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The seller has decided to pull her house off the market, given the crappy situation with the appraisal.
So, I have my sights set on another property with the exact same floor plan in the exact same neighborhood, but in desperate need of updating. This house is going for 30K cheaper than the one I might be getting, but I could possibly get it for a whole lot less since I think it's been on the market for ages and I know that it's going to have a similar situation with the appraisal.
The reason I was going for the more expensive house was because I didn't want to mess with renovating a house. BUT now that I have a better understanding of how much a job costs and how long it takes, I am much more willing to suck it up and do something like this. If I get this house for, say, 40-50K cheaper but do 20K of renovations to make it as desirable as the other house... and then sell it for the same appraised amount as the other house, that would be awesome. Hmmm, not to mention that all of the upgrades and consequential appreciation will be tax free!
So maybe this isn't so bad.Current Mood:  hopeful |
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I've got some more news.
For a few months, I'd been giving increasing consideration to kicking off a gig as an online marketing consultant. I had a few prospects, but I knew that they wouldn't be ready to even sit down for an initial consultation for quite a while. Then, just the other day, a prospect - a referral by a co-worker, actually - landed right in my lap. One who wants to meet, like, yesterday. So I am really, really excited to get this ball rolling.
However, I still need to get my schedule of fees all figured out. Initial consultations should be free (for new customers). But then what will be my hourly rate? What discount on the hourly rate should I give if they agree to pay me a retainer upfront? What about a flat rate per project? What about a bounty per lead or sale?
If anything, I have a feeling that I would have the propensity for UNDER-pricing myself. At the same time, when I'm just starting out without any experience specifically with small advertisers, I want to manage expectations properly. Maybe get paid an hourly rate for time spent educating them or whatnot (that part I'm confident I can do flawlessly), but then get paid a bounty/commission per lead/sale on top of that...?
Obviously, I have much to think about.
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In other news, it appears that there's a very, very good chance that I will be getting the house for within about $1k of the appraisal amount - 10K less than what i was originally going to pay. Still awaiting more news...
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Gosh, this is a money-centric post.
So I would also like to start teaching beginner piano lessons. Sadly I don't have the talent to teach intermediate/advanced level students, but I am definitely qualified to teach how to read music, general music theory (and how it will help with understanding that one is not just banging seemingly random keys), and of course, get them started on how to play some simple tunes. In fact, dare I say, I think I'd be really GOOD at teaching beginner piano lessons, even though I'm not Little Miss Concert Pianist. I have always had a talent for teaching/training people of any age on... uh, most things academic in nature or musical. I might already have a student lined up.
I might do this for violin, too... probably also limiting that to beginner students.
Again, I have to decide on my fees.
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Although I can afford my mortgage payments, my goodness, a roommate would be nice to help cut costs. And seeing as my house has 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths, and that person's bedroom would be at the complete diagonally opposite end of the house from me, I don't anticipate us getting in each other's way. I just need to find someone who isn't a slob. ESPECIALLY in the kitchen. Ugh.
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To finish this off with something non-money related, I'm having an early bday party this Saturday. That should be funsies. :)Current Mood: entrepreneurial |
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Two things are about to happen.
Either I'm going to get my house for a hell of a lot cheaper than I had originally thought....
... or I'm going to walk away.
Let's just say the appraisal is 11K lower than the price we'd originally negotiated.
And I'm still in my option period, so I can still walk away and only be out $200.
Wish me luck. (I still want the house, but at the right price.)Current Mood:  anxious |
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"You're one of those people who gains 10 lbs and looks even better."
Music to my ears. However, I am going back to the gym, as it feels much more comfortable to FIT into my pants rather than being poured into them. ( Girlie stuff )
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So, I am supposedly getting my house inspected today. For those of you who asked or were wondering, I'm buying in Addison, TX (North Dallas area). Not gonna lie - this home buying stuff has been rather stressful... and costly (well, duh). I'm going to be the biggest freakin' miser for the next few months. But it should be well worth it.
Sorry, only time for a quick update. Too bad, because there's so much to rant about :P
P.S. I turned on the TV without really caring what channel it was on... and for some reason it's on the "Noggin" network. Good LORD, this is the biggest freakin' acid trip for children.
I've discovered I LOVE this man:
And that this is the most poorly designed character ever:
I mean, REALLY?????
P.P.S. OMGPON1ESIT'SBILLCOSBY!!!!1Current Mood:  stressed |
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- Wellesley reunion was AWESOME. I was the social hour coordinator, and I am pleased to report that all went well. My friends are doing great, and I am so proud of all of my Wellesley sisters and their accomplishments so far.
(P.S. To the poor little student volunteer who decided to clean-up the dorms a couple hours too early - I'm sorry you walked in on me and my boyfriend doing unspeakable things. Knock louder next time, or, I dunno, wait until Reunion is actually over before just walking into people's rooms.)
- Family reunion in Oregon this past week was great. I was hoping there would be more activities (um, like the rock climbing at Smith Rock that I so desperately wanted to do), but oh well... It was beautiful, the weather was great, and I got to enjoy the nature a little bit. I also had an amazing facial at the spa.
- I'm buying a HOUSE! I am putting in an offer tomorrow. I will be making generous contributions in the coming months to my "hot tub fund" so that I can get one of those bad boys installed on my patio by Summer 2010. Partaaaay.Current Mood:  ecstatic |
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If you live in Dallas/Fort Worth, you MUST go see the Art and Love in Renaissance Italy exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum. It is incredibly well done.
I went on a tour of it today with the Wellesley Alumnae Club of Dallas, and it was guided by a couple of fabulous alumnae from class of '89 and '48. (I know. Wow.)
( It was an interesting experience. Click here to see me try and be all insightful about what I saw... and stuff. )
In other news, my "spiritual journey" has already been quite fruitful. It's still sort of a private experience for me, so I don't plan on expounding on all of this in a public LJ. But maybe I'll divulge some tidbits here and there as I make more and more progress. For now, I'm satisfied just to share the mere fact that I AM making progress.
Mar. 29th, 2009 @ 11:50 pm
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I love me tonight for the following reasons:
(1) Finishing Part I of III of the book I described in my previous entry;
(2) Getting tipsy off 2 measly glasses of the exquisite cab blend I also described in my previous entry;
(3) Tispily realizing that I left my cell phone in my car;
(4) Deciding that the most appropriate (or convenient) ensemble for retrieving my cell phone from a rather public parking lot would be fuzzy tan-colored slippers, black spandexy shorts that look like something I've had since 5th grade, a HUGE Eminem/Snoop Dogg/Dr. Dre "Up In Smoke" concert T-shirt from 2000 that fits me like a circus tent, silver hoop earrings, and this morning's make-up.
(5) Posting this on LJ and making up words like "tipsily."
Bed time for me...
Mar. 18th, 2009 @ 12:58 am
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Don't look now, but I am actually updating my LJ. Feel free to comment on this, even just to say hello after all my time away from you all.
Instead of carousing tonight and peeing green dye in dingy bar restrooms, I put in a late night at work and came home to an ice cream sandwich, a couple of glasses of a fantastic cab blend gifted to me by my new boss, and several chapters of my newest book that I just can't put down.
I am reading Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, and it is absolutely fantastic. I don't normally seek out memoirs, but two people had enthusiastically recommended this one in particular, so I decided to check it out.
What I really like about this book is that just about anyone should be able to read about this woman's experience and be able to learn a lot from it. The way in which it is written is distinctly feminine (which might turn off some manly-man readers), but her story should be relevant to anyone that is willing to be sympathetic/empathetic to our protagonist and simultaneously be willing to allow themselves to venture to that same level of self-awareness and vulnerabilty seen in the author.
In case you're wondering what experiences the author is specifically addressing:
After a horrible divorce, the author embarks on a journey to Italy, India, and Indonesia in pursuit of beauty, faith, and love. She is ultimately attempting to discover what it is above all else that inspires her and what defines her. Not that there is necessarily one answer.
Right now I am still reading about her experiences in Italy. I can't wait to move on to her stories from India. Much like the author during this period of her life, I am currently also very interested in improving my relationship with God, educating myself, understanding the depth of my faith at present, and figuring out what changes I must make so that I can always rely on my faith and devotion to God to ultimately govern all of my actions.
I am fully aware that this is a departure from the typical themes of my LJ entries, which normally consist of "gloating" and/or "exhibitionism." While there's nothing inherently wrong in taking pride in accomplishments and sharing pretty pictures (of me, places I've traveled on vacation, fun events I've attended, etc.), I am trying to overcome my tendency to indulge in shameless narcissism and ... whatever the -ism is for "acting in a manner typical of one characterized as histrionic." Histrionicism?
In short, I am trying to grow up and abandon some really nasty traits and habits that have impeded me from doing this for long and have led me to make really poor choices.
More entries to come.
Mar. 17th, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
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Sorry, this is the best I can do right now. I got it in my email the other day, and I filled this out 2 days ago, so it's dated. I know - I suck. I owe you all a picture post. Who doesn't like pictures? Okay, here's one (hilarious) picture to compensate for the lameness of my survey. There will be more pics to come in future posts.
And now...
2009 Girl Friend Survey
Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your Friends. 'Press FORWARD'
then change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to your
friends including the person who sent it to you.
The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends
that you might not have known!
1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30, like Kara. I got to bed pretty early, but Brian decided it was a good idea to call me at 1 AM. 2 hours later, i'm back asleep, knowing I'm going to hate myself in the morning unless I sleep in.
2. Diamonds or pearls - diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Confessions of a Shopaholic>
4. What is your favorite TV show? House, Simpsons, Family Guy, Heroes
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Yogurt, Cheerios, or Waffles
6. What is your middle name? Lynne
7. What food do you dislike? any kind of seafood. I hate it all.
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? I've been alternating between John Mayer's Contuum album and also (like Kara)... Britney Spears' Circus album. Quite the contrast, I know.
9. What kind of car do you drive? Scion tC
10. Favorite sandwich? pulled pork
11. What characteristic do you despise? 1. unwillingness to take accountability 2. constantly needing to be validated by everyone else instead of relying on their own sense of self worth / obnoxious attention whoredom (they usually go hand-in-hand) 3. extreme superficiality - God help the poor fools who epitomize all 3 of these at once. And sadly, there are quite a few of them.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My blue Wellesley shorts - so comfy
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Someplace I haven't been already? Whistler, Jackson Hole, Thailand, Costa Rica, Chile - I love going to places where I can do a lot of outdoor activities.
14 . Favorite brand of clothing? White House Black Market
15. Where would you retire to? Colorado - close enough to Denver to get a taste of the city now and then, but remote enough to enjoy nature
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? This last one was pretty good. I had gone to Playa del Carmen the week immediately prior, had a great low-key evening with 3 of my good buddies on my actual birthday, and then a week later had a birthday happy hour with many of my coworkers, followed by a concert, and then swing dancing. So it was sort of a 2-week celebration.
17. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Sweden :)
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Wild guess... Karin? The time difference might be an issue...
20. When is your birthday? July 18th
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Definitely night
22. What is your shoe size? 6.5/7
23. Pets? My brother :P
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I'm going to NYC to see my honey in 10 days. Also, I'm expecting a 9% raise in the next week or two, meaning I will be earning 33% more than I was 2 years ago. I think they like me ;)
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A dentist, of all things. Or an artist. I had diverse interests.
26. How are you today? Jolly
27. What is your favorite candy? That constantly changes. At the moment... Rolos.
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses. Typical, i know...
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? 2/27 :) I'm going to NYC!
30. What's your full name? Andrea Lynne Beck
31. What are you listening to right now? "New York State of Mind" - Billy Joel :D
32. What was the last thing you ate? Sausage and Peppers Penne Pasta from Picassos
33. Do you wish on stars? Shooting stars, for fun
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red
35. How is the weather right now? Crappy (cloudy, cold, on the brink of raining)
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? My coworker, Kevin
37. Favorite soft drink? CocaCola
38. Favorite restaurant? Pappas Bros Steakhouse, III Forks (seeing a trend yet?), Luna de Noche
39. Real hair color? Dirty Blonde/light brown... something like that
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Legos
41. Summer or winter? Summer
42. Hugs or kisses Kisses (but i'd rather have the combo)
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate (but, again, I'd rather have the combo)
44. Coffee or tea? neither... but i'll drink the occasional mocha latte
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? Well, duh. I want to know their answers, too!
46.When was the last time you cried? Friday - but it was the good type of crying. My friends were being overwhelmingly sweet!
47. What is under your bed? Nothing. Carpet? Maybe some stray socks?
48. What did you do last night? Worked til 7, watched House, worked out, talked to Brian for a couple of hours, then fell asleep
49. What are you afraid of ? Bad things happening to people close to me (I have much less control over that than I do over my own circumstances, so I don't worry much about myself)
50. Salty or sweet? Sweet, usually. Depends. Definitely not the combination thereof. I don't understand how people can actually like that...
51. How many keys on your key ring? 3
52. How many years at your current job? Exactly 2 years as of 2/19 :) Woohoo, upcoming performance review (and raise)!
53. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
54. How many towns have you lived in? 4, technically (Plano, TX; Wellesley, MA; Herndon, VA; Dallas, TX)
55. Do you make friends easily? Nope. I think I scare people. :P It's okay - I really only want to become friends when I really, really gel with someone, which I can determine very quickly. I don't want a "forced" friendship with anyone. It should happen naturally, like with romantic relationships. Therefore, it's not going to be everyone and their mother with whom I get along that well to pursue a friendship. On a side note, I get along with most people very easily, but that doesn't make them friends.
Feb. 19th, 2009 @ 08:20 pm
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I'd be interested to see the different ways in which men and women answer the questions... if there are any.
The Five Love LanguagesMy primary love language is probably
Quality Time
with a secondary love language being
Physical Touch.
Complete set of results| Quality Time: | | 11 | | Physical Touch: | | 9 | | Acts of Service: | | 5 | | Words of Affirmation: | | 5 | | Receiving Gifts: | | 0 |
Information Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.
Take the quiz
Dec. 16th, 2008 @ 08:24 pm
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A few updates:
1. I am going to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with my company in February instead of going on our annual ski trip. I'd rather ski, but oh well. I can't complain about 4 days at a 4-star all inclusive resort on the beach.
2. I am leaving for Crested Butte, CO in a couple of days, supposedly to go skiing. However, I don't see any damn snow on the ground, based on what the Crested Butte mountain webcams are showing me. I have a feeling I will have thrown $370 out the window on a ski trip with NO skiing to be had. If you know me, you know that skiing is like my LIFE during the winter months, and this makes me very sad.
3. I am kicking ass at work. The CEO has taken notice, and I'm hoping this helps make an even more compelling case for the raise that was more or less promised to me at the end of this year.
4. My boyfriend might love me or something. We're getting along well and having a lot of fun together. Oh, and all the best kinds of fun, too. Rawr.
5. I can hear someone's bass from downstairs. It is 1 AM. That's gotta stop. Momma's gotta sleep soon.
6. I've been interviewing candidates for Wellesley, and that's been a lot of fun. I love my prospies!
7. I am the Social Chair for my 5 year college reunion, which makes me feel old. Also, if the social hours suck, that means you get to blame me.
8. I went to the opera last Sunday and saw Marriage of Figaro. It was EXCELLENT. It was an MIT club event, and it's always fun to hang with the MIT nerds - old and young. :) They are rather fond of us Wellesley folk.
9. I had a kickass Friday night. I went out to Garland to watch my friend's dad play a gig at this awesome Mexican restaurant. Then I went back to Dallas to watch two of my co-workers play a gig in some charming dive bar. Then I went swing dancing until about 1:30 AM, and afterwards fell asleep in the loving arms of my boyfriend <3
10. Saturday night: Watched Kellese Key and some other professional dance dude who I honestly don't know at all do a run-through of their brand new dance routine which kicked ASS. They are so amazing to watch.
11. More Saturday night: Went to Grapevine bar with Brian, Amber, boyfriend, and Jeff (NO, Daniel, not "Chocolate Jeff?!"). I love this bar to pieces. It's such a happy, laid back place where everyone gets along. Maybe because it's like 60+% gay men, and the majority of them are super-nice? I was so everyone's best buddy that night. Anyway, I totally schooled everyone at billiards - for reasons I don't quite understand. I normally suck, but I was having an AMAZING night. I had total strangers challenging me. I need to upload a picture of the best defensive shot I've ever seen in my entire life... and it was made by me, of all people. That will come later.
12. In case you're blind or happened to miss my last post, I have dark hair now. It's faded over the past couple of weeks, but I'm still diggin' it. I'm trying to decide if I like the auburn-y color it's turning into, or if I prefer the dark brown with perhaps some red highlights next time. Either way, I do not at all regret losing the blond. It's so generic Dallas, and I think the dark hair suits my personality better.
The end. Oh, and I'm about to go downstairs and kill someone if that bass doesn't stop in the next 5 minutes or so.
Nov. 25th, 2008 @ 12:57 am
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Nov. 21st, 2008 @ 01:14 am
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I owe my wonderful LJ audience a much more comprehensive post about what the hell I've been up to for the past 2 months, or however long it's been. Sorry - this is not going to be that post.
I will, however, tell you what I've been up to this weekend.
I am at Dallas DANCE being held downtown at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel. I'm typing this up in my cozy room on the 23rd floor. Life is pretty good up here. For those of you that don't know, Dallas DANCE is an annual event in which people from around the country come to compete in West Coast Swing Dancing. Not only are there competitions, but there are workshops with professional dancers, social dancing in between all of the events, and lots of partying in people's rooms. The late night social dancing tends to literally last until dawn.
One of the biggest draws to Dallas DANCE this year is without a doubt Benji Schwimmer, who won the 2nd season of So You Think You Can Dance. Oh yes. We have America's Favorite Dancer here in town this weekend. Well, Friday night's festivities kicked off with Benji Schwimmer giving an hour and a half long workshop on musicality in West Coast Swing. I certainly was not going to miss that. During the workshop, Benji played a wide variety of songs in which we were supposed to pick out the different things melodically and rhythmically happening in it, and then dance with our partners while using our bodies to interpret what we're hearing. This is quite difficult to do when you also have to pay attention to the lead-follow aspect of West Coast Swing. So for one of the songs, he puts on an acoustic version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," which is slow and lyrical - generally not regarded by most as something well-suited for West Coast Swing. So here's the part where I just about pee my pants in excitement. After he shuts off the song, Benji singles out my partner and I. He gets our names and then explains to the entire class of what had to be about 200 people that my partner and I did a fantastic job of interpreting the music and stretching out our moves to fit the phrases.
So there it is. I was publicly complimented by America's Favorite Dancer. I felt about 10 feet tall for the rest of the night ;)
By the way, you will probably be able to find Benji's kickass performance from tonight on YouTube tomorrow (search Dallas DANCE 2008 Cabaret - awards haven't been announced for tonight, but there's a 99.9999999% chance he got first place ;) at 99% confidence).
In the meantime, you should watch this: (I love this song; I love this dance couple; I love this routine)
Enjoooy...
Update: I got to dance with Benji last night. I was a bit concerned prior to asking him since he tends to do so much unconventional stuff to interpret the music. OH MY GOD. I was right there with him nearly the entire time. It was amazing. And the smile on his face and the eye contact was suggested to me that despite my novice status relative to where he is, he was actually having a really fun time dancing with me. Yay!
On an unrelated note, I find it interesting that ridiculously tall men seem to be so into me.... seeing as I am 5'1". Hmmmm.
Aug. 31st, 2008 @ 09:58 pm
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Work has determined that I will indeed be going to Boston from August 10-12th for the Affiliate Summit. I will be arriving in the early afternoon on the 9th, so hopefully that will give me enough time to visit my aunt and grandparents, AND Wellesley before heading over to the invitational dinner that evening. (If only I could squeeze in a Red Sox game!)
I'm also 90% sure I'm going to DC the first weekend in August for Swing Fling, where I will be competing in Jack & Jill and Pro-Am Strictly.
I had more to say, but I can't remember. I blame the lack of Coke. (By the way, this is DAY 30 without ANY Coke whatsoever!)
Jun. 25th, 2008 @ 12:38 pm
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Woohoo! I got to enjoy the 98oF temperature, the nearly cloudless sky, and the perfect-temperature pool water. As an added bonus, I got to play some water volleyball with some random people... good-looking people, too (male & female). I've still got my killer serve >:)
Dance practice in 20 mins...
Jun. 15th, 2008 @ 06:10 pm
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| » Oh just some stuff... |
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As of Tuesday, June 17th, I will have gone 3 full weeks without any CocaCola. Any of you who know me should know that this is really freaking impressive. I've been a total cokehead (sniff!) for probably the past 10 years. The withdrawal has been pretty horrific, but I'm sticking to my strict no-Coke diet. So why did I quit? The empty calories, the HFCS, the phosphoric acid that deprives my teeth and bones of calcium, the 5-10 lb lighter I would be had I not been drinking this incessantly and in massive quantities over the past 10 years, the staining of my teeth, the risk of diabetes... All pretty sound reasons, I think.
So let's get everyone caught up on more fun stuff that's been going on since I have been craptacular about updating:
Yesterday I spent much of the afternoon on Lake Lewisville in "Party Cove." I enjoyed the drinking, the dancing, the random flashings (of other women's breasts, not mine), the beads, the football tossing, the music, the drunks, and the random pedicure that some guy gave me (foot fetish? naaaaah.) The only downside is that I got sunburned in the crotch area, which is a really shitty place to get burned, by the way. You will see me wearing skirts over the next few days.
In the evening, I partied up at Grapevine Bar with Bev (a local Wellesley sis whom I adore), Amber, Knorr, and Jeff. I was hit on by a bisexual male couple, a trannie who looked like Fergie, and some nerdy rich dude. It was fun! Anyway, I took great pleasure in treating my friends to drinks and shots and stuff. After leaving Grapevine Bar, I met up with Brian, Kellese, Brent, Cher, and some other lady at Barry's house for more drinking, snacking, and in my case, swimming. Quote of the night: "You mean there's going to be naked choch (sp??) in my pool??" - Barry, who is flamingly gay and highly amusing.
Speaking of swimming, I'll be off to do that once I finish this post. It is HOT outside!
Let's quickly sum up some other stuff so that I can get on with my life (the pool is calling loudly now):
*Brother moved in over Memorial Day weekend. Not very good about keeping the kitchen sink area very clean. And I thought I was bad. Otherwise, all is well in that department.
*Bought beautiful solid wood kitchen table with stools. Can't wait for it to get delivered.
*Shopping for leather couch & love seat. Decisions, decisions... I'm picky!
*Shopping for a TV... I will probably get a 46" LCD ... HD of course. (My brother already has the XBox 360. Woohoo!)
*Albert & Jenn's wedding on Friday night! Brian was wearing a tux, which was incredibly hot. Got to dance with Brian, and I even had the opportunity to lead East Coast Swing with Mary, one of my lovely coworkers. It went surprisingly well.
*Many, many gatherings with "the usual suspects" at Knorr & boyfriend's places. Oftentimes these turn out to be game nights, which I luuuurve! Our favorites are Apples to Apples, Cranium, and CatchPhrase.
And that's all I can remember for now. I'll give a work update some other time.
Jun. 15th, 2008 @ 03:12 pm
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Dude, that was embarassing to watch.
I could only endure 2 periods of tonight's game from pretty damn awesome seats - 318, front row, offensive end, directly behind Osgood - before saying "screw it" and heading down to drink away the 3rd period. I did catch our one and only goal against the Wings. At least it wasn't a shut out.
So, uh, all that's left for me to say is GO PENGUINS. (It's against my religion to cheer for the Wings under any circumstances. Unless they're playing the Avs. It'd be a toss-up.)
May. 20th, 2008 @ 12:17 am
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I am absolutely elated that the Stars have made it to Game 6. Come on, guys! 2 more wins!
May. 17th, 2008 @ 04:19 pm
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That's right, b*tches. I'm going to Game 4. Let's hope that we win (by the grace of God).
May. 14th, 2008 @ 06:04 pm
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The Stars did so poorly tonight that I drank myself into oblivion and went on a $60 shopping spree at CVS. Okay, maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration. I did get tipsy off of two big ol' margaritas at Houlihans, and I did go shopping at CVS afterwards. I wouldn't call it a shopping spree, though. I bought some stuff for my sensitive skin that hates me for shaving all the damn time. I also bought some spray tan stuff that hopefully won't give me skin cancer like a tanning bed would. We'll see how that looks. Perhaps more importantly, I hope it doesn't smell. Oh, and we'll also see how receptive my skin is to Nair - sensitive skin formula. So, uh... Go Celtics? (who also lost tonight... damnit! *chug!*)
In other news, my health insurance company sent me a letter stating that the hospital I went to back on Dec. 29th neglected to send a claim within 95 days, and therefore they don't have to pay shit. ( Health care rant with a handful of f-bombs; beneath the cut for those who are sensitive to my profanity ) So, if anyone knows the appropriate way for me to handle this, please speak now. I have a feeling I'm entitled to some kind of compensation for the $550+ I spent without any help from the insurance company. Which reminds me... I've already spent about $500 over my deductible, meaning I probably need additional reimbursement from my insurance company... or something.
Have I mentioned that HATE our health care system? It's a complete piece of shit. Oh, Canada.
So... that's it for now. I've been up to a lot of shenanigans, but I am too exhausted to stay up and write about them.
May. 12th, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
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