what day is it and why isn't it friday?
why didn't i eat dinner last night?
should i call out sick today?
why is he asking me to hang out if he knows i know he has a girlfriend?
what did blake sing on american idol last night?
why is she sending me emails instead of calling me or stopping by my office?
how am i supposed to respond to that?
what soup should i have for lunch?
where is she?
what kind of vitamin water should i get and where should i go to buy it?
should i have one of his oatmeal cookies?
why isn't she responding to my messages?
how the hell are we supposed to get this done in a month?
what is he talking about?
why do i have to go to that?
should i walk or take the bus?
why is it rainy and cold again?
will i get home in time to pick up my laundry?
should i stop at cvs or just go home?
why have i been getting menus under my door the past couple days?
why is this show so boring?
why is she cutting her hair with hedge clippers?
should i have an ice cream?
what day is tomorrow? why isn't it friday?
what should i wear tomorrow?
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
the sun is shining
on a grassy hill, under the shining sun, the cherry trees are in full bloom, while other trees are just beginning to grow their green buds, not sure if the sun is here to stay after a long, sunless winter.
the sound of a saxophone playing under a nearby bridge projects out onto the hill and the surrounding areas. the calm sound drowns out the sound of the honking horns from the impatient cab drivers driving down the never-ending traffic of 5th avenue.
children are in the park riding bikes, playing catch with their parents, and having fun in their backyard. the city’s backyard – central park.
people are walking their dogs along the grass. it’s the first time since the mild fall days a season ago that the dogs have felt the softness of grass underneath their feet instead of the hard cement of the city’s sidewalks.
couples are walking around the park together holding hands and smiling. they lay on blankets. her head rests on his chest. a kiss on the lips. in love.
a group of girls eager to wear the summer clothes they have been buying the past few cold weekends sit together, gossiping and taking pictures of each other. it’s a sea of brightly colored tube tops, bathing suits, sun dresses, and leggings.
two guys take their shirts off, eager to show off the bodies they have been working on all winter. they kick the soccer ball around and pretend not to notice the girls looking at them.
an older woman enjoys a day outside of her apartment and reads a book on a worn-out blanket that’s been out to the beach and the park too many times.
it’s the first sun-drenched, warm day of the spring season in central park. people are outside, relaxed, and happy. it’s beautiful.
the sound of a saxophone playing under a nearby bridge projects out onto the hill and the surrounding areas. the calm sound drowns out the sound of the honking horns from the impatient cab drivers driving down the never-ending traffic of 5th avenue.
children are in the park riding bikes, playing catch with their parents, and having fun in their backyard. the city’s backyard – central park.
people are walking their dogs along the grass. it’s the first time since the mild fall days a season ago that the dogs have felt the softness of grass underneath their feet instead of the hard cement of the city’s sidewalks.
couples are walking around the park together holding hands and smiling. they lay on blankets. her head rests on his chest. a kiss on the lips. in love.
a group of girls eager to wear the summer clothes they have been buying the past few cold weekends sit together, gossiping and taking pictures of each other. it’s a sea of brightly colored tube tops, bathing suits, sun dresses, and leggings.
two guys take their shirts off, eager to show off the bodies they have been working on all winter. they kick the soccer ball around and pretend not to notice the girls looking at them.
an older woman enjoys a day outside of her apartment and reads a book on a worn-out blanket that’s been out to the beach and the park too many times.
it’s the first sun-drenched, warm day of the spring season in central park. people are outside, relaxed, and happy. it’s beautiful.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
no black horse, but a cherry tree
a couple weekends ago, i was hanging around my apartment on a saturday. i opened the curtains to the two windows in my apartment and among my view of the cement building, brick wall, overcast sky, and the dull browns and grays, i saw beautiful pink and white blooms on a tree directly outside my apartment. it looked like there were pretty tulips growing off the branches of a tree - it was a cherry tree. i loved it. it brightened up the ugly view outside and i caught myself looking out my windows at the tree throughout the day while i was laying around. this is my first spring living in this apartment, so i had no idea the tree outside was a beautiful cherry tree that would bloom in april. it was unexpected. a pleasant surprise.
and that got me thinking about the unexpected - good things that are unexpected. like finding money in your jeans pocket. or thinking you didn't have any chocolate in the house, but finding some you had put in the frig before. like receiving an unexpected text, phone call, im, or email from someone you haven't talked to in awhile whether it be an acquaintance who was nice, an old friend, or someone you went on a date with the week before. or seeing the smile on someone's face when you walk in the room. or receiving a compliment. i like the unexpected. it keeps life interesting. and i'm happy i was unexpectedly surprised by the pretty pink blooms on the cherry tree outside my apartment windows.
and that got me thinking about the unexpected - good things that are unexpected. like finding money in your jeans pocket. or thinking you didn't have any chocolate in the house, but finding some you had put in the frig before. like receiving an unexpected text, phone call, im, or email from someone you haven't talked to in awhile whether it be an acquaintance who was nice, an old friend, or someone you went on a date with the week before. or seeing the smile on someone's face when you walk in the room. or receiving a compliment. i like the unexpected. it keeps life interesting. and i'm happy i was unexpectedly surprised by the pretty pink blooms on the cherry tree outside my apartment windows.
Monday, April 16, 2007
what???
i can't believe this. a man who lives among wolves. he eats carcasses and makes out with a wolf. this is not normal. i don't get it, and i'm intrigued. i saw promos for this show yesterday while watching top design or work out or one of those reality shows on bravo. so freaking weird. when i got to work today, i looked the show up on youtube and found the trailer. i brought one co-worker into my office to watch it. he referred to some wolf woman or something who was around years ago and then started asking me if i think they show the guy around the wolves when they're mating. i didn't think of that. i still can't get over him eating off a carcass with the wolves. i forwarded the trailer to 3 of my co-workers and followed-up with them to ask if they watched it. 2 of them did - they thought it was weird, and they probably think i'm weird too. but i don't care. the wolf man makes me laugh. he's a man who lives with wolves! he's really a researcher trying to learn more about wolves. i don't really understand why learning more about wolves will benefit society, but it makes for a good tv show. it's on the national geographic channel, which i don't get, so i have 2 co-workers dvring it for me. i can't wait to watch it.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
entertaining characters
i should be in bed right now. i still have a hangover headache from my night last night and i need to rest up for another busy night tomorrow, but i had a very entertaining night tonight and i would like to share:
musicians
what is it about musicians that makes them so hot? tonight i saw the walkmen and the kaiser chiefs perform and both bands were a lot of fun to watch. the walkmen are an unexpectedly preppy alternative/indie rock band. the guys were wearing collared shirts with either a blazer or a sweater. very cute. and in some songs the lead singer would be screaming/singing into the mic. he was so serious about it. i loved it. and the bass player - hot. not sure what he looks like close up, but i had my eyes on him for most of the show. the kaiser chiefs were also very entertaining. their show was rowdier than i expected, especially during the song "i predict a riot" when the crowd was jumping up and down and i thought the group in front of me was going to start a little mosh pit. and again, i don't know if the lead singer is hot close up, but i loved the way he danced around the stage and stood up on the speaker with the light shining behind him. and so cool at the end of one of their last songs when the band was still playing and everyone was cheering and he just stood still, sipping out of a cup, staring at the crowd, taking it all in. awesome.
british people
the kaiser chiefs are a british band, so there were a lot of british people at the show. what is it about the british accent? i was mezmerized. the british girls all sound so nice and the british guys are automatically hotter than the american guys because of their accent.
quirky british guys who might be on drugs
as we were walking out of the show, i noticed a guy with that downtown rocker haircut wearing a black leather jacket and black skinny jeans. he was walking like he was in his own world. completely calm and totally happy (or high?). we had to walk down 3 or 4 stairs to get outside. but this guy didn't want to step down the stairs like everyone else. instead, he decided to slowly slide down the railing to the stairs. i loved it.
sketchy guys at the atm
when i got out of the concert, i had to go to the atm to get cash for a cab home. i don't like going to the atm at night, especially near times square, but since it was near times square, i was at least not alone at the atm. i noticed when i walked in that there were a couple guys suspiciously loitering around in the atm. i didn't look directly at them and put my new yorker guard up. i only took $20 out in case they wanted to mug me. i made the transaction as quickly as i could and headed for the door. as i was walking to the door i kept hearing "miss, miss." did i drop something? i didn't think so and if i did, it wasn't important enough to turn around and give the guy attention. but when i reached the door, the guy came over to me and was blocking my way out. i don't really know what he was saying at first cause i just wanted to get out of there. i think i was saying "please, i'm not interested, let me get out of the door." he let me get out, but continued following me up the street. thank god i was near times square and there were people and cabs around. he kept trying to get my attention, so i looked at him and heard what he had to say as i continued walking. he said he used the same machine i used, but the machine ate his card. he wanted to know if i got my card back or if i got his card back. i told him i got my card back. did i? i hoped so. he asked me if i was sure i got my card back. he wanted me to stop, take out my wallet, and mug me. i think. what else would he be doing? if the machine i used really ate his card he would have told me before i used the machine so it didn't happen to me. i told him i was sure i got my card back and kept walking, hoping he wasn't following me, and jumped into a cab. i think that tops the list for my scariest encounter from a stranger in new york.
all in all, i love people. everyone is different. and i love people who aren't afraid to be different. and i don't mean the people who try to be different because different is cool. i like people who are just quirky and confident. they dress differently, they have their own dance moves, or they choose to slide down a railing instead of stepping down the stairs. thank you to those people who make a fun night out even more entertaining.
musicians
what is it about musicians that makes them so hot? tonight i saw the walkmen and the kaiser chiefs perform and both bands were a lot of fun to watch. the walkmen are an unexpectedly preppy alternative/indie rock band. the guys were wearing collared shirts with either a blazer or a sweater. very cute. and in some songs the lead singer would be screaming/singing into the mic. he was so serious about it. i loved it. and the bass player - hot. not sure what he looks like close up, but i had my eyes on him for most of the show. the kaiser chiefs were also very entertaining. their show was rowdier than i expected, especially during the song "i predict a riot" when the crowd was jumping up and down and i thought the group in front of me was going to start a little mosh pit. and again, i don't know if the lead singer is hot close up, but i loved the way he danced around the stage and stood up on the speaker with the light shining behind him. and so cool at the end of one of their last songs when the band was still playing and everyone was cheering and he just stood still, sipping out of a cup, staring at the crowd, taking it all in. awesome.
british people
the kaiser chiefs are a british band, so there were a lot of british people at the show. what is it about the british accent? i was mezmerized. the british girls all sound so nice and the british guys are automatically hotter than the american guys because of their accent.
quirky british guys who might be on drugs
as we were walking out of the show, i noticed a guy with that downtown rocker haircut wearing a black leather jacket and black skinny jeans. he was walking like he was in his own world. completely calm and totally happy (or high?). we had to walk down 3 or 4 stairs to get outside. but this guy didn't want to step down the stairs like everyone else. instead, he decided to slowly slide down the railing to the stairs. i loved it.
sketchy guys at the atm
when i got out of the concert, i had to go to the atm to get cash for a cab home. i don't like going to the atm at night, especially near times square, but since it was near times square, i was at least not alone at the atm. i noticed when i walked in that there were a couple guys suspiciously loitering around in the atm. i didn't look directly at them and put my new yorker guard up. i only took $20 out in case they wanted to mug me. i made the transaction as quickly as i could and headed for the door. as i was walking to the door i kept hearing "miss, miss." did i drop something? i didn't think so and if i did, it wasn't important enough to turn around and give the guy attention. but when i reached the door, the guy came over to me and was blocking my way out. i don't really know what he was saying at first cause i just wanted to get out of there. i think i was saying "please, i'm not interested, let me get out of the door." he let me get out, but continued following me up the street. thank god i was near times square and there were people and cabs around. he kept trying to get my attention, so i looked at him and heard what he had to say as i continued walking. he said he used the same machine i used, but the machine ate his card. he wanted to know if i got my card back or if i got his card back. i told him i got my card back. did i? i hoped so. he asked me if i was sure i got my card back. he wanted me to stop, take out my wallet, and mug me. i think. what else would he be doing? if the machine i used really ate his card he would have told me before i used the machine so it didn't happen to me. i told him i was sure i got my card back and kept walking, hoping he wasn't following me, and jumped into a cab. i think that tops the list for my scariest encounter from a stranger in new york.
all in all, i love people. everyone is different. and i love people who aren't afraid to be different. and i don't mean the people who try to be different because different is cool. i like people who are just quirky and confident. they dress differently, they have their own dance moves, or they choose to slide down a railing instead of stepping down the stairs. thank you to those people who make a fun night out even more entertaining.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
hey baby
a girl walks down the street looking straight ahead. a guy walks by her and when she is one step away from walking by him, he says under his breath, "hey baby" or "hey gorgeous" or "good morning baby." why do guys do this? and they're never the cute guys the girls are interested in. they're the sketchy guys on their way to who knows where. what does the guy think is going to happen? does he think the girl is going to turn around and give him a big kiss and take him home with her? i don't get it. the guy always says something when the girl is clearly trying to avoid the guy or when they are passing each other on the street, at that second when you're shoulder to shoulder, so that if the girl was to respond, she would have to turn around immediately to get his attention.
and it's encounters from those guys that makes me thankful i have an ipod. every morning, as soon as i leave my apartment building, i take out my ipod and plug in my music. it blocks out any noise i don't need to hear and it keeps me relaxed on my daily commute to and from work. days i don't have my ipod on, i notice sketchy guys saying things to me under their breath as i walk by and i don't like it. and every girl in the city get this from guys. i even have a friend who sometimes wears her ipod with the sound off, just so she could stay alert and hear what's going on, but not let the guys think she could hear what they say to her. and outside of the city, guys will drive by and yell out of their cars or honk their horns. what are those guys thinking? do they think the girl walking on the sidewalk is going to turn around and flash the guy and jump in the car with him? i just don't get it.
and it's encounters from those guys that makes me thankful i have an ipod. every morning, as soon as i leave my apartment building, i take out my ipod and plug in my music. it blocks out any noise i don't need to hear and it keeps me relaxed on my daily commute to and from work. days i don't have my ipod on, i notice sketchy guys saying things to me under their breath as i walk by and i don't like it. and every girl in the city get this from guys. i even have a friend who sometimes wears her ipod with the sound off, just so she could stay alert and hear what's going on, but not let the guys think she could hear what they say to her. and outside of the city, guys will drive by and yell out of their cars or honk their horns. what are those guys thinking? do they think the girl walking on the sidewalk is going to turn around and flash the guy and jump in the car with him? i just don't get it.
Monday, April 2, 2007
thank goodness for paparazzi
thanks to a slow day at work and the wonderful websites, thesuperficial, perezhilton, and tmz i was able to catch up on celebrity gossip. here are my thoughts on the latest:
*mary kate and ashley olsen are reportedly getting nose jobs. they don't need nose jobs, they need a new stylist and hair dye (especially mary kate, or whichever one has the bleach blonde hair). are celebrities that bored and have that much money that they all need to alter their bodies with surgery? it is such an awful example for young kids now. and it's sad for these celebrities that they need to go under the knife to keep up with the latest trends.
*there is a girl who is on a hunger strike until sanjaya is kicked off american idol. that is the most ridiculous statement i have ever heard of. why is she punishing her body over a tv show? does she really think her strike from eating is going to change howard stern's mind and retract his plea for americans to vote for sanjaya? who is this girl and what is she thinking?
*reese witherspoon and jake gyllenhaal are apparently the newest celebrity couple. what a great couple. i'm glad he's over his kirsten dunst phase and realizes he's hot enough to be with someone like reese witherspoon. i bet he's so cute with kids.
*i don't really like jennifer garner and ben affleck is ok, but their baby is the cutest. she looks like the happiest little baby in every picture. i think it's the dimples.
*the deal for a sex and the city movie has supposedly been signed. i don't know how i feel about that. i'll watch it, but i like that the series didn't have a complete ending. i just hope the movie isn't cheesy and unbelievable.
*mary kate and ashley olsen are reportedly getting nose jobs. they don't need nose jobs, they need a new stylist and hair dye (especially mary kate, or whichever one has the bleach blonde hair). are celebrities that bored and have that much money that they all need to alter their bodies with surgery? it is such an awful example for young kids now. and it's sad for these celebrities that they need to go under the knife to keep up with the latest trends.
*there is a girl who is on a hunger strike until sanjaya is kicked off american idol. that is the most ridiculous statement i have ever heard of. why is she punishing her body over a tv show? does she really think her strike from eating is going to change howard stern's mind and retract his plea for americans to vote for sanjaya? who is this girl and what is she thinking?
*reese witherspoon and jake gyllenhaal are apparently the newest celebrity couple. what a great couple. i'm glad he's over his kirsten dunst phase and realizes he's hot enough to be with someone like reese witherspoon. i bet he's so cute with kids.
*i don't really like jennifer garner and ben affleck is ok, but their baby is the cutest. she looks like the happiest little baby in every picture. i think it's the dimples.
*the deal for a sex and the city movie has supposedly been signed. i don't know how i feel about that. i'll watch it, but i like that the series didn't have a complete ending. i just hope the movie isn't cheesy and unbelievable.
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