31 July 2007

homesick

i'm looking at houses online. cos e-shopping for homes is great. between zillow, realtor and craigslist dot-coms there are a ton of places to just wander around the virtual realty market.

today while shopping i took a sattelite-swing over to check out my own house in dear san antonio. the satellite picture shows my dad's van in the driveway that is trimmed with rocks my mom and bro laid out. i see the shed in the back and our giant tree in the front yard.

seeing a place so familiar makes me so homesick. so.

i may not be in san antonio on september 1, but i'm working on getting there AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. forreal. i hate being so far away. especially when my family needs me.

30 July 2007

have passport, will travel.

last night i finally found my passport after it's been MIA for about 1.5 months. pretty much since i got back from mexico at the end of may. i was getting kinda of nervous. i don't actually have any international flights planned right now, but i like to know that if someone offers up a spur of the moment trip to italy or australia or brazil- i'd be able to partake. so yeah. now i'm free to fly. or you know, drive across the border into canada-land if i so desire.

anyways. my passport had fallen behind my cable box. i'd put it on top of said cable box for "safe keeping". i'm such a mess. i've packed up the equivalent of 6 suitcases of clothes and bags and things, and my room is still overflowing with stuff.

oh dear. moving is going to be such a mess.


27 July 2007

facebookin'

the news feed updates on facebook really crack me up. all kinds of random updates on people you may or may not be actual friends with. knowing the latest relationship status of someone i haven't talked to in 4 years, finding out a college roomate's new favorite movie... and today's best:

XXXXXX added "My Chemical Romance" to his favorite music.

HAHA. anyone over the age of 14 declaring for all to see that 'my chemical romance' is your favorite music is kinda random. the fact that the person who just made this update is a slightly nerdy kid from college makes this update even funnier. he is totally NOT being ironic with this pick.

truth be told, i make embarrassing and dorky updates to my facebook profile as well. but usually, i at least try to hide them - i always click the little 'x' to remove my actions from showing up in the news feed. no one really needs to know that i added girl talk to my favorite music or removed signs from my favorite movies. really. if they cared, they'll stalk my profile, right? haha.

oh web 2.0, how fun you are.

this whole post is dorky and exposes my ongoing love of facebook. apologies. instead of announcing my nerdy tendencies on facebook i like to expose them here. whatevs, right?

21 July 2007

weekends

weekends around the house are great. just wandering around harvard, hanging out in the house, napping and reading.

its weird that we've lived here for almost a year now. and i'm moving out and south in a little over a month. i like this place when it's warm. it's just so far from home-home.

big changes, they are a'coming.

17 July 2007

blogging on and on and on

today at lunch we were talking about this kid who is socially awkward. he sends mass emails and talks to strangers. and he has a website. which people at work have checked out. i feel like i saw it once but i don't remember what was on it. don't know if it was a blog... then someone mentioned another work-dude who had a blog and talked about work people using vaguely disguised nicknames. also strange/awkward. people at work reading a blog that talked about them...always turns into a weird joke.

so yeah. i have a blog. obviously. which could be found easily enough. it's cross listed with a ton of websites i frequent (cos i'm a dork that way). no big. pretty much everything i say on here i'd say to anyone i talk to in real life. i think my dad is my number one reader. and if you can say it in front of your parents and the rest of the internet, i really don't feel that worried about 'work people' reading what's here. i'm a dork, i have weird obsessions, and this is one of my hobbies. writing little diary entries and life observations on the internet for friends, family and myself. i talk and write a lot. i feel like most people know that about me anyways. i'm pretty open about stuff, so whatevs.

i know some people from work read this. most don't know it exists. not like i advertise. maybe as i progress in my career i'll talk less. i know how to censor myself. i don't really want to be a topic of lunch conversation. but i am a rockstar so maybe i am super interesting and worthy of lunchtime convos... heh. anyways. the blog will continue with my self-centeredness... read on friends...

there's always so much interestingness going on... :p

i stopped at newbury comics on the way home. went on a cd buying binge. that is why i work, right? to buy things i want. so i took that list i made last week and invested in a few pop artists. interpol, spoon, white stripes and girl talk to be exact. 4 new cds. so old fashioned, i know! but since i'm anti-itunes and sometimes have weird modern-luddite leanings, i still rock the plastic cases from time to time... anyways, i listened to interpol on the way home. fantastic. of course i have heard this album before online. but listening to a new cd for the first time while driving with the windows down is just extra special. tomorrow's drive to work will probably be some thump-y goodness cos i have to be awake so early. yay. new music is great.

also i bought a new phone today. shipped this afternoon and will probably get in on thursday. how exciting.

wow. reading the last two paragraphs reminds me that i am such an environment killing consumer. and it bothers me and i need to stop... working on it...

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15 July 2007

sand and aliens

on saturday the roomies and i ventured out to revere beach to see the sandcastle competition. there were some crazy ones out there. the main event was a pirate ship inspired by pirates of the carribean including the octopus one and captain jack sparrow. we didn't get to see them blow up the losers at the end but it was still very cool.

after wandering around the sand exhibit we took in some sun on the beach. it wasn't as sketchy as everyone warned us it would be. just full of boston people. who are... boston-y. however, adjacent to us was also a group of what we determined to be brazillian. in this group were 4 boys wearing little tiny, very tight swim trunks. playing some kind of volleyball-soccer game. that was pretty much what entertained us girls for quite a while. eye candy for the girls. we're weirdos, oh well.

after a quick shower ellen and i ventured out to see transformers at fenway. ahem. yeah. the transformers were totally awesome. love them. shia, cute girl, hot soldier boy and the dialogue - yeah, not so impressive. sadly. the cartoon totally rocked my socks as a kid and now the robots still do but the movie was eh just due to all the human talking. tres annoying. oh well, still glad i saw it in the theater cos the autobots were REALLY cool.

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and now its sunday night and as usual i am not in the mood to return to work in the morning. sometimes it feels like i'm in 7th grade again, dreading sitting in class after a free weekend. only i'm an adult now and its the cube life i'm not digging. oh well. so it goes...

maybe siren festival next weekend... we shall see...

13 July 2007

the arts i want

when people tell me they don't have a favorite type of music or only
listen to top40 i judge them. harshly. i know, not all people care
about these things, but i do cos i'm a nerd. and tele- i love tele,
ask anyone i've ever lived with. good tv provides contemporary
commentaries on life in little 30 or 60 minute segments. lastly,
movies are great story tellers and tho i get to the theater so rarely,
catching a film with 200 other people really is a great experience.

below are things i'm liking right now. experienced or not. these are
picks i'm willing to pay to experience, cos i know i do or will like
them that much. usually i dont like paying for things. which is why
the internet is great. anyways...

cd's i want to buy and not download:
icky thump
our love to admire
ga ga ga ga ga

movies i want to see and not watch online:
spiderman3
transformers
paris, je t'aime

shows i'm loving right now:
online- skins, e4
on tv- flight of the conchords, hbo

i suggest you watch/listen to these sometime. they are good. forreal.

also there are a few art shows i really want to see this summer.
mostly in nyc. i think a roadtrip is in order... brookline to soho in
4 hours or less...

10 July 2007

adios a miami

so, i'm back from the sunny side...

my week in miami was great. no computers and no work the whole time. just fun, sun and my travel buddy ellen. with a little family time thrown in to mix it up.

we got in on tuesday and wandered around til it started raining. then we had dinner at puerto sagua (which turned out to be the best restaurant on our trip) and passed out in the room. wednesday was spent sunning and sweating on the beach, a little shopping and then dinner and fireworks on the beach. closed out the night with some latin-tinged jam band jazz at jazid (which coincidentally is right next to miami ink, whose show i love).

thursday morning we rented a car and drove down to visit my family near key largo. two aunts, my gram, and some family friends were all at my aunt's house for the week. had my most delicious salad of the week there during a spanglish lunch and then ellen and i hung out in the pool and napping on the porch until dinner. gram and i had some quality time on the porch in the pitch black watching the lighting bugs flutter around. friday morning we had a caravan of cars drive up north to the largest flea market in america. i got a cool shell windchime and ellen got some jewelry. aunts and gram got purses. a successful trip for all. after filling up on gas we split up. ellen and i drove back down to miami and visited little havana. we took a look around a cigar factory and got some yum yums at a cuban bakery. the cuban coffee with lots of sugar was delicious.

back in miami we went to the beach, took a nap, had dinner at the cuban place again, and went to bed which is a bar/restaurant/lounge/club place with beds for seating. like the one in nyc. only this one was really small and empty. it was kind of like a frat party. weird. but fun cos they're open late. cos its not boston.

saturday morning we sunned ourselves on the beach again and then had lunch and slushies at wet willies. greasy burgers and deliciously crispy fries. after some showers and an a/c refresher we wandered down collins to lincoln ave and checked out all the cool shops and a whole artist studio complex which was one of my favorite places on the visit. it was SO hot the whole time but we did some quality shopping (real and window) and scored super end of season deals. after a detox-dinner of green green salads(we'd been eating fried and greasy food since tuesday) it started to rain. i had some tiramisu gelato while we skipped around back to the hotel- it was delish (the gelato, not the rain). after our long walk home both ellen and i passed out at like 10 and didn't wake up til 3am so there was no out on the streets that night.

sunday morning we woke up early only to find the skies cloudy and all the shops closed (duh- sunday). we wandered around, got rained on, napped, and then once it was sunny we did more shopping and beaching. took a shower, then we went out for a late dinner on ocean drive and people watched. ocean drive is awesome for people watching and car gawking. lots of fun cars around- lambos, ferraris and a lotus- oh my! closed out the night at mansion cos it's the thing to do in southbeach. weirdest part was the stripper pole. and the girls dancing on it. really. maybe i' just a prude, but better for it... anyways, best part of the night was seeing chris nunez from miami ink near the bar. i wish it was ami cos i love him (so does my aunt) but alas, just chris. still cool. i love that show. and i want a tattoo. badly. we stayed out so late and took advantage of the whole south beach thing. it's funny what can make ellen and i so proud. staying up late into the early morning. we're nerds.

sunday we got up late, had a last lunch at our cuban place and hit the road to the airport. the flight was delayed and my luggage was heavy. a guy on the train made fun of me. we made it home around midnight. a good, long trip. pictures on flickr/facebook/picasa if you're interested.

southbeach living is what i want. how could you not?

favorite observations:
  • wearing bathing suits as streetwear is great. knowing that if you're hot you can just take off your shirt and walk around in a swimsuit is awesome. and so not kosher for boston.
  • cuban black beans, rice and platanos all mixed together is a most delicious icky looking mixture. i could eat it every day.
  • conversations that occur in spanish and english are more fun. and challenging to my little brain. in a good way.
  • being able to take disco naps until 11 or 12 at night and knowing that restaurants and bar will still be open for hours and hours works really well with my love of nappy naps and being ready to go out after midnight.
  • boys everywhere hit on you. which is sketchy yes, but also a great confidence booster. that's so anti-feminist but still so true.
  • flip flops and shorts and tube tops. everyday. who needs pants? and real shoes? pshh. no.
  • they have way better radio djs. they actually dj and dont just press play. how novel! and the mixed singles they have are cooler than what we've got in this pop-music backwater of boston.
now i'm back in boston. a little browner and a lot more relaxed. and wishing i could go back to the vacation life right now. forreal.

03 July 2007

the latest

i always stay up wicked late before a long trip. between packing and nerves and my generally masterful skills of procrastination, i can spend well into 3am wandering around my room throwing things into my luggage.

and so it goes this time.

ellen and i are leaving for a little vacay in south beach. yes, it's summer everywhere and who spends july in south florida... whatever. it's a break from boston and work and general responsibilities. i'm looking forward to it. sitting on the beach reading or strolling through the streets shopping - i'm sure it will all be great.

my gram and aunt will be down in the area as well so it will be nice to squeeze in some family time. haven't seen either since april. ahhh. long distance families can come together sometime.

back to tonight. i've spent the majority of my afternoon and evening wasting time. i packed and unpacked my suitcase at least three times, consulting my roomates on what to take and what to leave, giving and watching mini fashion shows throughout. i watched an episode of skins, transferred my latest downloads to my mp3 player, showered, stared at the tele for a while, listened to some music while staring at the ceiling, and overall doing nothing productive.

i'm itching to watch the final episode of series one of skins because i've gotten this far and its gotten so weird... but i really should be sleeping instead. so i will. ep9 will just have to wait until next week... i'm such a loser.

but tomorrow- i'll be a loser on the beach!

01 July 2007

a little older, not much wiser

i turned 24 today. that's pretty gross, eh?

worked up until 8p last night then went out for some drinks and yummies at sunset to ring in the passage of time with my brookline family. we had a good time laughing at poop and penis jokes cos we're all so mature. good to know i can be in my twenties and still laugh at 7th grade jokes with my friends. only now we can drink beer too. :)

after a late night marathon of chris rock standup, reading about amy winehouse and watching the boys play wii i passed out.

i woke up to calls from my family wishing and singing me happy birthday. i love my mommy, daddy and baby. sucks that i'm so far away all the time... but not for much longer!!!

this afternoon the girls and i went shopping for vacation clothes. picked up some yum yums at the asian bakery and came home to have fashion shows. finished up the day with mass at BC and now ellen and i are watching grease and planning for miami.

not the craziest birthday ever, but chill and fun doing some of my favorite things- eating, shopping, and singing along with grease!


miami in two days!! woohoo!!