New Years Post.

Here is what I've learned/achieved this year.

I actually am smart enough for Columbia.

I got a cat.

I feel pretty comfortable in my own skin.

The value of money. (more than I previously understood)

I CAN live alone.

Home truly is where the heart is.

Don't trust anybody!

A lot of people are irresponsible.

Don't meet guys on craigslist.

Back up ALL files.

I stopped biting my nails.

Academia is overrated.

Take things one step at a time.

Nothing is as bad as it seems.

Always have back up candles. (just in case the irresponsiblelandlord forgets to pay the bill)

When you're in a bind, think about a year from now and if it will still matter; if the answer is no, the problem can't be THAT bad.

Movies and Food.

I feel like all I have been doing lately is watching movies and eating with friends over. Not that I have a problem with it, I just feel like I am being unproductive. This morning I woke up with intentions of going to the gym. I went all the way up to columbia and found out the gym was closed. I bought like a 10 lb bag of cat food, and now I am watching 'Party Monster', eating soup and whatnot. Soon the festivities will begin. I still have no idea what to do tonight. Happy new year to all!

Love Today.

Jason and I are silly.



Last night we went to Carries and went to sweet ups and BCC, the usual neighborhood bars; and then we watched house bunny. We slept over and Kristen came back to the apt today. Colleen came to get the rest of her stuff from the apt and we cleaned out the fridge and stuff. Now Carrie, Jason and I are vegging out, watching movies. I am so excited to lounge around and get absolutely nothing done. Hooray for silk pajama pants!

Thai Tai For Good Eatin.

Today my dad, stepmom and step sis came into Brooklyn to visit. It made me really happy that they finally made it out, but sad that we didn't get to go up to Columbia because of stinky rush hour traffic. I took them into Williamsburg and we got yummy Thai food (my second day in a row at the same place). I think I may be slightly obsessed with coconut and curry induced foods. My dad and I looked at some books on the streets. I really like talking books with my dad. He was always reading when I was growing up, I guess this had a really big impact on me because now I pretty much read for a living. He made me the Twilight Soundtrack and some 8x10's of the movie too. Supercool!

After I got home from a delicious lunch, Jason and I decided to go to Target to pick up some sticks of wood for the apt. It was a silly trek on the subway into the city and back out to BK to get there and they didn't even have what I wanted. However, I did get an awesome new hooded flannel and a corduroy vest. I saw a trashy mag with the beloved lead of my obsession, Twilight, on the cover, so I had to have it. Turns out he is only 22 (his birthday is May 13, which makes him a Taurus) and is a total party animal. I am hoping I will run into him at some trendy NYC bar and we'll hit it off and maybe later on I will coax him into biting my neck, just for kicks. A girl can dream, cant she? OOH also, turns out he has a thing for taken girls. He had a major crush on his costar (Kristen Stewart) during the making of the film, who was dating someone else. Also, he was found macking it with Camilla Belle, who is none other than Joe Jonas's GF! I have a crush on Joe Jonas as well. Sooo basically, I wish I was Camilla Belle or Bella Swan...or something.

After a time consuming and excruciatingly tiring trip to Target, Jason and I were in silly giggly mode and decided to take naps. The rest of the evenings plans include going to Carrie's and watching movies on the couch. I live a tough life I know.

I have been looking into some non-profit organizations that I can maybe get a part time job working for. I figure that may be my best outlet because I will feel like I am actually making a difference to people who matter. I can't stick with a job normally because I find retailing salesperson positions to be too superficial and materialistic, waitressing too tiring and drug induced, and desk jobs too tedious and boring. I definitely don't want to be canvassing out on the streets, though. I would like to do something for the environment or help organize events for human rights or help the general public acknowledge their harmful habits to humankind, the earth or themselves that can be alleviated through a change of their course of daily activities.

House Warming.

Yesterday I had the sudden urge to go shopping. Strange, I know. I dragged Jason to Buffalo Exchange and I got some new digs. I got this awesome, bright orangey red leather jacket for 17.50. How could I go wrong?

After running a few more errands, we met up with Bruce for Thai food. There's this one street in Williamsburg where literally half the block is only asian inspired cuisine. It's like my little piece of heaven.

After filling our bellies, we went grocery and booze shopping. I decided I wanted to make sushi. After pretending I had my own cooking show, for the boys entertainment, I burnt the rice and dropped the majority of the ingredients on the floor. I started rolling sushi with the non-burnt/dirty ingredients. There were a few road bumps. Eventually, Bruce and Jason helped roll some rolls. It was a fun, lo-carb, sushi making experience.

Later on, Carrie came over, followed by Barbie and 2 friends (Ben and Guy), followed by one of Jason's friends. We all played Outburst. The game was 4 on 4 and it was pretty fun. Very loud, but silly and entertaining.

After that, we went to Sweet Ups and had a beer. Next was home and bed.

Everybody Do The Dodo.

On the new Streets CD, there is a song about the Dodo bird. Basically, it is about how its not the earth that is in trouble, its the people who live on it. It is inspirational in a green and humane sort of way.

Since the singer of the streets has a sweet British accent, I like to pretend that he's saying Doodoo instead of Dodo.



Here are some Facts about that poor little Dodo bird.

-The were only natives to one island of the Indian Ocean, called Mauritius.

-They were about 3 feet tall.

-They have been extinct from the mid-to-late 17th century.

-Their extinction was directly attributable to human activity.

-The dodo had no natural predators, therefore it was fearless of humans.

Home At Last.

Today Jason Moved in. I cleaned out the entire living room and re situated all of the furniture. It is starting to take form and be less of a mess, I had a great day with Jason. We shared music that we wrote. It was really nice. I feel really at peace here. I talked to Kristen today and she seemed really happy that things were going so smoothly at the home front.

I found out today that Colleen (the girl whose room Jason just moved into) got into a really bad car accident over the holidays. She could have died. Things like this make you realize how fragile life is.

I am having a house warming party tomorrow night. Woohoo!

Last night was fun too. I hung out at Sara's in Oyster Bay. We played drinking games with some brah dudes. It reminded me of how silly it is to hang out with manly men who guzzle beers and watch sports on TV. So not my scene. It made me really appreciate my life and my friends more. It was really good to see Sara, Kristen and Marcella.

I really love it here. I think Pikachu does too.I say that because shes giving me massive amounts of eskimo kisses as I am writing this.

Supermassive Black Hole

I can't stop listening to this song. I have listened to it for a while but now the whole meaning has changed because of the baseball game and lightning in Twilight. Wow. I really am obsessed.



I know it's low quality, but you get the point.

So fucking cool.

Everyone keep your fingers crossed. Today is the day I find out if I am a fool.

Christmas of the Future.

All in all, I had a great christmas. This morning I woke up a bit sad because the whole cozy morning christmas celebration didn't really happen, but its OK because I got to play that part on christmas eve.

I am overtly obsessed with Twilight, as you've probably read. The book just started veering off in a different direction from the movie and I am excited to see where else the plot line will go.

After a lovely christmas celebration at my dad's I went to carries and ate some red velvet cake. After that, we went to visit some horses to put blankets on them. This one horse Gypsy kept licking me. It was really cute. Carrie kept trying to drag me to hang out with people after that, but I am exhausted and decided it would be a better idea to come home, read and play with my new computer. You can't blame me right?

It was REALLY great to see Ashley and Leah today. I don't get to see Ash that often now that she lives in Cali and I feel like we were just starting to seriously bond when she was living in BK and I was visiting people in BK a lot. I really hope she comes out one night this week and sees my hood. Leah has the most adorable face in the entire world. She's a little giggly, smiley, adorable little baby who smiles with her entire face. I wish I had a pic. Echem Dad, help me out with that?

Also, I was told I have to mention Christmas presents from next year. Presents from the future, if you will, that don't fall down the balcony. Oh dear. I drank a lot today. We be bottle poppin.

Merry Macbook!

I am posting this from my very own, new MACBOOK! I LOVE it.
WOOHOO.


There's one more thing that will officially make my Christmas more merry. It won't actually be determined until after Christmas, however. The subtenant I am leasing my old Harlem apt to was having trouble with the frozen lock, and called the landlord. She had no idea and someone in the building said that its been happening a lot lately. I had no problem with the door. I think maybe this guy is just an idiot. I just really hope this deal goes through, because I will be out of some hefty chunk of change if it doesn't and I will have to search for a new tenant.

Ok, so I have become really obsessed with Twilight. I saw the movie and then immediately after I had to go get the book. The acting in the movie was terrible but the story was intense and amazing. I want to be Bella Swan. Edward Cullen is a Fox. I am really happy there are 4 parts to the story. That means there should be more movies. YAY.

I must go shower. I think I may go to the movies again today to see it again. mmmm.