Good morning and happy Friday...hope you have all had a good week...it was probably a touch stressful seeing as Christmas is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! Which brings me to my first topic in the Friday Five:
1. I don't feel like I have gotten in the proper holiday spirit yet. I don't know why. I was THRILLED about Fall and Halloween and apple cider and pumpkin stuff...I think Thanksgiving puts a little damper on the season for me...I'm just not a big Thanksgiving fan. It's just a day to eat. You can do that any ol time you want. Even the meal...I mean Turkey, whenever you want...mashed potatoes, easy...let's be honest, stovetop stuffing is the best...etc. Anyway...this isn't a Thanksgiving rant, it's a "why don't I feel the magic of Christmas" rant. I love Christmas. It is the ultimate kid, magical holiday...and here it is a week away and I don't feel anything. I haven't heard the abundance of holiday music that is usually out there, which I am part thankful for...we all know how annoying it can get...but still, it gets you in the Christmas spirit. I think it might be the snow...I might need some snow, and I just don't think it is going to happen this year. Boo. I'm going to try to get merry though...need to dig deep for some magic.
2. Part of the reason I haven't been all holiday-ish may be because I have been sick for FOREVER. Ugh. I lost my voice over the weekend...the whole darn weekend. My mom and a few of her friends came up to the city to do Christmas shopping downtown (see, should have been in the spirit!) and we all stayed in a hotel and went out to eat and drank wine...so so fun...and I could barely talk. Then, just when I thought I was feeling pretty much all better...bam, I wake up with a flippin eye infection. I think "eye infection" sounds better than pink eye...which is actually what I'm pretty sure it is. And I'm annoyed that I need to go to the doctor to get medicine for pink eye...how do they not have some over the counter for that by now? Doesn't every kid get it a million times? Really, they make those parents go in and pay a co-pay every time. C'mon. Plus, eye infection means I have to wear my glasses, which I CAN"T STAND. Glasses are beyond annoying...and I can't work out in my glasses...boy, do I sound crabby. :)
3. On Wednesday, when I was feeling kinda ick, but not wanting to spend another full day lounging on the couch sleeping and watching bad tv, I decided to take advantage of my daytime non working ness and went to an early matinee movie. Went and saw the new Disney princess movie...The Princess and the Frog. I have been soooo excited since I saw that Disney was FINALLY doing a classic princess animated film. With songs. The great 'sing in the car at the top of your lungs' songs...I mean, I don't do that. Yes, I do. Anyway...went and saw the movie. It was good...I really enjoyed it...great sidekick characters, strong leading lady, awesome set- New Orleans during Mardi Gras, so lots of colors...it has all the elements of a great Disney classic...but I didn't love it. It was missing the magic for me. It definitely had it's moments...I loved the little firefly and his Angeline...and I really liked the Princess. Still, something missing. AND, I noticed they used VERY similar scenes from older Disney movies...it was like they used the same drawings and just colored them differently or something...I don't know. Good movie...but no Beauty and the Beast. Lacking in magic...
4. I really need some new music in my life. I was having a conversation with one of my customers...he was dancing to his ipod when he came in, so I asked him what he was listening to and we got into a music discussion and he asked me what I've been listening to lately, and I drew a blank. NOTHING came to mind...I have been listening to all my old go-to's lately...the David Gray's and Ryan Adam's and Damien Rice's, etc...all good...but all familiar and easy for me. I need something new to get excited about and I've not been feeling motivated to find it. I brought my ipod to work with me on Thursday since I took the bus in and put it on shuffle, hoping I'd find some secret gem in my collection...first song, Bob Dylan- ok...second song- New Kids on the Block, third- Boston...c'mon! If you could send me some motivation, or some recommendations, I'd appreciate it. Maybe it's the music magic that is missing in my life.
5. Finally, this is kind of a random...but after having a long discussion/rant with my dad on Wednesday, I felt it relevant. I got home from a long day Thursday...work, meeting, writing, bus, etc...and found that my roommate had DVRd the season premiere of the Kardashians. I know. I do watch that show though...it's entertaining to me, and I actually like the girls. In this episode, the sisters are doing some fighting because they don't like Kourtney's baby daddy, etc...and she gets really upset and talks about moving away...but then she goes in for her ultrasound and the whole family shows up...mom, stepdad, brother, many-a-sisters...and it made me think about, for as ridiculous as that family is...they are so so supportive of each other and love each other so much. They are always there for each other, and are the most important thing in all of their lives. I just think that is so cool. I love my sisters to pieces and absolutely would do anything for any of them...but we hardly ever see each other, barely keep in touch via email or texting...I get new news about any of one of them from someone else all the time...I wish we made more time for each other. Maybe sister magic is what I need.
Alright, I'm going to go...in search of the magic...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
12/11/09 Friday Five
Happy Friday. I skipped writing last week because I didn't feel like writing. I think I was busy. Probably doing something incredible exciting, definitely. But, I'm back. Because I am doing not much exciting this week....
1. I am fighting a cold. I REFUSE to get sick. Last Saturday night I was babysitting, and in the course of a couple hours, I felt my throat swelling, my head starting to hurt...I actually noticed the cold coming on. So I slept a lot over the weekend, have been taking massive amounts of vitamins, and most importantly (I think) telling myself I'm not sick. I am totally a head case...I can talk myself into or out of anything...so if I keep telling myself I'm not and I won't get sick...I'm pretty sure I can beat this thing before it gets the better of me. Well, I wrote this a couple days ago...and the cold got the better of me...I am full out sick. Boo..so much for positive thoughts.
2. Well, I finally went and got my new bed (with the help of my super great dad), brought it home, and got it all set up- without instructions (there may have been a few pieces left over...but I'm sure they weren't important). I cleaned my room, did every bit of laundry I had, FINALLY went and got some pictures from Europe developed to hang on my wall. I am feeling very settled, and liking it. Plus, my new bed is smaller than the blow up mattress, so I actually have some room to move, and my dresser drawers open all the way. Now if I could just get my closet doors back on their hinges, so those would slide easily...one day. Baby steps for now.
3. So I got Partner of the Month at my store for this month (it isn't that exciting...pretty much everyone has gotten it at some point). What this means is that there is a picture of me (I decided on my facebook profile pic...the one with me scared of the bear pelt...terrifying) and then some random information about me out on a board in front of the bar, where the customers wait for their drinks. I was looking forward to having this out because I always work in the mornings, during the rush, and I don't have the opportunity to connect with as many customers as I would like- and as many as the other baristas at the store get to...so this was an opportunity for people to get to know me a little bit...which has been great. I see people reading over it every day and then making some personal connection with me "oh, we have the same taste in music", "I love Disney too", "you lived on a tour bus?!", "I love Friday Night Lights too...did it get cancelled?", etc...it's been great.
4. Okay, I have to write about it...have you watched Jersey Shore? Good grief...train wreck. It's a new show on MTV- started last week, that has the same premise as Real World...they brought eight strangers together to live in a house and work a random job...but it's on the Jersey Shore...which means it is even more ridiculous than Real World. Let me just tell you a few of the characters names, so you can an idea- Mike "the situation" (which refers to his abs, apparently), J-Woww, Snooki, DJ Pauly D....etc. One of my customers told me he stayed up until midnight watching the premiere (on a work night), so when I got home, I found my roommate had DVRd it (of course!), so I watched it...and then again the next day with Catie and friends....I can't say that I recommend the show, because it is seriously soooo bad...but it is def worth watching a bit of, because it is soooo bad. Jersey Shore...on MTV Thursday nights at 10pm.
5. I hope today is the worst day of the cold, because I have a lot going on this weekend...a 30th birthday party tonight, and the Dinner Club ladies are staying at a hotel downtown...going to dinner...shopping...brunch on Sunday. I need to get better! So, on that note...I am going to watch the new episode of Jersey Shore, drink tea and veg on the couch...wait to get over this cold!!
1. I am fighting a cold. I REFUSE to get sick. Last Saturday night I was babysitting, and in the course of a couple hours, I felt my throat swelling, my head starting to hurt...I actually noticed the cold coming on. So I slept a lot over the weekend, have been taking massive amounts of vitamins, and most importantly (I think) telling myself I'm not sick. I am totally a head case...I can talk myself into or out of anything...so if I keep telling myself I'm not and I won't get sick...I'm pretty sure I can beat this thing before it gets the better of me. Well, I wrote this a couple days ago...and the cold got the better of me...I am full out sick. Boo..so much for positive thoughts.
2. Well, I finally went and got my new bed (with the help of my super great dad), brought it home, and got it all set up- without instructions (there may have been a few pieces left over...but I'm sure they weren't important). I cleaned my room, did every bit of laundry I had, FINALLY went and got some pictures from Europe developed to hang on my wall. I am feeling very settled, and liking it. Plus, my new bed is smaller than the blow up mattress, so I actually have some room to move, and my dresser drawers open all the way. Now if I could just get my closet doors back on their hinges, so those would slide easily...one day. Baby steps for now.
3. So I got Partner of the Month at my store for this month (it isn't that exciting...pretty much everyone has gotten it at some point). What this means is that there is a picture of me (I decided on my facebook profile pic...the one with me scared of the bear pelt...terrifying) and then some random information about me out on a board in front of the bar, where the customers wait for their drinks. I was looking forward to having this out because I always work in the mornings, during the rush, and I don't have the opportunity to connect with as many customers as I would like- and as many as the other baristas at the store get to...so this was an opportunity for people to get to know me a little bit...which has been great. I see people reading over it every day and then making some personal connection with me "oh, we have the same taste in music", "I love Disney too", "you lived on a tour bus?!", "I love Friday Night Lights too...did it get cancelled?", etc...it's been great.
4. Okay, I have to write about it...have you watched Jersey Shore? Good grief...train wreck. It's a new show on MTV- started last week, that has the same premise as Real World...they brought eight strangers together to live in a house and work a random job...but it's on the Jersey Shore...which means it is even more ridiculous than Real World. Let me just tell you a few of the characters names, so you can an idea- Mike "the situation" (which refers to his abs, apparently), J-Woww, Snooki, DJ Pauly D....etc. One of my customers told me he stayed up until midnight watching the premiere (on a work night), so when I got home, I found my roommate had DVRd it (of course!), so I watched it...and then again the next day with Catie and friends....I can't say that I recommend the show, because it is seriously soooo bad...but it is def worth watching a bit of, because it is soooo bad. Jersey Shore...on MTV Thursday nights at 10pm.
5. I hope today is the worst day of the cold, because I have a lot going on this weekend...a 30th birthday party tonight, and the Dinner Club ladies are staying at a hotel downtown...going to dinner...shopping...brunch on Sunday. I need to get better! So, on that note...I am going to watch the new episode of Jersey Shore, drink tea and veg on the couch...wait to get over this cold!!
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