"Doesn't my hair look good today??"

Love Actually Season....

2009-12-19T21:25:07Z

I spent my morning finishing my Christmas shopping. It should have been a nightmare since it's the last Saturday before Christmas but the snow scared everyone away and it wasn't so bad. Retailers must be really desperate cause I found some amazing sales. There's no accumulation yet so I think I'll head over to my favorite store... TARGET!! Then I'll go home & put up my Christmas decorations.

lets keep the BITCHASSNESS to a minimum....

2009-12-01T06:01:38Z

dear family,

YOU SUCK.

I AM NOT MADE OUT OF MONEY SO STOP ASKING TO BORROW IT.

aunts and uncles... i am just the angry, unwilling messenger so stop yelling at me. yell at your dumbass, good for nothing siblings. i don't care that you are my elders. i am an adult. i am smarter than you (my mom gave me that fancy education too). you no longer get to speak to me that way. DEAL WITH IT.

oh cousins, you ignorant assholes. where the hell is your fancy private school education? fuck you and the high horses you rode in on. the day you fall off, i will be the one pointing and laughing.

wolf neighbor in sheep's clothing... you step one foot on my grandparents' property and i will chase you out myself with Grampa's old riffle. that shit still works and he taught me how to use it. i hope they're haunting you and pulling your feet while you sleep. tell them i send my love.

kiss my ass,

me

th best nights are the ones you don't plan.....

2009-11-22T17:23:16Z

EMC canceled our dinner plans at the last minute. i called CKang to see what she was up to. local dinner turned into dinner, drinks and dancing in the city. Stevie and I drove in to meet CKang, MCP and Jellybean. Parked in a garage, walked to our meeting place, crossed Time Square and in the process got FREE HUGS!! LOL. only in Manhattan. We ended up at Swing 46. they gave lessons at 9 and they had a live band all night. it took me a few songs to get the steps but by the end of night we were all swinging away. there was a wide range of people from young to old and all different nationalities. my favorite was the couple in their 80s that have obviously been doing this for years. it was like watching moving art. we ended the night with the largest pizza slices in Manhattan, up by Columbia University. good times with great friends made for an awesome saturday night. =)

seeing it again in the morning =)

2009-11-20T05:47:01Z

got back a little while ago from NM screening.

it was an experience from beginning to end... got there at 630 for a 930 screening. Nordstorm rented out the entire theater for the screening (16 screens) so it was a bit of insanity. we got into screen 3 but it was almost to capacity and there was no way we were gonna do front row. so i went to 3 different managers trying to convince them to switch our tickets to the next screen. i gave them a sob story about one of my girls throwing up if she was too close to the screen. and she totally played the part!!! got all pale, tears coming down her face and for a sec i really thought she would up chuck. they all said no so i went directly to the man with the power... the kid passing out the tickets at the head of the line. HE WAS AWESOME!! quickly switched the tickets, no problem. and he said "i just starting giving out tickets for screen 4 so you should be able to get good seats". i almost kissed him. my girls ran past one of the managers, waved their tickets in his face and ran into screen 4. i wish i had caught that on video. the movie started as soon as everyone was in their seats so we only had to wait about 45 minutes instead of 3 hours.

teen bitch next to me, just had to scream in my ear when it started. i in turn, laughed at the most inappropriate moments earning me the stink eye from teen bitch. i was very tempted to spill my drink on her phone.

the movie itself... abs of steal in my face for 3/4 of the movie. anything bad just made me laugh. what's not to love? seeing it again in the morning. YAY!!!

see you at the movie... i'll be the one passing out ear plugs...

2009-11-19T22:55:49Z

the screaming... i don't know that my eardrums can handle it. too many concerts have made them very sensitive.

almost hit a deer with a death wish this morning. stupid thing just ran across the road into traffic. it's a good thing i just got my brakes changed. put on some old school Biggie to calm my nerves.

went running in the park today... there was a old guy (maybe around 60) making out in his car with a girl that looked to be in her mid 20s. CREEPY. nearly threw up my breakfast.

getting the girls ready to head out to the movie theater.

NM - 4 hours to go.

can we skip over monday and go straight to tuesday???

2009-11-09T05:21:35Z

i already know monday won't be good cause it's almost midnight and i'm still wide awake. i'm a grumpapotamus when i don't get enough sleep. you would think i would have learned my lesson by now and not drink coffee after six but NO. i haven't had starbucks in over a week. that's just not kosher. so i dragged Jazz out of her self induced fanfic hibernation and we made a starbucks run. it was well worth it. not only did i get my latte fix but the flirting with the cute barista got me a free choc chunk cookie. YAY! men are so easy. combine that with all the fanfic updates i got today... HEAVEN!!!

well, i did go running with my brother today and that was no fun. can exercise kill you??? cause i don't see myself making it till the end of the week. we're repeating today's run in the AM. already, a shitty start to monday. grrrrr. it wouldn't be so bad if he didn't go all drill sergeant on me... damn sailor and his military mentality. i know he means well but if i hurl tmrw, i'll make sure it's all over his brand new shiny sneakers. that'll teach him.

i forgot how much i love CHANEL nail polish. yes, it's expensive and in these tough economic times one should not splurge on such things. so, it's a good thing i got all my favorite colors before the economy went to shit. painted on some BLUE SATIN #461 and i love. will do my toes tmrw. =)

alright, i'm off to do something productive. might as well take advantage of the fact that i won't be sleeping for a couple more hours...

crap of a day

2009-11-04T21:35:58Z

Being judged by a certain 13 year old is no fun. Having to be the mature responsible adult is no fun either but such is life. Of course, what I really want to do is yell, "your mom!" and run away after locking her in her room but no. Must be an adult about it.

I've spent the last 3 days in excruciating pain cause of my brother's workout boot camp. A week and a half to go but i'm just about ready to tell him to go screw himself. Again, no. I'm the mature adult.
Bff still not speaking to me cause I bailed out on Halloween but she never bothered to ask why.

Crossing my fingers that the Yankees will win tonight.

Christmas came a little early this year....

2009-11-03T14:22:27Z

thank you Vanity Fair!!!

excuse me while i go drool....

Doing A Happy Dance...

2009-10-25T23:35:08Z

cause...

The Fallout just updated.

i have my new moon tickets.

the chicken in the oven smells delicious.

i'm jealous....

2009-10-17T04:08:19Z

i just talked to both my brothers. one is on his way to do some bar hopping and the other one is at a party. me? workin. blaahhh. i could use a nice cold beer right now. so sad that drinking is frowned upon when you work with children... it would make things more interesting!!!

Just For Funzies...

2009-10-14T03:56:57Z

looking for new dance moves??? do the YES DANCE!!!!

Dude, I Rock!

2009-10-12T02:32:43Z

betty crocker's got nothin' on me. lol....

went apple picking yesterday, up in Warwick. awesome! there were still plenty of apples to pick from, as well as tomatoes, peppers and berries. so today, i got to baking. i'm on baked good #3. perhaps i shouldn't have had that last cup of coffee.

little tree and i went running earlier. he gave me the ultimate compliment. he was shocked that i could keep up with him mile for mile. who would have thought, little ol' me would impress my asshole, sailor, overachieving, health/workout nut of a brother.

speaking of sailors, the first female in my family to go into the military is currently at navy boot camp. she has 4 weeks to go. kick ass, Lucy! our prayers are with you. ;-)

SYNONYMS for IDIOT

2009-10-05T21:05:08Z

according to the Apple thesaurus...

idiot: noun (informal)
that idiot was driving way too fast

SYNONYMS: Fool, ass, halfwit, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, moron, imbecile, simpleton;
informal - dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump, dimwit, dumbo, dummy, dum-dum, loon, dork, sap, jackass, blockhead, jughead, bonehead, knucklehead, fathead, numbskull, numbnuts, dumb-ass, doofus, clod, dunderhead, ditz, lumox, dipstick, thickhead, meathead, meatball, woodenhead, airhead, pinhead, lamebrain, peabrain, birdbrain, jerk, nerd, donkey, nitwit, twit, boob, twerp, schmuck, bozo, turkey, chowderhead, dingbat.

ANTONYM: genius.

my favorite is Dingbat. what's yours??

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun....

2009-10-01T00:58:54Z

it's been three whole weeks since i've been out with the peeps for some good ol' shenanigans. duty called so i had to step back and address some things but life is picking up! which means i'm putting on my dancing shoes this weekend. we're gonna celebrate jellybeans birthday with some carnaval fun at S.O.B.'s. lordy, i didn't even make it a month. yeah, yeah, yeah, i know. i was in the city last weekend for a family party. SO NOT THE SAME.

"OH NOOOO!!! Your Tire's All Flat and Junk..."

2009-09-17T14:41:11Z

i tend to find pleasure in the simple things.... this Geico commercial is one of them. cracks me up every time....

K, Bye!!!

Putting On My Big Girl Panties.....

2009-09-17T14:22:35Z

i made the excruciating decision yesterday, to NOT go to Martha's Vineyard this weekend. i let myself get really upset over it for about 12 hours. i had been looking forward to these 4 days away for over a month. but i came to the realization yesterday, that going away right now would simply be running away from my problems.... perhaps even make them worse.

i only told EMC my reasons for not going. i trust her not say anything to the rest of the crew. i love them to death but they can be a bit judgy and i don't feel like dealing with it. EMC has been the object of their judgments before and she gets it.

who knew i would wake up with a sense of peace today... my problems are still the same but somehow, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

i think Jazz is right.... somewhere between Mexico City and Martha's Vineyard, i grew up.

oh crappy day....

2009-09-10T21:42:06Z

ever have one of those days when you just feel like a failure at life???

i feel like i'm always two steps behind..... damned vicious cycle and i can't spring free. i've decided to use it as motivation to get my act together. i just need God to take my side for once and allow at least one thing to go my way. that's all i need... just one.

i'm tired of the obstacles... tired of being told what i'm not good at, what can't be, what's out of my reach. FUCK IT ALL!!! i'm doing this whether anyone believes in me or not.

farewell summer...

2009-08-31T15:27:06Z

Crappy ass Monday.
After a weekend of drinking games and laying on the beach it's back to reality.
Thing 2 is currently in a therapy session. Thank the lord... Her shennanigans from this morning alone are enough material for 2 or 3 sessions.
Mom comes home from her trip to Canadia tonight. I wonder if she brought me back something pretty?

Two more days 'till school starts... Doing a little happy dance.

summer's almost over....

2009-08-27T18:40:56Z

i hopped on the scale today and realized i gained 5 lbs from all that summer bbq food. crap!!! i think i did myself in with all the southern food at Brother Jimmy's on sunday. i don't regret it. it was all yummy and well worth it. this just means i'll have to work twice as hard to get down to my goal weight.

my beach days are limited now so i'm going to try and squeeze in one last trip on sunday. we are going to martha's vineyard in september but by then it will be cooler and more about football on the beach rather than sunbathing.

gonna miss the swing dance festival tonight. kind of upset about it but i have other things that need my attention.

today was the first time since my return from vacay that it was cool enough to put on a sweater. i know it's a fluke and there's a couple more weeks of heat left but i'm loving it. i can't wait to pull out all my comfy sweaters, scarves and my favorite boots.

Life Goes On...

2009-08-22T02:35:43Z

my new, pretty, glorious laptop arrived today. it's like getting a limb back. a week without a computer almost drove me to drinking... almost. i'll have to get my little brother a really nice birthday present for sending me this gem.

wasn't planning on shopping tonight, but i got dragged to the macy's one day sale.... summer sandals were 75% off and i got 2 pairs for $25. awesomeness.

tmrw... beer olympics as long as the weather holds up. i know asshole mike said rain or shine but there's no way i'll be out there during hurricane winds.

*the Amazing Mrs. Z (a.k.a. Grammy) was laid to rest today, with her Herby. she was a class act. she lived a long and amazing life which we will celebrate rather than mourn. it's what she wanted. i'm grateful to have met her and shared so much with her. i strive to be at least half the woman she was and make her proud. she's left me with lots of wonderful memories and a love for cooking. Mr. and Mrs. Z, your magic is forever in my heart. ;) *

one fail after the other...

2009-08-21T04:28:52Z

First my cell bites the dust.
Replace it with a BlackBerry but the intenet won't work. After 2 weeks of fighting with the company it's finally working the way it should.
Good thing since my computer decided to quit on me too. It's been a week. My new one should arrive tmrw. I'm an idiot for not backing up my files when I had the chance. just hoping my computer genius little brother can save them.

Fuck You Jason Mraz....

2009-08-09T06:20:51Z

i put Jason Mraz in the same category as the one and only RPatzz for about a minute(what the fuck was i thinking). that would be the minute during the concert tonight before jason fucked up. jason was on the stage tonight for 52 minutes. his opening acts were on longert than that. WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i didn't pay money and drive an hour to be serenaded by two no name bands. the worst part was that they played "live" videos from his other shows during intermission. i could have been at home and watched that on MTV Unplugged. then he came back, played 3 more songs and that was it. so like i said before.....FUCK YOU JASON MRAZ!!!!! that is the last time i spend a fucking dime on you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i drove home, back up the Garden State Parkway and the New York City skyline brought me back to my happy place. is it sad that the site of the Empire State Building calms me down??? it may be on the other side of the hudson, but just the site of NYC off in the distance brings me peace.

good night all.... my prayers are with the families of those who died in the hudson river crash earlier today.

*let the record show that Rob Pattinson's jaw line also brings me back to my happy place.*

mid september vacay....

2009-08-07T00:10:51Z

martha's vineyard, here we come!!!!! e.cryan got offered the use of a martha's vineyard vacation house for 9 days in september free of charge.... can you say party? there are about 20 of us going. that includes the kentucky six. sooooo excited!!!!

and to get through till then...
-jason mraz concert this saturday
-beer olympics the following saturday
-big jim's birthday palooza the saturday after that

just a couple more weeks till they go back to school....

2009-08-05T20:54:13Z

sometimes i feel like the ref between thing 1 and thing 2. today has been looooooong. it got so bad, papa bear had to come home early from work to reign in thing 2. thing 1 and i just took to ignoring her for the remainder of the afternoon. then as if it were our fault, she decides to walk around the house with a sign that reads... "don't talk to me and i'll be nice to you". LOL. this kid is too smart for her own good. i know part of my job is to entertain her and keep her busy but it's a little difficult when she's just had major back surgery and our options are limited. of course, she wants to jump up and do everything she's not supposed to. after a week and a half of this, papa bear had to finally step in and talk some sense into her. they're out for a walk now. just sitting here waiting to hear the results of their little conversation.

Unexpected...

2009-07-21T00:19:31Z

it was just a trip to the supermarket. my aunt and uncle invited me over for dinner. they just got a new jeep laredo. knowing my love of new toys, they let me drive them to the supermarket to pick a few extra things for dinner. i was still on the "new car" high as we turned into the pasta isle.... my aunt on a mission to find a specific kind of canned chili peppers. i could feel eyes on me from the other end of the isle so i looked up. there he was.... 6'2", hazel eyes, a yankees hat, fitted burgundy t-shirt, dark jeans and i couldn't look away. i was thouroughly eye fucked in the middle of the pasta isle while my aunt rambled on about her chilli peppers. she never even noticed.