Sunday, February 24, 2008

updates

So... let's catch up. I miss you! It's been so long! I don't even know where to begin. Well, work is good. I have one problem, but it's with a parent, and it's an ongoing saga. I'm trying to get it taken care of, but unfortunately, most of the situation is out of my control. Ugh. Also, the kids are in desperate need of a snow day, and the Archdiocese completely dropped the ball. As I'm sure you've already heard, they decided to open schools on Friday when the rest of the tri-state area used their brains and stayed closed. And THEN... in an act of supreme genius... they decided (at 10 AM) to give us a noon dismissal. So it was a complete waste of a day.

As far as social life goes... I've been out and about. I celebrated Tim's 30th birthday twice: once at Moriarity's and once the following week at Tim's house, where we played board games well into the night. Last weekend, Karen came to Philly, so a bunch of us met up at Out of Wack Jack's, which turned out to be bad idea. It's gotten very clubby lately. After only about half an hour, we relocated to the Ashburner. That has become one of my favorite places to hang out. I never have a bad time there. Karen and Dooner wound up leaving not long after we got there, so I hung out with Rich, Heather and Joe until they kicked our sorry drunk asses out of the bar, lol. Good times, as always.

This past Friday, John hosted a Martha Stewart themed party, complete with delicious homemade food. When Sam and I first got there, there were about 10 people already there... and we were the ONLY girls. And the only straight people. Although Miguel tried to convince us that there were two straight men in the room. I drove myself crazy trying to figure out who they were... and failed miserably. I never did find out who they were. Or maybe I did, I don't remember. Doesn't matter, I met a bunch of great people and had a BLAST.

Yesterday I was in the mood for some company. I had beer left in the fridge and a ton of DVDs in the apartment. I figured it would be a cheap and fun way to spend the night. So I texted some people to see if anyone was free... but sadly, two people were busy and one never bothered to text me back. I wound up working on my scrapbook and watching the end of "Guys and Dolls" on PBS. Wooo-hoo.

I just discovered that BBC America is playing "Dancing with the Stars" from like two seasons ago. I get to watch Drew Lachey win all over again, yay! Right now, Michael Buble is performing. Dreamy! That man has one smooth voice. I wanna pour a glass of red wine and curl up on the couch (aka - futon) listening to Buble jazz it up. But sadly, I have work to do.

So I guess that brings us up to date. Until next time, dear friends.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

See you on the flip side...

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and as all good Catholics know, it is the beginning of the Church season of Lent. For those not in the know, Lent (which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Easter Sunday... 40 days!!!) is a time of prayer, almsgiving and sacrifice. I have no problem with the first two... it's the sacrifice part that gives me a hard time.

Every year, I spend hours trying to figure out what to give up for Lent. But I've never been able to come up with anything that would be considered a real hardship. Chocolate and candy? I could take it or leave it. Coffee? I fill my travel mug once in the morning and sometimes I don't even finish that. TV? I don't watch anything regularly except for "Lost"... which would be a hardship, but everyone and their mother is going to be talking about it, and I'd find out what happened before I had a chance to watch it.

So I thought harder... What do I spend most of my free time doing? Well, aside from reading and listening to music, I spend most of my time on the computer. Specifically, on myspace. Therefore, I've decided to give up myspace for 40 days.

Yikes.

I've discussed the matter of Lent with my parents and with my co-workers, and several people have always held the belief that whatever you give up for Lent you are allowed to indulge in on Sundays. Has anyone else ever heard that? All the people I've asked who are my parents' age (late 50s) grew up following that trend. I don't know how it escaped me. Anyway... if that is true, then I might possibly pop in on a Sunday or two, but only to check for messages, comments or invitations. I will not be posting any blogs, completing any surveys, leaving any comments or uploading any new pics between tomorrow and Easter.

Wish me luck!

Sunday, February 3, 2008

I used to have a liver.

All hail to the Groundhog! Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators has spoken, and the word is... six more weeks of winter. Ugh.

Anyway, I decided to have a few people over last night to finish up some booze that's leftover from another party. It was supposed to be 4 or 5 people hanging out for a few hours listening to music and drinking whatever I had in the fridge. Of course nothing's ever simple or small where my friends are concerned, lol. There were 8 people total... it got loud and rowdy and it went LATE.

There were many many shots consumed. I remember trying to keep track early in the evening, but I lost count somewhere around nine... but I know I had a few more. I'm guessing it was closer to fifteen. Most of them were a new shot that Sam and I invented called a Groundhog Sunrise (3 parts Bacardi Rum Island Iced Tea and 1 part Peach Schnapps). Very tasty! Phil would be pleased. There was also a shot of Jaeger in there somewhere. And a few shots of Colombian booze later. In between shots, there were several cans of Miller Lite. Went to bed at 7:40 AM and woke up close to 1 PM. I spent my day feeling hungover, scratchy throated, and exhausted. I'm too old for this shit.

But I had fun.

And now I have to go to bed. I've got 23 six-year-olds to deal with in the morning. Wish me luck.