do any gifts this year for xmas
(i think do in large part to my complaining about poverty
and lugging stuff around the city)
i think i'm just enjoying the fact that this tv show
is bringing up all those memories associated with holidays
find the presents early, eating all the cookie dough, making lizzie wrap my gifts
not the traditional holiday memories that most have
but they are mine

and i think a lot of it has to with the fact
that i just love the peanuts
the peanuts thanksgiving special is without peer
toast, jelly beans, and popcorn at a ping pong table!!

i spoke to about 80% of my lander RAs on saturday
such a good group of kids
great RAs and amazing people
best part of my seattle experience
(even as i'm realizing that seattle was a pretty much
my favorite place i've ever lived--d'oh!)

wait, i think i figured out one of the reasons i like this tv special so much
it is able to invoke real emotion
for example, when charlie doesn't get any christmas cards in his mailbox
you really feel sorry for him
and once linus starts sucking his thumb and dragging around that blanket
you'll find nothing cuter

and thus concludes my peanuts pondering

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

2005-11-28T21:18:00.000-05:00

yes yes
it's been awhile
i just love kelly ronan for alerting me to that fact
my west coast fan club!

so what's up with the subject line?
well, my lovely RAs made a huge thanksgiving dinner
for the lucky residents of william st
it was quite the shindig
i came home to my apt to the smell of roasted turkey
which unfortunately begat an oven full of poultry grease
i tried to clean it yesterday via the self cleaning mechanism
but after 30 minutes and an apt full of smoke
requiring me to disconnect my smoke detector
(bad RD!)
i called it quits
after a whole can of easy off
and yet another round with the self-cleaning cycle
(the smoke stopped pouring out after 30 minutes)
i might be able to cook an ellios pizza
damn, that was a long explanation

i had a most delightful lil vacation away from NYC
i spent a super tasty thanskgiving and days following in delaware
with wonderful hosts, aunt ann and uncle pete
(and lexi and cocoa, the nonwonder dogs)
i got a new fun pair of sneakers
(thanks aunt ann! a great festivus gift)
i ate turkey and famous potatoes
i saw the rider men's b-ball team get their first win
i had a delicious bossio's chicken salad sandwich
and i saw rent for the 2nd time
and WAIT!!!
i forgot the best part
i was proven the SMARTEST MUSAR
when i beat lizzie in a trivial pursuit challenge
SMARTEST MUSAR!!!

and when i returned home from NJ
i found that a wee mouse feasted
on a loaf of bread i had on my counter
(in a plastic bag, mind you)
so last night i searched for kitties online
yeah yeah, i'm not allowed to have a kitty
but if i get another unwelcomed visitor
my professional ethics may be challenged

ok, that's it for now
and can you believe december is in 2 days?
yeah, me neither

my blog title is prophetic

2005-11-15T22:08:00.000-05:00

so for the past few days
i've been feeling under the weather
and apparently, the weather has the tendency
to make me feel all feverish and sweaty

here's a good thing
i read a whole book this afternoon
whilst resting in bed
i read "my friend leonard" by james frey
oprah's current literary crush
and author of "a million little pieces"
it was a really good book
but his writing style makes my eyes cross sometimes
(eg, his lack of indentation and punctuation
which some may say is ironic considering my complete
lack of adherance to any semblance of proper style here)
i also read another book called "smashed" by
this mid-20something chick about here years as an alcohol abuser
it was fascinating since it's a life that is so foreign to me
and is one that is apparently so common to folks like those i work with
(meaning college students)

and now i'm off to stick my face
in a bowl of cold water

i've lost the knack for titling

2005-11-10T23:39:00.000-05:00

i can't even form phrases right now
i'm very disappointed in myself
it's not due to any imbibing or medications
i'm just sort of mushy brained
here's what's been going on with me

1) i have discovered that i REALLY do not like going grocery shopping without a car
2) carrying lots of groceries and schlepping around the NYC subway system does not feel good
for someone with pyruvate kinase deficiency
3) and on that whole PKD route, i actually found an online discussion group about us freaky blood people!
thank you al gore for the internet!
4) i saw ben folds on monday with bk
5) i went backstage at radio city music hall and met ben folds
6) i got a can of pork and beans from ben folds dressing room
(i have pictures to prove 4-6, but alas, i've left the cord for the camera in my office)
7) i am selling my shoes on ebay, and i've actually got people bidding on them!

i'm sure there's other stuff
but that's all i can think of for now

ummmm

2005-11-02T20:53:00.000-05:00

well, i don't really have anything exciting to say
WAIT WAIT WAIT
i do!
i am officially a hair model
ok, explanation is necessary
it just means that i get a free haircut from a salon student
(but i gotta wait until january
but then every 3 months regularly)
i got accepted by them as having a workable head of hair
and unfortunately, i am way too concerned with
other people's opinions
however, i digress
this really fits into my new budget plan!
and i get to think of myself as a model
katie = fierce

this weekend the fabulous maureen is visiting the city
because she is superwoman
and is running the NYC marathon
but wait, a marathon is a walk in the park for our gal iron mo
you see, she is an ironwoman
she has raised THOUSANDS of dollars
for the leukemia and lymphoma society
go to her blog and support her

ok, i gots nothing else
which isn't a bad thing
so on that note
everyone have a lovely week
and if you have anything
you me want to ask ben folds
lemme know

wait, one more thing
if anyone has any comfy shoe suggestions for me
drop me a line
since november has arrived
i've had to retire my flip flops
and i need something to walk around
this fair city in

I'm a Winner...

2005-10-27T16:10:00.000-04:00

yep, i won 2 tix to see ben folds at radio city music hall
and i get to meet him
(of course, i have no desire to meet him
i don't like to meet people i like
don't want to make a fool of myself)
anyway, here's why i won, i'm sure of it
because BK already bought tickets
but still, it's nice to be a winner
i guess i should have bought more powerball tickets

i just got confirmation that thanksgiving will be in delaware
aunt ann and uncle pete are the only redeeming parts
of that dreary, toll-infested state

so last weekend was a live music fiesta
and i almost got my ass kicked
two mike doughty shows
one in towson
(which is digitally reproduced here)
and one in NYC
with becky, and sarah, and shimpy, and lizzie, and bk
and a very annoying man where a hat
who doesn't like it when someone tries to steal said hat
anyway, the shows were good
but too damn short
not enough banter, and way too scripted
i prefer the MD of the dive bar by monmouth
ah, the good old days

tonight i am going to activist training for planned parenthood
i wonder what i will learn
perhaps some good chants
or the best way to hold my body when the
cops try to drag me off from a protest!

Another taboo

2005-10-18T14:11:00.000-04:00

I'm blogging at work
but i swear
this will take less than 2 minutes
some people take smoke breaks
i'm taking a blog break

so i'm sill in a city funk
but the weather is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
that helps things
it's finally fall
about damn time

i returned from jersey
with an increased appreciation for the 'burbs
specifically, the quiet of a housing development
(as i write this
a dump truck is doing its thing in front of my office)
i came home with 48 english muffins
because i am now super thrifty
and they were on sale
this living life on a budget blows
as i have discovered i really like buying stuff
not big stuff, like cars or sacks of blow
but things like diet coke and magazines
however, the payment of no debt will be worth it

and on that note
i'm going to make some spreadsheets
ah, spreadsheets
i love my life

I Said I Wasn't Going to Do This

2005-10-13T22:42:00.000-04:00

i made a vow (too strong a word) to not talk about work
perhaps it was because i read the article on the chronicle
about professionals who share WAY too much on their blogs
also, there's so much i could say about work
that it could get overwhelming
and finally, i don't want my coworkers to read this
and perhaps misinterpret stuff

but screw that
tonight i was hung up on again
by my "super"
and i'm pissed
i'm pissed off that it's acceptable for me
to be treated like that
i'm pissed off that when someone heard
that was the super's reaction
my behavior was immediately questioned
what the fuck?
i need to baby this guy into doing his job?
the fucking ceiling fell in
i'm not calling because i want you to paint my bathroom
this is ridiculous
i'm sick of being the fucking red-headed stepchild
and i'm sick of being the only one sick of it
(well, except for matt
who had to endure this for 2 years)

and on that note
i can't wait to get out of this city
and away from this building

Title Me This

2005-10-11T23:20:00.000-04:00

i've picked a new template
not sure if i'm feeling it

so i've hit my 3-month mark here in the city
i don't feel like one of those people
who arrrives here and thinks
"YES! My life has now begun!
I will know nothing other than this grand city"
indeed, perhaps the opposite
i feel like i know this is truly only a stage
i'm not long for this urban world
actually, that's not true
i think i'd like to live in other great american cities
i know that i don't want a mcmansion
so i'm not going all suburban
but i do think that a city like seattle or san diego
is more my speed
it's city living, but i can drive a damn car
gosh, isn't that sad how i miss driving?
frankly, it just makes life easier

and i'd just like to say
"hello fall, it's about damn time you showed up!"
yes, i've put the capri pants away
and for the 2nd day in a row
i haven't worn flip flops
it's been gray and sorta chilly
i just love it
(again, why did i leave seattle?)

but one of the bestest things about living
in the world's number 1 city
(if you want to be ethnocentric about it)
is that every musical act known to man comes thru town
i saw the john mayer trio last week
and it was really damn good
i wasn't excited at all
it's JM's side project, blues-focused group
but i liked it a ton
the best part was that he looked like
he was having the time of his life
i love watching musicians who are in a groove
who aren't going thru the motions

i tried to get u2 tix
but apparently scalpers are more deserving than i am
there is a special place in hell
for the bastards who buy tickets
and jack up prices via the internet

but now i will go to sleep

WAIT!
this weekend is a grand jersey adventure with shimpy
bring on the malls!

Jamtastic

2005-10-04T21:18:00.000-04:00

so of course this post will start off
with a reflection on reality tv
now i'm watching "the amazing race"
and the folks are driving to DC down 95
and there's a sign for 695 Towson
woo hoo!!
but i am truly scared for america
as people in this show didn't know if pennsylvania was a state
(and that was a freakin' mother)
and her teenage daughter thought DC was in Washington state
well, there's a convincing argument for nature/nuture
and the sterotypical "eye-talian" family from the garden state
give new jersey a bad name

this weekend i rocked the heck out
on sunday neil and i saw the happiest (and largest) band in america
the polyphonic spree
followed by beck
then monday brought erica and i to philly
to see my former seattle neighbors pearl jam
(terribly overpriced evil ebay seller tickets)
it was a great show
very loud and very rocking
ah eddie vedder, a very drunk, but very earnest frontman
everytime i go to a rock show
i think "i'm getting to damn old for this"
but not really, i'm young at heart

and thanks to everyone for their confirmation
that the mundane is sometimes a welcome relief
first stop, a blog
next stop, one of those VH1 clip shows!

Different strokes

2005-09-29T21:45:00.000-04:00

So today I went to the bank to close out my Seattle accounts
and as I'm withdrawal the 12 cents from my "savings" account
I hear a transaction going on behind me
there's a young woman talking about transferring funds
$80,000 to be exact
unfortunately i had to get back to work
or else i would have waited outside the bank
clonked her on the head, and snatched her purse
oh well, probably for the best that i didn't

so i've been trolling the blogoverse
or more popularly called the blogosphere
frankly, neither of those names have a good ring
anyway, i'm always amazed by what people write about
i'm truly stuck in the world of the mundane
the daily goings-on (going-ons?) of my everyday life
i don't write about my thougths of local/state/national/global matters
now i'm going to be honest
i generally think i'm a smart cookie
but i gotta admit that when i read what other folks write
i feel woefully uninformed

and now back to my diatribes about bradgelina
just kidding
(would us weekly every use "diatribe?"
i think not!)