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Showing posts with label xmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label xmas. Show all posts

Monday, October 24, 2011

I miss you like boy bands and cheap cologne, our song and chaperones...

Quote of the day:

Sketch: "I dedicated my c-section to you!"
no she didn't have a baby. see, the thing about us being sketch and edit is that we talk about really random things and if they were sent to someone that wasn't us that person would be really really confused. so, to avoid that confusion, she always makes sure that my name is the first name under C in her cellphone so that she doesn't send anything by mistake to someone else. Even if their name starts with a C and goes before mine alphabetically they get filed another way.

I was actually semi-productive today. On my day off even.

Picked up Squirt's jersey, plus bought some xmas stuff - She & Him has a xmas album, I'm stoked! Now that other people can actually tell the difference between her and her sister she's all over the place. Zooey = New Girl, Emily = Bones. Both play the title role in the show.

Aside from that I'm officially done shopping for my mother. Well, big stuff anyway. I'll continue to get her little stuff as the season goes on just because she buys the most stuff for people.

After that stopped by Target to get my Diet Dr. Pepper - can't run out of that or I'll die, then did some homework. I'm almost done with the book report, really all that's left is coming up with discussion questions that meet Bloom's Taxonomy standards and meeting with the group. Then posting all that online.

Once that's done I can focus on the blueprints for the before and after a library redesign. You know it's sad when you can close your eyes and draw out the current layout by heart. But I've got a couple of weeks before that's due so I'll just the next week or so accumulating ideas.

Aannd then got to catch up on some DVR.

"Just putting it out there."
"Just put it back in there."


Oh my god, I love "2 Broke Girls". Got picked up for the rest of the season on CBS, huzzah! I'm STOKED!
The character dynamics are fantastic and it's like the live audience just adds to their acting. It's like they're gonna bust out laughing at any moment because the dialogue is that funny. Lots of sarcasm. Max is my favorite, she reminds me a lot of Daria - did anyone else watch that show? She's got the whole sarcasm, doesn't care about the world approach while Caroline is the former heiress who's father just went broke so she's just starting out in the working world but still cares about what everyone thinks.

Plus they have a horse.

Here, check this.

love it.

Plus, did anyone watch Castle? Um, Spooky! And the preview for next week?!?! Duuude. I don't wanna give away any spoilers but it's gonna be awesome!

Songs of the day: The Band Perry. Turns out it's just the dying young song that I can't stand. The rest aren't so bad.

"I Miss You Being Gone" The Band Perry

dig it. love the song.

"Hip to my Heart" The Band Perry

lyrics are lacking but the video is pretty cool. plus it's catchy. sibling love.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy , Happy New Year!

Every time I heard the words 'happy new year' I could hear Captain Raydor's voice in my head and then Tao's follow-up, "I really hate her! Did I say that out loud?" Gotta love the Closer. I'm beginning to really like Mary McDonnell. Excellent addition to the cast, even if it is only a recurring guest spot.

And Wow, 1-1-11, that's new.

Today was our family xmas, so right now I'm exhausted and it's only 9:55. Sad day. Two nights of staying up late will do that to a girl I guess. First, two nights ago, I got to watch us get our butts wooped by Washington. That was just pitiful and sucks because now I gotta put up with my coworker who said we were gonna lose. There was no motivation from us at all. It's like our whole team is depressed or something. Bo needs to turn that around.
Then, last night was filled with playstation - aka SSX Tricky, Simpson's Road Rage and Dance Dance Revolution - drinking lots of sparkling cider even though we're both of age, flipping between Carson and Ryan and their crews (um, did Dick Clark look really at retiring age to anyone else or is that just me? and c'mon MTV step it up! Jersey Shore? Seriously?!) and falling asleep watching Boy Meets World. Same thing every year, but the Boy Meets World is new. We usually watch Pirates or Jason Bourne. Also, we didn't run around the house at midnight, sad day. Usually we bring a bottle of sparkling cider with us, shake it and then pop the cork spraying it everywhere in the process of awesomeness. (I say that word a lot, Awesomeness. I've noticed that my aunt has started saying it as well. It's catchy. Say it with me: Awesomeness.) Anyway, we took this year off of running as it was freaking freezing out there. And we're old. We figured that out while playing DDR and almost dying out after the first round. But it was fun. Same thing every year. Nothing really planned - it was funny. She texted and was like "you have plans for new years" and I was like "yeah with you!" and that was as far as the planning process went. We go with the flow.
And what was up with the countdown acts this year? I really need to listen to the radio more or something because the only people I recognized were MCR and Avril (hooray for a comeback from her btw).
Interesting fact about CK #-whatever-we're-up-to: I don't listen to the radio. I listen to my ipod. Constantly. And have a hookup for my car so it plays through the speakers.
So, because of this interesting fact, I had to text my best friend - "okay, i'm lame. who is that?" But she didn't know either so that was helpful.
Good times.

Today was awesome but exhausting as well. Big dinner with the family, excellent food as always, then opening presents which always turns into some kind of a disaster area with all the wrapping paper everywhere. Our family splurges. After the disaster area was cleared we played - you guessed it - some Apples to Apples which is fastly becoming a family favorite. This time, Sarah and Mark got hosed, ha! And Cindy and Teina dominated. We didn't play it for four hours, but it was around 2. Times flies. And again with the good one-liners: "Okay, who put 'labor unions' as irresistable?" "Steakspeare" "Toasters? Someone got tired of looking at that one in their hand. I got discarded." "Hmmm, amputations or Sunday drivers for horrifying?"
After that was pitch - 2 tables so the losers walked a whole 2 feet to the other one. No real walk of shame like at my aunt's when you had to go all the way downstairs. Cindy and I partnered up and did pretty well. I shot the moon with a AKQJ2 and drew the 3. Awesome.
Then more good food, meanwhile kids running all over the place. But they're between the ages of 1 and 6, what else are they supposed to be doing? While Mandy and Joe hung with the adults. Some crazy grandma gave two 4-year-old-boys fake shotguns that make noise when you pull the trigger. I'm sure their parents are loving that right about now. Don't look at me. I didn't pick them out. Geez mom. And my oldest sister got them fake chainsaws. It's hilarious. One year, like years ago, my second sister Sarah gave our only nephew at the time a drum set. He loved it, his parents didn't. Ever since, it's like they've been trying to one up each other for loudness just for payback. It's become kind of a running joke.

So, I guess it's time for the official list. The dreaded one. Which I've cut down to hopefully things that might actually last for longer than this week.
1. Write more, read more, eat less.
The first two are healthy and entertaining and will keep me out of trouble. The third is basically just going to become no food after 10PM. And more eating healthy during the day instead of being lazy and picking up Arby's just because it's on my way home. The drivethru guy knows me. It's funny and pathetic all in one. We always end with , "see you around."
Which leads me to number
2. Learn how to cook. At some point this year. Doesn't have to be right away. Just more than mac-and-cheese and microwave meals. I'm putting it off because I like my apartment and don't want to watch as it goes up in flames. Read Sketch and Edit Make Grilled Cheese if you get a chance. Based on a true story.

3. I'm not putting exercise more. Because I know it won't happen. I'm on my feet all day, and I'm not going to wake up early or have any energy by the end of the day to go to the rec center. What I am putting is keeping my mind open to taking self-defense classes this summer with my favorite patron.
4. Is to work on time management. Grad school starts on the 15th. I already have homework for it I haven't started. That all starts Monday. Ordering the textbook, visiting all the websites, finding out what I need to have done by the first class. My aunt is awesome because she teaches on that campus so she's going to show me where I'm going and where to park. Gotta love family connections.

Those are all I'm ready to fully put in writing. I'm sure more will develop throughout the month.

In other news, Congrats go out to the TCU Hornfrogs! Woohoo! I routed for them in baseball in Omaha so I felt I should again today. We got to watch parts of the games between family stuff.
Also, I'm thinking Oregon as the champion over Auburn. I've always liked them. Maybe that's because we never play them but still...

Music Rec: Two musical groups I'm commending just for the heck of it are Ashlyne Huff - check out her single "Heart of Gold" and Theory of a Dead Man's "Since You've Been Gone". Both very good emotional-from-the-heart songs, one more upbeat than the other.

It's a decent video since there is actual music and dancing, that's new for MTV nowadays, sadly.


Now that's depressing.

Neither video is spectacular but you get the point. The music is good, and underrated. So I'm recommending it. Spread the word.

Hope your New Years was merry and bright. Or wait, was that Christmas? Whatever. Hope you all had fun and made it home safely.


"Since you've been gone, I need to hear youuuuuuuu SAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY......"

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Came Indeed!

Even though I didn't watch the Grinch - will have to tomorrow - or listen to any Doris Day - left cd at apartment - or watch Home Alone - watched old dvr'd xmas episodes of favorite shows instead, Christmas did indeed come.
My great aunt came out after church and we played some pitch and watched the parade, (hooray for Amber Riley!!) Dad and I won 3 games out of 4. After she left we opened presents, ate more food, mom and dad danced to Squeezebox - long story - then we laid around and watched tv. Well, I laid around and watched, Mom fell asleep in her chair as usual, and I'm sure Dad watched football or something in the other room. We're very social. The presents were fun, Dad was excited about his The Who cd which he put in immediately and Mom liked all her stuff from me - asti, earrings and bath n body stuff. Some of my highlights were pajama pants, a sweatshirt with headphones in it as the strings, fancy vodka with shot glasses (my aunt picked out. mom was like "how does kathy know you collect shot glasses?" Cause I got one in Kansas when we went to the last Husker game down there. Mom thinks it's bizarre that I collect them but I got it from my brother - he does it too.) and wine in a bottle shaped like a cat. Seriously. It's awesome. I'm going to have to upload a picture.
All-in-all it was a good day.

Xmas episodes I've watched this weekend - NCIS, The Closer, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, Glee, NCIS Los Angeles
Wow, I totally need a life. But it's Christmas. I'm entitled to be lazy, right?
I'm actually kind of sad that it's over. It always feels so weird, that you wait so long for it to come and in like 24 hours it's over. Oh well, technically ours isn't over since our family xmas isn't until New Years. Since all my siblings have in-laws and lives and stuff it was the only free day. This means I get to go back to work this week and buy more stuff, woohoo!
I'm still missing something for my sister. And I think I'm gonna go find more for mom since we're getting her one big thing - which she'll love - but I dunno how much other things they're getting her. And I gave her all my other stuff today.
I'm not allowed to buy my niece anything more - or so my sister says. I've spent far too much on her, but honestly I spoil her. It's true. She's the oldest and she thinks I'm the cool aunt and she's funny. So's my nephew. They're both really funny. But she takes after me with the writing and the one-liners she's stolen from me and the red highlights - her mother hates me for that last one. I hope she doesn't inherit my talent for procrastination. And she's taller than me already. I honestly can't stand next to her anymore.

I mentioned last time that I love the songs. That's one of my favorite parts of Christmas, right after crazy moments with family. My all-time favorite xmas song is Oh Holy Night - well, depending on who's singing it. Christina Aguilara's version isn't my favorite, Lea Michelle did it justice on the Glee xmas cd. Another gift from mom. But my second favorite is the 12 Days of Christmas. Relient K has a great version but no matter which version I listen to the only ones I end up singing over the actual lyrics are Jeff Foxworthy's or Janice Dickinson's. Weird combination, huh? Especially when it ends up as something like "5 Flannel Shirts, 4 Italian Suits, 3 Former Husbands, 2 Giant Breasts and some parts to a Mustang GT."

Since it's officially Christmas I'll share my favorites.
Number one xmas video on my list is of course Janice Dickinson's. I die every time I watch it. It's highly inappropriate but it's sooo funny.


I love 1:03 I literally fall over laughing at that part and 1:13...and 2:12...too funny.

Second is Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Xmas which you can find here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJOe3CXE-mA
Is it just me or does the Mustang GT part recipient look suspiciously like Jim Carrey?

And a close third is the Indian 12 Days of Christmas. Very funny. And catchy...

Love the look on the wife's face.


Peace on earth.

Friday, December 24, 2010

We can hardly stand to wait, please Christmas don't be late.....

Is it honestly Christmas Eve already? It so doesn't feel like it. Or like it'll be Christmas in half an hour. Crazy. It doesn't really even feel like December, it feels like August! I mean, not weather-wise, but...I don't really know how to explain. It just doesn't feel like Christmas. Maybe it's just because I haven't done any of my ritual things.
Usually, at this exact moment, I sit in my living room and play pool online with a friend while watching the santa tracker on msn - that's not happening. I haven't watched any of my favorite Christmas movies - Home Alone 1, The Grinch - the original animated classic - let alone listen to any Doris Day. Another ritual. I think it's the whole not being in school thing. I don't really have a calendar to live by. Work is the same almost every day and I'm guessing that since Grad School is just going to be a show up once a month thing that's not going to help either.

I love Christmas. Everything about it actually. The snow, the family, the music that continues to play on my ipod through at least July, the spiced tea, the candycanes especially, presents are fun, peanut-butter balls yum, good food. Listening to my mom trying to persuade me to watch It's a Wonderful Life which I can only put up with once every five years - too depressing. I'm going with Phoebe on that one. Although I did get to listen to my parents bicker about the food. It was actually kind of funny. "Oh god, not pizza again!" "We don't want old chicken!" My favorite was, "You drink anymore of that you'll be all giggly in church!" "I can be all giggly, no one else will be there!" Which is true most years since our Christmas Eve service is rarely on Christmas Eve as families usually have their own routines. This year there were a lot of people there. And I got to see an old classmate so that was fun.

Instead of the usual holiday traditions I spent today sleeping in, watching movies, cleaning my room and going to church. We watched Night and Day then Get Smart then Killers. All very similar with the secret agent thing. Get Smart is my favorite of the three but I originally just wanted to compare Night and Day to Killers. I think I like the latter better. I mean, I love Cameron Diaz. She was excellent in Charlie's Angels and she's really funny in real life - plus best friends with Drew - but I think I'm going with Katherine Heigl on this one. I've never really been a big fan of Tom Cruise. I mean, I don't have a problem with him but he's not my favorite actor. Ashton playing someone different than his usual crackhead was nice to watch. It was funny and the parents were hilarious - Catherine O'Hara was drinking in every scene! Every time I see her I just want to scream KEVIN!!! and Tom Selleck was excellent as always. And don't get me wrong, Night and Day was good also, pretty funny but not as good as Killers. I think my Scale of Awesome ratings would go something like:
Get Smart 10/10
Killers 8/10
Night and Day 7/10
All in all not bad.
Tomorrow is presents in the morning with parentals, then watch parade - perhaps while opening presents - then food followed by the probability of more movies - I'll have to throw in Home Alone (KEVIN!!! good weekend for Catherine O'Hara) and The Grinch.

Alright, signing off as the countdown continues...
13 minutes...

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

Friends Phoebe reference.

Another journey back home means another list of artists my cat does not enjoy. The new list includes Bonnie Tyler, All American Rejects, Snoop Dogg, Owl City, Cobra Starship, and yet he went completely silent for Dracula from Houston - was he in shock or did it drive him crazy? Oh Carter.

So, home for the holidays, woohoo! The trees are set up, my presents are almost all wrapped, my cat is sleeping happily in the basement (his favorite room of the house) and I'm off to bed.

Today was great - line of the day came from my boss. First thing she says to me, comes up behind me and whispers "Do you have a hangover?" "WHAT?!" I told her about the pitch tournament yesterday and how there's usually a lot of drinking. It was just funny at the time because I was like, "Do I look that bad?!" Oh Superwoman.

The pitch tourney was still the highlight of the week. That and Grams opening presents. She ended up with a Huskers sign for her "apartment" door compliments of the grab bag. She said she'd put it up and then said "They probably don't even know who the Huskers are. They're OLD People!" The tone of voice when she said 'old people' made me keel over. I wasn't the only one. Oh Grams.
But tonight when I got home Dad of course made me watch some dude playing guitar on HeeHaw which is what he does every time I come home, and Mom all the sudden broke out with "These are old people! Who are the Huskers?!" Hilarious.

Hope you have a happy christmas eve eve. And that I remember to post again tomorrow night.

This is me, signing out.

-guy said that to me on the phone today at the library after I answered his reference question

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Pitch tourney + The Hero of Canton, the Man They Call Jayne.....

Ohhh, emotional high. Such a good day. Went to work downtown this morning, and aside from the creepy guy in the lab staring at me (like i moved and his eyes followed, it was creepy) that was fun. Short and sweet. Then went to Barnes and Noble for some last minute shopping, then came home to wrap and THEN family xmas at my aunts! Not like immediate family but aunts and uncles xmas. We used to have these big pitch tournaments that lasted all night and we thought we should bring them back. It was awesome. I got partnered up with my cousin and we finished the night at the winner's table! Yeah!! Took down my undefeated sister and brother but then lost to my nephew and sister-in-law. My nephew somehow ended up with the perfect hand on the last hand. AKQJJ2. Seriously. Who gets those? Ever?! So they won toasters for being "hot" and my dad and sister got snowmen for being "cold". They were the ultimate losers. Ha. Too much fun.
And I got some awesome presents. This wicked cool hat from my aunt. I loved it so much I wore it for the rest of the night - tournament included. Got a bunch of pics taken, will have to upload one. It's very "the man they call jayne" except black and multi-colored instead of yellow and orange. If you get the reference.

Tomorrow is work then head to the farmhouse with my cat and all my presents since I have 24-26th off. Woohoo!
Now is eating breadsticks, watching the Nanny and then crashing.

In case you don't get the reference, here's Adam Baldwin singing the song from his favorite episode and wearing his hat. Video of the week.


Have a merry xmas!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Sleep-Deprived Space Cadets

So, I'm falling asleep as I type this and Carter is laying on my stomach so I'll make this short. It's not easy to type. He loves being the center of attention. Like, I've been wrapping all my xmas presents and he lays down on the wrapping paper. My friend attempted to wrap him and he jumped out so fast he ripped the paper.

Life has been good. Kind of a blur actually. All that covering for people did actually burn me out. And people are sick at the other library as well. I can't escape it. I don't know how I have so far. I hadn't been to that one since the 5th. I went back to it yesterday. My boss got back from her vacation and I was gone longer than she was. Madness.

As I mentioned earlier I am exhausted. All the time. The title came from a coworker. Her and I have been kind of out of it all week and she said we were space cadets since our heads weren't there. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I'm only working for three hours. Then headed home for xmas program and possibly harry potter yet again. Woohoo!

Now I have a craving for cheetos. Mmm...cheetos. Then I will crash and sleep.
Over and out.