Fall has arrived

Last night Fall arrived. It was kind of chilly!
Actually been very busy lately, even to eat good food! Firearm requals this week: 255 out of possible 300!!!! And I haven't even shot since last years requals, I was glad not to have failed. Mickey was sick this week and left me a couple of visuals on the living room floor to make her point, ick. Mother agreed to watch her this week...playing hooky from work and going to Foxwoods for a couple of days for employee bash, damn! No worries, I'm bringing a book to read.
Tended bar today and crossed paths with my spanish teach from 7th grade!! I never forget a face, hah! Made great tips too. Maybe just maybe I'll gamble it and win big this week.
Maybe it's a new hairstyle but last night a woman insisted I look so much like...no, not Sarah Jessica Parker but Jennifer Aniston (???) and another said Sheryl Crow (?????) whats up with that? Today 2 men said I resemble Aniston, hmmph. Have these people ever watched Friends?? I look nothing like her. jeez!

Song today - The Big Payback - James Brown, yah!

My beloved....key west that is!

Key West evacuated...luckily I didn't move there last year, I would be washed away! I am sure they will recover by April for my annual redneck vacation. Worked a lot today surprisingly. ugh.

Nic and I are back together. I just missed him too much. 5 days was too long, hee hee. I'll try and get rid of that vice again after this pack. swear.

Another funny tidbit, Desperate Librarians. Somewhere in Wisconsin I think, a bunch of librarians got together and posed for a calendar (think Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar) to raise $$ for some library. I think this is the link

Have you seen the tv ad for 2006 chevy impala? shitty car, groovy song. Here it is:

Bye Bye - Sarah Vaughn (it's on Verve remixed volume 3, I swiped it from limewire.com but I'm sure it's on winmx also)

Dollar dollar bill yo

Worked all weekend, bartended in Westhampton at a rainy wedding. Fun band, The Benjamins, they hail from NJ. Got sauced at the end and went to Cavanaugh's with Bob. On the way in, there was some sort of a homeless man or maybe he has a home somewhere you asked for a cig, so I gave him the one out of my mouth and told him to buzz off. Next morning I was hurting bad. Went to work, had to wait an hour for chef to show. It was THE most tacky, gaudy home I have ever been in, literally. It was in Nissequogue to boot, you'd think people had class up here. The crowd was from a bunch of different countries. Billy from Ireland asked me to golf with him and the missus (???). The geezer from England had the strangest navel and his woman had the absolute worst facial skin I have ever seen. The couple from China couldn't speak english so that was amusing. I scored a mini bottle of Patron for being me and picked up a check for last weekend which will fund my next week long excursion to wherever. Really need to clean my house. JB wrote a glowing recommendation for grad program,,,you're the bomb yo.

Had a bunch of interesting thoughts to note here but I forget them now.

Song today - Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks/Don Henley

These are my thoughts...

It's not whether or not he/she is perfect, it's whether or not you're perfect together. (heard this the other day)

"Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away" - the cheesy but funny film with Kevin James, Hitch (no not kidding)



Song for the day: Good is good - Sheryl Crow

To keep you busy for the weekend...

I am totally cheesy today (and wasting tax payers dollars playing on the internet at work, shhh!) pasting all of these bullshit blog quizzes that teenagers post, have fun!!

You Are 24 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

You're an Passionate Kisser

For you, kissing is about all about following your urges If someone's hot, you'll go in for the kiss - end of story You can keep any relationship hot with your steamy kisses A total spark plug - your kisses are bound to get you in trouble

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

You Belong in the UK

Blimey! A little proper, a little saucy. You're so witty and charming... No one notices your curry breath

What English Speaking Country Do You Belong In?

Your Birthdate: January 4

Being born on the 4th day of the month should help make you a better manager and organizer. You may be more responsible and self-disciplined than you realize. Sincere and honest, you are a serious and hard working individual. Your feelings are likely to seem somewhat repressed at times. The number 4 has something of an inhibiting effect on your ability to show and express affections, as feeling are very closely regulated and controlled. You are apt to be much more practical, rational, and conscious of details. There is a good deal of rigidity and stubbornness associated with the number 4.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Your Personality Profile

You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant. Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle. You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs. For you, comfort and calm are very important. You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection. You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

This is a groovy thing...

Found this on my cousin's girlfriend's blog, states I have visited...do yours!!



create your own visited states map

How many is too many?

Vice update: 2 smokes, no booze, no junk food. No exercise either though.
First day of school was today, strange to be taking notes after 5 years but thinking about how I can be out of this gun-toting job and finished with my master's in just over a year (December 2006) puts things in perspective. There aren't that many people in class but listening to the scatter brain teach who is a cataloguer made me long for the day when I wore spectacles, so I posted a pic of me the night before laser surgery last year.

Watched sex in the city again tonight. 2nd episode was about sex, no change there, more about numbers though. 42 is too many, I agree. Oddly the man wanted to wait. Claiming "what is the rush". Kind of along the lines of the theory I started to subscribe to when I turned 30, it all counts. As I approach the looming double digits, I sometimes think that it doesn't count and then I catch myself and realize that it does. Forget what everyone says, it is a big deal now, maybe it wasn't 10 years ago and maybe it won't be 10 years from now. Maybe I will never have to count on more than just my fingers and that makes me proud.

Song for the day: The one I love by David Gray, of course. He is just so amazing.

Miracles will happen as we trip. WHAT is going on with my Ipod?

Watched tv tonight! sex in the city of course. Saw a Gap commercial and that annoying songstress Alanis M was singing Crazy (Seal), which I have never liked but she made it sound so much better. I tried to find it online, but have been unsuccessful. It seems these songs from their new campaign are coming out on a cd. guess i will have to wait for that.

Vice update: broke down and had 2 drags of a cig, no booze, some pizza. It's a start ok!
Spent an hour at work discussing how to beat a polygraph with 3 liars. Funny. Finished reading Freakonomics by Levitt/Dubner, interesting.

This has really been bothering me, why is it that my 4gb Ipod Mini only holds 200 songs and the box says it holds 1,000 songs. What am I doing wrong????

Vices...love em or leave em

After a long weekend of driving out to Southampton on friday, East Hampton on saturday and Shelter Island on sunday, I was happy to spend the majority of today reading some of the 6 magazines I got in my box today. Working just half a day was a relief, although I didn't do much else and it was another splendid day for being outside. Planning on watching Jeopardy! for the first time in a while, hopefully all of the reruns are over. Tony Bourdain has a decent show on the Travel Channel that I happened upon last week, I think it is called No Reservations, I posted a note on the fridge to remember to watch it.

I have decided to live without any of the vices I enjoyed in the past. My good friend, Nic, is no more. 1 day we have not spent together and I miss him like crazy, this will pass I am sure. His buddy, Al, was next, also 2 days of not drinking, although the night is still young, hah! The next vice I am looking to do without is food, well not food altogether obviously, but no more decadent indulgences for a while. Strictly tasty but healthy food. I don't consider cheese a vice so I think I will be ok. No diet soda (no problem), no snacking on packaged items made in a factory. No fried potatoes. Luckily sashimi doesn't fall into these categories or I would surely be fucked. Okay, thats the plan. Let's see if I feel better in a couple of days, if not, the next step is to buy a pack of smokes, open a bottle of wine and forget all this nonsense.

No song for today as I haven't listened to anything nor can I think of a theme for the day, well, maybe I can...really into this song for the past day or two...

Dreamgirl by Dave Matthews Band.

Back to school

Missed Coldplay in NYC tonight which is disappointing. I really wanted to go. I worked a bunch of overtime though and had to write a personal statement for grad school application which I have to turn in tomorrow. Ugh.

I am so tired I must sleep and have to work another 12 hour day tomorrow, ah the life of a civil servant.

I haven't posted any photos in a while, so here is one from a couple of weeks ago of me and Huggies at Brennan's, that bar in a parking lot.

Song of the day - Fortress around your heart - The Police. Sting is still so fucking sexy.

Do I know you?

Another beautiful day, lucky for me I was out and about and trying not to work too hard. A woman stopped me and asked for directions this morning. I gave her an accurate and concise route to her destination. In the afternoon, I was in Riverhead at the Outlets returning something of course and was parked inconspicuously behind Banana Republic. I didn't want anyone to see the 'county' car while I was 'working'. hee hee. When I was headed back toward the car, an elderly British man struggling with a shitty map stopped me and asked for directions to the Hamptons. His actual words were, "Can you tell me what road I am on?" Now at this point I am standing next to him and he is almost eye level with me and reminds me of an older Dick. Furry brows and steep forehead, square head, thin mouth, kind of sagging cheeks, short. I almost wanted to send him out of the way but he was smoking a pipe. Who smokes a pipe anymore? I love the smell of pipe tobacco. I thought this was just so endearing...picture this short man, cropped grey hair, smoking a pipe behind a building with a crumpled up tourist map, the sun in his eyes, trying to get to Southampton. The best was his car. A big cadillac with Massachusetts plates. At the fucking outlets. How regal. Hah!

Cooked a surprisingly tasty curry shrimp and rice mishmash. No cheese today, but can't wait to try melting a wedge of Raclette I got at that Uncle something market in Smithtown.

Song for the day: Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

Is lying the currency of the world?

Hurricane Katrina.....so fucking horrible. I would like to do more but there is only so much money we can give. It makes me very upset to read the paper and hear these people's stories. what about the pets?

On the way home tonight, America by Neil Diamond was playing on the radio and although I was singing all the words, it totally made me well up and then I realized how much I do appreciate living in this country. There really is a lot to offer here. I also decided that in my retirement I will have a farm and make cheese and bake rustic breads in a coal oven. I think I will make butter as well. I love butter, toast and cheese, so why not make it from start to finish....

Finally got around to seeing Closer on dvd, I didn't think it was fabulous. Although Clive Owen is a sexpot. There was a point that got to me...Jude Law's character asks his cheating woman why she told him she had slept with her ex after he asks her, she says because they had said that they would tell each to her the truth. He then states that she should have lied. "Lying is the currency of the world". Food for thought. I have been thinking about this for the past hour or so...why do people lie? The film seemed to be saying that people lie because they are cowards. Maybe that is why we value the truth, maybe it is a rarity.

Too much sun this weekend, gorgeous fucking weather, finally.

Katrina

What I read on Yahoo News about this anarchy in New Orleans is just so depressing.

Here is a decent blog detailing the storm and the aftermath, http://dancingwithkatrina.blogspot.com/

That's all for today.