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Helllllloooooooo?
It seems that most of the city is on Spring Break this week. Boss lady is out and I am being lazy. Where is everybody?
An email was just sent around my office telling people not to put notebooks into recycle bins. WhoTF would think that notebooks are recyclable?
My husband and I were watching Jeopardy last night. There was some question about a song that is popular at weddings. The tone of the question indicated that they were looking for some slow, romantic song. My husband shouts out "She's a Brickhouse!!!" His excitement, coupled with the idea that it should have been a slow song, made me laugh like I haven't laughed in a long time. I was crying for probably five minutes over it. Andy was all, "Mom? What's so funny?" That just made me laugh harder. I'm a simple girl.
Obviously, this is a randoms thread. What do ya got?
Re: Helllllloooooooo?
I got a new spring coat and some sunglasses so I was feeling all kinds of snazzy walking into work today. :-) The coat is a $260 Kenneth Cole I got at TJ Maxx for waaaaaay less.
AND, I'm still super pumped about my sister's engagement (she got engaged last Friday). Her new fiance is awesome and they are adorable and I get to be maid of honor!!!!! I've never been in a wedding as an adult (I was a flower girl when I was 5). So, basically, I'm EXCITED.
Shpanks!
Why is it so quiet? Are we hibernating in springtime now?
Kiz, I feel like you should be saying, "No autographs, please."
I used up the last of my unscented deodorant on my left pit this morning and had to use scented deodorant on the right one. So half of me smells like baby powder. It's weird.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I am in a funk like whoa. I can't really pinpoint why, but I chaired a big event last week and was mega-stressed, so maybe I just haven't come down from that. I need to shake it, though.
I have work I should be doing, but instead I'm tweaking my resume and designing Nike ID running shoes I can't afford right now.
Horseradish cheddar is my new favorite cheese.
kiz, your coat is what i imagine Trinity from the Matrix would wear to Sunday Brunch, if she were to do such a thing.
Finally going to see the hunger games tonight and i am wearing hunger games nail polish because i am a nerd.
Gross animal body functions ahead, proceed with caution.
yesterday i was shuffling quickly down the hall toward the bathroom in the dark and i hydroplaned on what ended up being a big wet hairball (thanks a lot Aphex!). it was supremely gross but also funny because i slipped like one of the three stooges would slip on a banana peel.
then alison came down the hall and i was like "watch out! one of the cat's puked. it's yucky!" and she said "yucky cat poop!" "no, it's puke. someone had a hairball" "cat PUKE. yuck!"
i'm really glad i was wearing socks at least.
I can't see Kiz's coat. Poo.
I'm in a funk too. I had a rough therapy session today. I feel good about some of the things we talked about, but it was just hard. And now I'm hungry and I have another half hour before lunch.
In good news, a project engineer cancelled a field walk this afternoon because we're ahead of schedule and it's too effing hot. I knew I liked her!
I have "Ben" by Michael Jackson on my playlist three times in a row. I really hope my co-workers can't hear my music (I keep it really low).
Pottery class tonight! I get to see my boob pot after it's been fired!
we all fall down sometimes
brass and ballet flats
No wonder the dog wanted to come home with me instead.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Love the coat Kiz!
You may all be disappointed, but I am pumped. My mom and DL are coming to our city for Easter (both my sisters live here too), but Heith and I will not be here. We're going to spend Easter with my dad's side of the family, because we didn't see them at Christmas, and it's my uncle's 50th birthday. No DenimLorne for me this Easter!
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
James is sick, so I stayed home with him yesterday. I developed very strong opinions about Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Specifically, I would like to blow up the Mousekadoer and Toodles. In the afternoon, we watched the second half of 3 Men and a Baby, which was fabulous.
Other than that, I have nothing.
Did you ever wonder if people can spot your poop walk? I do.
Some people I work with think I know French do to Google Translate. All I really know how to say is, "Sorry, I don't speak French" "Please take me to <airport> <hotel>" and "Can I have a receipt, please."
For less then ten cents a day, you can feed a hungry child.
Today was a food day at work. I pigged out and now I think I'll have a piece of gum for lunch.
I have a work assignment that I don't know how to do and it's making me want to do nothing and crawl in a hole and hide. What am I, 12? Avoiding it won't make it go away. I think I legitimately don't have data access rights to what I need though.
I am excited about dinner tonight. I love Boston Restaurant week.
When it is slow here I lurk on other boards. People are crazy and you are not exaggerating about the nonsense that takes place on the bump. I also do not understand acronyms like BD and AF. I know not a single person in real life that calls their period Aunt Flo or sex Baby Dance. Just call it your period or mentrual cycle FFS. That acronym I can get behind.
I did the same thing when I went to see it this weekend. I bought "hook and line" two weeks ago and wore it for a week before taking it off. Then I made sure to reprint my nails the night before.
I have to sit in on a telephone deposition all day on Thursday. Our client is one of 120 defendants in the case, so I don't have to do anything except listen for the company's name to get mentioned. Please make sure anything interesting here happens on Thursday.
A friend of mine teaches part-time at Harvard and she's there two nights this week. I'm going out to dinner with her Thursday night, then staying in Cambridge. It's like a mini-vacation for me: a meal at a nice restaurant and a night away from home.
The director at our day-care mysteriously and suddenly resigned last week. Everyone is tight-lipped about the circumstances but I'm dying to know what happened.
I want to know where Kiz and Kay are going for their dinners.
I have nothing exciting happening.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
I wannnt this nail polish! (Or as DH says, "I want my nini!")
It's restaurant week here too! The one restaurant that we really wanted to go to was almost completely booked, so I will be eating dinner at 5:45 on Saturday. But I don't care because I will be eating buttermilk poundcake with sour cream ice cream, strawberries and rhubarb for dessert. Yum.
My coworkers threw me a shower today. I work with some really great people. Also, I'm currently fighting a cupcake coma. I want a nap so very much.
SB - your coworkers can hear your music, and they wish you'd wear earphones. Trust.
Jens - I'm sad you won't see DL. I'm going to go fellate a cadbury egg to cheer myself up.
Baby Boxer is coming! 5.23.12
www.focushunting.com
I thought I grabbed a faded black tank top to wear under my black sweater today. I realized when already at work that it's navy blue. I look like hot mess. Icky.
I have slept terribly for three nights now. Last night I woke up hourly. The night before I woke up several times (but not quite hourly). The night before I woke up at 3 and couldn't go back to sleep. I'm so effing tired.
Really?
We're not allowed to wear earphones for safety reasons. I'm not in a cubicle farm or anything. There are plenty of people here that listen to music, and I can't hear it until I go into their offices.
we all fall down sometimes
brass and ballet flats
I just got a pair of Chanel sunglasses. My friend gets a 50% discount on designer shades 2x a year so I get to take advantage. They aren't nearly as red in person.
I have so much work to do and I don't feel like doing any of it. Blah.
I really love those sunglasses.
We are going to DaVinci's tonight. http://www.davinciboston.com/rw_menu.pdf. I am having trouble deciding what to order.
Are the lenses amber?
Kami, cool! I've heard good things, but I've never been. My favorite Restaurant Week discovery in the past 5 years has been Elephant Walk.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
I'm kind of loopy on allergy meds right now so I read this and thought, "Oh yay! Dinner out!" and then figured out you meant someone else and all I'm looking forward to is leftovers out of the fridge.