that rosebud girl

i’m underwater.

what a night to be at work……

we’re in the middle of a deluge here in delaware. and i mean deluge. everything is flooded. my lights were flickering at home earlier. and i think something in my neighborhood got hit by lightning, though there’s nothing on fire (thankfully).

but the weather has been a minor disaster. it took me an hour to get to work. route 141 leading up to the news journal had been closed, but opened up just as i got to the stoplight near our building. there had been a tornado — yes, a tornado! — down the street at the new castle county airport and the national guard headquarters, around 4:30. i saw it on the news before i left the house. lots of damaged planes and things down there. but getting to work was an adventure because of all that crap going on. and the newsroom is fairly insane right now, what with all the breaking news. crazy that most of it is happening less than a mile away from our building.

it’s days like these that make it fun to be in the newsroom. not fun to be reporting, just fun to be around. it’s that whole adrenaline thing.

meanwhile, though, the road right outside our building is supposedly flooded. our cops reporter just ran into the newsroom yelling that there was a car in high water right outside the building. crap. now i’m scared i’m not going to be able to leave at 2 a.m. and the prospect of sleeping in the building is definitely not appealing. crap….

shitty luck.

one of the worst-luck weekends ever…..

1. i got disqualified from our high school football pool, apparently for asking for one too many updates. bastards. and i was in contention. but i would have lost anyway. blah.

2. my soccer teams got absolutely killed today. i lost by a combined score of 13-2. crap. we have a lot to work on.

3. i am shitting the bed in fantasy football. i am crapping out big-time. i think i should just quit and have a fire sale.

4. i am sick as a dog. my head is clogged. i don’t have a voice. i probably don’t have a left lung, either. and i am in the middle of a 10-day stretch where i work every day. the things i do for money.

my life sucks.

weekend in la-la land.

it’s been a whirlwind four days….from an almost-missed flight to a cool jeep to a parking ticket to a wedding to a sense of accomplishment because i’ve got lots of stuff done…..whew…..

so i went to LA this weekend because of Elisa’s wedding. my flight was early friday morning and i’d gotten to sleep around 3 or so the night before because i was late person at work. my flight was at 8:55 a.m…..but i woke up and realized it was already 8 a.m.! so i hustled ed out of bed and called us airways because i figured i wouldn’t make the flight and i wanted to know when the next one was. but us airways had no record of me. it turned out that my flight was on united and i’d stupidly thought it was us air. so i called united and was informed my flight was at 9:15 instead. crap. it was close to 8:30 by then, but we decided to take the risk and jam to the airport. ed got me there lickety-split, i checked in at the counter and ran with two heavy bags. luckily, there wasn’t a line at security, but my gate was at the farthest possible end of the airport. i did make it though, with about five minutes to spare, went to bed on the plane, played a little Game Boy and crocheted like a fiend. at least i got in at the right time.

i hung out with mark most of that friday. i made him dinner (shrimp scampi, with some zucchini on the side….mmm….), we sang the night away, and his friend adam came over. lots of fun. on saturday, we had lunch with maureen in pasadena (mini friend reunion….hehehe) and i hustled down to brentwood in the afternoon for elisa’s wedding. luckily, i found parking right in front of the church. the ceremony was also running late, so i got into the church just in the nick of time. unfortunately, my car (a sweet jeep liberty, by the way….i’d upgraded at the rental counter) got ticketed….i saw the ticket on the windshield after the ceremony. i hadn’t put any money in the meter because i thought you didn’t have to do that on weekends. oh well.

the reception was at this restaurant in marina del rey. pretty low key. definitely not the crazy dancing affair that jeff and jaime’s wedding was. but it was cool. i sat with a bunch of inquirer people and got to talk to a bunch of DT people i hadn’t seen in a while. i also got to watch SC kick BYU’s ass at the bar downstairs with a bunch of rabid SC fans from the wedding. i had to drive to san diego right after and got in around 1 a.m. and was totally dead tired.

sunday was a little chill, just going to the outlets with dianne. i also got to fit my wedding dress….it kicks ass! monday, i put in a flower order, got andrey’s tux taken care of and am moving closer to completing all the wedding tasks. yay.

i also went a pathetic 0-3 in fantasy football this weekend. grrrr. i’ve seen better days in that regard.

so anyhow, i’m back in delaware and working. holy crap. i’m really tired. and hungry. *sigh*

oh, the insanity.

my life is fairly insane….and sometimes i wonder why i do this….but then again, i don’t think i’ve ever known a non-insane, non-busy time in my life….

i realize there are just over two months before the wedding….it’s nuts….before i know it, it will be october. i’m not in panic mode or anything. more like i-need-money mode. and there’s still lots of stuff to do. it’ll get done….eventually. unfortunately, i lost james as a groomsman. he’s having monetary issues. he’s not sure he can make it to the wedding but we’re trying to work things out. poor boy. of all the way, way, way back friends i want to have there, i want james there. it would mean the world to me. he is one of my oldest friends. he is my fish boy. he is my little bro. he is one half of that best friend duo. mark is already there. james would complete the trio. that would make for a cool picture. but i hope we work something out and that he makes it. i’m crossing my fingers. meanwhile, i need a replacement groomsman….and i think i’ve already got a cousin lined up.

i’m not exactly the picture of productivity: i’ve spent at least 10 hours in the last three days watching a CSI marathon on tv. yikes. and in the meantime, i have wedding favors to take care of and a lawn that needs serious mowing. my backyard looks like one big bush. oh well. i’ll blame rain for my lack of lawn care. as for CSI…well….it’s addicting. sheesh.

i had my first soccer practice today. it was interesting. luckily, i have a dad running my under-8 team. i was mainly focusing on my under-10 team today. i’m confident. they’re good kids. i’ll have a pretty good team, i think. my chicks kick ass. so it’ll be fun. it’s just logistically challenging. and i had to work afterward. i’m smelly. oh well.

i’ve gotten another freelance desigining gig….i’m excited….and the pay may possibly be more immediate. i stopped by UD today because i had a ballet class in newark this morning….and UD wasn’t far. i stopped in to talk to scott selheimer to see what kind of work they needed done with media guides and things since mike left. and he said they needed football program covers for their last four games….immediately….so i’m going in there tomorrow morning to do some work. i was thinking i’d charge 20 bucks a cover. so that’s 80 right there. sweet. hopefully, i’ll pick up more work down there. money is good. now i just need to find out about my dance teacher gig….and goldey-beacom needs to approve my logo already….sheesh….

tomorrow is going to be busy….UD work….two (possibly three) dance classes at night….probably more CSI on tv….marathons are such a bad thing for productivity…..

speaking of productivity, i should probably go back to work…..at least i’m feeling fairly productive at work, if not a bit smelly….