Falling into fall

So long, September! September for me was an interesting month. As annual tradition my allergies attacked. Work got busier and school started which means I lost my awesome fast commute in exchange for dealing with tons of traffic and underclassmen, le sigh. September also brought out a monumental occasion...my first fall in the middle of a college campus. That's right kids, I went to undergrad for four years...walked across a horribly icy bridge during the winter time for an entire year and the only time I ever fell was right in front of my own apartment (which faced off campus so it didn't count). O no, this fall definitely triumphed.

I had a great day...the kinda day where I was just asking for it. Work went well in the morning, class went well in the afternoon, then I had a great discussion after class with my professor. Well, leaving the academic building and somehow I missed the step out front. Next thing I knew...WHAM! I was on the ground with my books sprawled out next to me. It was like the classic campus freshman falls during a 1980s film moment. I got a massive bruise that is my latest battle scar and is still there now.

I guess I was falling into fall.

I guess he was haPEE they won

Went to my first Orioles game tonight...great weather :). The Os played he Red Sox and lost (as expected). The highlight of this evening, however, came in the most unexpected way. When I got home, I uploaded the pic I took of me and two friends at the game. Little did I know (until seeing the picture) what was behind us...

That's right kids, root for the wrong team and karma gets ya back....big time. This makes me smile :).

Life is good

Hi all! Well I have a positive update that life is going good! I have a good job, nice internship, school just started and I like my classes (after dropping the horrible one I had last night and replacing it with a good one). Most importantly, reality tv is getting back into full swing! That's right, there's only 18 days left until The Hills. Until then, I will survive on loves such as Project Runway, Top Chef, and Real World.

This past weekend I went to Virginfest for the first time...apparently it's not a christian festival promoting abstinence (damn). My new claim to fame is that, while there, Richard Branson almost tripped right over me. I really wish he would have actually fallen on me because right now I could be a millionaire. Instead I am living on dreams and spaghettios (yea yea, country music reference). Highlights of Virginfest included shrinky dink art, where you colored in an image and they put in an oven which shrunk it down, that was pretty awesome and made me think of Back to the Future (the magic pizza was always my favorite scene), getting free t-shirts (which we used as blankets) from the Dickies dude who was akwardly flirting with every female, and a girl falling out of a tree. Kids, leave tree climbing to the monkeys...or don't, because that was damn funny :).

Airport woes

Wow, I haven't updated this in FOREVER but I had to share what happened to me at the airport today. My Dad (who was driving me there) and I left a few mins later then planned. As a result, I arrived at the check-in right at 11:30, 43 mins before my flight was to depart. Apparently, with a certain airline (I don't want to call them out or anything ::coughUS Airwayscough::), you HAVE to be there at least 45 mins in advance to check your bag. I stood there for a good 15 mins or so while they told me they couldn't check my bag and put me on the flight and they tried to get me on another flight. All the sudden, they said they COULD put me on the flight so then I had to run (not kidding you or exaggerating) the whole entire distance of the BWI airport, as my flight was literally at the last gate (figures!) I get to the last gate to see no airport staff and no planes in sight, so I'm thinking WTF?! I see a traffic controller and he says my flight must be at this other gate, so I go there and at that point it's already about 12:19, so they tell me I'm not there in time to get on the plane. Luckily they still let me on and I made it to the plan with about 5 mins to spare...phew! I got my cardio in for the day, that's for sure!

I look at this as hey I got to reinact one of the scenes from my favorite movies (Home Alone). I have never been so close to missing a flight, and I've come close before ;).

Happy Easter

Some interesting things happened this Easter weekend. First, I went to the place where I used to work to visit (I hadn't gone in for a few months because I HATE my old boss...but I heard she wouldn't be there that day) and I was told by an old coworker that I had gained weight. Yes, I'm built skinny, but still...you don't say that to a woman! It really threw off my morning. While I was there my old boss unepectedly came in, and so I managed to run out the door before she saw me...phew!

Later that night I was out to the movies with a friend (we saw Paul Blart: Mall Cop which I recommend to anyone who gets amused as easily as I do) and as we're driving to get something to eat, we notice that there's three guys mounted up on crosses who were dressed like Jesus. Quite interesting. They were still "chillin" there when we drove back a bit later, so I am curious to know how long they stayed total.

The other interesting thing occured Saturday evening when I was out in an area where I hadn't been before downtown. I saw a huge statue, and asked if it was supposed to be a storm trooper (from Star Wars). After asking I was told that no, it was actually a statue dedicated to Scientology. Seriously, Tom Cruise, WTF?

California stops

So last night I went out with two gal pals to celebrate St. Pattys Day, and we couldn't find parking near where we wanted to go so we decided to park in a close by area then take a cab ride back to the original place. Well, while driving I get pulled over and I'm thinking "WTF?" Next thing I know, a 'female' officer (who looked like the combination of the original Buckwheat from Little Rascals and Heman ...for the purpose of today's blog we'll refer to her as HeBuck. So HeBuck comes up to my window and with a huge attitude speels off thsi long rant about how rolling stops are only permitted in California and are not permitted in the state of MD. I was like whatever. I saw someone get pulled over right behind me for doing the same thing. Luckily, HeBuck didn't give me a ticket but she gave me the speel AGAIN before she departed...emphasizing the California stops thing. Alrighty then!

Sweet Lasagna

Tonight's post is first regarding reason #2,568 why I should have been born blonde. Tonight I was at my cousin's bday party, and my Aunt had made this awesome Italian food (lasagna, meatballs, bread, etc...I was giddy) then I see what appears to be grated cheese so I excitedly ask my Mom to pass it to me and she does. I open and pour it out to realize it was what I thought was salt instead. "No big deal" I thought as I love salt anyway and could scrape it off. Well, right after that thought my Aunt was cracking up and announced that I had actually poured sugar onto my lasagna...smooooth. Amazingly my Mom scraped it off for me and I couldn't taste it anyway. I still felt like a total blonde though :).

The second part of this entry is dedicated to the massive suckage that is Daylight Savings Time. Spring Forward?! Who the hell thought of this crap? I just don't get it...since we Fall Back an hour, then Spring Forward, doesn't it balance out? Why even bother? I will just never understand.

Grab n go at the public library

Hello friends,

I figured I would share the random memonet that happened with me today with everyone, to get your weekend off to a good start. Basically, I had been home since Wednesday afternoon with a stomach bug type thing and decided this afternoon once I was feeling better that I need to get outside for a least a few minutes. So, I went to the library to print out some stuff for school and pick up a book my sis needed.

Well, when I walked back to my car and right before I opened the door I heard this kid ride up behind me on a bike. He said "Hello" and before I could turn my head around he grabbed my butt then rode off. I was so in shock...I mean that doesnt happen in real life, right?! I wanted to get that little punk in trouble and I was so mad, so I kinda followed where he went in my car and him and I wound up intersecting at one point and I made it look like I was gonna run him over then I shouted at him from my window, officially sounding like an 80 year old woman. After I drove away I laughed at how incredibly random that whole thing was and at how old I sounded when I yelled at the kid. He looked like he was between 12-14 years old, and I can't believe he would just randomly do that.

So be careful, library patrons, an innocent book check out may lead to something more ;)

The Todd

Ladies and Gents, as you may recall from my first entry I am a pro at forming my own vocabulary (to get my tenure at Harvard) and wanted to share my latest term with the world, "Todd." Todd essentially means a guy who calls/texts/emails/etc even though you have not responded to him. Poor Todd just doesn't get the hint. It also refers to a guy who is a clueless jackass when it comes to women, and you need to throw this book in his face
...of course there's a back story for this terminology :):

So, I meet this random guy right before Xmas and I think he's really cool (I guess I had impaired judgment) and we decide to go out, so we went on one (only one!) date. We had lined up a second date but I knew I wasn't diggin him so I decided to be honest before that and let him down gently (the ole BS of "you're a great guy but...) kinda thing. Well he asked if we would still hang out as friends, and I said sure (again, dern impaired judgment!). Well, we hung out once as "friends" (only once) and that was more than enough. Apparently he was peeved at me for 'dumping' him because the whole entire time I was getting this strong pissed off vibe from his side of the table. On top of that, among his many other charming stories (he talked a lot and I was having a hard time getting a word in edgewise) he told me about his Chocolate Chip Cookie test. ...Now get this ladies. Apparently, he lays out all the ingredients to bake chocolate chip cookies along with the recipe, and tells you to make them. Why you may ask? So he can make sure you know how to follow directions. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. While he's telling me this, my brain is kind of freezing in shock whiole trying to process this, and all I kept thinking is how I would just laugh if a guy instructed me to make him cookies. And, if my Memaw were alive and I told her, she'd say something like "I'd tell him where he could stick his cookies!" On top of allll this charm (I know, the girls will be knocking down my door for his number) he informed me that I was supposed to pay for his dinner that night. That was a newsflash to me. I paid for my dinner, but I dont pay for dinners of people I barely know, wow. I decided after that that I really had enough Todd to last me a lifetime and from there on out have been ignoring him. That all took place in January, and he's still calling and texting me (even though I haven't responded) to this day...actually, he texted me last night. I guess he hasn't found his dream cookie girl yet.

Anyway ladies, stay away from the Todd but enjoy the catchphrase. If a guys a douche, he is being Todd. Some guys may be nice, but they might still have a Todd moment or Todd day. Use wisely. In efforts of not being sexist, I recognize that girls can be crazy too.

The Pope's Gettin Dope

Well since I grew up Catholic I felt a strong tie to the story of the Vatican having it's own channel on Youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/user/vatican?blend=1) Hmm. Apparently the Pope already had an Ipod, who knew? This made me think of what would happen if the Biblical stories I grew up with were actually told by the current Pope. Noah's arc would be featured on MTV's "Cribs" and each animal would be described as if it were a Benz. Moses would have his own music video and "Splitting the river" would become the fastest dance craze since "Soulja Boy." Virgin Mary would host "Charm School" in the Garden of Eden to try to save the scandalous girl Eve. Instead of just splitting the fish and bread, Jesus would actually make a fancy sushi dish in a "Top Chef" or "Foodnetwork Challenge" sort of fashion. "Walking on water" would be right up there with "Splitting the river" on all the dance floors ;).

That is all for now, for I am easily amused, and easily a horrible Catholic, and am going to hell :).

Inauguration and such

Hi blog! Sorry I have neglected you, yet again. I have some (hopefully) funny things to try to make up for that.

First off, many people considered yesterday to be a big day in history due to the Inauguration. Yesterday was actually a big day for me because I got a free bag-o-meat from a dude who wants to work with our office. That's right, how often do you get offered free meat? He came in with samples and me and my one coworker got two chicken breasts, two pork chops, and two burgers all in a nicely sized insulated bag. I was like a kid on Christmas.

About the Inauguration...while many people were crying, fully taking in the experience, I was watching and finding goofy little ways to amuse myself. Of course the one Reverend dude made that quite easy with his "yellow can be mellow, white can be alright" rant. WTF was that? If I was asian american, I'd be pretty dern pissed that I was called yellow on national tv. I thought of other rhymes though that he should have incorporated...white can be dyn-o-mite and out of sight if the price is right, yellow can say hello to mellow fellows, brown can wear a crown and skip all over town, black can rack sacks of whack tacks.

Another source of amusement was watching George Bush fly away in the helicopter. Why you may ask? Because I thought of how he is going from Air Force One and how funny it would be if they forced him to fly coach. I could see it now. He gets on the plane, and they're like "o, you're flying coach, biznatch!" and kindly remind him that he now has to pay for soda and snacks. He's also only allowed to check one bag...and has to pay extra for the second. Ahh, isn't that a nice visual?

First Day Back in Da Cube

Today was my first day back in da cube since December...waking up at 7am this morning was not fun (since I easily adapted to sleeping in way too late over break). Once I got back in the office it wasn't too bad. Of course my boss bombarded me with conversation (I would call her Chatty Cathy but omg, she's worse...more like non-stop must always chat about everything for at least a half hour Cathy). I always tune her out :). After that we had a staff meeting, a time honored tradition where tensions rise and cattiness comes out in ridiculous forms (I guess thats what you get when there's all women and one dude in the office).
I just sit back, relax, and chuckle at how stupid it all is.

After all that I got to speak to a class on my experience in Grad School thusfar. Sounds nerdy but I am definitely nerdy when it comes to speaking in public...I love it. I'm trying to get as much experience as possible so that I can speak in public and get paid to do so one day. I like the concept of people paying and then being stuck in a room listening to me, mwahaha.

After work I came back and fell asleep like I shouldn't have, because now I won't be able to sleep tonight (I never learn). Ah well, at least it's Wednesday.

Making up for severe neglect

Ahh my poor neglected blog! In exchange for my neglect, I am posting this picture of an adorable puppy. You have to forgive me now for the puppy is just way too cute. Moving on, my New Year this far has been busy, crazy, and busy, and crazy. In a mere 11 days more has happened to me then I believe happens to most people throughout an entire year, haha. Once I was over the stomach bug things were well, but I decided that getting sick like that was the final straw and I quit my second job (which I blamed for getting me sick because it was an infestation of disease). I have to admit that I am looking forward to being able to concentrate more on school and my other job and not ave 50,000 things to worry about at once. 30,000 at once is slightly more manageable :). I guess it was a leap of faith...maybe risky due to the economy but we shall see. I know I'll be okay and I do need to find another temporary job to help bring in some extra moola, but I will be on the look out.

The second week of Jan my good friend and I took our road trip. Originally we were going to go north and possibly tubing but plans fell through so we went just a little bit south to my parents beach house (yes, my parents have a beach house which I guess qualifies me as a lucky brat). We had a great time and the highlight was the restaurant we went to on Wednesday night. This place is beyond PACKED in the summer, infact I dont go there because I have no desire to wait two hours to be seated for dinner, but we walked in and were the only people in the entire establishment. Out waiter was from Romania and was a really nice guy, so I invited him to sit with us and he wound up getting food and joing us. It's a unique experience to eat dinner with your waiter, hehe. I wanted him to teach us how to say insults in his native language but instead he taught us how to say "I Love You" in Romanian, Russian, and Turkish. It was really cool and lemme tell ya...I cant speak in those languages to save my life (but my friend and the waiter were amused at my lame attempts). In exchange, I taught him classy American slang such as "tipsy" and "badonkadonk"...he didnt know what that meant so I said "big ass!" and his face got bright red. I'm so classy. Another highlight of the evening was the Dirty Banana I had to drink...ahh man, if I wasn't driving I could have definitely gotten into trouble from their drinks. Dangerously good. Dirty Banana= Banana Liqueur, Crème de Café, & vanilla ice cream mix. .

After getting back to Bmore I went to Damons and pigged out. I love the baby back ribs there, so went with the intent of getting my usual 1/2 rack. Instead of getting my usual ealthy side I got the cheesy bacon fries. Once I got my plate I looked down and literally said "h0%* S#$%"...I've never ordered that many calories at once before. I ate it, then was stuffed until 2pm the next day. Seriously. Friday I was happily delighted to go to a diner I hadn't been to since probably high school, I always used to go to this diner growing up and always played the claw machine, so I played for nostalgic reasons and won a pink panther...the people who were walking out when it happened were like "omg, I didn't know you could win from one of those things!" I inspired people :), haha. I also got to go duckpin bowling this weekend which is also a blast and very nostalgic (I love taking people that have never been before). The Ravens game on Saturday was of course AMAZING and I can't wait for Sunday's game, ahhh. Wait a sec, I'm having a premonition...

Okay well tomorrow I'm going to goof off and then hopefully plan as I'm supposed to for work on Tues....I have a few events to plan and lets just say I waited until the last minute (as usual) to think about them. Good thing I work best under pressure. Tomorrow night regardless of the progress I will make time for my newest Reality Show obsession, The City.

That's all I can think of for now...I promise to improve on the frequency of my updates <3!

Finally Caught

Well after successfully avoiding the GI plague during 2008, 2009 began with it waking me up on the morning and I spent the next 5 hours glued to the bathroom floor. Less than fun! I still have it today...seems better but still won't go away and I haven't eaten anything but crackers since Wednesday night. I'll probably lose a good 10 lbs by the time this is over. I'm hoping the wedding rule applies to New Years as well. You know how they say if there is bad luck on your wedding day then you'll have a good marriage? I'm hoping my bad start to 2009 means I'm due for a great year. I promise a better update once I feel better!