happy birthday mom!

i awoke at 7:11am this morning and my very first thought was "it's mom's birthday!" and i feel really badly because her birthday cards will not make it to her today. sorry, mom. you can just celebrate some more next week!


so here is a birthday cake for my fabulous mom. have a fantastic day and love you lots!!

drive me crazy, up the wall

good mood alert! but lets see how long it lasts... i woke up with a good mood this morning because i awoke in a very CLEAN bedroom! we had the cleaners come yesterday and i can notice a big difference after they come. we've had them come every other thursday for the past few months, but i think this is literally the first thursday where i have been home to see their work. i'm usually traveling or something. wait. probably only traveling. i'm usually traveling. so yeah, we have cleaners and i love it! no more bathroom cleaning, dusting, vacuuming (which i dont mind) and yesterday i let them... change my sheets! i didn't let them wash my current ones, because i'm particular about my laundry, but i did let them change the bed and it looked sooo nice and inviting. i couldn't WAIT to get in it! i should've taken a picture because it does not look NEARLY as good this morning after i made the bed. i was super super happy UNTIL i went to make the bed. i noticed they put the sheets on "upside down" which might be the technical hotel way, but not the way i do it. normally, when i make my bed, i put the flat sheet seams down. they put the flat sheet seams UP, but then folded the top over a bit. i dont think i like it. which way do you make your bed? oh, and the other thing that i didn't like, which i also understand, is that they put the comforter on with the part i consider the head at the foot. its where my duvet cover seam is. i understand why putting it at your feet is smart - it doesnt bug you at night near your head, BUT i dont like it because i'm not super tall, so my feet keep going INTO the seams / pockets and then ruining it. i might change it, but the bed is all nicely made, so we'll see...


so we have a new cleaning person woo hoo! i have been saving some cleaning articles for a long time because i think you guys might enjoy them. i like this article which talks about tricks to avoid ironing (i HATE ironing! unless its easy like sheets or something - i LOVE ironed sheets). i think i'm gonna try the white vinegar tip. i actually really should - we got an email at work today talking about dress code starting next week (we've had casual summer) and one of the forbidden items is "wrinkled clothing." my father would be so embarrassed! i ALWAYS go to work with wrinkled clothes. its part of my look now. :)

and THIS article is super good to remind you of different things that most people forget to clean. i might leave a copy of this article out for my cleaning person. i might actually do the washing machine part tonight. that sounds kind of fun. like making a big soup. except a soup that you wouldn't want to eat. not really.

so whats up for you for the weekend? i have NO PLANS which is fabulous, except to come in to work and get a ton of stuff done. i was at work until 11pm last night and then i took a cab home and got into my beautifully made bed. i can't wait until its not humid anymore. its so gross. today we get out early because its a holiday weekend, but i will probably stay around until 330 or so (we get out at 2). i might go to a movie and then i am meeting higgi and chris and kelly for dinner and drinks at intermission before we head to blue man group. chris's company gave him 4 free tickets, so woo hoo! fun times! i have to close my eyes at the twinkie part, though. its just too gross for me.

[lyrics from sophie ellis bexter - i'm listening to the song right now. no other real reason.]

today

i didn't realize it until a bit ago, but today is...

9.02.10

love it!

i used to have a pillow case with the cast on it. i always liked brandon better than dylan. what sayst you?

dream house?

i saw this at apartment therapy and it made me look twice, thrice, can't stop looking at it, in fact. i LOVE the architecture, the height, the porch, the long driveway, the funny thing at the top, etc. i mean, its just fabulous. i dont know what i would do differently. what would you add to make it better? and where do we think its located?? if its in north dakota, i'll buy it.

i've had the time of my life

super quick note for today. am rather busy and just wishing i could cut my to do list in half. i like being busy, but now i'm starting to think that i need to work super late at night, and i'm not super happy about that idea. at least my desk is clean and my room is mostly clean. those make me pleased.

higgi and i watched the emmy's on sunday night - he made a delicious steak salad. i think he was kind of hesitant or not interested in really watching, but i actually really enjoyed it! we skipped through the boring parts, of course, but the parts we saw we really enjoyed. in case you missed it, or thought it was boring, or forgot about the great parts, you can check out the highlights at this link. they're pretty funny - especially if you watch tv and get all the different jokes. oh, and i think i might be in love with jon hammmmm. he is soooo gorgeous and funny! and i kind of like that don draper is an ass hole. he might become one of my top 10 favorite actors.

in other videos you might enjoy, here are a few different clips of southwest airline flight attendants. they're pretty good. i like it when flight attendants are funny and take enjoyment out of their job. this one is good:

i was going to be done posting, but then i found this video and really loved it. because i love dancing movies and footloose and all that: [i'm thinking i'm not having much luck with the videos today - so check out this link if it doesnt work.]



and FINALLY... one last thing before i say goodbye. an article caught my attention: people who drink a lot live longer! check it out here. i guess i shouldn't bring up that i am starting a detox today so no alcohol for me for a bit. :( i still have to figure out what i can eat for breakfast... how do i do that?? anyway, over and out.





[inspiration from dirty dancing, of course]

dream apartment - 44

i've written about how important a slide into a pool (preferably directly from a master bedroom) is, but it just now occurred to me that a slide into ANY room would be awesome. obviously. i'm not sure how i feel about the cement, though. what do you think?

DJ (I Could Be Dancing)

greetings! happy sunday. bleh. my least favorite day of the week! i'm actually at work right now because i dropped off my laptop at the apple store on thursday night (laptop got into a brawl at a bar and had to be repaired) and haven't gotten it back yet. actually, that makes it sound like i came in just to blog, but thats not true. i actually came in to get a lot of work stuff done. i plan to be here au moins 4 hours. i've got a TON of stuff to do, and i'm actually looking forward to doing most of it. i just want to get it DONE and i never seem to have time during the day.

decent weekend so far. friday night... what did i do? oh i went to a movie. alone. dinner for schmucks. which was ... ok. decent. there were a few laugh out loud parts. but i liked the original version better (its french with a very sexy french actor - le herve or something). i went home and caught up a bit on my dvr. tons of stuff recorded from when i was gone. yesterday i got up early and went for a bikeride. i cleaned my room - its SUPER organized now. i LOVE my closet. it almost makes me not want to get anything out of it its so nice. and i watched towelhead, which was a really good movie. i liked it a lot. i def recommend it to people. its about the coming of age of an arab-american girl in the 80s (when the first bush invaded iraq). [dave - you should tell me if it passes the test. i can't remember.]

last night, my roomie had a friend over and made a DELICIOUS dinner - some pulled bbq chicken with corn and onions on a bun with a side of salsa (i've never eaten salsa alone!) and carmelized carrots. delish. we had some drinks and they went out. i did more stuff in my room and started to organize all my books. it makes me want to read more. maybe i'll give up TV for a week or something and try reading more.

this morning we went to starbucks and hung out (and i read!) and now i am at work. i think tonight we'll watch the emmy's. who else is watching? i have two bets with people to see who picks the most winners. i will probably lose. i always suck at things like this.

my brother's bachelor party was this weekend in bismarck. my mom and i commented today that we didn't get a call from the police, so that's a good sign!

well, i have to get going at work. thought you might enjoy this new video that my friend sent me (oh, it might be old - idk. but its new to me). its a fun, upbeat song. and makes me want to dance. maybe tonight during the emmys??

[song by alphabeat - fun name! and the girl is SO CUTE!]

mama said knock you out

another busy few days - especially at work. i've been at work until 7 the past two days. tonight i am for sure leaving before that - i have drinks with a friend at 5 and then an appointment at the apple store to get my laptop fixed (been in one two many bar room brawls lately) at 7. i also have to pick up the veg today, so i will be lugging around vegetables and flowers after work. maybe the flowers will stay at work one day...

oh. the workers just got here. we are having our patio redone because it keeps flooding. they just poured water down some hole - i'm guessing to see if it worked. looks like it did.

i am making leftover pizza for breakfast - mmm mmm. does a body good. they had pizza at work yesterday and i was craving my favorite pizza (barbeque chicken from canestaros), so i had some last night. i recently saw this article on tipping and i have some issues with it. does one REALLY need to tip when you pick up your own food at a restaurant? i understand tipping delivery people, totally, 100%. but when you pick up your own food? i do it half the time, depending on my mood, because i think its expected, but i don't really know if i agree with it. whats the purpose? because they put the food in the bag for you? but isn't that their job? and aren't you saving the restaurant money because you're not taking up space and they can then serve more people (and make more money)? hmmm....

last night i went to a fundraiser for the governor of MA. my roommate is involved in some way. i only stayed an hour. i think i got there before any of the fun stuff happened because it was kind of boring. but, they got my money. i'm sure thats all they really wanted.

what other random stuff is going on?

apparently there is a hurricane danielle somewhere out there. the other day, i sent this article to my roommate "hurricane danielle strengthens to category 2 storm." i thought it was funny. he replied back "sounds like a status update on my life." mwhahaha. (this was when i got back from fargo). as cool as it is to have a hurricane, i really hope its not destructive. i took a look at cnn and it seems to be ending...? that's good. i can't imagine women named katrina don't hear a lot of jokes about that. and i bet not a lot of people are naming kids katrina these days. wait. . so maybe i DO want hurricane danielle to be bad. i hate it when people have my same name... maybe destructive to something that is already gone... i dont want to hurt anyone, of course.

did you guys know there is a new 100 dollar note? its kind of interesting. i was watching this video on the features and its kind of crazy.

i DO like that our money is more colorful. it doesn't have to not be a green-back, but its nice to not be so boring (my european friends always make fun of me). the video says if you accept a counterfeit bill, you lose out. don't accept fake 100s!

oh! this is great. a new survey says that 25% of men who travel for business do so with a stuffed animal. isn't that great? who here travels with a stuffed animal?? come on, admit it...

and finally, for your enjoyment. for problem solving. its fun.
et voila. c'est tout pour aujourd'hui.

[song by ll cool j. just cause]

dream apartment - 43

i'm not sure i would ruin a beautiful entrance / area with beautiful staircases, with something so blah-looking, BUT the idea of having a small, tall room full of books is kind of neat. i think it'd like it painted some bright colors or have art on the outside or something. what do you think? click here for other views.

gettin jiggy wit it

another quick update. its 3:50am. i've been up since 2 - have a flight at 5:15 or so... am flying back to boston and heading directly to work. lots to get done. haven't really checked my blackberry since i've been home, so i'm super behind. great trip home. got my dress. found a dress for my mom. celebrated dad's bday. saw new baby cousin. saw grandma (twice). met up with friend for coffee. saw her kids (one is a newborn). saw a famous baseball player (i didn't (and still don't) know who he is). went to lunch with homie. helped mom with work stuff. the ONLY tv i watched was mad men on sunday night (i just happened to be up). also, had my last bit of sushi. [sad]

ok, well i just heard the shower stop, which means my mom is going to take me to the airport soon...

catch ya'll on the flip side.

until then... i've written often about my enjoyment of airborne, the movie. enjoy this video: