I want to shakalaka with you

I apologize for my lack of posting last night but believe it or not, I had plans! My day was not quite as hellish as I had thought, so I got out of work on time and met my girls for the dance recital. This is my second year of not being in it and most of their first, so it was looking to be a bit of a traumatic experience. For those of you that don’t know (or understand) I danced for roughly 23 years and quit mainly because I wasn’t finding the dances challenging enough. I mean, it wasn’t even good exercise in all honesty. So, I was the second of our group to quit and the rest followed at the end of last year. I don’t really know if anyone can grasp how heart wrenching it was for me to quit and I bawled my brains out when I did it. But, why continue to do something when you’re not fulfilled by it like you used to be? So anyway, I believe there were 10 of us in the balcony watching the show and I’m kind of happy to say that watching the show didn’t make any of us regret our decision. I miss the performing aspect of it, for sure. I mean, I would have performed the show every night and three times on Sunday if she had let me! But, the dances just weren’t challenging at all. Don’t get me wrong, to the untrained eye they LOOKED difficult and that’s the point. However, we knew they weren’t. The costumes were HIDEOUS, and that’s putting it lightly. I don’t know. I really wish it had knocked my socks off and made me want to go back but it didn’t. I would love to keep dancing and performing (even past the ripe old age of 30) and I do miss it, but not to go back and have to prove myself in front of spastic teenagers. No thanks. Also, the title of my post today was a line in one of the songs that was danced to. Um.... No thanks.

We cut out slightly early so we could head out for a few drinks which was so much fun. I don’t get to hang out with the whole group of dance girls all at once and we tend to be a rowdy bunch. I don’t think the poor bartender knew what he was getting himself into when we walked in! Everyone had a great time and we voiced our opinions and reminisced about old times and such things. It was a great night and I hope we get to do it again soon!

What else? O’s lost to the Phillies last night but hey, we’re used to that. I mean, a sweep? Seriously…. I really shouldn’t bitch because we are actually doing quite well in interleague play.. Now if only we could put a team together. Ya know, one that wins.

Also managed to read some stuff about Raffy and his chance text messages/phone call with Brian Roberts. That saddened me to a certain extent. Granted, he fucked up. I understand and I’m bitter about the whole thing cause I’ve always been a Raffy fan. But to have his only contact with his old team be through a random text message mistake? That’s just sad.

In other news, L’il Kim is getting out of the slammer on Monday. I bet the first place that bitch goes is to the spa cause I doubt her extensions and tips lasted too long in prison. Maybe she’ll start a new “just out of prison” fashion trend like Martha Stewart… although I’m pretty sure it won’t be a poncho. I’m thinking more along the lines of striped pasties and hot pants.. It is July after all.

Today couldn’t go by any slower and technically, I could leave early, but I’d rather get the overtime money in my next paycheck and spend the next 2 hours pretending to work while I really look for pink bedspreads on the internet. I had a rough week - I deserve some down time especially considering I have to work on Monday when everyone and their mother is off. Granted, it’s a dress down day AND they’re giving us a pizza party (ya know, the four of us who either couldn’t or didn’t feel like taking the day off), but I’d much rather be at a party drinking beer and playing liar’s poker. Or real poker.. although I’d probably lose less money playing Liar’s Poker. Probably.

I’m headed to my friend Sarah’s ball game after work which I hope will be slightly more eventful than my last two Friday nights - partypoker.net and ball games on TV. I make no guarantees! My cousin’s graduation party is tomorrow and I’m determined to see The Devil Wears Prada this weekend so I’ll keep you posted on how things go.

Still sleepy

Went into work at 8 and left at 7:15 with no lunch so, there really isn't much to tell. That is why I've decided to tell the story behind this picture instead:

A few weeks ago was my friend Shannon's bachelorette party and bridal shower. Favors from the bridal shower were little packages of chiclets, aptly packaged as "Luv Gum." Early on in the day I had decided that I was going to use the luv gum as my pickup line for the night, so I hoarded all the leftovers that people didn't take home.

So, we head out to Albany in a hummer limo and continue the boozing we had started at one of the bridesmaid's homes. I dubbed the limo driver "hotass" but that did not make him worthy of my luv gum. We hit up the Bayou (boys love bachelorette parties) but no one really lived up to my expectations. Eventually we made our way across the street to Skyline where Shannon got up on stage and played tambourine for the band. All of a sudden I see this guy on the outskirts of the crowd and decide he is "the one." I call over my friend Sarah because she'd been dying to get a picture of "the luv gum guy" since that afternoon. So, I go over to him and offer him my luv gum (which is one hell of an icebreaker) and we start talking. So, I ask him his name and it's Matthias. Not exactly the most common name and interesting because my sister works with a guy named Matthias. Yep... it was him. I'd never met him before and as luck would have it, this is how I do it. Thanks to luv gum. So, that is the picture Sarah took of us that night and while he is married, I feel the luv gum wasn't exactly a waste and at least a funny story. A funny story that we tried to tell my sister when we called her at 2 in the morning. Somehow it didn't translate well over the band and our drunken voices. I just don't get it.

I had little time for any pop culture/baseball information but I'll do what I can. I believe yesterday or today was Charlie Gibson's last day on Good Morning America. This little tidbit meant nothing to me because I rarely watch anything in the morning but Buffy the Vampire Slayer (don't laugh - it gets me through my morning). Anyway, he had very few final guests but Cal Ripken was on (and I'm so f'n bitter that I missed it) and I think he might have even rated higher than Kermit the Frog. Way to go Cal! I wonder if he wore blue? He should never NOT wear blue. The O's were supposed to play a double header today but all I know (or really care about) is that they won the first game and Brian Roberts hit his first home run!!! I have yet to see the highlight but I don't really need to. He just needed a little bit of time to get his shit together. That's all. Congrats to B-Rob and hopefully now Ben can hold his head just a tad bit higher when he wears his jersey at the games this weekend!

Let's see.. what else? Made it home from work just in time to make my tanning appointment that I really doubted I'd get to. I know it's bad for you but nothing feels better than falling asleep in a big cocoon of warmth. I'm in a wedding next weekend and the dress is a light green. I can't be the pasty bridesmaid!

I think I forgot to mention this but I did get out of work for a hot second yesterday and managed to buy THE lamp!! It was a very exciting experience for me and I made it home in one piece. I love that lamp. It's kind of like my first "big girl" purchase. Sad, but slightly fulfilling and that's something I can deal with. The downstairs of the house is primed and soon enough the upstairs will be too. Hopefully Dad will sand the floors on Monday and Tuesday and then we can start painting. Nothing makes a house feel like a home like.. well.. paint! Guess I should finalize my color choices in the very near future.

Anyway, I'm exhausted and SWAT is on FX. I really can't concentrate when Colin Farrell is running on the beach and I won't apologize for it.

I'm sleepy

and I have to work early (and probably late) tomorrow. Have I mentioned I can't wait until this week is over? Well, I can't. I have my first real closing tomorrow and another one on Thursday. I'm thinking Friday is going to be a very good day. No closings AND it's payday. Thank god!!

We lost our ball game tonight and almost lost my cousin. She got railed pretty hard, but she's a tropper and she'll be fine (eventually). It's so funny to play ball in this league because everyone hates us. I mean, it's not our fault we're good. We were missing so many people tonight and still gave them a run for their money. What cracks me up is the amount of people that showed up to this game just to see if we would get beat. I guess if you have nothing better to do with your life than go to some cheesy ass co-ed softball game and root against us, so be it. Guess you had a good night! ha ha..

So, I got home late and I missed the beginning of Rescue Me, and I'll probably miss the end too cause I'm heading off to la la land in a matter of seconds, but thank god FX repeats the shows about a million times a week. I have one gripe about FX though.. I just saw a commercial for Nip/Tuck, yet the show starts in September. I mean, give me a break! I see the commercial, get all excited, then realize I have to wait another two months before I can watch. That is irritating. Like I said earlier, they started showing commercials for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in freaking March (or at least it seemed like they did). I WAS looking forward to watching but now I'm so sick of the damn commercials that it's almost lost it's luster.

Ok.. I hate Peter Gammons and always have, but I hope the surgery for his brain aneurysm goes well. I'll say nothing more on this subject for fear of geting accused of being an insensitive bitch.

All this working is making me a very boring girl, so much so that I can't even talk about pop culture and my favorite television shows because I haven't had time to watch or read anything about them. This career shit's for the birds.

The scraping might be over

Tre and I finished the spare room and I don't think we're going to bother with the bathroom so I might not have to scrape any more wallpaper which makes me a very happy girl.

I couldn't get a good picture of the lamp (I've realized that I only need one which again, makes me a very happy girl) so you all are just going to have to come to the house and see the most wonderful lamp in the world in person. It's pink. Nuff said.

I have a new favorite song: Leave the Pieces by The Wreckers. Now, I've never been much of a Michelle Branch fan but I absolutely LOVE this song and I think it's pretty relatable. I literally heard it once and had to download it.

Real World/Road Rules Challenge night again. Someone please kick Wes off. I've had YEARS of MTV reality shows and he is probably the one person I hate the most. He's just a douchebag and all these people need to grow up and get real jobs. Your fifteen minutes of fame was up HOURS ago!!

Today was a pretty boring day and apparently my blog readers are going to have to suffer. In entertainment news, my favorite Backstreet Boy (let's never mention that I said that again) has left the band to "pursue other interests." To quote my friend Sandra "he's the rat faced one." What can I say? I always feel bad for the "not as attractive as the lead singer" members of boy bands. Maybe he will follow the lead of another Backstreet Boy and go into the lucrative world of Christian Pop.

Again, apologies for the boring day but I can't be "on" all the time. Oh yeah.. and thanks to a certain someone with more technological experience in his little finger than I have in my whole body because thanks to him I was able to make those CD's I bitched about Friday night. He shall remain nameless, but he knows who he is. Happy Monday!

You had to see it to believe it

This street sign was actually right across the street from Brandi's wedding reception. It took every ounce of self control I had not to steal it and that's only because it was owned by some of Brandi's new family. I respect that.

The wedding was very nice. Brandi and Joel made an absolutely beautiful couple and it was so good to see everyone. I think we entertained the folks at Darby's Pub in East Durham prior to the wedding and while we may have been the wedding outcasts, we entertained ourselves as only we know how.

It was a very mellow night in Hudson which almost put a damper on my big night out plans for Amy and Eryn but I'm pretty sure they were entertained as only drunk Hudsonites can entertain. Sarah made her virgin appearance out in the HUD and although we were all losers at Liar's Poker (nothing you can do about those 5 Six's Amy) we managed to make the best of it. It was a long and entertaining walk home (up hill, five miles, barefoot in the snow) but when you're a little in the bag you don't really notice it, which is always a nice touch.

I finally saw The Break Up. By myself. I got sick of waiting for any of my friends to go with me so i sucked it up on a rainy night and went by myself. What can I say? I love popcorn for dinner and Vince Vaughn. The movie was good. The ending was left kind of open (and VV was looking quite tasty by the end of the flick) but I did enjoy it and I'm still a little bitter that I waited this long to see it. The chemistry between Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn was very believeable and I have to admit that even I would have broken up with his character in the movie.

What a weekend for entertainment news, huh? Aaron Spelling died, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban got married and I found the most amazing lamps for my bedroom. Ok, that's not entertainment news but let me tell you, this lamp is INSANE and matches my new room motif like you would not believe. I can't believe I didn't buy it yet.. but I will. Oh yes.. pictures will follow so you can all appreciate it and marvel at the sheer wonder of it as I will.

I am a technological moron

This, and this reason alone is why I date dorks. I'm sorry "smart men."

I was very proud of myself because I was able to download Counting Crows and Guster's new CD's off of ITunes and put them on my Ipod. Big step in the right direction for me. Then, I even managed to download some songs and make a new cd on my sister's computer today, a skill that has somehow always evaded me. I was feeling pretty good so I decided to try to make CD's for my car of my new downloaded (and paid for) songs. Well, when I went to make these two great CD's I realized that I can't find the god damn songs on my computer. Oh, they're there because they're in my library on ITunes and there are even folders that have the album names on them, but I'll be damned if I can find the songs on the actual computer. So, there will only be one new CD in the car tomorrow for the long drive to the wedding, as opposed to the three I was hoping for. I need a boyfriend!

I love Lewis Black. He has got to be the funniest guy ever (next to Mitch Hedberg, but since he's dead, Lewis wins out). Yes, his act can be ruined by watching it on Comedy Central cause I love listening to him swear, but I'll live. I really do miss my XM radio in my car for that reason. Oh no, it's not that I didn't renew my subscription, I just really need to get a new mount and set it up in my car (please see the title of this blog and you will understand). I was sent a few links for some good mounts today so hopefully I'll be getting one of those really soon. What I was trying to say is, when I get sick of the same music all the time (even though that shouldn't happen with the vast selection XM has to offer) I always turn on the X-rated comedy channel cause it is funny as hell and I usually need a laugh or five on my way home from work.

O's beat the Nationals tonight.. Ya know, that HUGE cross town rivalry. Another Friday night and I'm proud of my boys. Oh, don't get me wrong, we suck big time. But, everyone has their moments and a strong outing from Rodrigo Lopez (or any of our pitchers, starting or otherwise, for that matter) is reason enough to celebrate. Yet another entertaining Friday night. I think it's becoming second nature for me to paint my toenails on Fridays because my Saturdays have been so jam packed. I had every intention of finishing that wall tonight, but I got sidetracked by my technological inefficiency. Yes, let's rub that in. I couldn't find an irritating computer picture so I threw one of Murphy on here instead. He probably doesn't care that I don't know my ass from my elbow as long as I give him part of my dinner. Have a great weekend - updates and pictures to come!

If I had balls

They would have already sweated off by now. Good god it’s hot! If you can believe it, I got on a roll and ALMOST finished the room I’ve been working on for a week. There is literally half a wall (if that) left to do and I just couldn’t do it tonight. I was sweating like you wouldn’t believe (and god knows I haven’t done anything that makes me drip sweat since college) and even singing Counting Crows at the top of my lungs couldn’t bring me through it. One more day and it’ll be done. This (like N’Sync) I promise you. I’m almost positive the inside of my hand is black and blue and while I know I should have taken a shower to get the wallpaper out of my hair, I was too damn tired and the only reason I’m writing this is so Shell won’t be bored at work tomorrow. I have to give in to my legion of fans. Ok, Shell, Sandra and Sarah. It kinda freaks me out that all their names start with an S…. Spooky!

I’m watching the rerun of Last Comic Standing on Bravo and I’m already picking my favorites. I think I mentioned last week that it was really a woman’s show but on the first one there are three women in the final battle. Interesting. Oh yeah.. HATE Stella.. Hate her. She does not deserve the one name moniker. Madonna… that’s a name. Stella? Come on!

I make no promises as far as blogging this weekend goes because two of my best friends from college are staying with me (um yeah.. at my parents house.. got a problem with that?) because our friend Brandi is getting married. Another one bites the dust! Lol.. Best of luck to Brandi and Joel anyway!!! So, I’m taking Amy and Eryn out on the town and maybe there’ll be some interesting pictures for me to put up. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. With those two, I can almost guarantee it!!

I’m beat to shit and can’t find the Oriole score anywhere on TV (hello, lack of patience with the ticker) so I’m gonna hit the hay. Before I do, I have one thing to say: I love Greg Zaun and his porno mustache. I might love him because of his porno mustache. I’m not quite sure yet. Maybe it’s the chemicals.

Who'dve thunk?

Fabric softener and water takes wallpaper off the wall better than water alone (God that sounded like some cheesy ass 80’s commercial, didn’t it?) But it seriously does work. I actually got almost a whole wall done in an hour and a half as opposed to the quarter of a wall I got done last week. Yep, moving right along – half a wall a week. I’m in the process of picking colors and hopefully we’ll move right along cause I can not WAIT to get into that house.

So, today has been pretty exciting because I just found out that Kathy Griffin is coming to the Palace Theater in September. Course, it seems I’m one of the only people that like her so I’m having a little trouble getting someone to go with me but I’ll worry about that later. Anyway, I’m watching her show right now and Michael McDonald from MadTV is on and let me tell you, those kids in the Army sure do love “STUART.”I honestly don’t think they knew who he was until he started to do Stuart, but I’ll bet that has its perks. I mean, that slight bit of anonymity and all the money. Then again, he is on the D-List Tour of Iraq so maybe he’s not making THAT much money. Oh yeah.. two of my most favoritest (yes, I know it’s not a word) bands released CD’s today. NO, not Huey Lewis (although just you wait until I tell you all about that concert) but Counting Crows and Guster. I don’t know if anyone has bought cd’s off of ITunes yet, but I’m considering doing it because it’s only $10 and lord knows how much I would spend on the actual CD. Then again, I’m a big loser when it comes to shit like that cause if it’s a band I really like I feel like I need to have the actual CD. And yes, I WILL put it in alphabetical order in my CD holder cause I’m that anal. Deal with it.

Yep, it’s 10:00 at night and here I am, drinking Coke Zero and eating a 100 calorie pack of Cheese Balls. Nothing makes a bad day brighter than a handful of cheese balls. Just try to prove me wrong.

Gotta go – it’s almost time for my new favorite show “Rescue Me.” Yes, I missed the first two seasons, but that’s what DVD’s are for. Kind of like how I’m going to catch up on Nip/Tuck which I also got addicted to last year. Damn you FX for sucking me in. DAMN YOU!!!!

I need a weekend to recover from my weekend

Things have been a little crazy as of late, yet not really things I want to broadcast! Therefore, I apologize for the lack of blogging in the past few days.

Lynn’s bachelorette party was this weekend. I’d post pictures but I promised no one would ever see them. It was a good time up in Lake George. I’m pretty sure EVERYONE involved had a blast. I can vouch for myself, that’s for damn sure. Lots going on in Lake George, especially when there are firefighters in town and bachelorette parties are usually a hit. We made some new friends (at least for the night) and got back in touch with old ones (again, maybe just for the night) lol.. It was a long, strange night (long because we got lost on the way back from the bar) and strange because, well… trust me, it had its moments! Lol.. I think rehab might still be in the cards.

I even missed Entourage last night if you can believe that! What can I say? Nothing close to a night’s sleep and no nap were the contributing factors to that, but I’m sure I’ll manage to see it 18 more times this week.

The O’s took two from the Mets (not even I can believe that) and thanks to them I managed to win a very important bet. As I said before, I was not able to stay up to watch any of the highlight reels but I can imagine that Ed Rogers losing the ball in his shirt was on every single one of them and will be on blooper reels for at least the rest of this guy’s short-lived career. AND, Kris Benson hit a home run. An American League pitcher hit a freaking home run. This is one of the times I love my boys. Granted, I love them all the time but this was one of those moments like when your boyfriend sends you flowers for no reason (I wouldn’t know from experience, but I’m sure that’s what it feels like), and I'm pretty sure that’s love.

The house is coming along. There’s lots of wallpaper scraping to be done but Tre and Dad have worked really hard and me, well, I try. Our initial plan was to gut the bathroom but I think we’re going to wait on that until after we’re in. Sure, the bathroom sucks, but it’s liveable and the sooner we get in, the better! Lord knows I can’t wait to decorate. So, keep an eye out for your “painting, beer and pizza party” in the hopefully very near future.

Let's Go O's

Good god it felt good to beat the Mets! I know they’re one of the best teams in baseball so it really must suck to get beat by one of the worst. Brandon Fahey really stepped it up and even the bottome of the order wasn't as atrocious as usual. Kudos! At least it won’t be a sweep no matter what happens!

Note to Men: If you are married, engaged, in a relationship or living with your baby momma, you might want to NOT exchange phone numbers with someone who is single and thinks you are too. J Shady dealings, man.

Because I’m saving myself for the bachelorette party tomorrow night I sat home and tried to learn how to play poker on partypoker.net. I’m not sure how well it worked. I played for 2 hours and lost about 500 fake dollars. It might have been better if I’d paid attention to the poker game and not the Oriole game. Then again, the O’s game was way more fulfilling!

Today was a boring day and now you’ve all suffered. I apologize. Hopefully more interesting posts in the future.

I hate scraping

I literally scraped one wall and I want to kill myself. When you buy a house it’s almost worth the money to pay someone else to scrape all the shit off your walls, especially if it’s an old house. Just a tip.

I left work early today and DAMN it felt good. I’ve spent the last four days on nothing but the same project and if I spend my whole day tomorrow on it I just might kill myself. Obviously not literally (cause I would have already killed myself from the wallpaper scraping), but I’m sure you get the idea. I plan on leaving a little early again tomorrow and maybe I’ll spend yet another night scraping walls. Well, at the rate I’m going, wall. Try not to live vicariously through me and my insanely active social life, ok?

It’s the karaoke episode of The Office. Nothing beats the awkwardness of Michael showing up to the party he wasn’t invited to and a night of karaoke. Holy buzzkill. And again, my love for John Krasinski keeps growing. What can I say? I do love the idea of an approachable Polack. He just feels attainable.

We all know I’m a pop culture fiend and all, but I still refuse to watch the Britney Spears interview with Matt Lauer. Now, I do feel bad for her because I really don’t think she’s as terrible a mother as everyone makes her out to be and she does have people following her everywhere, BUT her husband is a white trash wannabe that’s riding on her coat tails and for her not to know that (or pretend she doesn’t know that) is ludicrous. I do admit, I’m slightly intrigued, but I’m going to put that aside and take a bath instead. I think it’ll be better for my psyche.

Freedom is in my future

I don’t even know where to start. Oh yeah… the house is official! The closing was yesterday and (not) soon enough, Tre and I will have our very own place to live. Yes, she bought the house but I’m gonna end up paying half the god damn mortgage so it might as well be my house too, don’t you agree? No pictures until it’s done.. then you can see everything!

Ok, now that everything is in reruns I’ve been trying to watch some different shows and last night I FINALLY caught “Rescue Me.” It was great! Now, I’ve never been a fan of Denis Leary, but the show was absolutely hysterical and included a guest turn from Susan Sarandon. For those of you who do watch it, did you see it coming that the new kid was gay? I mean, I kind of had it figured out when he walked in the door of the apartment but they kept calling each other “bro” or something so while deep down I knew it, I still wasn’t sure until newbie put his head on his roomie’s shoulder. I wonder what “The Tao of Pooh” would think of that! I’m hooked – at least till Law and Order SVU comes back in the fall. I’m also looking forward to “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and thanks to FX, I have been for about three months! They started the promos so damn early but I think Danny Devito will be a welcome addition. Thank God he’s funnier than he is tall. I also caught bits of Last Comic Standing and I am so glad the girl with the lisp didn’t get on. Now, I don’t consider myself biased against the lisp, but I just didn’t think she was funny. I mean, I get it, it’s your schtick but I just don’t think it can be funny and not be irritating! I don’t know, I guess I feel bad that some people get on that show that already have some sort of notoriety as a comic (such as, Bil Dwyer) or have been on TV in some other capacity. It just doesn’t seem fair but hey, guess we have to wait and see who wins. It’s a bit of a girl’s world this year so I’m curious to see how that pans out when everyone moves into the house next week.

Once again tonight I’m going to embarrass myself by watching “The Hills.” It’s almost as guilty a pleasure as Dog the Bounty Hunter. Almost. I am almost completely invested in LC and Jason’s relationship. I need to know what’s going to happen.

Speaking of couples, I was watching MSNBC tonight (don’t worry – I won’t make it a habit) and they were reporting that Jennifer Aniston has accepted a marriage proposal from Vince Vaughn. SAY IT AIN’T SO. I’m almost as upset about this as I was when Sandra told me that Urkel killed himself (don’t worry boys and girls – Urkel is alive and well). Again, almost. We all know about my Vince Vaughn fetish so this is obviously a kick to the balls (if I had balls).

Score update – O’s down 6-3 in the 7th… Thank god for Miguel Tejada…

Night kids!

Rainy Days and Mondays (ok, one of the above)

Today was as pretty close to the hellish day I thought it was going to be, but I got some extra time in so hopefully I'll be able to use it and get out early some day this week. Tomorrow is the big closing so I'm sure at some point there'll be house pictures to put up on the blog. Well, maybe the after pictures! lol So, if anyone is great at scraping paint or painting, feel free to stop by. We pay in beer and pizza :)

We lost our first (and hopefully only) ball game tonight. I think it's probably because I wasn't in the game because once me and Kyle took over the right half of the field I believe they were held scoreless. I mean, who knows? I'm just telling you how things went down, that's all.

O's won 6-4 against the Blue Jays tonight. Another homer by Ramon Hernandez and a winning outing by Kris Benson. I would say more on that but I'm watching the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat and I have to voice my utter disdain for Wes. The mohawk doesn't make you look any meaner, it just makes you look like a dork who's trying too hard and the last thing you should do is blame your teammate cause you're an asshole and everyone hates you. He can not get kicked off quick enough for me. But, I do love me some Coral. Always have, always will cause I know if I were on the Real World (which I should have been in my day) I would have been the white version. I've got the boobs and the attitude.

What can I say? it's been a long day and I'm beat to shit so I'm gonna get a move on. More at another time.

Which way to Betty Ford?

I was very much looking forward to this weekend and for good reason. What a great time we had! Friday night was a regular night out – Melino’s and St. Charles and I admit, I cut it short knowing what Saturday was going to bring. I did get the car on Saturday. I promise to take pictures but at this point I’m just surprised that I don’t have to slam on the brakes to stop the car anymore! So, Saturday night was the 30th birthday party and we had an awesome time. It was so good to see everyone together again and I got some great pictures that I (hopefully) sent out to all the right people. We went through a shit load of beer and somehow all managed to make it out to the bars after the party. I’m shocked. On a lighter note - my game was TIGHT saturday night. Perhaps there'll be more on that later. Even more shocking is that the majority of us made it to breakfast this morning, which was a well deserved and badly needed dose of grease! We sent Chris on his way but he knows we miss him and we hope he comes back soon – for Nytropalooza, maybe?

Today was pretty uneventful. I mean, I was just happy I crawled out from under my hangover long enough to go to breakfast. But, I needed a day where I did little to nothing because I know tomorrow is going to be a day from hell at work and with a ball game after that I might just collapse into bed when I get home Monday night. I need a weekend to get over my weekend. I’m gonna have to cut this short though, because well, I’m exhausted and I need to force myself to stay awake for the season premiere of Entourage tonight. High priority!

Distraction

I was so blown away by Photo Day that I really haven't been able to think of anything else regarding the Orioles these last few days. But I have some thoughts:

I love me some Brian Roberts but I'm not sure if I love or hate him coming up to bat to the melodic strains of Biggie's "Hypnotize."

The O's salvaged a split with Toronto and we're in Minnesota tonight I believe. Maybe having Dempsey at first base will light some sort of fire under their ass (not that Corey Patterson needs it).

Tonight it's the award winning Lopez-Lopez combination. I saw this battery on Sunday and it was well worth it. I hope Rodrigo continues to pitch like a champ and that Javy does... well.. whatever it is he's doing to keep Rodrigo going. His playing of late has helped me begin to think of Javy as something more than just a "hot ass." I said "starting" - don't get your hopes up quite yet.

I'm driving the short bus to rehab

Why are the short weeks always the longest? This week has dragged on and on and on like you wouldn’t believe! I think it’s probably because I have things to look forward to this weekend (the car, a haircut, Chris is home) and that only exacerbates (that was for you San) the situation.

It doesn’t help that I’m a tad hungover. I had every intention of going to the Moosehead last night and getting some $.35 wings and beers but “NO”, Justin didn’t want to leave the St. Charles (he also didn’t want to be mentioned in this blog - Oops) so somehow he finagled us some $.35 wings and semi-cheese fries which really did hit the spot. Add in $5 buckets of Bud Light, some Devil’s Haircut shots and Michelob Lager and you can understand why the night may have turned into a bit of a blur. I was home and in bed by 11, but when I woke up at 3:45 (for no good reason) I can’t say I was in the best of moods. Also, for anyone who doesn’t know, there’s a movie filming in Hudson. For you out of towners, when in Hudson you either stay at the St. Charles or the Warren Inn (I think they still have the hourly rate, or so I’m told). Needless to say, the Hollywood types frequent the St. Charles. So, this guy David is standing behind me and my drunk sister (who is blatantly hitting on him), and he “subtly” mentions that he works on the movie and he’s actually Bruce Dern’s assistant and that Bruce is outside on a phone call. After what can only be described as the longest phone call in history, in walks a very old man who hasn’t aged gracefully and does not look out of place in our little town… sorry Bruce, but it’s true. Granted, the man just turned 70 so I’ll cut him a little slack, but I wasn’t impressed. The problem might be that when he said Bruce Dern, I was thinking Bruce Paltrow (yes, I know he’s dead but I’m talking looks-wise) so that may be why I was a tad disappointed. I felt a little too tipsy to go introduce myself, especially since I’m not all that familiar with his work and I could have made a complete ass of myself. So, point of the story - I was in the same bar with Bruce Dern and while he was eating his dinner, my sister and I were desperately trying to get the bar owner to get the YES Network by making disparaging comments about his balls (or maybe it was someone else's balls; I'm really not sure). Guess we’ll have to wait and see if our sly ploy worked.

No rest for the weary though, as I’m sure I’ll have just enough time to throw down some food and take a shower before we start things all over again. Taking Chris out in Hudson tonight. He needs to know what he’s not missing by living in South Carolina! The day is almost done and it wasn’t quite as awful as I thought it would be, but that means Monday is going to be that much worse. I have this huge closing to do and I’m clueless. Talk about trial by fire! I consider it more like not knowing how to swim and having someone throw you in the deep end of the pool without your swimmies on. It’s not a pleasurable experience but if you work hard enough, you should get your head above water. BUT, we’re not going to think about that until Monday morning, when my new car is taking it’s virgin trip to work!

Getting close to “hair of the dog” time.

Popcorn for dinner

So, today I bought a car. But let me tell you what led up to me buying the car first.

So, I go to the dealership at 8 am with my Dad and we meet my Mom’s cousin’s husband who works at the dealership. All is well, I’m plodding along. It’s raining, so there I am, umbrella in hand, heels and skirt on until I’m on the ground. I took a major header right in front of pretty much everyone at the dealership (luckily it was early so there weren’t too many witnesses, but still). I have weak ankles as it is so I wasn’t quite sure if I was going to be able to put my shoe back on and walk to the car I was looking at, which was an adorable Black Toyota Corolla. I was finally able to compose myself regardless of the nasty holes in my pantyhose and the blood pouring out of my leg and test drive the car. Loved it and come Saturday, it will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

In reference to the title of this post, my sister and I went to see X-Men 3 tonight. It was VERY good. Special effects were amazing and the story wasn’t so bad either. If you haven’t seen it yet, pay special attention to the beginning and then wait until after the credits. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Switching between Celebrity Poker Showdown and The Hills. My friends had me play poker with them a couple Fridays ago and I’m so hooked. I’d be way more hooked if they didn’t force me to play for money, but such is life. I mean, I’m learning! Is it really fair (or conducive to my learning) to force me out so early and break me all at once? I’d certainly bet differently if there were no money involved, but I guess that’s the point. So yeah, again I’m sucked into The Hills. I don’t really know why. I guess because it’s the season where there’s nothing on and I’m taking what I can get. That’s my excuse for watching The Hills so stop bugging me. If only I could have my Wednesday night of Dog the Bounty Hunter, Inked and Project Runway back. I miss my Wednesdays. Bring it back Heidi Klum!!! Help a sister out.

Long day of training class tomorrow so I’d better get a move on and pray to god I don’t have acid reflux from the massive amounts of popcorn I’ve digested in the last three hours. Is it Friday yet?

I have a case of the Mondays and it's Tuesday

So yeah. Today was what we call “not a good day.” Work blew. I felt like an idiot all day, but we won’t even go into that cause it’s boring as all hell and I have to go back there tomorrow.

To make matters worse (or better, not quite sure yet) I took a brief journey looking for a car. The repairs necessary on my car are worth more than the actual car, so I think it’s time. I find it very interesting that this happened pretty much days after I paid the car off. I think it’s part of the car’s internal computer to know when it’s paid off so they can shit the bed and force us to never NOT have a car payment.

Today is my friend Chris’s 30th birthday and his mom put a picture of him and his brother in the paper. My sister and I told my mom she better not do that to us so I’m pretty sure she’s taking out a full page ad with the chicken-pox, naked in the bathtub picture out of spite. Chris is coming into town this weekend and I’m almost positive I’m going to need to go to rehab once this weekend is over but I can’t wait to see him and celebrate even though he probably won’t bring his gay ass home for Nytropalooza no matter how much we beg but I love him anyway. Happy Birthday Christopher Thomas!!!!

Yes, today was a bad day, but only one thing perked it up, and that was the free gift I’m going to get at Lancome tomorrow. So, I drove to the mall to get foundation cause I’m scraping the bottom of the bottle and the lady at the counter says to me “can you wait another day?” I thought she was kidding because HELLO, what lady at the makeup counter doesn’t want a sale? I looked at her a little strange and then she told me about the fabulous free gift I could get if I waited just one more day AND she gave me a cute little vial of my foundation so I don’t have to go to work all splotchy tomorrow. So, I did waste gas getting to the mall, but tomorrow I will waste gas again AND get a free gift so that averages out, am I right? Ok, it will average out if I can shout the stain out that I got at lunch today when Taco Bell squirted out of my crunchy taco and onto my shirt. Note to self: When you know you shouldn’t have gotten out of bed that morning and you had already ruined your first day of “I’m gonna eat right and go back to the gym” the last thing you should do is eat Taco Bell.

I Heart Photo Day

Oh my god... Had I known what the concept of Photo Day was I would have been the first person in line on Sunday morning. So, the first 5,000 fans (so they say) were allowed to go underneath the stadium and onto the field, surrounding the warning track. The players would come by and you could ask them to take pictures with you. Holy shit! I admit, in the beginning I was simply taking pictures of guys as they walked by, but I got sick of listening to Barbara Smith from Virginia talk about the letters she's written to Trebelhorn about her high school ball playin son to everyone that walked by so I took it upon myself to save them by asking them for a picture. It started with Corey Patterson and only got better. Um.. call me a delusional fan, but Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora both touched my back and I think Todd Williams and I made out. Ok, that didn't happen, but there were arms everywhere! It was an awesome experience that could only have been eclipsed if Brian Roberts had made it around to centerfield. Obviously, any woman in her right mind wants a picture with him so, he didn't get very far. Next year I might camp out Saturday night so i can get as close to the dugout as possible.

Ok, weekend in Baltimore. I've gotta tell you. It's insanely disconcerting to be an Oriole fan in Baltimore when the Yankees are in town. I was SURROUNDED and I heard more "Let's Go Yankees" chants than anything else. I think next year I'm gonna hit up one of those Tampa Bay series! I mean, I go there to not feel like the outsider and so i can yell "O" during the national anthem. I admit, both games were great, even though the O's couldn't bring it home on saturday. Course, Sunday was way better and nothing shuts up those obnoxious drunk Yankee fans like an ass whooping. If only it happened more often :) I also have to say, there is nothing more entertaining than listening to grown men shout another man's name and have it be completely heterosexual, and even somewhat masculine. Only Yankee fans. As I said, the games were great, definitely entertaining for me (not so much for my mother and sister who would have left early on Sunday if I had let them) and Photo Day was beyond my expectations. I mean, I almost didn't go but I figured since we were in town for it, there was no good reason not to go! Good call on that one.

The weekend was a good one and I'm certainly enjoying being home before 6:30 for once during the week! I'm actually trying to catch up on watching those movies I rented and didn't watch on Friday night. Got through Just Like Heaven - cute... unbelievable, but cute. I've got Match Point on now.. I'll keep ya posted. I'm sure I'll give a good review. I dig men with accents :)

More great news - Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz broke up. Ok, so not such great news for them, but I know I'm not complaining. Let the naked bongo playing commence!

I take it back

Our pitching sucks

but not as much as Luis Matos, who sucks as much as a toothless hooker. I'd love to be a fly on the wall of that second "why am I not getting playing time" conversation with Sam Perlozzo.

Good thing I rented movies tonight

Our bullpen blows... Wait.. I take that back.. our pitching in general blows. I'd hate to blame a small group of guys when I can blame a bigger group of guys and some coaches too! But I'd like to thank Giambi for striking out...Doesn't mean I'm taking back my last post, but it's appreciated. In case you're wondering, yes, I do refer to the Orioles as we, our, etc. What can I say? I've been an out of state fan long enough and put up with enough shit that I feel like I deserve to be a member of the team. On a similar note (meaning baseball) I never realized how much I hate the YES Network and how downright mean they can be to anyone that's not a Yankee. I think sometimes the commentators think Jeter and A-Rod invented the game of baseball. It was Doubleday boys, remember that.

Anyway, because my day was so f'n boring and my brain fried, I stopped on my way home from work and rented three movies, never once occurring to me that the O's/Yanks were actually on TV and I could watch the game in real time. So, I am sticking with the game for now, but I make no guarantees that I will stick with it to the end. I have no choice (I DO NOT leave ball games that i'm attending, even if the score is a million to nothing) but to stick it out for the next two days (hopefully through some big wins) so I think it's ok if I bail out a little early tonight.

I rented Transamerica, Match Point and Just Like Heaven. I've adored Felicity Huffman since she was on Sports Night so I had to give her Oscar nominated performance a shot. The other two, well, sometimes you just need something brainless to watch, ya know?

Bottom of the 8th and I've yet to give up hope, so I might as well stick it out, am I right?! Granted, I do have to get up early in the morning so I can make it to Baltimore with plenty of time to get a new shirt at the Harbor and nachos (just chicken and cheese) with my dad at the ESPN Zone. I don't think my dad considers it a real trip to Baltimore if he doesn't get to the ESPN Zone - and Boog's BBQ!

On a lighter note - who else isn't completely convinced that the Prince of Monaco didn't father Anna Nicole's bun in the oven? Would it surprise anyone? Granted, he said there is no way he's fathered another child (after the first one) and now there's a 14 year old in California who finally knows who her daddy is. Yet another nominee for the "keep it wrapped" club.

Anyway, just because I'm home on a Friday night doesn't mean I don't have shit to do so I'll catch ya on Monday and hopefully regale you with stories of my lustful night as the meat in a Brian Roberts-Nick Markakis sandwich..... YUMMY!! Happy weekend

This is what I'd like to do to Jason "Juice" Giambi

I figured it out

Who doesn't love Snoopy?
Originally uploaded by kara815.

As you can see, I learned how to post a picture. Not quite where I wanted it, but hey..it got the job done! I feel so technologically efficient it's downright silly.

I'm watching the marathon of The Office and I really have to say that I think John Krasinski might be one of the funniest men on television. Yes, Steve Carell is funny, but Krasinski is so much more understated. Granted, he's not bald, but it's not really fair to think he'd have EVERYTHING. And, he's Polish. Need I say more?

Speaking of men I love, I just had a conversation with an ex who will remain nameless but he knows who he is, who proceeded to tell me that Vince Vaughn was HUGE. I think his exact words were "Fatty Fatty 2 x 4." I tried to reiterate to him that i just saw Vince (cause we're tight like that) on the Best Damn Sports Show Period last night and the man is so far from puffy it's sick! Plus, if you look at any promotional shots for The Break Up you can tell he's looking as close to his Swingers days as he can, considering how many years have passed. Don't mess with my man. I will win, and I will win big.

My shirt came in so now I can go to Baltimore and not feel like a bad fan, so that's a relief. I'm packed - my toenails are painted orange and tomorrow is payday. What more can a girl ask for? Ok, I could ask for the O's to be winning right now, but I 'd rather they kick the Yankees ass and make Randy Johnson feel as bad as he looks.... If that is even possible cause I don't think I've ever seen an uglier man in my life. Unfortunately, tomorrow is my friend Melissa's last day at work so hopefully the day will go by quickly (for her of course, not for me). I only have one thing to say to her and that is "your mom goes to college." She gets it and is laughing her ass off as we speak.. This I promise you.

BTW - KFC mashed potato bowls? HIGHLY RECOMMEND. It's like a bowl full of heaven..

Does anyone else hope Brad and Angelina’s baby is ugly as sin?

Don’t get me wrong - I’m a member of Team Jolie, but I couldn’t be more sick of Namibia and Shiloh and anything else that has to do with this baby’s birth. You’d think it was the second coming of Christ! Don’t lie - we’re all human. You know you’re all hoping this kid has skinny lips, chubby thighs and a body hair problem. Granted, I’d rather see this kid than Suri Holmes Cruise (what the hell kind of a name is Suri? It reminds me of that song from “Oklahoma” - Surrey with the Fringe on Top) And again, we all know what a fan of Dawson’s Creek I was, but my Joey Potter had a mind of her own. I’ll get you Tom Cruise, and your Scientology too!

Let me point out, it’s not that I don’t like Jennifer Aniston, I do. It’s just that, well… she got Vince Vaughn out of the deal and so I’ve had to stop feeling sorry for her.

Once again, it’s feast or famine here today, so as I watch the cars go by I’ve had a lot of time to think of things to write. While perusing the internet today I’ve found out many wonderful things.

1. Anna Nicole Smith is pregnant - the father is a paparazzo. Note to self Anna: When you get your body back like that, the last thing you do is not use protection - especially with a guy who’s basically a stalker.
2. Clerks II is now opening July 18th instead of mid-August. What can I say? Gigli aside, I still love me some Silent Bob.
3. A Chorus Line is coming back to Broadway. All I want in life is to have Michael Douglas shout “CASSIE!” on the Great White Way.
4. After months of not knowing what was going on and endless searches on the internet, Making the Band 3 is coming back. Although because it’s Diddy, we’re probably just gonna see the remix.

My big goal for tonight is to be able to post a picture or two. I need to practice because I’m going to Baltimore this weekend to see my O’s take on those nasty Yankees. Whether we win or lose tonight we’re coming off a pretty good series with Tampa Bay so I hope we can keep the momentum up while I’m there. Regardless, Photo Day is on Sunday which means the first 5,000 people at a particular gate will be ushered onto the field to take pictures. I don’t know if that means with the players or not, but if I were to get my picture taken anywhere in the vicinity of Brian Roberts I may a.) piss myself, b.) jump his just-off-the-DL bones or c.) Both, neither of which would be attractive. So, whatever goes down I’m going to want to show the world what a cute couple we are. If anyone has any good ideas of how to post both pictures and/or links (I tried to follow the blogger.com directions last night to no avail) let me know. Katie (it’s good to be friends with your high school valedictorian) gave me some advice today so we’ll see if it works.

I’ll give the picture thing a shot after wing night tonight. $.35 wings and beer will trump computer learning any day so don’t hold your hand on your ass waiting for those pictures to come up.