December 2007
I hope for IHOP!
My dream is to celebrate New Years traditions with my friends tonight and at some point (read: ungodly hour of the morning) end up at IHOP. That would be beautiful. There’s nothing like watching the sunrise from a window in IHOP. Classy. On that note, I hope everyone has a great time celebrating NYE with friends and/or family! Be safe and have fun! Happy New Year! Get excited because 2008...
Euro, why do you hate us?!
Looking at the exchange rates for the Euro make me want to cry.
I love this! →
PS: Is it just me or when you click “Embed” on vimeo, does the code thing not show up? Any suggestions on how to solve this? If so, send me an email or a facebook message. Thanks!
New Years Resolutions
Every year on New Years eve I compile a list of things I want to accomplish like many others do. With every year that goes by the items on the list become more realistic. When I was 10, one of my New Years resolutions was to drive a car. That obviously wasn’t going to happen. This year I’ve decided, I’m not going to have any. I’m happy right now! Whatever happens this year,...
Jazzercise = :(
April (my cousin): Hey can you show me some of your jazzercise moves?
Mom: OF COURSE!
Me: Why do you hate me?
My sister: NO MOM! NO!
Write your New Year's wish on NYC confetti →
Pretty neat huh? I bet a ton of these will contain advertisements.
Timbaland
I know he’s a big producer and has pretty much been the brains behind every big hit this year but don’t you think he does a really good job at making you think he makes bank by grunting in the background of songs?
Whitlow's on Wilson
I went to Whitlow’s on Wilson last night and I have to say, it was a lot of fun. The space is huge and it gets crowded but there are tons of tables as well as various nooks and crannies where you can sit and enjoy your friends in a more intimate setting. There’s something that will appeal to everyone here so you can bring a diverse group of friends and be okay. Also, I liked how it was...
Best Christmas gift EVER!
My mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year a couple months ago and this year, I really didn’t want/need anything. I just wanted to go home and sleep in my bed and not have to think about schoolwork. Aside from that it didn’t really matter. Anyway, this past semester I’ve been e-mailing her weekly updates on all the stuff I’ve been doing (namely research, but some...
Benazir Bhutto assassinated →
This is all we could talk about today at the dinner table. It’s so terrible that this is so common these days. She was an incredibly well-educated woman who had the potential to do so much more. I’m shocked.
My Dad hit a deer today
Dad: Sorry I'm late to work guys, I hit a deer this morning
Suck-up: How is your car?
Dad: It's pretty bad, it's done for.
Suck-up: Sir, I am going hunting tomorrow and I promise you I will kill all the deer so none of them ever run in front of your car again. I can give you some of the meat too.
Dad: Thank you, I appreciate that, but it will not be necessary.
RIP Mercedes, I loved you. For the record, my dad is okay. : )
Unnecessary!
My mom just called me on my cellphone. I was about 20 feet away from her in the next room. She claimed she did it because she didn’t know where I was and didn’t feel like checking around the house. Wow, that REALLY just happened.
“I like to be inside spoon, I just think its funny because I’m a big dude”
– Carden
My parents are obsessed with meeting my friends
Dad: Are any of your friends coming over tomorrow?
Me: Dad... it's Christmas, they'll probably be home with their families
Mom: What about the kids who are exchange students?
Me: We have a month off, so they probably just went home
Mom: What about your Jewish friends?!
Me: Nina is out of town and I don't know of any other Jewish friends
Mom: I think you need some more.
We had a similar conversation over Thanksgiving about friends coming over too. I think they hate the house being so quiet, and they LOVE all my friends.
Wherever you guys are, I hope everyone has a great holiday and of course if you're in the 'burbs, stop by, because my parents are itching to see you. : )
Interview w/Bernard Henri Levy →
This is what happens when you interview a French philosophe. It made me laugh. The poor reporter got a serving of absurdism!
Clark & Michael! →
Maybe I’m a little late on this… but I think these are funny! I don’t know any fancy technical terms for different camera angles, but the way they shot this is reminiscent of The Office. PS: Episode 8 is awesome
When I was a kid, Pluto was a planet and people...
Carden: i had to substitute at a school
Carden: i subbed for the gym teachers
Me: haha did you make them work hard?
Carden: i wanted to kill myself
Carden: they all had attitudes with me
Me: High School angst, the mother of ALL angst - the best kind!
Carden: hahahaha
Carden: ok so tell me how lame this is
Carden: for the kids that don't wanna do stuff in gym
Carden: they set up a tv and a playstation
Carden: with
Carden: dance dance revolution
Me: No.. effing... way
Me: i'm so sad for america right now.
Me: seriously?!?!?!
Carden: if i had to play basketball, everyone should have to play basketball
Me: are they even timing the mile anymore or can you just walk and eat a whopper and have that count?
Carden: ugh
Dear Writer's Strike, please end!
- Angela from The Office is pregnant in real life and I was thinking about how awesome it would be if The Office was airing new episodes and they wrote that into the show. Would it be Dwight or Andy’s kid? The dilemma! The scandal! It would be ALL KINDS of amazing. Could you imagine a Dwight Jr.? And if it were Andy’s kid, would he/she be born wearing madras? Comedic GOLD! Sigh. I miss...
“Why do I have so many $1s? I feel like a stripper!”
– Kerry on her Birthday last night in Georgetown
Tonight I...
got home at 3:47AM Went to Mr. Smith’s, J.Paul’s, and Third Edition in Georgetown. Got called intimidating by some guy (which is lame, because I am a pretty nice person, it’s not like I’ll come after you with my biceps and try to knock you out!) Witnessed a guy pour beer all over himself. Note: he did not spill by accident. He willingly took a bottle of beer and poured it...
So far this break...
I’ve been rediscovering my love for Sondre Lerche!!! Favs you should download: “Minor Detail” “Everybody’s Rooting For You” “My Hands Are Shaking”
He's clearly from Canada
Doupamo: oh yea, we're in the rose bowl so uh, suck on that?
Doupamo: what's the rose bowl?
Doupamo: haha
Doupamo: i just saw it on our website, and I know it's something to do w/ football
*Talking to my Physics partner from HIGH SCHOOL (I know, we still keep in touch, crazy!) He now goes to the University of Illinois and is majoring in Engineering with a concentration in none other than... Physics.
PS: Everytime I type Illinois, I am tempted to spell it "Illinoise." Thank you Sufjan Stevens.
Call me picky but...
I really dislike when people end their sentences with prepositions! It makes my ears bleed! I try to avoid doing it at all costs.
Next Semester
I was reading through some old e-mails I kept and came across this one from a professor I had sophomore year (arguably one of the best/most entertaining professors I’ve had during my time here). Here is the e-mail: Subject: Vladmir Putin loves you Greetings Globe Watchers, Just a last minute reminder that we are having the midterm exam in class tomorrow. Be sure to be sober and bring a...
CIA World Factbook! →
COOL ALERT!!!
New Years Resolutions: An evaluation
These were last year’s resolutions… I decided since the year is winding down, this would be a good time to figure out what still needed to get crossed off the list. 1. Learn how to crip walk - STILL NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS! Anyone?! Lisa tried to teach me earlier this year. She told me I looked like I was having a seizure. 2. Go to Boston - CHECK! Went over Spring break of ‘07...
Landmarks are crucial
I just got off the phone with a friend who asked me for directions to my house. I never realized how incredibly bad my directions are until now… I told her to: “turn on that big road across from the post office at the light, follow it all the way to the end, and turn left when you see the big waterfall.” WTF?! Who says that? The sad thing is, I’ve lived here for 4 years...
Concert deprivation!
I can’t remember the last time I went to a concert in DC. It might have been close to two years ago? It was the Feist/Bright Eyes concert at DAR Constitution hall and it was awesome. Now that I’m home, I would really like to find a concert to go to. Any suggestions? I just checked the scheduled performances at the 9:30 club, DAR Constitution hall, and the Black Cat but nothing really...
SERIOUSLY!!!!
Me: Check out CRS... it's a group with some major heavyweights... you know Kanye, Pharell, Lupe. Like it's no big deal.
Kathryn: They might as well get Tupac to come back from the dead and sing with them.
“yea he could get a cute decent girl and not be a manwhore anymore if he wanted”
– - Lauren (discussing how to help our friend) I’m pretty sure I rolled over laughing after she said this
I love Travis' grandma
Travis' voicemail message: If you can dream it, you can do it!!!
Travis' grandma (who has not seen Blades of Glory): Travis! You are such a positive young man! I am so proud of you. It's grandma, give me a call later!
Ultimate Chickflick swoon moment
Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing
Allie: So what?
Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that
Commitmentphobia
Me: I think New Years will be great this year
Heather: You sure he's not going to randomly drop the "L-bomb" on you again this year?
Me: seeing how I didn't even mention it to him EVER after it, I'm thinking that's going to be a negative.
Me: Plus, I think he hates me and rightfully so
“Don’t beat yourself up, you can’t think about it too much -...”
– - Rachel Something so simple and obvious that just needed to be said. Thanks for reminding me. That was the best 3 hour vent sesh ever.
Must have!
Band of Outsiders has teamed up with Sperry Top-sider and together they have made a love child that is available for purchase in February. I can’t wait!
Thank you! Finally! →
You know that stupid “is” in the status line on Facebook? Yeah, its gone!
He got it!!!! →
I can’t say this enough. This man was so incredible and I’m so glad he won this. Watch the video if you get the chance. It brought me to tears.
As of 3pm today...
I will only have one semester left as an undergrad in college! Scary, but EXCITING nonetheless. The time has FLOWN by. I’m sad to leave because I LOVE this school so much. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect fit or a more perfect experience, but I’m also ready to move on. The future gives me butterflies - the good kind.
He was serious.
Travis: You're from Dubai? Wow that's so cool. What's it like?
Dubai kid: Well, it is very nice. There are a lot of rich people, but they are snobby. After going to school in America for a few years, I don't like the way my friends back home are.
Travis: I've seen pictures, it looks great. It would be so cool to go one day.
Dubai kid: Just come visit. One of my friends can just send his Dad's plane over to get us.
