it's killin me this waistin time
we're moving. tomorrow morning, 8am. movers will be here. we've outgrown this space. so, we've had a whole new office customized to what we need and our anticipated growth. i get a cube that overlooks some trees and a landscaped common area. i'm excited. i love the smell of new buildings.
i'm going to be looking for a second job. i thought i was beyond this point in my life, however, it's come to the point where it seems i'm not. eek. coffee shop or restaurant or retail?
pedicures and art fairs this weekend. i'm very much looking forward to this :)
walk on
i'm one of those people who take offense to everything and nothing all at once. i guess what i'm trying to say is that i take offense to certain things, be it words, phrases, gestures,... but at the same time i do not hold these things against the offenders. i don't want to necessarily call it ignorance or stupidity toward the world around them, but rather lack of experience.
maybe it's because of where i grew up and then what i chose to experience while in college that allows my mind to give people the benefit of the doubt in situations. i was checking some things out this morning and it made me sad that people have such intolerance for others' naivety. different cultures - heck, even different parts of a country have different traditions and customs. and for some reason, i find it just as offensive to stand up and walk out (upset) on the country bumpkin experience as it would be to stand up and walk out (upset) on a cultural experience in a metropolitan area.
it's all about tolerance for EVERYONE.... whether it's majority or minority... whether you think it's right or wrong... in order for you to expect others to try to understand you, you need to try to understand them.
so finish your whiskey and beer
why do i feel more broke now than i ever did in college? is it because money just didn't matter in college - that there were always new loans that you could take out? or is it because now you actually have to pay stuff off. i used to not care how much i paid on my credit card bill.. minimum payments were fine. and now i can't stand it if i can't pay off the entire balance. or if i can't contribute to my savings account on every pay-period. and i make myself cringe every time i speak to one of my friends about coming to visit (although this is more of a sacrifice i'm willing to make!).
i've recently vowed to have a max. of 2 beverages while out. enough that if done correctly could make the night fun enough with the right people and doesn't allow you to look like a total bump on the log while keeping the budget in tact. and before going "out to eat" i've found myself having a bowl of cereal so an app. or small salad will do fine.
not to mention if there needs to be extra reinforcements, there's always the flask and a bathroom stall :)
i think one of the best presents i ever received was one from my two favorite middle-eastern-transplants... "city chic". a book all about the metropolitan young woman. thanks girlies!
i'm on a beer budget but i've got champagne taste... but i like beer too. i really like beer. dealing with the beer. beer's good.
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on another note, can i ask y'all a favor. you know those people who call you ...some of you may refer to them as telemarketers. they might not be telemarketers!
just listen to their initial schpeal and if you're not interested, politely tell them that. quit hanging up at the sound of their voice. be nice. they're people too!
'cuz it's ONE, TWO, THREE strikes, You're OUT!
Hey BREWER fans, check this out!
we sconnies never cease to amaze me :)
can't help it, girl can't help it
woooo.... fun weekend. weddings are always fun. especially back home with all of the relatives PLUS the grooms family being family friends. yee haw. so, yeah. all i can say is a good time.
very excited to have two of my best buds back in the US of A. welcome back kiddos.
frustrations are running pretty darn high right now.... i must not speak of it, though. urgh. (it's gonna pass, it's gonna pass, it's gonna pass....)
two concerts coming up. yay. mozella has been one of my favorite new comers to sit in rush hour to. and then the boys from back home known as polydream are coming to mpls next thursday.
it's gonna be a good couple weeks.... filled with green mill milgaritas and boneless diablo wings and spinach dip ....amongst other beverages and girl talk! wooooo! (boys are welcome too...if you happen to be in the area - we don't discriminate!)
Diamonds are forever, Sparkling round my little finger.
i was cleaning out some of my stuff last night... stuff that i had yet gone through since college (yes, i'm one of THOSE people). went through and tossed a lot of the stuff that i was saving to scrapbook (plane tickets, other tickets, maps, etc)...i found a few things that made me laugh out loud.... and thought i should re-share them with the world.
some lyrics that i picked up from my second YES conference - back when they were YES conferences and not RoKS:
this is a story about how my life got flipped, turned upside down, i'd like to take a minute, just scratch that itch. i'll tell ya how i became a world class trainee, ya bitch.
in madison, wisconsin in a drunken haze, exchangin' is how i spent most of my days. ogx, icx and culture team too, exchanin' all the peeps is what i done do.
then i was a grad makin' no bread, i remembered something Rickesh had said. wanna see the world, experience some culture, an aiesec member can send you to.... gibraltar.
i hopped on a plane to wsc, my homeboy rudolph a mack trainee. cruisin in the sleigh i was pimpin' mine, packin' a cold 45 and a cold steel nine.
six months later... i was a changed man. i knew where i was going, i had a plan. there i was, home on the range. thank you @ for your global exchange.
(quite creative boys..)
and THEN, i cam accross a pack of stick-its and without any names, some of you know ...(even though i'm guessing on what some of the words actually said because of the amazing penmanship) i am splitting these up according to the pages:
"con, i checked on you! i'm [went] downstairs! see you [tomorrow]"
"i realize you probably can't read this"
"b/c i am really drunk!"
"<3 you longtime"
blank page
"i <3 no one b/c i am an independent"
blank page
"woman! <3 ya! <3 [name]"
ridin' in the drop top with the top down
the weekends have truly been stellar lately. nothing great in particular. just a bunch of little things coming together to make them... better than good. really coming to like where i am. it took a while to adjust but now, i've found some peeps - one more to be back by sunday. and with a wedding and catch-ups that are over due and people moving into the country, this weekend should measure up as well.
new boss starting today. constantly growing. this should be an exciting ride.
they say i only think in forms of crunching numbers
when did te
xting or calling in the middle of the night start to become normal again? i'm so confused. in college it was almost bragging rights - a form of popularity. i remember getting pissed at my roommates when their phones went off more than mine. after graduation, it faded to non-existence.
but as of late, it's been a regular occurrence again. and don't get me wrong, i love those of you who are wishing to contact me at all hours of the night. but honestly... how do you think i retain this level of beauty?
or is this a sign of getting old?
lemme buy you a drink
the weekend.... wasn't supposed to be anything. turned out to be aMazing! about 5:05 on friday jumped into my car and decided to head back to medford. was really looking forward to a canoe get-together in southern wisconsin that fell through earlier in the week. being that it was the end of june and i had yet to do anything "summery", i felt the need to head up to the lake for at least one day.
did not anticipate the fantastic time i actually had. when i got to the lake saturday afternoon, dad's vehicle was in the yard and the boat was gone... i intended on reading a book on the dock, but too many familiar voices and laughs were coming from 3 doors down. ...i smelled the beer (and party that went with it)! OMG! all i have to say is FABULOUS. these are the kind of things that makes it worth the trip home. the people you know, ones you don't, great times, and memories made.
and i must say, meeting the very delightful JP will make watching the badger boys basketball even more exciting this year. :D
