that rosebud girl

the season opener!

so we had our kickoff tailgate on saturday….and it did turn out to be a kickass tailgate and a totally fun day….

(pictures to come…i’m too lazy to shrink them right now….)

so the tailgate crew was pretty big: edgar, nop, jphung, cynthia (jphung’s woman), austria, angela. two of angela and austria’s friends joined us later….randy came along too with his wife diane….it was a good party. ed’s ribs were awesome (we’d snacked on them the night before….you gotta taste-test these things, you know). the beer was plenty, the jokes were plenty, and the tailgate part was good.

the game, on the other hand, was a roller coaster. we were down at the half, and pretty much all depressed and sick to our stomachs. but in true SC fashion, they pulled it out in the second half. whew.

more to come later…

organization will set you free?

okay, so my life is crazy busy….just the way i like it….

my cousin dianne bought a bridesmaid dress….yay….not from david’s, so i fret a little bit about the exact colors matching and a different kind of material being used, but at least she has a dress….and i really shouldn’t sweat the miniscule details….and at least that’s taken care of…yay….

i talked to rizza earlier today and she mentioned she might come and visit me either next month or in october…yay….i told her about all my dance gigs and things….i told her she could dance with me….hehehe…..but i would love to see her…and she said she wants to come here and help with wedding stuff…..she is so freakin’ awesome!

i bought a game boy advance a few days ago….so my productivity at home has plummeted….there’s nothing like playing old-school super mario bros. and other fun mario games and wasting the day away that way…..

i met my tap teacher at delaware dance company the other day….he seems really cool….and i’m totally excited about starting class thursday….i also signed up for a jazz class at debbie’s studio….fun, fun, fun…..i can’t wait to dance…..i will probably have three performances this year…..whee!

i have lots of crap to do….wedding things…..dance things…..fantasy football…..oy…..i think i need to be a little more organized……

okay, back to work….

more schemes …

opportunity is still knocking….and in the weirdest ways….

so i had quite a date with destiny on tuesday….well, maybe not that dramatic….but let’s just say i stumbled upon a second fun way to make some cash on the side….

first off, i had a meeting up at goldey-beacom about their logo….and they liked my totally ghetto-looking sketch. i’m not the greatest artist in the world. but we hashed out some details, and i promised to come back with a logo sample sheet. i’m totally excited about that. i like the stuff i came up with. i finished my logo sheet today and will probably bring it over later. at least it’s good to know i don’t suck at something….

but my second opportunity popped up later tuesday….after dance class. i was tired and just kind of hanging out after class, talking to my teacher and some other kids who where there and their mom….my teacher was talking about how some other teachers have bailed out on her and how she could use some help. those kids who were there were helpers last year and said it was lots of fun. it was something i was definitely interested in. kids are fun. dance is fun. and helpers sometimes get more recital time. (hahaha….i’m so vain sometimes.) but anyhow, i mentioned i would love to help her out. and because i was over 18 and an actual adult, kathleen (my teacher) said that i could actually be employed part-time by the YMCA. translation: a (small) paycheck and?free membership. sweet. so she gave me a YMCA application to fill out. cool. i’ll earn some bucks. and i’ll save on my membership. and i’ll be a pseudo dance teacher. of course, kathleen said she’d train me. so it didn’t seem so daunting after that. i can envision teaching little 4-year-old girls in tutus. i don’t think i would have imagined myself doing this in a million years. but it’s fun. i’ll probably teach some saturday morning classes. so it’s pretty exciting stuff. now i just have to get the application in and hope it gets approved.

crazy how these things materialize….

opportunities …

when opportunity knocks, you better break down the freakin’ door….

so i got a call this morning from pete….and he dangled a tantalizing opportunity in front of me. he said that goldey-beacom was interested in coming up with a new athletic logo because the school didn’t have one. he told the AD that he had a friend (me) who did graphics and things….and they were interested….and they would pay me….and pete told me to give the AD a call even though he’d already given him a heads-up. i left a message at the school, and hopefully they get back to me next week. but this is cool. how many times in life can you say you got the chance to design a college logo? like something that could be used for the next 20 years? i could walk into their gym 10 years from now and see my logo on the floor. sweet.

of course, none of this is final. shoot, i still have to talk to the school. but i do have some ideas. hopefully they’re decent. and who knows? maybe someone else will commision me to design something else….

more randomness …

just the usual….at least i don’t feel so pissed anymore….i don’t know….i guess PMS does that to you….i hate being a moody SOB….i feel kinda bad because i was all pissed off when i talked to edgar on IM….i didn’t mean to be mean….oh well….that guy always seems to be in the wrong place when i’m not in a good mood….sorry about that….

the blah weekend in question will be fun….i just keep telling myself that….i hope it will be….the start of a new football season is always exciting anyway….but anyhow….

i plunked down some cash to register for tap class at another studio….i’m very excited….i think it’ll be a blast….perhaps there will be stage opportunties….i don’t know….but i’m glad i found a hobby i can stick with and that i really enjoy….now on to register for a couple of other classes and i’ll be set….and maybe trimmer….

i got back on the fitness wagon….i feel good….don’t know why i got off in the first place….oh well…..

i am internless….ed and i have the house to ourselves again….

i had a two-day break from work….so pete and i went to the phillies game on wednesday….there was a rain delay….but it was tons of fun….i got this plate of huge-ass nachos….oy….and i got to eat some krispy kreme afterwards….and that’s why i went to the gym this morning…..

i have this itch to listen to new music….perhaps i’ll pick up a Modest Mouse CD before i go to work….we’ll see…i keep listening to “Ocean Breathes Salty”….that song kicks ass….

i’ve plunked down a lot of money at the mall the last couple of days….sheesh….no wonder i am half-broke….maybe i should stay home and avoid shopping….and work on wedding things….eeeek….

there is severe thunder outside….my cats are freaking out….and there is a severe thunderstorm warning….rain kinda sucks….especially when you’re running through a parking lot or something….

now i have to get some laundry….and find eyedrops….my contacts are killing me….

damn you, world.

i feel so…..deflated….

*sigh*

sucks how things don’t always work out the way you plan…..the weekend i was once looking forward to is now going to be kind of blah….kinda sucks…..

stupid thing i call a job….always getting in the damn way…..

actually, the whole world is pissing me off right now….just one of those days….

random thoughts …

the scale never lies….and i don’t like what it’s telling me….so i should take it as a sign to do something….like swim more…

i woke up at 10 a.m. today…..and i felt productive…..now i remember why i hate sleeping until noon…..if i do it again tomorrow, maybe i can swim…..

i want to take more dance classes….but stupid schedules aren’t working with me…..oh, that problem i call a job….i am determined to figure this out…..hey, maybe dance will be my exercise!

one of my dance teachers told our class that there are non-audition parts for The Nutcracker at her studio….i totally want to do it….and i’d get a cool costume…..

i want to go to a phillies game…..i don’t know…..baseball is kind of relaxing…..and i love that park…..

mine and pete’s road trip fell through….stupid olympics…..keeping me occupied…..i was totally bummed out…..i wanted to see some new parks….but at least it means i can go to elisa’s bbq….

talking to cousins kicks ass…..especially when they reach out to you first…..i feel so appreciated….

before i know it, edgar will be here….and we’ll all get to watch usc’s season opener….that will kick ass…..

this fall is going to be crazy….and extra busy….and hopefully fun….

jeff and jaime’s wedding.

last night was a blast….and i didn’t even know a lot of people at the wedding….

jeff and jaime’s wedding was awesome. and as i predicted, it was quite a cultural experience. there’s nothing like walking into a synagogue that has movie theater seats. it was awesome. and there’s nothing like hearing a canter sing in yiddish. and looking around and seeing all these guys in yarmulkes was kinda wild. but it was very pretty, the rabbi was awesome (he made it a very personal ceremony….he had the crowd in stitches the whole time), and seeing all the traditions was pretty cool.

i actually saw carrie timmins there. at first, it was kind of weird…i don’t know….i sometimes feel weird being a normal person around people that i’ve covered before for the paper….but she’s not playing basketball anymore…..and she’s not even at UD anymore….and i’m not a reporter anymore….but anyway….we wound up just shooting the breeze and hanging out before the ceremony started. at least she was someone i knew. so that was cool. matt dasilva was there too, with his girlfriend beth. i think we were the only non-jews there. carrie didn’t stay for the reception, but matt, beth and i all sat together.

jeff and jaime had this kickass band playing….and our little trio tore up the dance floor….it was awesome….tons of fun. there really was lots of dancing (i was warned about that already). jewish people really know how to party at a wedding. and the newlyweds were so cute together. awwww.

i think i just want to get married already….and i want our wedding to kick serious ass….and be very festive and fun.

pete and the move.

i was woken up this morning around 8 a.m. by the sounds of thunder….and this wasn’t just run-of-the-mill thunder….it was serious rumbling. and it was constant. and it was shaking the house. holy crap. it went on for about 15 minutes and was still going on when i was finally able to ignore it and go back to sleep. but that set me back a little, sleep-wise. i didn’t get up til noon. yikes.

but sleep is well-deserved. yesterday, bill and i helped pete move into his place at goldey-beacom. it’s the second move i’ve had to help with in less than a month. and i know there’s more coming. but this wasn’t so bad — it just involved lots of stairs. and i mean lots. and it was humid as hell. at least i didn’t have to carry lots of super-heavy stuff. that’s what men are for. and it wasn’t too much. pete’s new place is pretty nice. it’s basically a student apartment meant for five people — and he’s the only one living in it. and it’s furnished (though he brought some of his own crap). and he can walk to work. as a reward, we got treated out to waffle house. mmmmm. i’d been having a waffle house craving. but this move didn’t make me overly sore, just super sweaty. we walked into waffle house smelling like hogs. not that it made us any different from the other misfits who are usually there.

i didn’t get home until 1 a.m. (especially since we’d gotten to moving a little late). and i was sticky and nasty. there’s nothing like taking a shower at 1:30 a.m. and then going to sleep feeling all nice and clean. i think that’s why i slept well. until that stupid thunder.

today is mark’s birthday. whee! i have to call that boy up sometime. today is also jaime and jeff’s wedding. i get to dress up. heehee. i’m excited — it’s a wedding i finally get to attend. ha. and i’d never been to a jewish wedding before. so i’ll chalk it up as a cultural experience….