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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
3:18 am	1. law school is amazing and fun and i never want to graduate. or grow up. but growing up might be fun too. 2. sometimes things happen that put everything else into perspective. 3. i am as confused now about what i want than i ever have been. answering one question just leads to more and more. (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
9:15 pm	Oh, Yes, Roger, Never Have I Seen a Bigger Logical Fallacy! Ugly teen girl: Don't compromise your morals! That's the thing about debate camp. It makes people attractive that you wouldn't normally find attractive. --Santa Monica, California Overheard by: glad I chose soccer camp from overheardatthebeach.com (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
9:39 pm	so. law school is good. it is more work than i had anticipated, but i don't mind. it's been quite a while since i've had to read and understand something, and the whole not having every night and weekend totally free is a little rough too. it reminds me of debate camp, everyone tired and confused and hanging out in the library all the time. i'm not looking forward to having to start outlining and studying, it's a pain enough to keep up with the reading, but i'm still enjoying the novelty of being back in school. in other news, the cyrptic posting i've made in the past have finally sort of come to fruition. i had a crush on this guy. crush is an understatement. he was sort of my boss, which made it that much better (hello, authority figure complex). we were also sort of best friends. i finally made a move, not sure if we're dating or not now. but i'm basically obsessed with him. i want to be with him all the time, even though we don't really do anything fun together. i haven't felt this way about anyone in a really long time. i should probably make out with law school boys and be my normal drunken self, but i don't really really want to. well, i want to, but i want this too. so, in conclusion, i think my heart is going to explode. that's about all. the shingles are finally almost completely gone. and law school is making me fat, no time or energy for the gym! not good. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
10:56 am	in the last month: 1 - I moved! Into Dupont Circle. Which is awesome. I didn't want to leave arlington, but then I found an apartment in a great location with a washer and dryer and a balcony and I fell in love with it and I finally have a roommate, who is equally awesome. We have an ant infestation going on, which is not awesome. 2 - I stubbed my toe. It was gross. It is mostly healed now. That was not fun. Had to stop running for a week. A few days before that a dude at a bar with a serious foot fetish told me I had the second best feet in the DC region. They are small and cute? I've never had a pedicure, but when the toe is fully healed I think I'll look into it. Might bump me up to best feet, as opposed to second best feet. 3 - I HAVE SHINGLES. Which I think is hysterical. It's a reactivation of chicken pox and it hurts and is in general pretty sucky, but I still think it's kind of amusing. 4 - I got the shingles because I've been really stressed lately about starting law school and if I'm going to lose my friends because I'll spend too much time studying or if I'm not going to make new friends because I'm shy and what kind of computer should I buy and will I remember how to study. The first year is supposed to be super important and I don't want to mess it up. I have two weeks off now and I should be enjoying it, which I am, but I'm still worried about the future. 5 - A while ago I posted the message that 'this is killing me' and it still is. Even more so now. It's like, I don't even know what I want, how can I get worked up over a stupid boy when I KNOW it wouldn't work out. And yet, here I am. So rather than be mature and have an adult conversation, I act like an idiot pretty much all the time. 6 - I'm a little worried that I drink too much. I hope law school will calm me down. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
12:52 pm	I was at this event when Biden said he wanted to make love to his wife after his kids went to bed. http://firstslate.blogspot.com/2006/06/joe-biden-straight-up-with-some-zest_26.html That was pretty much the only part of his speech that I understood. Which might have had something to do with the 8 or so purple drink things I had. They tasted like grape juice. Very yummy. In other news, it isn't raining! I almost forgot what the sun looks like. My office is across the street from the Potomac and next to a canal, everyone is afraid the parking garage is going to flood. I am just glad that I'm not soaking wet. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
9:54 am	I can't believe that in the last entry I didn't mention one of my most bizarre quirks. I'm concerned about the structural integrity of most everything. I'm scared of parking garages because I'm afraid that they're going to collapse and I'll be crushed to death. I'm scared of dance floors because I think that all of those people jumping up and down will make the floor cave in and I'll die. Don't even get me started on balconies, there's just no way. I think it all started in HS when I would jump on a friend's trampoline and these big guys would jump on it at the same time and I was sure it would collapse. It didn't, but I'm still paranoid. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
10:12 am	Once you are tagged you MUST write an entry about 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next six people to be tagged and list their names. 1. Whatever I'm eating, every bite has to have the perfect balance of everything. Like if I get pizza, I cut up the pepperoni so that I can have some in every bite instead of one bite with pepperoni and then one with just cheese. I also ration side dishes so that I finish everything at the same time, so I'll end up with 2 french fries and one bite of burger left. 2. I don't understand technology and don't care enough to learn. I've had an iPod for 2 years, it took me one year to get music on it, and even then my sister had to do it for me. I still have the same 200 songs that she put on it, most of which I never liked in the first place, all because I'm too lazy to figure out how to set up iTunes, even though I keep getting gift certificates for it. I also have a new computer that has been sitting on my floor for months but I haven't gotten it together to set it up or turn it on or figure out how to get it onto the internet. 3. I think I'm missing the part of my brain that is supposed to care about what other people think. I wear and eat and do whatever I feel like all of the time without regard for social conventions, and it's not that I am trying to be an individual, I just really don't notice or care about how I'm supposed to behave. Which can be really annoying if you're my friend because I generally act like I'm 12 and need to be taken care of. 4. Related to 3, I have clothing issues. I like my white crew socks and my black merrells. I wear them every day. To work with fancy work pants, to the bar, with shorts, I've even worn them with skirts. I also never have pants that fit. I HATE shopping. 5. I like a lot of pillows. I have 10 pillows on my bed and I have to sleep with 2 under my head and one under or between my knees (for sleeping on back vs. side), I have to hug one and have one pressed against my back and generally all over the place so in case one gets moved around while I sleep I can replace it quickly. I also pretty much never sleep more than 5 hours a night. I wonder if the pillows have something to do with that. I tag: michelle tom erin (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
11:16 am	this is killing me. 20 years from now i'll remember what that means. hello, world. (Comment on this)
Monday, March 7th, 2005
2:51 pm	europa this is long so if you bore easily, you might want to skip. the flight to london was awesome. i love british airways. everyone got his/her own TV, the seats were comfortable, they gave us lots, eye masks, toothbrushes and other stuff, and lots and lots of yummy food (and free wine!) our hotel was cool and near a big underground stop, so that was awesome. took a little nap in the lobby, then GS came down from oxford! learned lesson number 1 about england: brits LOVE sandwiches. and they don't eat turkey sandwiches. shrimp and water chestnuts and lots and lots and chicken. bizarre combinations of things i wouldn't have thought to put on a sandwich. same things with chips aka crisps. so yeah. we walked around the city, saw Westminster abby, parliament and big ben. got kind of lost, but it was fun. then we had the best Indian food ever! the waiter argued with GS's choice of lamb dish, basically forcing her to get something else. everything was awesome. then we went to the pride of paddington, where we sang along to late 90s pop classics and watched a really really drunk fat guy dance around. the next day we went to the british museum and saw a 3D movie about a mummy that was really cool. then the tate britian for a special exhibit on some expressionists, then more wandering around the city. mexican food for dinner at the texas embassy! by this point in time i've learned lesson number 2: london is really really expensive. everything costs the same as here except it's really twice as much with the exchange rate. day 3 we go to the tower of london, which is awesome, and more exploring of the city, yummy fish and chips for lunch. then the eye of london when it got dark, which was also awesome. pub fare for dinner, and chris is obsessed with guiness. the next morning we fly to paris! get really lost in the paris airport and can't find, then can't get on the train. Then get off at the wrong stop. eventually we get to our hotel and the room is TINY but really close to the metro and in a cool area (monmarte) so it's all good. met my sister and a friend from HS for dinner. the next day we started off at the arc de triumph, which was closed because of the 'deplorable climactic conditions' aka lots of snow and freezing rain. wonder around the city, see lots of famous old buildings like the pantheon, sor on (can't spell french stuff) notre dame etc. had awesome lunch at a little cafe off the beaten path. french food is so good! then we went to the eiffel tower and walked along the seine. dinner at a place called 'le pamphlet' that was one of the best meals ever. the menu was hand writen all in french, and our waiter didn’t speak any english. i looked up lots of words in my little french dictionary, but still couldn't figure out was anything was. for example, the first appetiser included halibut and buckwheat crepe. we ordered randomly and somehow ended up with the most awesome food i've ever had. the halibut thing turned out to be a fish cake, like a crab cake, and black parmesan risotto, some other fish thing with mashed potatoes, and i got an assortment of lots of kinds of meat. soo good. and they kept bringing random food between courses, like little meat things that looked vaguely like sausage, and soup, and these awesome mini desert things. if anyone is familiar with a fruit that looks like an orange cherry tomato and tastes like a tangerine, let me know. soo good! so yeah. i love food. the breakfasts at the hotel were so awesome. soo yummy! the last day in paris we went to the louvre, which was overwhelmingly huge but awesomely not full. saw the mona lisa...looks just like all the pictures of it. had soo much fun looking at/impersonating rodin sculptures and wandering around the invalides and had french food in a cafe with american movie start posters all over the walls. explored monmarte, saw sacre couer, which was totally amazing, and the moulin rouge. that night we explored the bastille region and ate at quickburger and this italian place that had surprisingly good lasagna. next morning, after much hassle the night before, we get on a train to brugge belgium! brugge is the most beautiful place ive ever been. really really old and cute town. we had a yummy lunch (they put mayo on French fries – so good!) then went off in search of the chocolate museum, which was kind of dumb, but at least we got free chocolate. The street names in brugge are very long and complicated. Our hotel was on Wijengaardenstraat. We got kind of lost but eventually found the museum. Then we had a rather bad dinner, but it was in a cute little restaurant and was still fun. The next day we tried to come home, but a delay in paris caused us to miss our flight home, so we had an extra night in a the airport hotel in London. Then they lost out bags. Then we got them back 2 days later. the end. (Comment on this)
Friday, February 18th, 2005
1:15 pm	if you need to reach me in the next 10 days, i will be unavailable because i will be in europe. !!!!!! i thought today would never come! i am the most prepared traveler ever. so excited to see my seestor and GS, whom i have missed dearly. and fanta will bring back chocolate and mustard (i hope, if i remember) cheerio, chaps! (Comment on this)
Monday, February 14th, 2005
1:44 pm	I don’t really have any particular feeling about Valentines Day. It seems like a fairly silly holiday; a lose-lose situation for lots of people. It’s depressing for single people to be reminded that even if they love being single, they don’t have a significant other to share in the hoopla with. I mean, it’s nutty, even commitment-phobes and people who thrive off freedom and one night stands turn sad and depressed because v-day is supposed to celebrate relationships or whatever. People are convinced that they are a failure at dating and life and will always be single and unhappy etc, when really, that’s never the case. But even for people who are married or in a relationship, it can be kind of sad. People always expect Valentines Day to be magical – the boys are supposed to get the girls flowers and chocolates and jewelry and little stuffed bears and cards…and if you don’t get these things, you feel let down. More than that, it’s like you’re letting other people down if you don’t have stories of special dinners or events or whatever. Single people seem to think it’s some magical day when couples cuddle and say I love you a hundred times and everything is perfect. But what if you’re broke, or fighting, or busy, or live in separate cities and you don’t have anything planned for the big day? It’s like, there’s all this build up and society makes you feel like you’re letting down ‘THE DAY’ if it’s not the most perfect and romantic day of the year. But how can you let down a day? It’s just a little square on a calendar, no different from any other square. I’d much rather get flowers or candy on some random day, rather than something given out of obligation because of social pressures. Yet this one day seems to make nearly everyone unhappy. Though not everyone I guess. Some people love to celebrate Valentines day – it’s an excuse to go out to a nice dinner or buy your loved one things to celebrate your relationship. And that’s great, whatever floats your boat. Even then, though, it’s somewhat of a sham. Flowers and candy and diamonds delivered on this one special day can mask problems in the relationship and make everything seem okay, when it’s really not. But maybe that’s okay too. I hate how days can do that to people. It’s the same thing as New Years Eve. I hate new years eve. It’s like, if you don’t have Big Plans and if it’s not the craziest night of the year, you’re somehow suddenly a loser. I hated how my co-workers assumed that since I am young that I was supposed to have plans to go out and be wild and get wasted and be happy. And every year I feel like I let myself and others down if I don’t have the best, most craziest night of my life. When I ordinarily wouldn’t feel bad about not having plans on a Friday night, and when people wouldn’t normally be depressed about not having a significant other/perfect relationship, these stupid dates come around and ruin the majority of people’s days. Yuck. I suppose I should post some sort of sappy message about it being the one-year anniversary with the boy. It’s really rather amazing when I think about it. Maybe I’ll post more on that subject later. This weekend was lots of family fun. The boy and his parents were in town, had lots of yummy food and good times down in Culpeper. Took a practice LSAT. No fun. It appears I’m actually going to have to study for that stupid test. Yuck. But the rest of the weekend was good. And WE GO TO EUROPE ON FRIDAY!!! Sooo excited. If anyone has travel tips or must-see/do things in London, Paris, or Bruges Belguim, let me know!! Yayayaya. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, February 10th, 2005
4:48 pm	this day cannot be over soon enough. i feel like i spend way, way too many of my waking hours in exactly the same spot, every day wishing that the day would be over sooner so i can go home, eat dinner, and sit in bed watching TV or reading. Real Life cannot be like this forever. It just can't. aaahhh! so, yesterday, freaky cab ride from hell. have to run a work errand (feeling very important). go out to line of cabs in hotel driveway across the street. there appeared to be no driver in the first car, but upon closer examination, the driver had leaned his seat all the way back and was napping, so i went to the next car. driver informs me that i have to go to the first cab. he honks the horn to wake up the driver. when i get in, i notice that the right mirror is falling off and dangling by a couple of wires. reminded me of when i was just about to lose a tooth, how it was barely connected to my gums and i could twist it backwards and play with it. eewwww. okay, right, so that's sketchy. and the handle that i used to pull the door closed was also not really attached. the rest of the inside of the cab was falling apart - cracked seats etc. additionally the sleepy driver drives on while rubbing his eyes and streching and scartching himself. gross. so things are going alright till driver tries to turn right on red while a bunch of cars are coming down the street. seeing as they have the right of way and he clearly doesnt, they all honk and endge him out and he's not at all happy. he eventually pulls up beside one of the cars and rolls down the window and starts swearing in an accent i've never heard before. then he uttered the funniest string of insults i'd ever heard: shave it off and shove it up your ass, you funky ass pidgeon sh**. funky ass pidgeon?? wtf. so yeah. that's my store. tuesday night, my roommate, on thora the cat: "she lit a fire between my legs!" riiiight. 1 week and 1 day till boyfriend and i are on our way to europe! hot diggity dog. this weekend his parents are coming to town, then we're all going down to culpeper for some serious family bonding time. i feel uncomfortable already... (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
11:59 am	one year ago: one year ago today: 8:05p i'm in love. again. again. i need to stop doing this to myself. (Comment on this) 9:04p PaulStrait: but its not like someone can just clear up the snow for me Freesia106: well Freesia106: in theory Freesia106: thats what snow plows are for PaulStrait: heh Freesia106: thats funny. Freesia106: im putting it in the live journal how appropriate considering i'm still in love with the boy referenced in the first post, and once again, there's a ton of snow that is not so much plowed (at least not where i need to walk) speaking of snow, nothing like getting snowed in in NYC, not leaving tha apt for two days, and getting an extra night there! yay! booo for the steeler's losing though. and for not getting to work until 2pm, thanks to super delayed trains leaving New York. also, yay for bootlegged DVDs. i was just thinking 'wow, this is pretty high quality' when someone walked by with some popcorn. but on the whole, i was super impressed. Current Mood: hungry Current Music: noisy printer (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, January 21st, 2005
4:37 pm	bored at work. oh the joys. only 1.5 hours to go till the weekend! last weekend was more or less fabulous. except the part where my boyfriend told his entire class that I was John Kerry's daughter and had them ask me questions, get my autograph, take my picture, introduce me to thier parents, for oh, 2 hours. after i explicitly said i just wanted to sit in the back of the class room. yeah, not so fun, but the 10 year olds were so darn cute! then, proceeded to go to boston to see SN, then skiing in vermont! SN and I taught CM how to ski - he's amazing! i've never seen someone catch on so well in just one day. it's totally not natural motion to turn yourself on skis, or even make a wedge. after and hour on the bunny hill, we went down the mountain twice. it was really icy - no fun, especially for someone who doesnt really even know how to stop. but we had a great time, then ate the best cheeseburgers of our lives. quick trip to springfeild to hang out with my aunt and her 5 cats, then back to dc. i loove long weekends made even longer by playing hookey :) and, i hate tourists. really. they took over the metro yesterday and had no idea where they were going or how to use it. it's very very crowded during rush out always, having 1000s of extra people doesn't make it any easier. stupid tourists were freaking out about crowded trains. get a grip! that is all now. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 12th, 2005
9:54 am	EW soy milk is gross. people keep saying that its good and that i should try it, but really, its nasty. its thin and tastes almost nutty. at least the chocolate kind does. yuuuuck. DIE, SOY MILK, DIE! horrah for yummy food! and horrah for restaurant week! i love food. love love love. am super hungry right now. am seriously considering chipotle for lunch. hmm. its so good, and yet, so bad at the same time. haven't had it in FOREVER. i know i should stick to my frozen food, but its soo not apetising. no real substansive updates. hhmm. cm was in town, we cooked 4 meals, and all were very tasty. got very drunk and shook my rear in everyone's face. that was fun. 3am nachos are the best ever. going up north for a day of skiing this weekend! get to see SN, an aunt, and the boy. can't wait. yay for long weekends! boo for soy milk! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 30th, 2004
2:23 pm	anyone want gmail? i keep getting more invites. also, i can send you a link to get $25 free when you open an ING savings account if you're interested. i did it and got the money. yay for free money! christmas was grand. lots of quality time with the fam. lots and lots and lots of snow. i love snow. its amazing how scents can bring back specific memories. i can still remember how this lemon/lime body spray from bath and body works smelled. i used to love that stuff when i was like 12. reminds me of summer camp and popsicles. those were the days... (Comment on this)
Monday, December 20th, 2004
6:06 pm	Best Weekend Ever So the weekend starts off great. SN, best friend from highschool, gets to DC in time for a fab 2 hour wine-laden lunch, then after work shopping ('revealing' clothes purchased in honor of boy), then home to much more alcohol, go out to a fun party with more alcohol, then to a bar where we run into some of my old bosses/co-workers from way back in the day. nothing like taking shots with your 33 year old former boss. and rr picks up a totally gorgeous surfer dude. yay! home and crash and sleep in saturday. yummy brunch then to the hill to watch the steelers (stillers!) play with brd and cb, then back home to nap, shower, and go to awesome new restaurant with good margaritas and mexican tapas. home, pick up bd, head out to another party with more alcohol and jello shots and christmas cookies (which of those things doesn't belong?). then out to the city for more drinking. then home to sleep. all is great so far, so much fun with a friends who've known me forEVER. sunday, rainy alexandria for lunch, come home and start watching zoolander. call boy, who says he's bleaching the bathroom floor and can't talk. a few minutes later, theres a knock on the door, and who is there but CM, with a dozen roses and christmas presents! i was so shocked i almost started crying. i wasn't going to get to see him until january because he had work obligations fri and sat night, but he knew i was bummed so coordinated the visit with sn, who kept him abreast of our whereabouts. he got on a bus at 3:45am sunday morning, got to dc by 9, hung out with friends while i spent the last few hours with sn, then came over to surprise me. i think its the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. we watched the rest of the movie, napped, showered, went to a great mexican place, lots and lots of drinking and catching up with people, then at 11:45 he walked me home in the FREEZING cold to tuck me into bed before taking a cab to catch a 1am bus back to NYC to get there in time to get to school by 7am. i think i'm about the luckiest girl in the whole world. Current Mood: happy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 14th, 2004
10:15 am	i like smiling, smiling's my favorite my life is perfect, and today is the best day ever. the past few days actually. i got gift certificates to the palm and starbucks from co-workers, and i feel like i've been beaming for about 10 months straight :) thats all now. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 9th, 2004
2:04 pm	i can't believe that today, the first day i decided not to bring my umbrella to work, its pouring rain and not supposed to stop all night. grrrr. now i'll have to pay a dollar to ride the shuttle so i don't get drenched, then probably end up buying ANOTHER umbrella at CVS on the way home so i can walk back from the metro. in other news, life is going swell. thanksgiving with the boy was grand, lots of hanging out and working between then and now has also been grand. NYC for a special boy's birthday this weekend! yay! and FAO Schwartz is finally open again, so that will be a good time. (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 18th, 2004
1:35 pm	i keep eating so much food that i feel sick. this is the 2nd time today. i really never learn. holidays without a big, long school break are kind of sad. We only get one day off for Christmas, how am i supposed to fit everything into just a weekend? i have like three families to visit with. luckily i have lot s o vacation saved up. vaguely excited about wake this weekend. scared i'm going to have to judge good teams and actually think. maybe everyone will strike me, that would be great. but then i wouldn't get paid. hmm. i feel kind of strange going to a tournament when i'm not a coach or judge or anything. i guess i'm just a groupie. lately i've been wondering about what exactly entails an active social life. when i was working a 9-5 job over the summer, i would go out every night with a different group of friends and have a great time. now i go home and crawl into bed and watch law and order every night. its not that i dont have enough friends to go out with, but i really am just too lazy to do anything. maybe that makes me totally lame. sometimes i feel like i should be doing more...but its just...so...tiring. holiday season has officially begun. yay! i love christmas and thanksgiving and holidays! Current Mood: headache Current Music: humming christmas carols to my self (Comment on this)