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I don't even know how this is possible, but it's the end of July already.
Yesterday was a lot of fun. I discovered too late that my camera wasn't working at all. Hmm. I guess it's that get what you pay for thing, maybe. I will have to investigate this later on today. But no worries. As I said earlier, someone is ALWAYS taking pictures, and they're already up on the internets right here.
It always seems to come back around to Monday, doesn't it? It should be a fairly quiet week, I hope *crosses fingers*, and we don't start the next round of moves til this Saturday. Il ragazzo is taking a certification test this morning, so all good thoughts and vibes will be appreciated. (my job is tough, but at least they don't make me take tests, too. eeeka.) It's going to be 100 degrees or so today, too. I don't know if the OFFICIAL temp yesterday was 100 or not. The highest I saw on the car gauge was 99 on the way home last night. My poor little AC here at home is just not even keeping up any more. It's 85 outside (at 5:15, for cripes sake), and 81 inside. Bleah.
That's what I've got so far. Have a good day. Ciao.
Today I have no excuse for being up this early. I'm just... up this early. I have hair that's all one color - one GOOD color, with a few highlights, now. I headed over to the mall and got some cute pink pants. In the afternoon did some of this and some of that, because I can never just NOT work. Had YUMMY dinner (mmmm... shrimp sauce) and general fun and merriment. How can a day be better than that?
We were walking outside last night at about 1 AM and it was still 87 degrees. Unbelievable. The temp reading from the deck this morning is 84. Good God. I think the weather is broken. We're caravaning (is that a word?) down a little south of here for lunch, some on their bikes, and the rest of us in AudreyCar. I'm filling the cooler up with much much much ice, water, and gatorade. Should be a fun afternoon, if a little warm. I'm going to wear as little clothing as is legally possible.
I need to finish up the coffee, run over to the grocery store and then start the day. Hope yours is the best ever. Ciao, Bellas. TiAmo.
Up early to go get my hair done... and just so I can turn off the AC for 30 minutes or so and get some REAL air in here. Although it's 7:30 and it's 83 degrees already, so that AC's going back on soon.
I found yet another good little meme.. so I figured I'd put in up here and on live journal. Play along with me! Leave your answers in the comments over there, or e-mail 'em to me. (link on the left)
What curse word do you use the most?
I'm really trying to clean up my mouth, but that "F" word just flies out sometimes.
Do you own an iPod?
I have an iPod and a Nano.
Who on your MySpace "Top 8" do you talk to the most?
MySpace is the devil.
What time is your alarm clock set for?
4:40.
What color is your room?
2 walls are yellow, 2 are periwinkle. Sounds weird, but it works.
Flip flops or sneakers?
HelloKitty Sneakers.
Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
I take the pictures.
What was the last movie you watched?
Napoleon Dynamite. I was the last person in the world to see it.
Do any of your friends have children?
Yes.
Has anyone ever called you lazy?
I'm not at ALL lazy.
Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep faster?
I try not to.
What CD is currently in your CD player?
I have my top 100 iTunes songs on 6 CDs in AudreyCar right now.
Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?
For as much as I like chocolate everything-else.. I like regular milk better.
Has anyone told you a secret this week?
Yes.
Have you ever given someone a hickey?
No. I've gotten a couple, though.
Who was the last person to call you?
Il ragazzo.
Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
Sadly, yes.
Did you watch cartoons as a child?
Yes. I liked Rocky and Bullwinkle and Fractured Fairy Tales.
How many siblings do you have?
Two.
Are you shy around the opposite sex?
I'm not shy around ANYBODY.
What movie do you know every line to?
Lots! Steel Magnolias, The Sound of Music, The Big Chill, Oklahoma..
Do you own any band t-shirts?
No.
What is your favorite salad dressing?
Bleu Cheese
Do you read for fun?
Yes.
Do you cry a lot?
Oh yes.. when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I'm angry, when I'm excited. Hello. I'm chele. I'm Italian...
Who was the last person to text message you?
il ragazzo.
Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?
Yes, one of each.
Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
I'd like another tattoo.
What is the weather like?
Hot hot hot hot, humid and no rain. THIS is summer.
Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?
Hmm. I'd like to think that I could get past something like that.. but sometimes those all over tattooss creep me out a little bit.
Is sex before marriage wrong?
I don't think so.
When was the last time you slept on the floor?
Last summer, I fell asleep on the floor watching movies at a friend's house.
How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
The bare minimum is 3-1/2.
Are you in love or lust?
I'm in love with everybody, all the time.
Are your days full and fast-paced?
Oh God yes...
Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages?
Yes, calories and fat grams. Sodium, too.
How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
A year older.
Are you picky about spelling and grammar?
I notice it. I used to be a teacher. There are times when I want to take out that red pen, I tell ya...
Have you ever been to Six Flags?
No. Not a rollercoaster/spinning ride kind of girl.
Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex?
I'd like to think that I get along well with everyone.
Do you like cottage cheese?
Yes.
Do you sleep on your side, tummy, or back?
I start out on my back, and I usually wake up on my side, curled up small.
Have you ever bid for something on eBay?
A few times.
Do you enjoy giving hugs?
Yes. Giving AND getting.
What song did you last sing out loud?
The one country song that I really like - "Life's a Dance". On the way home in the car.
What is your favorite TV show?
All time: Northern Exposure. Currently: The Office and Grey's Anatomy.
Which celebrity, dead or alive, would you want to have lunch with?
Audrey Hepburn. I'd tell her that I named my car after her. I don't know if she'd be excited or offended about that...
Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
Yesterday, right before I heard some news. I didn't know if it was going to be good or bad (it was fine).
What one thing do you wish you had?
You know, I have every single material thing I could ever want, I have my house, I have my health, I have a good job, I have the best people around me... Life's really really good. If I could have one thing - or one wish - I'd wish the same for everyone.
Favorite lyrics?
It's still my favorite song of all time - by Indigo Girls:
I went to the doctor,
I went to the mountains,
I looked to the children,
I drank from the fountain.
There's more than one answer to these questions, pointing me in a crooked line.
And the less I seek my source for some definitive,
The closer I am to fine.
Stay cool. Ciao, Bellas.
It went ever so much differently than planned yesterday.. but yet ever so much BETTER! Not long after I wrote my entry, I had a marvelous idea. "What if I just go in NOW.. before ANYONE ELSE gets there? Do what needs to be done, then leave and take the rest of the day off!"
And so that's exactly what I did. I was out of there by 7:30. Stopped at McDonald's on the way home for unhealthy yet delicious breakfast. Hung out on the deck until it got too steamy out there. Chatted with il mio ragazzo. Did a little shopping. It was the best. Then last night..steak, margaritas, darts and a ride in AudreyCar.
I'm like a brand new girl today. I woke up HAPPY (although I did hit the snooze once - or three times). I can face the day without as much dread. I know I only have to get thru this one day and I have two more in a row off. Without a doubt, I needed that little sanity break. It's all good.
It's going to be hot hot hot hot hot again this weekend. Hell hot. Vegas hot. Phoenix hot, even. Still, I'm not going to complain. It's summer, I'm vert-grrrl, and life's good. AND I'm getting my hair done. So life's good and prettier too. Have an excellent day, kids. Ciao.
I think I've said this before but it's true, so it bears repeating. That moment when you first wake up - when you're still all wrapped up in blankets and you're half asleep and you haven't yet REALLY thought about what's going on in your day/week/month/life, so you're really relaxed. That's the best moment of the day. Then when reality - whatever you've been worrying about or what happened yesterday or what's GONNA happen today or tomorrow - hits you and you can feel yourself taking that yolk on..that's the NOT so best moment. And dealing with all the stuff in between? That's called life.
A lot of that life thing happened yesterday, and today I'm going to take the afternoon off from work to recover physically AND mentally from it. Heh. I got another move out of the way, and it's mini vacation this afternoon - this time with no cooking involved, and I'm happy about that. Normally cooking is a good thing.. but I'm too tired for that today. I need to go sit by some water and put my head back together, and then I need to have someone else serve my dinner. This, I think, is a good plan. I bet I can even get someone else to drive me.
Time to take it all on. And you can bet that I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. See you then. Ciao, Bellas.
So far this morning it seems as though I have cable, internet AND electricity so I'm ahead in the game.
Another move tonight, and then a welcome 10 day reprieve from moving people around. After this one, we're half done. I'm pretty happy about that. I had a real desk day yesterday.. one where I literally just shut my door, avoided the phone as much as possible and just cleared stuff off. People get a little ticked off when there's not easy access to me.. but sometimes I just have to do that. Have I mentioned how happy I'm going to be when this is over? Good.
Because I'm boring (or really, just burnt out) I've got nuthin' else right now. I've got some good stuff to look forward to this weekend, for which I'm grateful More on that later. Gotta fly. Ciao.
Here's some meme-y stuff that I usually only put over on the live journal.. but I like this one:
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
Any harm befalling one of my top 3.
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
A little foggy. I need more coffee.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)?
Riding in AudreyCar under the stars.
WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
I don't honestly know. This is a good one to think about.
WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
So many people. All my friends. I admire Jenni a lot, for the way she lives life fully and OUT LOUD!
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
The Power Puff Girls!
WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
All the women at the Race for the Cure with 10-20-30+ pink ribbons on their hats - one for every year they've survived. I want to be them someday.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
Papa's gold band.
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
Recently? Standing up on top of the hill, overlooking the St. Croix river, with my favorite person in the whole world. That was a really good day.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
My smile.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOURSELF?
I worry way too much. I have to learn not to do that.
WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
I can't stand mean people.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
Shoes. Without a doubt.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
Out to Santa Barbara.
WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
My thighs.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
Thrift. Sometimes you've just gotta spend!
ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
I never lie. That's a lie! Sometimes I will lie to spare people's feelings.
WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
Right now I'm using the "F" word too much.. It's from too much stress and from being around contractors all day!
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Two things - stop worrying, and clean up the potty mouth.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
Beating the big C.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
I love living right here.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Kindness.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
Gentleness.
WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Meanness.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Even though we may bicker occasionally, we all care about each other an awful lot.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
Peacefully, surrounded by my friends who are my family of choice.
IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
A cheleCat. They have a pretty good life.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A tree.
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
Be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great battle.
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
My papa.
Well, at one point this morning I had internet, but I don't now. I just called in and they're doing maintenance, and the maintenance window is until 6:00. It might be nice if they told us in advance about that.. but hey, that's just me. So I guess I'll finish this up and then head on in to work to upload it and put it out there for the world and all my fan to see.
That's what I've got so far, and without cable or internet I can't get much more. So I'm outta here. Talk to you later. Ciao.
Somehow, just one day off isn't quite enough. I did sneak in a quick trip to a couple different malls yesterday, and then met the groceryGirl for a quick lunch/dinner (what do you call it when you eat at 4:00?) and a big ride around the town in AudreyCar. It was the perfect afternoon for a ride. Came home and chatted online and on the phone and didn't go to bed until WAY after midnight.. so getting up this morning was just a little bit rough.
Just in case you want to see some pictures from our ice cream outing the other day, BobBobBobBob posted some over on his blog. My peeps are the best. Someone is always taking pictures! BTW - over at his blog, I'm Yolanda. I don't quite remember how I got that nickname.. but I kinda like it.
I gotta run, because yes - say it with me - "I've got a busy day ahead". Talk to you later. Ciao.
The kitties and I are out on the deck. I'm drinking coffee, enjoying the breeze, playing on the internets (truly, wireless was the best thing ever invented!), and the cats are playing their favorite game: "I want to go out, no, I want to go back in." If there was a way to cut a tiny little kitty-door into the screen door, I'd be set for life. Until then, it's reach back to open the door, reach back to shut the door.. rinse and repeat.
After the moves, I finally did do some laundry yesterday (good thing, too. I think I'm required to wear underwear to work. heh.), and went to Target (click here to read of my excellent adventure there). Last night Yahoo Messenger was down. About 90% of my peeps are on YM.. it's an easy way to stay in touch and feel connected. Sometimes it's nice to just glance over and know that other people are around, even if I don't need to talk to them this very minute. So it was odd to not be signed in. I clicked over to the Yahoo Answers board to make sure it wasn't just me.. and there were about 40 zillion messages on there - "why can't I sign in?" "what's wrong with messenger?" "is it just me, or can anyone else not sign in?".. It was pretty funny. I guess I'm not the only one in the world who misses it when it's not there. I didn't post another message. I took it as a sign that I was supposed to do laundry, watch The Sopranos and go to bed at a reasonable hour. So I did just that.
Today I'm going to do more of the same, with perhaps a quick trip to the mall thrown in there as well. I'll get to chat with some friends tonight, and hear of all the car racing news from il ragazzo when he gets home (va velocemente, l'innamorato!). When you only get one day off in a week, you have to pack a lot of stuff into it. I'm glad this isn't gonna go on forever.
Time to get another cup of coffee, look at the news, and watch all the nature. Oh, and let the kitties back in again. Or out again. Or wherever we are in the cycle of that game. Talk to you later. Ciao.
There's a first class cheleRant right here. Now I'm gonna go take a nap.
Up this early to do the move. The party was fun, getting up was not-as-much fun. Update later. Ciao.
It was the mini vacation that very nearly wasn't yesterday. Got through the crazy morning, went to lunch. We were just walking back, and the next part of my plan was to get my nails done and then leave to do some shopping when my phone rang. I almost didn't answer it. Good thing I did. It was a pretty major problem with our call center. *sigh* Went back to my desk, pulled all the right people in to the crisis with me, managed to call and cancel the nail appointment in the middle of all that, and everything was fixed in about an hour or so, and I finally got to leave.
The rest of the day was pretty good. I stopped at Trader Joe's and for the first time ever actually parked in their lot and could move up and down the aisles without running people over. I half-heartedly looked at some fall clothes at Marshall Fields, but I really wasn't in a clothes shopping mood, and it's still too soon to be thinking about Fall, really.
Then I came home and started cooking. We had a pretty good dinner.. The vodka sauce was good for a change, but really, I like my regular sugo better.
And now it's already time to go back in and do it all again. Prep all day today, and then go in and move more people on Saturday morning. We have one next Wednesday, too, and then we get a 10 day respite from people moves - it's just furniture moves until the 5th. People think that because we aren't moving them that we're not busy (because it doesn't affect them).. really, it's just a different kind of busy. But one that keeps me just as occupied. Heh. The good news is that the weight just FALLS off of me when we're doing this. I'll be like a supermodel by the time we're done. Oh, yeah.
Gotta go. Have an excellent day. Ciao.
Another move done and out of the way. Today I've gotta have a little talk with them about what exactly "helping" means. (i.e.: staying to help). I realized that the help bailed before we were done, so it was just the phone guy and me at the end. Heh. Still, we were done WAY earlier than I expected to be. So yay.
Today from noon on is mini-vacation. I'm gonna get my nails done and then go play for a while. We're having gnocchi with vodka sauce (tomato/cream/vodka..extremely decadent) and meatballs for dinner. Mmmm.
I'm a closet geek (or maybe not-so-much). Or, probably more correctly, I know just enough about some geeky-type stuff to just be dangerous. I have a really cool phone, and I mostly know how to use all the features on it.. except I'd never been able to figure out how to use the VersaMail program on it. Until last night at about 11:30. Literally - I'd just crawled under the covers when it hit me. "THAT'S how I'd set it up!" I grabbed the phone, tried it.. Yep. I did it. So I've set up two of my e-mail accounts on it. (note how I say "two of" them. confession - I have no fewer than 10 e-mail accounts. most of them are just for junk mail, and I never check them... but how many does a girl NEED, anyway?). But how cool is that? E-mail on my phone. Someday I won't need a 'puter at all.
Okay - I've gotta cram a whole days worth of work-stuff into 6 hours. Let's see if that can be done. Talk to you later, peeps. Ciao.
Even though life is wacky busy right now, I'm still a pretty lucky chica. I have to remember this from time to time. So in no particular order right now. here are some of the best & happiest things and times in cheleLife™:
** my health - man, they say you've got everything when you've got your health. it's true. almost one year now...
** il mio ragazzo.
** cuz-girl
** my whole circle of peeps. they're the best.
** sitting around the table after dinner with friends.
** my own house in all the nature in da park.
** AudreyCar.
** a job that, while crazy-making sometimes, pays me well, is never boring, and helps me remember on a daily basis that nothing is really impossible.
** mini vacations.
** my kitty-cattles.
** memories of my papa.
** baby smellen. even though she poo'd on me once, there's no cheaper therapy than holding her!
** driving down the river road, at night with the top down and the stars above.
Pretty good list for one just off the top of my head, with only one cup of coffee in me. It might be time to start up the online-grateful-list again. Although I have no time right now to get one up there.
Time to start the new day. THIS is going to be the long one. Work all day, move tonight. Send some good wishes my way. With luck we'll be out of there before it gets too late. Ciao.
Yeah, yeah, busy day, blah da blah da blah. I decided it might be a good idea to go to bed a little early. And then I had the dream.
It's the dream I always have when I'm under a lot of stress. I dream that someone is chopping off my fingers. It always freaks me out. Check out what the online dream dictionary says about this: "To dream that your fingers are injured or have been chopped off denotes your anxieties about your ability to accomplish some demanding task or perform in some waking situation."
Uh-Huh. Gee. Do you think that this project at work is wiggin' me out just a little bit? Heh.
So anyway, I woke up all yellin' and screamin' and it was only 10:00 or so. That ragazzo, he's like a saint.. I talked to him for a while and made some chai tea and I think I finally got back to sleep around midnight. No dreams - nothing memorable, anyway - after that.
I'm gonna grab some peeps tonight and head over to St. Paul for some ice cream. That will be something good to look forward to, after the running I will no doubt be doing today. We're gearing up for the move tomorrow night, and then the next one on Saturday. Lord help us. What will I do when it's just regular work again? But who am I kidding? It's not gonna BE regular work for a while. If ever.
So time now to get after it. I hope you have the best day ever as well. Ciao, Bellas. Ti Amo!
Want to see some pictures from Saturday night? Why, they're right here!
It's still freakish hell hot out there.. at 4:00 in the morning, it's 85 degrees and I think that's about what the humidity is, too. Still, I'm not gonna complain. I'd rather have this than 22 below zero.
It's another busy day ahead (she pauses to wait as you fall over from NOT surprise), and I must get after it. I will talk to youse later. Ciao.
Quick update!
I didn't bowl.. I was the official cheerleader/massage therapist/beer girl, and it was a blast. Il mio ragazzo is like the best bowler of all time. He makes it look easy. Although I still don't understand how you only miss 1 pin and your score isn't 299, but 279. Bowling scoring is hard, like math. heh.
It's looking like it will storm like a madman out there. Just no breeze at all, and omg, so humid. I have to go to the store, but I'm resisting like mad. Then I'm going to come home and clean, bake some cookies and watch Sopranos. Talk to youse all later. Ciao.
The first move went pretty smoothly. I had LOTS of help - that's important - and I made sure that we were organized to death. The movers themselves were there for about 3 hours.. then we did all the rest and finished up. Took about eight hours total, and I'm home in the cool house.
Tonight we're all going out for dinner and - ahem - bowling. I don't know if I will actually do that, since I just figured out that my average from the last three games that I bowled is 28. Yes, I suck. Heh. So maybe I will watch, unless I can be guaranteed to be on il ragazzo's team. Good food, good peeps. La vita è bella. Ciao.
Yesterday afternoon at about 2:00 or so, I started to feel a little bit 'off'. I couldn't tell exactly what it was.. but I had just gotten back to my desk again from getting the fridge delivered up on the new floor, I was waiting for the move foreman - we were going to walk through the old and new floors and finalize the move plan, and then I still had to take a group of important types upstairs.
And then it all came crashing down around me. I was sick.
I've never gotten that sick that fast. I barely remember the rest of the day, and I found when I got home that my temp was 102. They called in a prescription that I picked up after work. When I did make it home, I took a bunch of drugs and threw myself on the couch and waited for the medicine to work.
It started kicking in at about 8:30 or so, and I could at least stand up without doubling over. I snoozed on the couch til about 11:30 and crawled into bed. I talked to il ragazzo mio at about 1:00 and took more medicine. When I woke up again at 5:00, I felt almost human again.
The timing on this couldn't be worse. There's no possible way I can stay home, and I've got a mountain of stuff to do. We'll be there a little late tonight, and the movers come in at 7:00 tomorrow morning.
So please, internets.. if you could send me some good thoughts today and tomorrow, I'd really appreciate it. I don't even need to be superwoman. I just need to get through this. Grazie, Bellas. Ciao.
My day, by chele: work work work work work work work EAT work work work work work work ICECREAM work work work work work work work GOHOMEANDFALLOVER.
Well, before I fell over, I chatted with some friends and did some shopping around over at online shoe heaven. I bought some very cute and very pink pumps (because a girl can never have enough pink pumps, right?).
My BFF at work noticed this yesterday, and so did I. My once brownish/reddish/purplish hair is now a color REALLY not found in nature on my bangs. It's totally bleached out to light reddish/goldish/blondish. Oh my. It's that driving around with the top down thing that's doing it. I suppose I could have my hair boy color it - but I'd be so mad if I slapped down $70 to color it and it bleached out again. I don't mind laying out the $10 to buy it myself. Or maybe - what a concept - I should let it grow out to the real color again. Nah. Why would I do that? heh.
They've issued a HEAT WARNING for Saturday, because evidently now we live on the surface of the sun! *insert dramatic music here* Come ON people. It's summer. It's supposed to be hot. This just gives the meteorologists something to do. Heat warning or not.. It's gonna be yucky moving on Saturday. I'm not looking forward to pushing stuff in the basement.
I turned the AC off for just a little while so we could have some fresh air and hear the birdies. The kitties immediately settle in front of the door at sniff at the air. I wonder if they miss the concrete and the pigeons?
Okay, enough of this rambling. I gotta go make a living. Talk to youse later. Ciao, babies.
PS - I swear to God, I'm gonna make this pillow. Hehehe. Link via Megs
One of my most favorite things to do is to declare "mini vacation".. so we did that last night. We had pizza and various adult beverages and fried italian dessert items..mmmmm. Then it was time for funny movies and quirky cartoons. It was excellent.. by the time I crawled under the covers, I felt good and relaxed and work seemed pretty far removed, which was the plan.
Now today, reality hits hard. We're WAY down to the wire with construction and the moves are imminent. It's getting crazier and crazier, and I have less and less time for anything not directly related to this project. Usually I send cheerily little replies to e-mails.. yesterday I found myself giving them the one word special: "done!", "yes.", "next week" (okay, that was a special circumstance - they got two words.) I don't like to be the girl who wishes time away, but I can hardly wait til this is over. The worst part is standing on this side of the brink. When the movers arrive on Saturday morning - that's the jumping off point. Then I'm in freefall mode for 6 weeks 'til we're done. This is the third time I've done a big move like this since I started working here. You'd think I'd be less unnerved about it. But I'm not, by nature, an especially calm and laid-back girl.. and truthfully, I think I do better at these if I'm just a bit spun-up. It gives me the exact amount of mental-ness and adrenaline rush that I need to get me through it!
So let me go start the day. Thanks for the visit, and I'll yammer at you later. Ciao.
Hello, I'm freaking out, thank you very much. In the last day and a half, I've killed about a dozen little tiny baby spiders. Where the hell are they coming from? Goddammit, I hate this nature crap! I vacuumed the whole place last night at 10:00 (hello, neighbors), and I still found a couple more this morning. AAAGH. I cannot tell you how creepy crawly I'm feeling right now. I can't bug-bomb the whole place, because I don't wish to bug-bomb the kitties... Shit. Maybe living in the concrete jungle wasn't so bad after all.
*Skin crawls*
Yeah. This is great, Just great.
RIP June Allyson. This woman had a long long movie career... and what do we remember her for? The Depends commercials. Now, that's sorta sad, dontcha think?
Geez... how badly do you want to get out of something, when you're willing to attempt suicide by burning down the building??
*Still all creepy crawly. This is all wrong*
I'd buy Chris Daughtry's solo album. He's still my favorite from this season.
Yes, she enjoys food too much... but she's still one of the prettiest people on earth.
I've done every single one of these 10 free things to do in Las Vegas. I want to go back. Now. Let's go.. C'mon.
This article made me cry. Thanks, guys.
All right. I'm gonna go tear apart the place some more in search of spider man. or woman. or kids. Talk to you later. Ciao.
Sleeping til 4:45 felt like sleeping in this morning. All a matter of perspective, I guess. And I find myself checking the sunrise/set times obsessively. It's still setting after 9:00, so to me that's still full on summer long days.
Normally I wouldn't pay any attention to this - but c'mon! Look! Italy won the World Cup! Appropriately enough, I heard this when I was at the italian grocery store.. hehehe. Tomorrow I'll go back to not caring about this at all.. but for today - YAY!
Note to self: maybe think before choosing Southwest. Although I think now this has happened on every carrier.
I know I'm late with this.. but, this was a little coincidental. Not that I'm a conspiracy theory girl...
Whoa. Giving birth at 62?? You're EIGHTY when the kid graduates from high school! Is that even fair?
Okay, kids. Time to start the week. The moves start this week.. so from Wednesday - Saturday it'll be madness. Not that I'm obsessing about that now. Oh no. Not me. *gulp* Talk to youse later. Ciao.
I slept really really late - til 10:00. Ditzed around on the 'puter for a while, and then had to go get Audrey's tire checked. They couldn't find a nail or anything, so I'll just have to keep watching it, I guess. Came home, baked cookies and watched another Soprano's episode (man.. I love that show!). Then went south of the river for a summer picnic. I saw lots of people I haven't seen for a while, and then we all laid down on blankets in the backyard and watched The Muppet Movie. Totally awesome. Came home and talked to il mio ragazzo for a while, and now I'm going to crawl under the blankets. Summer days totally, completely rule.
Buona Sera, amici.
Nothing better than a little ice cream on a summer night. Then came home and got way too little sleep. Oh my.. sleeping in is going to feel good tomorrow morning. And then, well, that's the last sleeping in Saturday for a while. I'll get through these moves. I did it before, I can do it again. I hope. Heh.
And that's it. Sorry for the lame updates this week.. I'll be back with the usual blatherings tomorrow. Ciao.
Fire alarms (see the post right below this one) + weird phone calls + general life stresses + overactive imagination = not the most restful night in history. On the other hand.. well.. okay, there IS no other hand right now. I'm hoping that I run across that today.
The one thing I did manage to do was pay some bills last night. I have two times a year when literally EVERYTHING comes due at once. I'm thankful that this is not nearly as stressful an event as this once was - I'm not having to pawn stuff or donate plasma anymore, but still, it's enough to make me just a teeny bit crazy. Well - MORE crazy. (see, hon? I can be pedantic too. heh.)
Off to start another busy day. I'll be 2/3 of the way down when this one's finished though. It's the little victories that you have to hold on to sometimes. Ciao, kids. Ti Amo.
.... and then there was the story of how I thought maybe, just MAYBE, I could go to bed early tonight so I could get up early again tomorrow.
The fire alarms just went off, and we had to get out of the building. False alarm. But a great opportunity to provide dinner for hundreds of hungry mosquitos.
Hello. I am in hell.
Nope. You're not reading that time incorrectly. Like I said - let the games begin today.
The party was a lot of fun - got caught up with everyone, saw some folks I hadn't seen in ages. I have a jaunty firecracker tattoo that (thankfully) isn't permanent.. hehe. We saw the best fireworks display EVER - way better than the one at Taste of MN. And truthfully, the shows going on in the neighbors' backyards were pretty good (and not-at-all-legal) too. The only thing that left a mark on an otherwise perfect day was lots of aches and blechhy pains. I totally drugged up though.. I wasn't about to let that stop me. (grazie, il mio ragazzzo. thanks for driving.)
And now it feels like Monday part two - only it's Wednesday. And it's gonna be a little bit insane, so I'm gonna go start it early. Ciao. Wish me luck.
Happy Independence, Fireworks, Sparklers and all that hoo-ha. It's a weekend day smack in the middle of the week, is what it is.
Monday was about 4 days long, I believe. Hardly anyone in the office yesterday. Well - to put it in perspective - about half the people were there.. so maybe a couple hundred. Still, it felt eerily empty. I got a load of stuff done. My phone rang 4 times, and I got less than 20 e-mails. We tried to get over to Hell's Kitchen for lunch, but even on a quiet day downtown it was a 40 minute wait. Disappointment! We'll have to try for that again.
Picked up Audrey's permanent (for now) license plates. And after that, we ran down to the St. Paul Chatterbox. Now, last time I was there it was good. This time, well, again - disappointment. Bad service, slow food, COLD food. Threw some pointy objects at the dart board, and rode home under the stars. Any evening that ends with "rode home under the stars" is a GOOD evening though, no?
Today it's a house party with some friends and some fireworks.. and then tomorrow the REAL madness at work starts. Here comes the furniture. The construction is done. We'll get the furniture in.. and then I move the people in. Let the games begin. Until then, though, la vita è bella, and I'm gonna enjoy it. Ciao.
Yesterday I was all happy to be up early. Today, when I HAVE to be up... not-so-much with the happy. Still - it's a beautiful morning, and it would be a shame to waste it by sleeping it away.
I was wrong about it maybe being cooler out there. It was prize-winning hot. I ran my errands and came home to work on laundry and stuff. Glanced at the little digital thermometer.. 101 degrees on the deck. GAH! I cranked the AC down to 'meat locker' range, pulled all the blinds and threw in the next "Sopranos" DVD.. and that's where I spent most of the afternoon. Until I remembered that I had promised to bring canollis to the party tomorrow. And then yes.. on the hottest day in recent memory, I was frying canollis! They're extra delicious, though.
I don't know why in the world I didn't take today off.. probably because I was just off for a few days, and it WILL be nice and quiet and I'll get stuff done. I really wonder how many people will even be in the office.
Okay.. È tutto. I'm gonna go look at the news. Have a great day, kids. Ciao.
Good morning, I'm up with the birdies today. Yesterday was all about the sleeping in. Not so much today. But it's a beautiful one, and I will get the most good weather for my waking dollar. Or.. something.
I decided to take the comments off this page. I end up getting most of them thru the live journal or on e-mail anyway (link at left). If you find you absolutely MUST talk to me about something on here.. that's the way to do it. It's that much less code that I have to type, too, (yes - I still type some code in here.. I'm old-fashioned that way.) so I can be a little bit lazy.
It was a beautiful day yesterday, and Audrey and I ran around everywhere. I managed to put almost 100 miles on her.. which is STILL less than ragazzo's 150 miles per day on the bike record - heh. But I still got a lot done, and spent just a little too much money. Gonna dial back on that, I think. How many skirts does one girl need, anyway? Stopped in at the picnic last night. Saw the end of a volleyball game, and got a ride in a friend's Model T Ford - that was the fun part. The most horrifying part of the evening was seeing a dog jump on top of a two year old. It was over in an instant (I've never seen this group of people move so fast, I gotta tell ya), and the little guy bounced back from it pretty quickly. Got home and chatted up a few friends, and got to bed later than I'd planned.
I have mucho de laundry that must be done today. I still don't know who comes to my house everyday and wears all these clothes, but it's surely gotta be more than just me. I also think I should spend time outside enjoying all this nature stuff. I think it's going to be a little cooler and thus more pleasant. not that I'm complaining.. oh no, not me. These are the days we miss so much in January when it's -22 degrees.
Time to read the news and start the day. Hope yours is excellent as well. Ciao, Bellas.
Quickly update here:
Sometimes, the stuff I cook is especially good. Last night was one of those times. It was our usual - gnocchi, meatballs.. but man, it was just YUMMY. We watched a couple more Sopranos episodes, then headed over to watch the oooh-ahhh-fireworks. I love summer evenings.
This morning it's like hella-hot already. I'm going to head over for a mani/pedi, and then I might have a jaunt over to Crafty Planet to see about getting a new project. Oh, and get that kitchen cleaned up, too.
Talk to you later! Ciao.
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