1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:45 alarm. 7:05 out of bed.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds are a girls best friend. (Even though pearl is my birthstone)
3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? SuperBad
4. What is your favorite TV show? All time: 7th Heaven, Current: The Hills
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Yogurt while sitting at my desk
6. What's your middle name? Healey - mom's maiden name
7. What food do you dislike? Asian cuisine of ANY sort - no I will not try it. I don't like it.
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Rascal Flatts, Still Feels Good
9. What kind of car do you drive? Jetta
10. Favorite sandwich? Chicken salad and pickles on a mini bun at the beach
11. What characteristics do you despise? Late, dishonest, disorganized & stupid.
12. Favorite item of clothing? my "stunning" blue dress
13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? Belize?!
14. What color is your bathroom? Babypuke brown
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Gotta go with Gap - always have the classics plus fun new things every year.
16. Where would you retire? the beach
17. Most memorable birthday? 23rd -- Best birthday full of surprises. That and my 9th - boy girl pool party whaaaaaaaat?!?!!
18.Favorite Sport to watch? Football.
19. Furthest place you are sending this? Into bloggyworld - that's pretty far isn't it?
20. Who do you expect to send this back to you? McWriter will do it, McCashew is questionable.
21. Person you expect to send it back first? n/a
22. Favorite saying? "Honesty is the best policy." If you're ever not sure what to say to someone -- try the truth, or as much as the truth you can tell them without hurting them!
23. When is your birthday? 6/6
24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Midday? Umm, I used to say morning, but that was when I could sleep until whatever time I wanted to (aka college) but I'm definitely NOT a night person, so I will go with morning
25. What is your shoe size? 9 1/2.
26. Pets? Carl and Leslie - our fish. They fight a lot.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? Not sure, I think I wanted to play professional soccer for a while.
28. What are you today? A 24 year old who is doing awesome in every way except she needs a new job so she doesn't spend all her time writing stupid blog posts.
29. What is your favorite candy? SKITTLES!!!!!!
30. What is your favorite flower? Tulips -- this color specifically.
31. What's the next day on the calendar you are looking forward to? November 17th -- Going to Blacksburg, VA and LANE STADIUM!!
32. What church do you attend? none at the moment
33. What are you listening to right now? Gavin Degraw -- "all Colleen's Tunes on shuffle"
34. What was the last thing you ate? yogurt
36. Do you believe in Angels? Yes
37 . If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Magenta! Cause I'm so annoying
38. What is your pet peeve? People who are late - even though they have plenty of time to get ready
39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Coworker who is home sick
41. Favorite soft drink? Diet Coke
42. Favorite restaurant? The Bridgewaye
43. Hair Color? Brown - needs to be colored
44. Siblings? Brother, Sister & Sister-in-law
45. Favorite day of the year? McFamily Christmas Party, the Sat before Christmas -- or my birthday, who am I kidding?
46. What was your favorite toy as a child? I loved our Apple 2E computer ... and my Molly Doll from American Girls
47. Summer or winter? Summer.
48. Hugs or kisses? at the same time maybe?
49. Chocolate or vanilla? Oreo Cookie please.
50. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? n/a
51. When was the last time you cried? Reading about McWriters hearing.
52. What is under your bed? My baskets of shoes and my bags of bags. (yes i store my bags within other bags - I am so good. Oh those, and a pellet stove, or the components to one - don't ask.
53. Who is the friend you've had the longest? Anna or Allison - both were at my 5th birthday party at my new house. Red overalls what?
54. What did you do last night? Cleaned out my drawers from my summer clothes and ironed some winter stuff cause I am ready for FALL ... cooked dinner (mmm taco salad my favorite) ... watched grey's anatomy - questionable
55. Favorite smell? my mom's purfume.
56. What are you afraid of? Drowning
57. What makes you laugh? G, emails with Pam, Leigh's lack of typing ability, McBaby, reality TV
58. How many years at your current job? almost 1 full year, and if you add up all the months when you include the intern summers it's 1.5!
59. Favorite day of the week? Thursday.
60. Favorite book? My Sister's Keeper.
September 28, 2007
To blog or not to blog? That is the question.
So I've been on a blogging hiatus because I'm debating what to do with this blog. I like writing in it. I like entertaining other people with what I'm thinking ... but then I start to want to write some more personal things/feelings/gripes and I'm afraid to do that. I am afraid someone somewhere along the line will read it and say "wow what a b*tch" ... see I can't even type a curse word because I am on my work computer and for some reason I think that is a bad thing. So I will try to blog more, but I also am a little nervous about the whole idea of a blog -- mostly because I just found two blogs of coworkers and I found out way more about them then I should know. Not that I really have anything to hide -- but if I were to say something about someone that is bothering me and even try to leave it annonymous - it probably wont work that way and someone's feeligns will get hurt. Ugh. Oh well. I will come to terms with it eventually.
September 21, 2007
Why are visitors the best?
Visitors are the best because it makes you clean your house. Umm ... basically I felt bad bringing two of Boston's Finest into a dirty house so GMoney and I cleaned the place as if the Queen of Sheba herself was coming to visit. (Courtney and Kim basically are at the same level as a Queen - just without the title!) We organized, we cleansed closets and "junk drawers", the shower was scrubbed, we left no table unturned.
****Note to my mom and anyone else who thinks we are slobs: we aren't, it's clean in there, just not "let's eat off the floor clean" - not that I also condone eating off the floor, but if something were to fall on the floor this weekend - I would give it the 5 minute rule rather then the typical 5 second rule.****
Another reason they are the best is because I get to get some hardcore girl time! Someone to get ready to go out with! Someone to ask if they like my outfit - or if they have a piece of jewelry that would go better with what I'm wearing, someone to help me pluck my eyebrows (cause I suck at it), to do makeup with, help me curl my hair, to go get a pedicure with, to admire new shoes or a bag ... those are things I do miss about roommates that aren't your boyfriend.
Not that I dont love living with G but the sports, sports, sports all the freaking time is starting to get to me. Dont get me wrong either - I love football, well I love BC football, and the Patriots ... and I've even taken to Tech football too - and the Red Sox - love them (although Gag-me and J.D.Suckass can leave whenever they want) - but it's the lack of someone to enjoy the Gilmore Girls at 5:00 every day and the marathons of America's Next Top Model on MTV. G does his fair share of watching girlie shows with me - he loves the Hills and Newport Harbor as much as I do.
So I swear this isn't a bashing G post but rather a I-am-so-excited-to-have-some-girls-in-the-apartment-this-weekend post. Visitors are the best!
****Note to my mom and anyone else who thinks we are slobs: we aren't, it's clean in there, just not "let's eat off the floor clean" - not that I also condone eating off the floor, but if something were to fall on the floor this weekend - I would give it the 5 minute rule rather then the typical 5 second rule.****
Another reason they are the best is because I get to get some hardcore girl time! Someone to get ready to go out with! Someone to ask if they like my outfit - or if they have a piece of jewelry that would go better with what I'm wearing, someone to help me pluck my eyebrows (cause I suck at it), to do makeup with, help me curl my hair, to go get a pedicure with, to admire new shoes or a bag ... those are things I do miss about roommates that aren't your boyfriend.
Not that I dont love living with G but the sports, sports, sports all the freaking time is starting to get to me. Dont get me wrong either - I love football, well I love BC football, and the Patriots ... and I've even taken to Tech football too - and the Red Sox - love them (although Gag-me and J.D.Suckass can leave whenever they want) - but it's the lack of someone to enjoy the Gilmore Girls at 5:00 every day and the marathons of America's Next Top Model on MTV. G does his fair share of watching girlie shows with me - he loves the Hills and Newport Harbor as much as I do.
So I swear this isn't a bashing G post but rather a I-am-so-excited-to-have-some-girls-in-the-apartment-this-weekend post. Visitors are the best!
September 19, 2007
What do I love the most?
Please note the question is What I love ... not Who .... so no arguments from anyone (you know who you are) please:
I love Google the most. The most most most out of ANYthing in the world. I think McCashew knows this the most -- she loves to send me updates on things Google can do - as if I don't already know EVERYTHING about Google. (just kidding, keep the updates coming!) Seriously. I think I was the first person to use GoogleDocs, I GoogleMap everything, I even blog with Blogger (aka GoogleBlog). Here are the following reasons I love everything that is Google.
1. Gmail - One word: Search. Lots of words: You can search for your emails!! It is so freaking awesome. Just this past weekend I was in need of directions to McCashew's house for her Christening - and I remembered that my brother had emailed me directions a month or so ago. I simply typed "Steve directions" into the search and BAM the email with the word document popped up. Also gmail automatically updates if someone you are in an email chain writes back to you. So in my incessant emails with Pam -- sometimes she writes two emails before I can finish writing my response to the first one -- and it lets me know so I can keep on top of things like giving her sh*t about stuff. It's great.
2. Gchat - One word: Obsessed. Lots of words: No more flashing orange bubbles on the bottom of your screen - if you have gmail open then it's just like having a buddy list open all the time. Any of your friends who have Gmail are on Gchat and it's just that simple. Chat away. You can make faces like this: ;) and :-P and they will move and turn the right way and wink or stick out their tongue. Seriously, try it. But only in Gchat.
3. GoogleMaps - One word: Reassuring. Lots of words: I am obsessed with directions and knowing where I am going - just ask anyone who has ever driven in a car with me. I hate not knowing where I am, being lost, well, makes me insane. GoogleMaps lets you not only simply get the best directions - it also lets you know about traffic in the area. It tells you about construction. Also if you say, want to take a back road you know of but aren't quite sure, you can simply drag the "direction" line over to that road and GoogleMaps readjusts the route for you. Also you can "add a destination" if you are going to stop at two different places - it gives you the best way to get between the two. Oh yeah and the "search" function on GoogleMaps is pretty ridiculous as well. Put in "Boston, MA" into the location and "Bowling" ... it will give you all the bowling alley's located within the map you are looking at.
4. GoogleDocs - One word: Organized. Lots of words: I love google docs. They have a word doc, an spreadsheet doc, and other docs that I dont use. (yet!) So obviously these are cool because if you have something saved on your google account you can access it anywhere there is a computer. Something like - my address book! So wherever I am - work, home, parents house - I can open up my google documents and have any and all addresses I need. It's awesome. Also you can share Google Docs with other Google users. So again, my address book, well now that mine is mostly updated, I plan on sharing it with my family and friends who would want to have the same people's addresses. It's the greatest for To Do lists.
5. iGoogle - One word: Home. Lots of words: Hi it's the coolest. A personalized homepage. Mine has my gmail account (shows only the first 5, nice to always have open), the date and time, the weather at my top 5 favorite locations, a love quote of the day, a funny quote of the day, driving direction page, and a link to my googleCalendar ...
6. GoogleCalendar - One word: Heaven. Lots of words: Don't even get me started. I think I have about 8 different calendars going on in my life right now but this one is seriously the best. You can color code things, you can make things repeat annually or weekly or bi-weekly (PAY DAY beyotches!!) ... you can also "share" your calendars with other Google users. Or there are things called public calendars such as "Boston College Fall 2007 Football Schedule" or "Virginia Tech Fall2007 Football Schedule" so that you can figure out which games are potential conflicts for relationships and what date the famous "BC vs Tech we-are-not-boyfriend-and-girlfriend-on-this-day" date is. You know something like that should be planned so that everyone is well aware of the situation.
Well that is it for now. I'm sure there is more to come in another addition of "Why google is the best" according to McQuestionable.
Why do you love Google?
Or I guess I should ask - what do YOU love the most?
I love Google the most. The most most most out of ANYthing in the world. I think McCashew knows this the most -- she loves to send me updates on things Google can do - as if I don't already know EVERYTHING about Google. (just kidding, keep the updates coming!) Seriously. I think I was the first person to use GoogleDocs, I GoogleMap everything, I even blog with Blogger (aka GoogleBlog). Here are the following reasons I love everything that is Google.
1. Gmail - One word: Search. Lots of words: You can search for your emails!! It is so freaking awesome. Just this past weekend I was in need of directions to McCashew's house for her Christening - and I remembered that my brother had emailed me directions a month or so ago. I simply typed "Steve directions" into the search and BAM the email with the word document popped up. Also gmail automatically updates if someone you are in an email chain writes back to you. So in my incessant emails with Pam -- sometimes she writes two emails before I can finish writing my response to the first one -- and it lets me know so I can keep on top of things like giving her sh*t about stuff. It's great.
2. Gchat - One word: Obsessed. Lots of words: No more flashing orange bubbles on the bottom of your screen - if you have gmail open then it's just like having a buddy list open all the time. Any of your friends who have Gmail are on Gchat and it's just that simple. Chat away. You can make faces like this: ;) and :-P and they will move and turn the right way and wink or stick out their tongue. Seriously, try it. But only in Gchat.
3. GoogleMaps - One word: Reassuring. Lots of words: I am obsessed with directions and knowing where I am going - just ask anyone who has ever driven in a car with me. I hate not knowing where I am, being lost, well, makes me insane. GoogleMaps lets you not only simply get the best directions - it also lets you know about traffic in the area. It tells you about construction. Also if you say, want to take a back road you know of but aren't quite sure, you can simply drag the "direction" line over to that road and GoogleMaps readjusts the route for you. Also you can "add a destination" if you are going to stop at two different places - it gives you the best way to get between the two. Oh yeah and the "search" function on GoogleMaps is pretty ridiculous as well. Put in "Boston, MA" into the location and "Bowling" ... it will give you all the bowling alley's located within the map you are looking at.
4. GoogleDocs - One word: Organized. Lots of words: I love google docs. They have a word doc, an spreadsheet doc, and other docs that I dont use. (yet!) So obviously these are cool because if you have something saved on your google account you can access it anywhere there is a computer. Something like - my address book! So wherever I am - work, home, parents house - I can open up my google documents and have any and all addresses I need. It's awesome. Also you can share Google Docs with other Google users. So again, my address book, well now that mine is mostly updated, I plan on sharing it with my family and friends who would want to have the same people's addresses. It's the greatest for To Do lists.
5. iGoogle - One word: Home. Lots of words: Hi it's the coolest. A personalized homepage. Mine has my gmail account (shows only the first 5, nice to always have open), the date and time, the weather at my top 5 favorite locations, a love quote of the day, a funny quote of the day, driving direction page, and a link to my googleCalendar ...
6. GoogleCalendar - One word: Heaven. Lots of words: Don't even get me started. I think I have about 8 different calendars going on in my life right now but this one is seriously the best. You can color code things, you can make things repeat annually or weekly or bi-weekly (PAY DAY beyotches!!) ... you can also "share" your calendars with other Google users. Or there are things called public calendars such as "Boston College Fall 2007 Football Schedule" or "Virginia Tech Fall2007 Football Schedule" so that you can figure out which games are potential conflicts for relationships and what date the famous "BC vs Tech we-are-not-boyfriend-and-girlfriend-on-this-day" date is. You know something like that should be planned so that everyone is well aware of the situation.
Well that is it for now. I'm sure there is more to come in another addition of "Why google is the best" according to McQuestionable.
Why do you love Google?
Or I guess I should ask - what do YOU love the most?
September 17, 2007
Can you answer in one word?
You. Can. Only. Type. One. Word.
Not as easy as you might think.
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? perfect
3. Your hair? bangs
4. Work? sucks
5. Your father? inspiration
6. Your favorite thing? lists
7. Your dream last night? non-existent
8. Your favorite drink? lemonade
9. Dream car? SUV
10. The room you're in? cold
11. Your pet? fish
12. Your fears? alone
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? mom
14. Where did you hang out last night? home
15. What you're not good at? relaxing
16. Eyebrow rings on the preferred sex? no
17. One of your wish list items? art
18. Where you grew up? pleasantville
19. The last thing you did? emailed
20. What are you wearing? restraning
21. What aren't you wearing? comfortable
22. Gossip websites? addicting
23. Your computer? pictures
24. Your life? awesome
25. Your mood? sick
26. Missing? bed
27. What are you thinking about right now? food
28. Your car? sturdy
29. Your work? lame
30. Your summer? busy
31. Your relationship status? smitten
32. Your favorite color? PINK!
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? saturday
35. School? eagles!
Not as easy as you might think.
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? perfect
3. Your hair? bangs
4. Work? sucks
5. Your father? inspiration
6. Your favorite thing? lists
7. Your dream last night? non-existent
8. Your favorite drink? lemonade
9. Dream car? SUV
10. The room you're in? cold
11. Your pet? fish
12. Your fears? alone
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? mom
14. Where did you hang out last night? home
15. What you're not good at? relaxing
16. Eyebrow rings on the preferred sex? no
17. One of your wish list items? art
18. Where you grew up? pleasantville
19. The last thing you did? emailed
20. What are you wearing? restraning
21. What aren't you wearing? comfortable
22. Gossip websites? addicting
23. Your computer? pictures
24. Your life? awesome
25. Your mood? sick
26. Missing? bed
27. What are you thinking about right now? food
28. Your car? sturdy
29. Your work? lame
30. Your summer? busy
31. Your relationship status? smitten
32. Your favorite color? PINK!
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? saturday
35. School? eagles!
September 14, 2007
Why do babies grow so fast!?
This weekend I become McCashews Godmother. I am sooo excited!!! I have her baptism gown in my car all pressed and ready to go by McMom. This is the same gown that almost my entire family was baptized in. Me, McWriter, McCashew's Dad, all the cousins, all the cousins babies who aren't babies anymore by the by - they are old, and that's where this post is coming from!
My cousins were about 13, 11, and 9 when I was born -- but we "grew up" in the same town - and were very close. I always considered them as close as siblings. They were our constant babysitters that just seemed like best friends. They went off to college far far away (you know, in MA & NH) and I have never been sadder! Years later they all returned home, or at least close enough that we could be around to be a part of all three of their weddings and then able to watch their families grow.
I remember when the first "cousin once removed" was born -- I was a Freshman in High School, McWriter was a senior and we both got called to the Principals office (pre cell phones) .... and were told that Timmy Turtle was born!! The McFamily was so excited! Not only were we excited we were obsessed - that baby has more pictures then my brother, sister and I combined! Then Turtle was followed by a crazy redheaded little brother named Shane-o, then there was the first girl cousin, Chloe, and followed quickly by a baby sister, Miss Teegan (also my Goddaughter!), and the third family began with Joey, and then Nolan rounded out the first family and finally Declan closed the group off at seven. (I think it's closed, you never do know though!!)
So needless to say the McFamily had their hands full! My brother was married somewhere in between all those births ... I'm pretty sure Teegan and Declan (or was it Joey?) were inside babies at the time. Regardless ... the point of the blog ... well let's just say when I celebrated my 24th birthday this summer Chloe celebrated her 4th the day after; Timothy is 9 and in the third grade; Shane has started kindergarten this year; Joey and Declan are two of the smartest 'babies' I have ever met; Nolan now runs around like a mad man and Teegan well she's just got the most beautiful smile and the cutest little pierced ears. They have all grown up. And way too fast in my mind.
But mostly, my McCashew has grown up way too quickly for me. She's 7 months old now, check out the difference a few months makes:
McCashew 2/4/07
My cousins were about 13, 11, and 9 when I was born -- but we "grew up" in the same town - and were very close. I always considered them as close as siblings. They were our constant babysitters that just seemed like best friends. They went off to college far far away (you know, in MA & NH) and I have never been sadder! Years later they all returned home, or at least close enough that we could be around to be a part of all three of their weddings and then able to watch their families grow.
I remember when the first "cousin once removed" was born -- I was a Freshman in High School, McWriter was a senior and we both got called to the Principals office (pre cell phones) .... and were told that Timmy Turtle was born!! The McFamily was so excited! Not only were we excited we were obsessed - that baby has more pictures then my brother, sister and I combined! Then Turtle was followed by a crazy redheaded little brother named Shane-o, then there was the first girl cousin, Chloe, and followed quickly by a baby sister, Miss Teegan (also my Goddaughter!), and the third family began with Joey, and then Nolan rounded out the first family and finally Declan closed the group off at seven. (I think it's closed, you never do know though!!)
So needless to say the McFamily had their hands full! My brother was married somewhere in between all those births ... I'm pretty sure Teegan and Declan (or was it Joey?) were inside babies at the time. Regardless ... the point of the blog ... well let's just say when I celebrated my 24th birthday this summer Chloe celebrated her 4th the day after; Timothy is 9 and in the third grade; Shane has started kindergarten this year; Joey and Declan are two of the smartest 'babies' I have ever met; Nolan now runs around like a mad man and Teegan well she's just got the most beautiful smile and the cutest little pierced ears. They have all grown up. And way too fast in my mind.
But mostly, my McCashew has grown up way too quickly for me. She's 7 months old now, check out the difference a few months makes:
McCashew 2/4/07
McCashew 9/4/07
So, tell me, why do babies grow so fast?
(Also, does this blog post make me old??)
September 13, 2007
Are you ready for some football??
Oh. My. Goodness! So I thought we had a crazy summer. I thought I was go-go-go all summer long, knowing that my fall would be nice and relaxing ... am I crazy?! Was I not raised in a football-loving family. Do I not live with my football CRAZED boyfriend? What. was. I. thinking?!?!
Last weekend we were football crazy. Friday night tons of BC '05ers were in town because of the BC vs. NCState football game ... one of my favorite reasons for still living in Boston ... I can guarantee that people will come to me at least once a year even if they have ulterior motives and are really looking for my mom's meatballs and a good football game - I accept the 3rd place status. But seriously. A hard and fun night Friday ... leading into an early rising to prepare for the noon tailgate ... followed by a 4 hour football game in the 95 degree heat (I'm not exhaggerating!) ... followed by another hour of tailgating ... and a tedious trip home ... only to clean the apartment, go out and pick up some food, because we were entertaing for the National Holiday that was Virignia Tech vs LSU.
Jokes aside, we (cough::G::cough) had been waiting for this day for a LOOONG time. Well basically since they put the schedule out. This was to be THE game. They had game day for a second week in a row (even though it was AT LSU, but I digress) and it was going to be a BIG game for Tech. Well. Needless to say, it didn't go that way. And as the 9:00pm game lasted until about 1:00am - even though I only lasted until about midnight - the mighty Hokies fell and fell hard. The Tech fans were severely dissappointed by the scoreboard but are now very excited for their new quarter back TT, Tyrod Taylor!!! So I'll leave this portion of the post saying -- GO HOKIES! (That is unless they're playing BC, then, yeah right! GO EAGLES!!)
But, it didn't end there, seriously. It never ends. Sunday morning I woke up to P-A-T-S PATS PATS PATS. So you know what I said? Umm - NO, I'll be watching TLC in the bedroom thank you very much.
Don't get me wrong. I do. I love football. It's a fun sport. I even have my own fantasy team this year. [A post for another day.] But seriously. Three games? One weekend?! NO THANK YOU. And this was just week one. I am pretty sure this will be my life through November. Oh. My. Goodness.
Last weekend we were football crazy. Friday night tons of BC '05ers were in town because of the BC vs. NCState football game ... one of my favorite reasons for still living in Boston ... I can guarantee that people will come to me at least once a year even if they have ulterior motives and are really looking for my mom's meatballs and a good football game - I accept the 3rd place status. But seriously. A hard and fun night Friday ... leading into an early rising to prepare for the noon tailgate ... followed by a 4 hour football game in the 95 degree heat (I'm not exhaggerating!) ... followed by another hour of tailgating ... and a tedious trip home ... only to clean the apartment, go out and pick up some food, because we were entertaing for the National Holiday that was Virignia Tech vs LSU.
Jokes aside, we (cough::G::cough) had been waiting for this day for a LOOONG time. Well basically since they put the schedule out. This was to be THE game. They had game day for a second week in a row (even though it was AT LSU, but I digress) and it was going to be a BIG game for Tech. Well. Needless to say, it didn't go that way. And as the 9:00pm game lasted until about 1:00am - even though I only lasted until about midnight - the mighty Hokies fell and fell hard. The Tech fans were severely dissappointed by the scoreboard but are now very excited for their new quarter back TT, Tyrod Taylor!!! So I'll leave this portion of the post saying -- GO HOKIES! (That is unless they're playing BC, then, yeah right! GO EAGLES!!)
But, it didn't end there, seriously. It never ends. Sunday morning I woke up to P-A-T-S PATS PATS PATS. So you know what I said? Umm - NO, I'll be watching TLC in the bedroom thank you very much.
Don't get me wrong. I do. I love football. It's a fun sport. I even have my own fantasy team this year. [A post for another day.] But seriously. Three games? One weekend?! NO THANK YOU. And this was just week one. I am pretty sure this will be my life through November. Oh. My. Goodness.
Where were you on September 11th?
Pam is my best friend. Our dad’s were good friends in high school. And they both ended up raising families in the same town. They each had three kids and all the kids were the same ages going down the line. Pam's and my older siblings were friendly, but Pam and I formed a friendship that I know will last a lifetime. Pam and I email all day long while at work. (I swear I am productive and actually do work while at work, I swear it!!) I didn’t post on 9/11 like I wanted to, but we emailed about it. The following is our correspondence from that morning. I apologize for the lower-case and slang – these weren’t supposed to be for blogging purposes.
C: how's nyc on 9/11? [pam lives and works downtown in NYC]
P: we [her coworkers] were actually just talking about that. i TOTALLY didn’t even realize it was 9/11 until ten minutes ago. there is nothing visibly happening here. isnt that a little weird?
C: it is weird. i was online yesterday trying to find any sort of article about the anniversary and i there was no coverage on boston.com, cnn.com, nytimes.com .... i finally found a ton of stuff on msnbc.com -- but it was just strange.
on matty in the morning (kiss 108) they like talked about it for a few minutes and then just moved on .... so i listened to the country music channel on the way in -- they had a moment of silence at 8:46 (when the first plane hit) .... and had some patriotic songs on and they were at least talking about it.
do you remember where you were when you found out?
P: of course, i went for a run and came back to my dorm to take a shower and saw this girl on my floor like IN HYSTERICS, bawling and like screaming (turns out she was from nyc). so i took a shower and came back into my room, turned on the tv and literally watched the second plane hit. i remember feeling like i was in independence day. [the movie] like i just stood there thinking "so this is how the world is going to end". to say i was f'ing freaked out would be a large understatement.
C: my roommate walked to the shower, but came back like 30 seconds later, saying that one of the girls in the hall was sobbing/screaming crying (her parents were on a flight to CA, but not one of the ones that went down) ... so we turned on the TV, watched the tv.... then i went and took a shower -- like it was still not a terrorist attack then ... got back to the room, got ready for the day, then i went and met up with leigh, by the time we got to the dining hall -- they had fallen. i went to class anyway --- i dont know why i just kept functioning like this wasn't the end of the world -- we got to class, i talked to ashley for the first time that day [ashley became my roommate for the next three years of college] - i told her what had happened - she freaked -- then my professor came in and told the rest of the class - and one boy like stood up all confused and was like "can i borrow someone's cell phone, my fathers works at the WTC" - i gave him my phone ... he couldn't get in touch with him -- class was dismissed. i went and sat on o'neil plaza calling my family ....... my dad was supposed to fly home from newark that morning – no one could get in touch with him until stevie finally did via cell phone. my dad got one of the last rental cars and drove home.
P: crazy shit man. especially to happen the first week that you are living away from home ever. veryunsettling.
C: yeah i was talking to my little cousin and her friends at the bc football game on saturday (they are freshman) and i was asking them about their freshman first week activities ... and i was like "did you go to a red sox game??" and they were like "naaww man wish we could but they couldn't get us tickets" i was like "oh that suuucks ... we had one, we were supped to go on september 12th ... but then september 11th happened so we ended up going like two weeks later" and they kind of looked at me and i was like "yeah i was a freshmen when the real 9/11 happened. it was pretty crazy" and they were like "wow i couldn’t imagine something like that happening right now. we barely know anyone" ... so crazy.
P: yeah, im really thankful that i did that volunteer program a couple of weeks early so that i actually had some good friends by the time it happened. a lot of my friends were from DC which was sorta scary. one of my good friend's mom was working the building across the street and was severely injured by flying debris. So scary.
So that was part of my September 11th story. A lot more happened that day. Some of which I remember vividly, some of which the details are foggy (I have the worst memory ever) but what I wont ever forget is how my life was changed from that day forward. BC held a prayer vigil at noon that day - when so many questions were still unanswered - and fighter jets flew over our heads … I just closed my eyes and prayed that the worst was over – and yet, 6 years later, we are fighting a war and people are dying every day. I just don’t get it.
C: how's nyc on 9/11? [pam lives and works downtown in NYC]
P: we [her coworkers] were actually just talking about that. i TOTALLY didn’t even realize it was 9/11 until ten minutes ago. there is nothing visibly happening here. isnt that a little weird?
C: it is weird. i was online yesterday trying to find any sort of article about the anniversary and i there was no coverage on boston.com, cnn.com, nytimes.com .... i finally found a ton of stuff on msnbc.com -- but it was just strange.
on matty in the morning (kiss 108) they like talked about it for a few minutes and then just moved on .... so i listened to the country music channel on the way in -- they had a moment of silence at 8:46 (when the first plane hit) .... and had some patriotic songs on and they were at least talking about it.
do you remember where you were when you found out?
P: of course, i went for a run and came back to my dorm to take a shower and saw this girl on my floor like IN HYSTERICS, bawling and like screaming (turns out she was from nyc). so i took a shower and came back into my room, turned on the tv and literally watched the second plane hit. i remember feeling like i was in independence day. [the movie] like i just stood there thinking "so this is how the world is going to end". to say i was f'ing freaked out would be a large understatement.
C: my roommate walked to the shower, but came back like 30 seconds later, saying that one of the girls in the hall was sobbing/screaming crying (her parents were on a flight to CA, but not one of the ones that went down) ... so we turned on the TV, watched the tv.... then i went and took a shower -- like it was still not a terrorist attack then ... got back to the room, got ready for the day, then i went and met up with leigh, by the time we got to the dining hall -- they had fallen. i went to class anyway --- i dont know why i just kept functioning like this wasn't the end of the world -- we got to class, i talked to ashley for the first time that day [ashley became my roommate for the next three years of college] - i told her what had happened - she freaked -- then my professor came in and told the rest of the class - and one boy like stood up all confused and was like "can i borrow someone's cell phone, my fathers works at the WTC" - i gave him my phone ... he couldn't get in touch with him -- class was dismissed. i went and sat on o'neil plaza calling my family ....... my dad was supposed to fly home from newark that morning – no one could get in touch with him until stevie finally did via cell phone. my dad got one of the last rental cars and drove home.
P: crazy shit man. especially to happen the first week that you are living away from home ever. veryunsettling.
C: yeah i was talking to my little cousin and her friends at the bc football game on saturday (they are freshman) and i was asking them about their freshman first week activities ... and i was like "did you go to a red sox game??" and they were like "naaww man wish we could but they couldn't get us tickets" i was like "oh that suuucks ... we had one, we were supped to go on september 12th ... but then september 11th happened so we ended up going like two weeks later" and they kind of looked at me and i was like "yeah i was a freshmen when the real 9/11 happened. it was pretty crazy" and they were like "wow i couldn’t imagine something like that happening right now. we barely know anyone" ... so crazy.
P: yeah, im really thankful that i did that volunteer program a couple of weeks early so that i actually had some good friends by the time it happened. a lot of my friends were from DC which was sorta scary. one of my good friend's mom was working the building across the street and was severely injured by flying debris. So scary.
So that was part of my September 11th story. A lot more happened that day. Some of which I remember vividly, some of which the details are foggy (I have the worst memory ever) but what I wont ever forget is how my life was changed from that day forward. BC held a prayer vigil at noon that day - when so many questions were still unanswered - and fighter jets flew over our heads … I just closed my eyes and prayed that the worst was over – and yet, 6 years later, we are fighting a war and people are dying every day. I just don’t get it.
September 5, 2007
What's the bane of my existence?
Running. Plain and simple. Running to me is like scratching nails over a chalkboard for some. Running is like the torture you see Jack Bauer deal with on a regular basis on 24. Running will kill me one day, I promise. It will kill me just so I can prove to everyone who has ever told me that running "isn't that bad" .... I can tell you now, it's how I will find my demise.
I do it though, because it's good for you, because it gets you moving, gets you exercising. Actually it does motivate me to eat better too. I find that when I am exercising I am eating better and saying "NO" to the chocolate bin. But honest to freaking God .... running sucks. So much. I would rather walk 10 miles then run 1. I'm not exaggerating. (Which I am known to do.) This is the honest truth. I might take up speed walking. You know where people like dislocate their hips so that they can move faster. Yup, new plan, speed walking marathons here I come.
I bought new running shoes. I got a good discount. And they are PINK. PINK running shoes. They're so freaking cute. But the first time I walked in them - I got a huge blister, so now I'm working on overcoming that obstacle in addition to the whole "I hate running" obstacle.
But hey, yesterday -- I ran. I ran 2 miles. And I walked about .5 in addition to that. So in my mind, good for me.
But I promise ... If I have an untimely death -- you can blame it on the running.
I do it though, because it's good for you, because it gets you moving, gets you exercising. Actually it does motivate me to eat better too. I find that when I am exercising I am eating better and saying "NO" to the chocolate bin. But honest to freaking God .... running sucks. So much. I would rather walk 10 miles then run 1. I'm not exaggerating. (Which I am known to do.) This is the honest truth. I might take up speed walking. You know where people like dislocate their hips so that they can move faster. Yup, new plan, speed walking marathons here I come.
I bought new running shoes. I got a good discount. And they are PINK. PINK running shoes. They're so freaking cute. But the first time I walked in them - I got a huge blister, so now I'm working on overcoming that obstacle in addition to the whole "I hate running" obstacle.
But hey, yesterday -- I ran. I ran 2 miles. And I walked about .5 in addition to that. So in my mind, good for me.
But I promise ... If I have an untimely death -- you can blame it on the running.
September 4, 2007
What can you buy for $875 at Walmart?
i really dont know ... perhaps some school supplies, perhaps a laptop computer ... who really knows, except for maybe the bastard who stole my credit card information and attempted to buy $875 worth of CRAP from walmart. yes that's right. this girl right here was a "victim" of credit card fraud. yes i use the word "victim" lightly because i know there are so many other more horrifying things that could have happened to me (including this being my debit card and not my credit card and having them wipe out ALL my funds) ... but it still just sucks.
i had pushed and pushed against getting a credit card. i'm a stickler for money -- if i dont have it, i dont spend it -- i constantly check my online banking to see what "extras" i can splurg on for the week. and if i can't - well i take it easy on the spending. typically i have no money issues. so i dont know why this is bothering me so much. i dont "need" a credit card. i lived for 22 years without one. (and i wasn't even "blessed" with a parental-just-in-case-credit-card)
But now, knowing that some jerk decided to buy gas in SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA (believe me I would have rathered been in California then Syracuse NY this weekend but that is beside the point) and try to "trick" the bank into thinking it was okay for them to be buying $875 worth of whatever from Walmart ... just makes me furious. UGH.
One good thing -- Bank of America stepped it UP with phone calls and emails to make sure I was aware of what was going on -- they didn't even process tshe $875 because they knew it didn't seem right. Finally, BOA is good for something other than the "Keep the Change" program.
What would you buy at Walmart for $875??
i had pushed and pushed against getting a credit card. i'm a stickler for money -- if i dont have it, i dont spend it -- i constantly check my online banking to see what "extras" i can splurg on for the week. and if i can't - well i take it easy on the spending. typically i have no money issues. so i dont know why this is bothering me so much. i dont "need" a credit card. i lived for 22 years without one. (and i wasn't even "blessed" with a parental-just-in-case-credit-card)
But now, knowing that some jerk decided to buy gas in SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA (believe me I would have rathered been in California then Syracuse NY this weekend but that is beside the point) and try to "trick" the bank into thinking it was okay for them to be buying $875 worth of whatever from Walmart ... just makes me furious. UGH.
One good thing -- Bank of America stepped it UP with phone calls and emails to make sure I was aware of what was going on -- they didn't even process tshe $875 because they knew it didn't seem right. Finally, BOA is good for something other than the "Keep the Change" program.
What would you buy at Walmart for $875??
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