One hour until my 29th birthday. Well, I think I was actually born around 8:00 in the morning, so I will probably be standing on the subway platform when this event takes place.
We have been popular this holiday season. Five party invitations in two weeks. Three were held on the same night, so we could only make it to three in total. All were equally fun, but the one last night lasted until much later and had a different vibe. Probably because M's sister and her husband were in attendance. That isn't a bad thing, just different. It was an interesting night that didn't end until around 4am. There were a few very memorable moments, but I won't speak of them. The fewer people that know of them, the better.
I am ashamed to say this, but I couldn't tell you the last time I was out that late. My schedule is totally off now.
Sorry this is a short post, but I promise to make up for it once I have finished my last paper for the semester and I am enjoying my two 4-day weekends.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
11.30.04
With December almost here, I thought I would give you a link to Dickens' A Christmas Carol. This is offered through Project Gutenberg. If you haven't checked this site out, you should.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/46
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/46
Friday, November 26, 2004
11.26.04
Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We stayed home and had a nice roasted chicken with mirepoix and for dessert, whipped pumpkin pie with ginger streusel. I was so happy that it turned out well. It was my first time roasting a chicken and my first time making a pumpkin pie. I am not a pumpkin pie fan, but Micah loves them. It wasn't a basic pumpkin pie, so I thought it was tasty myself. So did Zero.
We put up our tree this year. We haven't done this in four years. I have just never been in the mood to put it up and was always afraid Zero would go after the ornaments. So far, so good. It is an antique aluminum tree (1956 in its original box), so Zero doesn't bother with it. The ornaments are all shiny too, so I think he is a little afraid actually.
I was doing some research online, trying to get some gift ideas and I came across this anti-Barbie site for Feral Cheryl. I laughed about it, but the doll makes more sense than Barbie. I just can't imagine any of my cousins playing with it.
We put up our tree this year. We haven't done this in four years. I have just never been in the mood to put it up and was always afraid Zero would go after the ornaments. So far, so good. It is an antique aluminum tree (1956 in its original box), so Zero doesn't bother with it. The ornaments are all shiny too, so I think he is a little afraid actually.
I was doing some research online, trying to get some gift ideas and I came across this anti-Barbie site for Feral Cheryl. I laughed about it, but the doll makes more sense than Barbie. I just can't imagine any of my cousins playing with it.
Sunday, November 07, 2004
11.07.04
Just for the record, I voted for Kerry. If you know me at all, that isn't a surprise to you.
I also would like to admit that this was the first election that actually made me sick to my stomach and eventually led to a crying fit in the Butler Library 3rd Floor bathroom.
Is it just me, or does it seem that we really haven't come very far since the Civil War?
I know this has been mentioned before, but isn't it telling that the states MUCH more likely to be hit with another terrorist attack went to Kerry?
I also would like to admit that this was the first election that actually made me sick to my stomach and eventually led to a crying fit in the Butler Library 3rd Floor bathroom.
Is it just me, or does it seem that we really haven't come very far since the Civil War?
I know this has been mentioned before, but isn't it telling that the states MUCH more likely to be hit with another terrorist attack went to Kerry?
Sunday, October 31, 2004
10.31.04
Yeah, Halloween. Actually, this has been the most uneventful Halloween ever. The highlight will be tonight, when we watch scary movies with some friends. That's it. No costumes or candy. Just chili, movies, alcohol, and cookies. Okay, that doesn't sound too bad.
I have a small collection of horror movies: Halloween (1st one), Friday the 13th (1st one), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1st one), Nightmare on Elm Street (1st one), Psycho (original), Misery, The Shining, Hellraiser, and The Exorcist. I think that's it, for now. We have decided on Halloween (my favorite) and Nightmare on Elm Street (with Johnny Depp).
Right now I am procrastinating as usual. I have a website to finish by Tuesday. The website is entitled "High-Performance Building Technologies." Pretty interesting, huh? This project is for my SciTech Resources course. I have to give a presentation explaining the navigation of the site, my audience, etc. . . I will post a link as soon as it is finished.
I have a small collection of horror movies: Halloween (1st one), Friday the 13th (1st one), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1st one), Nightmare on Elm Street (1st one), Psycho (original), Misery, The Shining, Hellraiser, and The Exorcist. I think that's it, for now. We have decided on Halloween (my favorite) and Nightmare on Elm Street (with Johnny Depp).
Right now I am procrastinating as usual. I have a website to finish by Tuesday. The website is entitled "High-Performance Building Technologies." Pretty interesting, huh? This project is for my SciTech Resources course. I have to give a presentation explaining the navigation of the site, my audience, etc. . . I will post a link as soon as it is finished.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
10.14.04
Again, sorry for the delay between posts. I have been busy and under the weather.
This past weekend I flew down to Tuscaloosa to surprise my dad for his 50th birthday. He was definitely surprised. He was working midnights, so sleeping during the day. My sister-in-law, Stacy, picked me up from the Birmingham airport and dropped me off at my parent's with a key. I snuck in and took a nap. I heard him wake up, so I went into the kitchen. When he stepped into the hallway, I called to him quietly, "Dad?" I didn't want to scare him to death. I think he was confused, because he walked into the living room. He thought my voice was coming from the answering machine, so I called him again a little louder. He heard me and followed my voice. "What are you doing here?", he asked. SURPRISE!
So, we had a good time. Just hung out at home, visited my grandmother, watched the Alabama game ROLL TIDE, and went out to eat and drink with Keenan & Stacy. My mom wasn't around most of the time, so it was father-daughter bonding time. She volunteers every year at the Moundville Native American Festival. I did get to ride around in her new car, a Mazda 6 Sportswagon. NOT an SUV, thank goodness!
I flew into LGA late Monday night. I made it to work, but was completely miserable. It's either my allergies or a cold. I am leaning towards allergies. I skipped work yesterday to rest up and get some of my school work done, since I am behind.
Well, that's my life at the moment.
This past weekend I flew down to Tuscaloosa to surprise my dad for his 50th birthday. He was definitely surprised. He was working midnights, so sleeping during the day. My sister-in-law, Stacy, picked me up from the Birmingham airport and dropped me off at my parent's with a key. I snuck in and took a nap. I heard him wake up, so I went into the kitchen. When he stepped into the hallway, I called to him quietly, "Dad?" I didn't want to scare him to death. I think he was confused, because he walked into the living room. He thought my voice was coming from the answering machine, so I called him again a little louder. He heard me and followed my voice. "What are you doing here?", he asked. SURPRISE!
So, we had a good time. Just hung out at home, visited my grandmother, watched the Alabama game ROLL TIDE, and went out to eat and drink with Keenan & Stacy. My mom wasn't around most of the time, so it was father-daughter bonding time. She volunteers every year at the Moundville Native American Festival. I did get to ride around in her new car, a Mazda 6 Sportswagon. NOT an SUV, thank goodness!
I flew into LGA late Monday night. I made it to work, but was completely miserable. It's either my allergies or a cold. I am leaning towards allergies. I skipped work yesterday to rest up and get some of my school work done, since I am behind.
Well, that's my life at the moment.
Saturday, September 18, 2004
9.18.04
As you have probably already guessed, I will not be posting as often as before. Things have really picked up at school and at work. Classes have started at both Queens College and Columbia. My boss is on vacation in Spain for the next two weeks, so work will be interesting for a while. I will, of course, be overwhelmed most of the time. Training work-study students is very time-consuming. It is much more difficult than I imagined it would be, but I am learning much about myself as a teacher this way.
Last week there were two deaths in my family. My cousin, Warren, died of AIDS after battling the disease for four years. His nephew, Dwayne Jr., shot and killed himself after a break-up with a girlfriend. He was only 16 years old. My thoughts are with the immediate family.
Rather than sending flowers, I made a donation to the AIDSfund in Warren's memory. Honestly, I never thought the disease would ever touch my family. I know that was naïve of me, but you never want to think of those things.
On a lighter note, I have registered for the annual ALA MidWinter meeting in January. It is being held in Boston and since I have a free place to stay (Hi Mandy!), I couldn't resist.
Last week there were two deaths in my family. My cousin, Warren, died of AIDS after battling the disease for four years. His nephew, Dwayne Jr., shot and killed himself after a break-up with a girlfriend. He was only 16 years old. My thoughts are with the immediate family.
Rather than sending flowers, I made a donation to the AIDSfund in Warren's memory. Honestly, I never thought the disease would ever touch my family. I know that was naïve of me, but you never want to think of those things.
On a lighter note, I have registered for the annual ALA MidWinter meeting in January. It is being held in Boston and since I have a free place to stay (Hi Mandy!), I couldn't resist.
Monday, September 06, 2004
9.6.04
Apologies on the lengthy absence. The fall semester has started and I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Both of my classes will be loads of work, but it will be worth it. I have a feeling that these classes will be my best so far in the program. One is a reference course with emphasis on science & technology and the other is also a reference course, but emphasizing business resources. Both of these areas are my weakest, which is why I signed up for both courses. I have never had great interest in either subjects, but that doesn't matter to the patron. I must be prepared for those type of questions.
Our Labor Day weekend was beautiful. We took Zero to the park and he had a grand ole time with a Boxer puppy. The rest of the weekend was dedicated to studying. Micah is studying for his exams and I am drowning in library research. Oh, autumn!
I am counting the days until Halloween. I cannot believe I don't already have a costume in mind. Ideas?
Our Labor Day weekend was beautiful. We took Zero to the park and he had a grand ole time with a Boxer puppy. The rest of the weekend was dedicated to studying. Micah is studying for his exams and I am drowning in library research. Oh, autumn!
I am counting the days until Halloween. I cannot believe I don't already have a costume in mind. Ideas?
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
8.25.04
Okay, here's the last of our Philadelphia story. Monday was our last day. We were so dead tired that we lounged around and leisurely made our way closer to the bus station. We wanted to check out the Reading Terminal Market before leaving town. It is such a cool market. It is actually indoors and is a perfect place to meet someone for lunch. There are so many different types of food to choose and although I hate to say it, it was a little like the food court at the mall. Well, except that these weren't separate stores. Instead it was all out in the open. Loved it. Micah and I grabbed sandwiches and a doggie treat for Zero. We took the 2:00 bus back to NYC. Great trip.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
8.21.04
So, continuing my Philadelphia story.
On Sunday, we started our day by wandering around the Art Museum area. This is the neighborhood seen in the photos below. We loved this area. It was really nice and had a mix of people--young, old, singles, families, etc. . . This is definitely the neighborhood at the top of our list for purchasing a home.
We stopped and had brunch at another Moroccan place called Figs. I had a very excellent Eggs Benedict. Note that the breakfast served was not really Moroccan, although Micah had his eggs with some sort of Moroccan stew.
After brunch, we toured the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Wow, this place is huge. There were many pieces there that I was unaware of them having. I won't list all the artists, but will say that you cannot see everything in one day. At least not well.
Then we walked up to Fairmount Park. It is a very large park, but unfortunately we were hot (very humid) and tired (after the museum.) We walked back towards Center City. We had trouble catching a bus because there was a very large musical festival going on. Not sure what festival, but the music was not up our alley. It seemed to be a mix of gospel and r&b.
We grabbed the 23 bus and rode through North Philly. This area has seen better days--or maybe it hasn't. It almost looks like a war-torn village. Not a pretty sight. I am not sure how safe it is there, but I wouldn't wander around at night. The destination of our bus trip was Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill is nice if you want to live in Mayberry. We hated it there. It was TOO perfect. It gave me the creeps. As soon as we stepped off the bus (end of the bus line), we started looking for a way out. I felt bad that we wasted time on checking this neighborhood out. I had heard good things about the area. I guess it is good if you like the suburbs. Yuck!
Once we got back to Center City, we headed to Olde City and had a nice dinner at an Irish restaurant called The Plough & the Stars. It is an upscale place with live Irish music. It was very relaxing and after all the walking we had done, I had a hard time getting up out of my chair after the dinner was over.
Once I was able to actually stand up and walk, we again wandered around until we came to a place called Monk's Cafe. It looked pretty cool so we decided to check it out. This tavern's specialty is Belgian beers. The Beer Bible is pretty damn impressive. I just had a German Dopplebock (I wasn't in a adventurous mood, but Micah had a great Belgian beer. Sorry, but I can't think of the name of it now.
On Sunday, we started our day by wandering around the Art Museum area. This is the neighborhood seen in the photos below. We loved this area. It was really nice and had a mix of people--young, old, singles, families, etc. . . This is definitely the neighborhood at the top of our list for purchasing a home.
We stopped and had brunch at another Moroccan place called Figs. I had a very excellent Eggs Benedict. Note that the breakfast served was not really Moroccan, although Micah had his eggs with some sort of Moroccan stew.
After brunch, we toured the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Wow, this place is huge. There were many pieces there that I was unaware of them having. I won't list all the artists, but will say that you cannot see everything in one day. At least not well.
Then we walked up to Fairmount Park. It is a very large park, but unfortunately we were hot (very humid) and tired (after the museum.) We walked back towards Center City. We had trouble catching a bus because there was a very large musical festival going on. Not sure what festival, but the music was not up our alley. It seemed to be a mix of gospel and r&b.
We grabbed the 23 bus and rode through North Philly. This area has seen better days--or maybe it hasn't. It almost looks like a war-torn village. Not a pretty sight. I am not sure how safe it is there, but I wouldn't wander around at night. The destination of our bus trip was Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill is nice if you want to live in Mayberry. We hated it there. It was TOO perfect. It gave me the creeps. As soon as we stepped off the bus (end of the bus line), we started looking for a way out. I felt bad that we wasted time on checking this neighborhood out. I had heard good things about the area. I guess it is good if you like the suburbs. Yuck!
Once we got back to Center City, we headed to Olde City and had a nice dinner at an Irish restaurant called The Plough & the Stars. It is an upscale place with live Irish music. It was very relaxing and after all the walking we had done, I had a hard time getting up out of my chair after the dinner was over.
Once I was able to actually stand up and walk, we again wandered around until we came to a place called Monk's Cafe. It looked pretty cool so we decided to check it out. This tavern's specialty is Belgian beers. The Beer Bible is pretty damn impressive. I just had a German Dopplebock (I wasn't in a adventurous mood, but Micah had a great Belgian beer. Sorry, but I can't think of the name of it now.
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