Day 340 - Yeah, It's Been Long

Hello!

I've been up to lots ... I guess.

Oldest sister recently came for a visit which is pretty much why I'm blogging because I have pictures. Woo hoo!

We did lots of fun things.

We went to the beach:


We ate at a Jewish deli:


We saw Maria Menounos taping 'Extra':


We ate the most colorful lunch ever:


We snacked on macaroons:


We also did random, fun stuff:




Well, that's some of the highlights. Oh, and we hung out with Denzel Washington. Yeah, so true.

Later gator!!

Day 339 - She Seemed Pretty Legit

Today I paid my rent to a five-year-old.

I went to my landlord's door when a child answered. I asked if her mom was home. She went to tell her I was waiting.

After that, the little girl came back to the door to let me know she told her mom.

Little Girl: I told my mom. She'll be at the door in a minute.

Me: Okay.

(Younger little girl stares at me)

LG: She's about three/three-and-a-half that's why she acts like that.

Me: Oh.

LG: How are you?

Me: Good, how are you girls?

LG: Good.

(Little yappy dog escapes from home)

LG: Oh no!

Me: Oh.

(Yapster runs around a little near me)

LG: Oh my, I'm so sorry for that. Come here (dog's name).

Me: It's ok. (Act awkward as dog starts barking)

LG: Mmm...I can take that if it's for my mom. (Looking at my rent envelope). I'll give it to my mom.

Me: Ok, thank you. Bye!


Now, a 27-year-old should know better than to trust a child with a rent check, but, in all honesty, she seemed to be smarter than both her parents. Kid really had it together...especially when I think about how freaking dumb her parents are.

I wish she were my landlord.

Day 338 - What I Want

A list of things I really, really want to eat right now:

A donut
A cupcake
A slice of NY-style pizza
A cheeseburger
Doritos or some equally addictive chip

OK, now that I've got that off my chest, I am going to go work on dinner.

Day 337 - Food For Thought

I've been cooking...well, I still am but these items are from some time ago, but I was finally not lazy and plugged my camera in.


^Tuna trying to be like what my family had in Florida over Christmas and wasabi mashed potatoes. Made this for New Year's Eve dinner with the Brit. He freaking loved it because he loves tuna. I cooked mine a little longer because I wasn't sure how good the tuna was since I normally don't buy it. The wasabi potatoes were a nice twist, but it's hard to beat good old-fashioned mashed potatoes made like mom.


^Mom's potato salad for The Golden Globes! I've been wanting to make it and did a pretty good job. The Brit thought there was a bit too much celery but what does he know? Note: if you live alone don't use as many potatoes as your mom did for a family of five. You will be eating it all week long and then some, which is delicious so who cares!

That's all the food pics. But I have one more special one for fun...


^Barbar likes to pretend he is a homeless bag cat sometimes. He's picked up odd habits since we've been living on our own for the last year. Oh well, at least it's adorable.

Night!

Day 336 - Sneezy

Today I have the sniffles.

It's so incredibly annoying. But it is a good excuse to put my laptop to sleep after this post, zone out on TV and go to bed very early.

I hope to wake up tomorrow sniffle-free!

Wish me luck.

Day 335 - It's 2012!

I know, bad blogger.

But I just wanted to say I'm here. And planning on writing some more.

Christmas in Florida was fabulous.


^ See? Fabulous.

New Year's Eve was also fabulous. The Brit and I cooked dinner at my place and then went to a little bar across the street close to midnight. We danced like dancing fools. I'm pretty sure it was pretty embarrassing.

So far, things are good this year. I'm trying to get things back in order so I can start working on some new stuff. Time to get my mess together!

Oh! Legal Eagle is engaged! And I'm the maid of honor. Uh oh! She seems very excited and won't make me wear something ugly. Yay!

OK, I need to go do dishes...I shall be back more often though.

Day 334 - Xmas In The Air

Today I went Christmas shopping. Holy exhaustion!

I totally thought I had a game plan, but it's very easy to get thrown off when one place doesn't have what you want. Then I temporarily fell apart and had to stop for lunch...but of course. Luckily, lunch fixes everything.

I was pretty successful and found about 50 things I wanted (I bought none).

Now, Barbar and I are chilling out and about to make hot chocolate.

But, I wish I had some booze to put in it. Fail.

Day 333 cont. - Batman!

Me: Where was your garage? (talking about the house the Brit grew up in)

The Brit: Well, it was under part of it.

Me: What?!

The Brit: Yeah.

Me: So it wasn't like next to it?

The Brit: Well, it was next to it, but under it, too.

Me: That is so cool.

The Brit: Yeah, it was near the front door, but then there was part of the house, like an extension, over it.

Me: Oh...

The Brit: What?

Me: I thought you meant your garage was underground.


Next time: Our conversation about cul de sacs.

Day 333 - Oh, You're There...

Hello! I am alive!

So much has been going on lately. Basically, I went home to Chicago for Thanksgiving and will be going to Daytona Beach with the family for Christmas. So excited!!

Work is fine...same old, same old. Going to try to work on some new things after the holiday. Wish me luck with stopping my laziness.

Barbar is doing well. He has so many toys, but it's good because he loses so many of them under my chair.

Oh! Legal Eagle is an official lawyer!!! She passed her big old Bar exam. Yay!

Meanwhile, I got a Mac. I quite like it but feel like I am now one of those Mac people. I'm completely annoyed with myself. Plus, when you get a Mac, if you need accessories like a mouse, you have to stick with Mac and their products are not cheap. That being said, I also feel like I am now in some sort of cool kids Mac club. God, so annoying.

The Brit (is that what I call him?) is still my boyfriend. Oy. His birthday is coming up and I'm super excited. Doing dinner and a show...it'll all be a surprise for him.

I got my last couple of wisdom teeth out last week. It went much better than my last dental experiences. Actually feeling pretty good so far and just looking forward to eating normally again. So happy to have all those teeth out.

I really need to clean my apartment...or rather, finish cleaning. I did some today, but this blog was a much needed break. It's so hard to clean when your cat has so much fur and sheds it everywhere...especially corners hard to get to.

Oh, Schatzi was up here during Thanksgiving so the Brit could cat sit and he said once I left, Schatzi and Barbar were total buds. He thinks they get confused and territorial when one mom (me or LE) is around. Makes me sad I didn't get to see them all sweet together.

OK, my pasta should be done soon. Time to eat!

Day 332 - Who Is This?

I know! I'm basically a missing person as far as this blog is concerned.

But, work has been insane and is finally back to normal. Yay! I was helping my boss with some stuff and a big event.



^See! Still alive. That's me at the event.

Other than that things are pretty good, except I was ill last week from just working too much and not taking care of myself.

Also, I am getting a Mac laptop...delivered today. Long work story that I won't get into. But, I suspect Melvin is getting jealous, which is why I have named my new laptop Mac-used (it's a cheaper, refurbished one). Melvin will always be top dog in this home.

I'm going home for Thanksgiving soon! Yayayayay! I can't wait to go and eat and drink and whatever. I realized I haven't seen my mom in almost a year! Whoa, unacceptable.

Still dating the Brit. He came to my event thingy which was nice. I had to work for most of it, so we couldn't hang out, but got to be together at the after-party.

It's starting to get chilly in LA. How annoying.

OK, time to go back to work. More later.