Happy Holidays!

Yes, that is a Santa hat on top of my tree. Johanna and I got a tree on Wednesday, and realized we didn't have a star, or angel. I figured the hat was good enough as a topper!

YUM

Success!! Using my mom's/grandma's trusted recipe, I made an apple pie Friday night. Scott gave it two thumbs up, and had some for breakfast Saturday. I think the apples could have been cooked more - some were a little bit crispy! oh well still delicious!

Congrats Dad! (a bit late)

My dad won! He is on the Planning and Zoning board for Milford. Here are some pics from the inauguration:

The King (of Boston)

I saw this driving on 93 a few weeks ago - and yes, the guy driving was dressed like Elvis!

turkey

5 miles is long. and tiring. and I'm slow. Oh well. I finished, which is all that matters. 

I wasn't last, and didn't puke at the end. Also - I'm not in as much pain as I thought I'd be in. I've decided though to only do 5k's only! 

Congrats Scott for doing it in 47 min.
Now, onto a 5k 12/12. same place. Who wants to come laugh at me run slow? 

I don't even really like cats but -

this makes me want one.

this is scary

I'm really glad people are informed, and willing to support someone they know NOTHING about. Yikes.

5:55 - 'we need to get the polar bears off the endangered list so we can drill there' Where do you want to put them when you destroy their environment?
7:45 - do you think there is a problem voting for her if you don't know what her foreign policies are? 'No, I don't think that is a problem'

Nothing beats Mitch Miller's version

Sorry Bob.




MITCH!

hmm

not sure exactly why - but ... Michael Rapaport is one of my fave actors. random. I think I mostly enjoy his quirky behavior and humor.

Congratulations!!!

seems that

I cannot listen to "Tiny Dancer" without thinking of those old school ballerina jewelry boxes, and Almost Famous. 

p.s.  I had one of those jewelry boxes and the sides were holograms. I would scratch the sides with my nail bc I liked the sound. crazy kid.

new find

I cannot stop reading this blog. 

I love the random pictures, and fabulous music links. Also- I had no idea someone could be so in love with unicorns. 

please explain to me -

How come the key pad on a calculator is NOT the same as on a phone? 

Do you know how many times I mess up numbers on a calculator because of this?? 

 

why

would you have a pop up blocker on an intranet program that requires boxes to pop up?

kind of cool, kind of scary!

Nighttime footage of the Manhattan Bridge shows the extent to which it sways and bends under traffic and subway cars.

defeating the purpose maybe?

I got a new pack of Post It's at work recently, and they have all the usual colors, pink, orange, green, blue. . and white? I'm not 100% a white Post It is as effective, since doesn't so much stand out on the paper. maybe I'm crazy. 

dream time

the latest gem is a huge cluster of what in the world is going on in my head. 

I had a dream last night that I was in a room - think conference room or meeting room in a hotel - with a bunch of people. Some I knew from college, but am not close to and haven't talked in forever. We had worked to put together some event and a brochure. When the brochure was done we each got a copy in an envelope. Mine had a note in it that said, Thanks so much ! - CW.  I look up and "CW" is wearing a green SUBWAY polo. He said, thanks so much for getting that picture I liked in there! Then, people were posing for pictures on a giant slide, and stacking themselves in pyramids for photos. 

..... ?

toast

Ok so I have t-mobile. They are the best price for what I need(ed) on my phone at the time. My faves - so you have unlimited calls to 5 people you talk to between 7a and 7p, then reasonable price for the remaining minutes. No internet (I have a blackberry for work so I can access it that way). Well the poor little samsung is dying. (it looks similar to the pic to the left) 

Yesterday, I close the slider, and the screen slowly faded to white. Ummmm not ok. Then it rang. Screen = white. Now if the slider is closed the screen will be white. No idea who is calling. So if I don't pick up- sorry ! When it becomes white, you have to open it, close it, let it fade to black/off and then slide it open to see anything. The end is near little buddy. time to move on to a tmobile phone w/ the internet. 

 YES I would LOVE to switch to AT&T and get the Iphone. Unfortunately - I have a bit left on the tmobile contract and I'm NOT paying the $175 to kill that relationship. Unless someone is upgrading their Iphone, wants to give me their old one for free - and then I will probably shell out the $ (that I don't have ) for the plan. 

funny

I'd rather

It's days like today that make me miss college. It's rainy and gray and not warm, and this morning my room was dark and my bed was so comfy. It was almost torturous to get up out of such a nice place and come to work. . especially when Hocus Pocus and Across the Universe are already in the DVD player! 

All Hallows’ Eve

How did I not know Halloween had such Celtic roots? Have I just not been paying attention? 

Halloween has origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain[pronounced: sow- wen] (Irish pronunciation: [ˈsˠaunʲ]; from the Old Irish samhain, possibly derived from Gaulish samonios).^[5] The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes^[6] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".^[7] Traditionally, the festivalwas a time used by the ancient Celtic pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, inScotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.^[8][9]

static

ughhhh it's already starting, and it's barely fall. 

I have light, fairly thin hair. . which means it is super prone to static. time to break out the spray gels and static removers (yup, mostly made for kids.) 

Weird dream.

ok what is up w/ weird dreams lately?? I have been remembering them more often, but also, other people have been telling me their dreams too. 

Last night - I had a dream that I got to work on a Friday and we had to go on a field trip. Both my parents were on the bus. We get to the destination, which is some sort of Pilgrim/Puritan/Amish plantation. They tell the girls who are wearing skirts that they need to put on knee socks bc you aren't allowed to show off your legs. We get inside to this huge mansion and my parents and I start to explore. Suddenly- my mom gets back pain and lays on the floor. (Yes, just like Phyllis in the "Cafe Disco" episode of The Office.  (skip to 9:45) ) When she feels better, we start going up tons of stairs that spiral. I look into a room, which is grayish blue and has two beds in it.  In one was a person, and I couldn't tell if it was wax or real.  The face was all washed out and looked scary! I asked out loud if it was real, and the person turned their head and had their mouth open. Creepy. 

another one

In case you get bored with People of Walmart, or Passive Aggressive notes, try Engrish.com 

wow

People of Walmart has some good ones today! 

You scroll through and think, "It cannot get any worse.." and then it does. These are my favorites today: 

not an issue

I think a lot of people would agree that Kanye West is inappropriate, especially after his last episode at the VMA's and this other gem.  But now, there is all sorts of uproar over Obama's comment that Kanye is a 'jackass', made off the record. If you listen to the audio, found on that link I just posted - it is pretty harmless. The question was 'how do your girls feel about it' - considering they are probably Taylor Swift fans, and Obama's answer is basically - I don't get why Kanye did that. The jackass comment is made off the cuff, and honestly made me laugh a bit. Yes - he is the president, and yes, he has an image to uphold. But at the end of the day - he is also a regular guy who has an opinion! I think comments like that remind me that he can still be down to earth even though he has a high profile, high pressure job. 

I say let it go - it was a random comment, I'm not convinced the public will overwhelmingly think poorly of him or that his image will be too tainted from this. 

 

tmz.com http://news.bnonews.com/ke3p

Oh say can you see My eyes if you can Then my hair's too short

Love love love this. . and cannot stop listening to the soundtrack!

it's alright cause I'm Saved by the Bell!

randomly i just thought of the episode of saved by the bell when jesse's dad gets married to the fitness instructor at his resort and zack hits on her at the gym

I couldn't find a clip of it on You Tube. But here is another gem from that show: 

dogs do not talk, unless I am asleep

I had a dream about Heather's dog, Evie. Evie LOVES to bark. I think she likes to hear herself. So in my dream, Heather and I were walking the dog, and she was barking her head off. (not literally) Finally- H yelled at her, and she wrestled out of her collar, turned around and said, 'See ya' and ran off so we had to chase her. 

wednesday randomness

A friend of mine showed me an amazing picture of a sunset that he took off the beach in Quincy. It made me  want to live near the beach, but I like being near the city too. I guess you still get that in Quincy.  I love my new apartment but I'm still itching to be random roommate/friend living arrangement free. 

I have a new appreciation for NYC. I used to be indifferent, since I was overwhelmed by it at first, and then favored Boston. (Yes, I still love Boston) After going there for work, to visit Jess, and to see shows - I enjoy it. I do NOT like Times Sq. that is the WORST part of the city. I think I am more familiar with it which clearly makes it more enticing and puts me at ease. It's strange that it took me longer to catch on there than anywhere else. I guess one or two sporadic visits will get that result, vs. living near Boston, or being forced to figure out a new city while living there for a month (London). Anyway - I'd live there, whereas at other points I had crossed off my list and was even annoyed when someone said - ' you have to live in NY at some point in your life!'