Hi Peeps.
So, I'm back in the states. Europe was great. Went to Waterloo (like, as in napoleon and the battle of), Bruges, Brussels, and Paris. Have tons of pix, will post later.
Now home in RI, which is super chill. And my sister is here with the baby, which is, to steal (e:hodown)'s line, totes awes. Again, have tons of pix, will post later. Tomorrow back to Hartford to look for an apt... blah. Today it's off to the mall and playing dress-up with the baby. (I had her in an outfit yesterday- pink bathing suit bottom, gorgeous white smocked dress, crazy turquoise striped slipper socks, a funny little knit beret- and then the whole thing topped off with lederhosen over it all. Poor bebe. haha!)
I watched American Idol last night, for the first time in 5 years. And all I can say is- what a bunch of shit! I have not been missing anything, apprently. First of all, enough with the shitty ballads. No one wants to hear that. I would fire them all for song choice alone. And then Adam, who I guess is a favorite... well he's some big deal b/c he's gay (oooOOOoooh) and wears eyeliner. BFD. he sang "born to be wild" which is the only song that didn't totally suck, but he had to go and do it all screechy hair-band style. Barf. They all suck. That show needs to die.
But then on the other hand there is this, which is wonderful and brought tears to my eyes. (though I'm not entirely sure how simon is judging US and UK "idol" shows simultaneously.) Here is someone who can just flat out SING like a mofo, and isn't all wrapped up in the retarded TRL "image" bullshit.
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04/15/2009 10:06 #48391
hello hello04/05/2009 04:44 #48291
hahahahha oh boySo, tonight I went to snooty fox.
Had a good time.
Was bought drinks.
Actually met some FANTASTIC guys- one married, one gay. DAMN!!
Saw a familiar face... said hi. Realized "if he is here, then [ex] is here."
A while later, saw said ex.
Went over to say hi, since he is a totally no-drama ex.
But there was a girl talking to him.
So i waited my turn.
Said hi.
Did not suck his face off or do anything inappropriate.
Then he introduced me... "you remember [my fiancee]"
We said a cordial hello.
And she proceeded to give me DEATH GLARES all night long.
Oops!!!
I texted him "she HATES me. I'm sorry if I caused drama for you!"
Yikes!!!
but, hahahaha
so then we went to marcella's.
what a blast.
learned why my 40+ straight guy friend goes there to dance (shirtless) so often. Dude is JACKED. Hell I would be looking for any excuse to take my shirt off!!
Then danced on stage, and was groped by some guy who guessed I was "23". bahahahha, but i love you.
I guessed he was 23. he was all offended. B/c he's really 22. :/
and i saw one of my interns, who is gay but not out....
i hope i didn't just ruin things for him... b/c i'm so ok with it... but i'm sure he's mortified that he saw me. Oops!
then time for a slice... and further drama so not worth writing about.
And now- bed.
Later peeps.
See you soon!
Had a good time.
Was bought drinks.
Actually met some FANTASTIC guys- one married, one gay. DAMN!!
Saw a familiar face... said hi. Realized "if he is here, then [ex] is here."
A while later, saw said ex.
Went over to say hi, since he is a totally no-drama ex.
But there was a girl talking to him.
So i waited my turn.
Said hi.
Did not suck his face off or do anything inappropriate.
Then he introduced me... "you remember [my fiancee]"
We said a cordial hello.
And she proceeded to give me DEATH GLARES all night long.
Oops!!!
I texted him "she HATES me. I'm sorry if I caused drama for you!"
Yikes!!!
but, hahahaha
so then we went to marcella's.
what a blast.
learned why my 40+ straight guy friend goes there to dance (shirtless) so often. Dude is JACKED. Hell I would be looking for any excuse to take my shirt off!!
Then danced on stage, and was groped by some guy who guessed I was "23". bahahahha, but i love you.
I guessed he was 23. he was all offended. B/c he's really 22. :/
and i saw one of my interns, who is gay but not out....
i hope i didn't just ruin things for him... b/c i'm so ok with it... but i'm sure he's mortified that he saw me. Oops!
then time for a slice... and further drama so not worth writing about.
And now- bed.
Later peeps.
See you soon!
chico - 04/05/09 21:47
damn, what a night!
damn, what a night!
04/04/2009 18:30 #48282
Boy updateI was told today that my journal is boring b/c there's no boy talk anymore. So, here you go.
To all the doubters who thought I was crazy-
The 'double-date' with Dan and his new GF was a SUCCESS. (all in all).
My friend/date was not as interactive as I wanted him to be (i.e. he kind of refused to hang out with Dan and GF so I had to choose who to talk to) but... oh well. And he wouldn't come for post-show drinks, so I ended up being a bit of an awkward third wheel for that part, but it was still ok.
But, I think we all got over our nervousness after about 2min, had some sushi/drinks at Papaya, and then the show. We all had fun, she's a sweetheart, and I think we put his mind at ease that we can coexist in peace.
And that was my goal. Dan is a fun and funny guy... and we have a good connection, on a lot of levels, that I don't have with many other people in Buffalo. And I always had a blast with him and his friends. So it makes me sad to think that we can't hang out just b/c we're not dating. I mean of course I understand his apprehension, and I know not everyone can do it, but I really am confident that we can still hang out platonically, and have fun. B/c I miss that- more than I miss the sex or anything else.
I also ran into some friends AT the show, who I didn't know were going to be there. I explained that "the tall guy over there is my ex", and one said to the other "Ok. We have an ex situation here. We have to be ALL OVER our girl tonight!!" Which I thought was sweet of them.
Until I went to the bar for a drink a little while later and was told "oh btw they left." Gee, thanks guys. Worst wingmen ever!! LOL.
So that's my current boy situation.
Have met another guy who is very cute and very fun... but he's into the 21 year old chippewa type. He calls me all the time to hang out and always includes me and today called me "part of the inner circle" and asked for my LAST name to put in his phone- but the other day referred to me as "one of the boys", which I think is the kiss of death. Bummer, but oh well.
As The Hold Steady says, "there's always other boys, there's always other boyfriends- you can make them like you."
And in other news...
I finally did my last required case the other day, so I have now officially met all requirements for graduation. That's a good feeling.
And, yesterday was my last day at ECMC. For EVER. THAT is an even BETTER feeling. Now just to find out if they're really going to make me go back to BGH.
On monday I leave for vacation- a week in Belgium, and a week at home looking for an apt in Hartford, and hopefully seeing my sister and the bebe. It is going to be a struggle to not eat tons of chocolate and beer and kill my diet!
Oh yeah on that note- as of this AM- down 22lb. (I don't mean to be obnoxious and brag about it- but I'm pretty psyched.)
And I will leave you with a (blurry) picture of my "senior picture" for the graduation composite. Not a bad pic, even though I think I look like a real estate agent. ha!
To all the doubters who thought I was crazy-
The 'double-date' with Dan and his new GF was a SUCCESS. (all in all).
My friend/date was not as interactive as I wanted him to be (i.e. he kind of refused to hang out with Dan and GF so I had to choose who to talk to) but... oh well. And he wouldn't come for post-show drinks, so I ended up being a bit of an awkward third wheel for that part, but it was still ok.
But, I think we all got over our nervousness after about 2min, had some sushi/drinks at Papaya, and then the show. We all had fun, she's a sweetheart, and I think we put his mind at ease that we can coexist in peace.
And that was my goal. Dan is a fun and funny guy... and we have a good connection, on a lot of levels, that I don't have with many other people in Buffalo. And I always had a blast with him and his friends. So it makes me sad to think that we can't hang out just b/c we're not dating. I mean of course I understand his apprehension, and I know not everyone can do it, but I really am confident that we can still hang out platonically, and have fun. B/c I miss that- more than I miss the sex or anything else.
I also ran into some friends AT the show, who I didn't know were going to be there. I explained that "the tall guy over there is my ex", and one said to the other "Ok. We have an ex situation here. We have to be ALL OVER our girl tonight!!" Which I thought was sweet of them.
Until I went to the bar for a drink a little while later and was told "oh btw they left." Gee, thanks guys. Worst wingmen ever!! LOL.
So that's my current boy situation.
Have met another guy who is very cute and very fun... but he's into the 21 year old chippewa type. He calls me all the time to hang out and always includes me and today called me "part of the inner circle" and asked for my LAST name to put in his phone- but the other day referred to me as "one of the boys", which I think is the kiss of death. Bummer, but oh well.
As The Hold Steady says, "there's always other boys, there's always other boyfriends- you can make them like you."
And in other news...
I finally did my last required case the other day, so I have now officially met all requirements for graduation. That's a good feeling.
And, yesterday was my last day at ECMC. For EVER. THAT is an even BETTER feeling. Now just to find out if they're really going to make me go back to BGH.
On monday I leave for vacation- a week in Belgium, and a week at home looking for an apt in Hartford, and hopefully seeing my sister and the bebe. It is going to be a struggle to not eat tons of chocolate and beer and kill my diet!
Oh yeah on that note- as of this AM- down 22lb. (I don't mean to be obnoxious and brag about it- but I'm pretty psyched.)
And I will leave you with a (blurry) picture of my "senior picture" for the graduation composite. Not a bad pic, even though I think I look like a real estate agent. ha!
tinypliny - 04/04/09 21:12
I would totally and willingly go under your scalpel. That's a very confidence-inspiring upbeat picture! You are BEAUTIFUL!
Happy vacation! :)
I would totally and willingly go under your scalpel. That's a very confidence-inspiring upbeat picture! You are BEAUTIFUL!
Happy vacation! :)
mrmike - 04/04/09 21:06
great picture, you look terrific. Have a great vacation.
great picture, you look terrific. Have a great vacation.
paul - 04/04/09 19:29
I think that would be so awkward so soon after dating. Like now I could go on a double date with (e:hodown) and her date a decade and sexual preference change later but so soon would be weird for me. I would have a hard time not being competitive with the other dude, so it kind of makes me understand why he didn't want to go on the post show drink thing.
Nice pic - you look so professional.
I think that would be so awkward so soon after dating. Like now I could go on a double date with (e:hodown) and her date a decade and sexual preference change later but so soon would be weird for me. I would have a hard time not being competitive with the other dude, so it kind of makes me understand why he didn't want to go on the post show drink thing.
Nice pic - you look so professional.
04/02/2009 18:19 #48265
"Raddest kid ever""Impress your friends with our sweet dance moves!"
hahahahahahahhaha
hahahahahahahhaha
james - 04/23/09 23:09
ha! I was a little late to the party.
ha! I was a little late to the party.
paul - 04/04/09 19:30
Whoa, hip hop kind of looks like seizures at that age.
Whoa, hip hop kind of looks like seizures at that age.
tinypliny - 04/03/09 08:10
Hahaha - that kid is going to blow away the planet with his dance moves!
Were you in UB Farber Hall corridor around 9 AM yesterday morning looking really serious and nodding along to some really old professor in a business suit? I thought it was you but I didn't stop because I wasn't sure. HI! :)
Hahaha - that kid is going to blow away the planet with his dance moves!
Were you in UB Farber Hall corridor around 9 AM yesterday morning looking really serious and nodding along to some really old professor in a business suit? I thought it was you but I didn't stop because I wasn't sure. HI! :)
03/30/2009 22:00 #48246
sad storySo... the son of a local real estate mogul [i'm leaving out the name as i don't feel like being googly today] was in a bad car accident fri night, as you may have heard. (it was in the buffalo news etc).
I hadn't heard about it, but started getting messages from friends asking what was up, and then seeing "prayers with the family" updates on facebook.
So today I went to the ICU to see how he was doing... well the answer was not well.
And as much as I would have liked to update my friends, it would be a huge violation of patient confidentiality etc etc, so I had to keep it to myself.
So when I got the calls tonight "he died" it was like "yeah, i know, i'm so sorry."
But so now everyone is flipping out about how sad and tragic it is.
And it absolutely is. I am not debating that ONE BIT.
The only thing that bothers me is that this happens I'd say at least weekly, and more in the summer.
And there is no big media circus about it.
And now there is.
Just kinda sad that it's suddenly so much MORE of a tragedy if your dad is famous. :(
In any case... sad story all around, and my thoughts are with his family and friends. :(
I hadn't heard about it, but started getting messages from friends asking what was up, and then seeing "prayers with the family" updates on facebook.
So today I went to the ICU to see how he was doing... well the answer was not well.
And as much as I would have liked to update my friends, it would be a huge violation of patient confidentiality etc etc, so I had to keep it to myself.
So when I got the calls tonight "he died" it was like "yeah, i know, i'm so sorry."
But so now everyone is flipping out about how sad and tragic it is.
And it absolutely is. I am not debating that ONE BIT.
The only thing that bothers me is that this happens I'd say at least weekly, and more in the summer.
And there is no big media circus about it.
And now there is.
Just kinda sad that it's suddenly so much MORE of a tragedy if your dad is famous. :(
In any case... sad story all around, and my thoughts are with his family and friends. :(
ladycroft - 04/04/09 04:27
agreed ajay.
agreed ajay.
ajay - 04/01/09 12:36
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when Natasha Richardson (God bless her soul) was injured and passed away.
I was surprised to see the vigil outside her hospital, held by total strangers.
There are a lot of tragedies happening all around us. There was a guy on my floor who I used to run into in the kitchen all the time, and we would exchange nods.
Then one day I find out that he was in a motorcycle accident and died.
More recently, I heard that 2 days ago a guy in the building next to ours went berserk and shot 6 of his family members before turning the gun on himself. I'm still numb about that.
So yeah, it bothers me that people get all worked up when someone "famous" is affected by tragedy, as if their fame alone was some sort of an armor against Bad Things. But we're all human; we will all face tragedies in our lives, and depending on the roll of the dice, some more/less than others.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when Natasha Richardson (God bless her soul) was injured and passed away.
I was surprised to see the vigil outside her hospital, held by total strangers.
There are a lot of tragedies happening all around us. There was a guy on my floor who I used to run into in the kitchen all the time, and we would exchange nods.
Then one day I find out that he was in a motorcycle accident and died.
More recently, I heard that 2 days ago a guy in the building next to ours went berserk and shot 6 of his family members before turning the gun on himself. I'm still numb about that.
So yeah, it bothers me that people get all worked up when someone "famous" is affected by tragedy, as if their fame alone was some sort of an armor against Bad Things. But we're all human; we will all face tragedies in our lives, and depending on the roll of the dice, some more/less than others.
joshua - 04/01/09 08:46
Yeah... 1:30am on Grand Island, at the entrance to Beaver Island State Park? You've got to work hard to be there at that time, at that hour. I'm not going to speak poorly of the dead and accuse him of being DUI (everyone deserves a little peace at some point) but it does make the cynical among us wonder if he was under the influence. I suppose in the end it doesn't matter.
Yeah... 1:30am on Grand Island, at the entrance to Beaver Island State Park? You've got to work hard to be there at that time, at that hour. I'm not going to speak poorly of the dead and accuse him of being DUI (everyone deserves a little peace at some point) but it does make the cynical among us wonder if he was under the influence. I suppose in the end it doesn't matter.
tinypliny - 03/31/09 20:26
The whole thing screams DUI to me.
The whole thing screams DUI to me.
metalpeter - 03/31/09 18:13
See to me this story is different than how it goes most times. In this case it wasn't that the guys son was a big deal. It was that the big deal has a kid and it showed this guy in a softer light as like a human who suffers. This guy who we all know who he is but who's name we won't say so that google doesn't find this is often thought of as an ass. There are a lot of people who don't like him or disagree with his methods or what ever. I don't know enough about him to know what the construction and building issues are. That being said I think the story is really about him and not his son. When I first heard to the story I thought maybe some one was trying to send him a message through his kid. I have heard that the son was pretty crazy (drugs, women that kind of out of control) in the past. With out knowing his injuries I beat if he had a seat belt on he wouldn't be dead. Grand Island is crazy anyways lots of it is very dark and there are no lights. There is a difference between driving fast and being in control and not being in control and who knows maybe this death will get others who drive that way to slow down a bit on turns and not get killed but I doubt it.
See to me this story is different than how it goes most times. In this case it wasn't that the guys son was a big deal. It was that the big deal has a kid and it showed this guy in a softer light as like a human who suffers. This guy who we all know who he is but who's name we won't say so that google doesn't find this is often thought of as an ass. There are a lot of people who don't like him or disagree with his methods or what ever. I don't know enough about him to know what the construction and building issues are. That being said I think the story is really about him and not his son. When I first heard to the story I thought maybe some one was trying to send him a message through his kid. I have heard that the son was pretty crazy (drugs, women that kind of out of control) in the past. With out knowing his injuries I beat if he had a seat belt on he wouldn't be dead. Grand Island is crazy anyways lots of it is very dark and there are no lights. There is a difference between driving fast and being in control and not being in control and who knows maybe this death will get others who drive that way to slow down a bit on turns and not get killed but I doubt it.
jenks - 03/31/09 17:16
Unfortunately, yes. Someone flips their SUV, falls off their roof, crashes their snowmobile, skis into a tree, crashes their boat, crashes their motorcycle, flips their ATV, dives drunk into a shallow pool, drives (skis/snowmobile/drives a boat/rides an ATV etc etc etc) drunk and crashes, on a weekly basis, and suffers a fatal head injury and dies. I see far too much of UNYTS crew [organ donation people] hanging out in the ICU. Sometimes they are John Does. It sucks all around. It just suddenly gets attention when the person is somehow notorious, for whatever reason.
Well maybe this will at least make people not drive like maniacs. For a little while. (I doubt it.)
Unfortunately, yes. Someone flips their SUV, falls off their roof, crashes their snowmobile, skis into a tree, crashes their boat, crashes their motorcycle, flips their ATV, dives drunk into a shallow pool, drives (skis/snowmobile/drives a boat/rides an ATV etc etc etc) drunk and crashes, on a weekly basis, and suffers a fatal head injury and dies. I see far too much of UNYTS crew [organ donation people] hanging out in the ICU. Sometimes they are John Does. It sucks all around. It just suddenly gets attention when the person is somehow notorious, for whatever reason.
Well maybe this will at least make people not drive like maniacs. For a little while. (I doubt it.)
zobar - 03/31/09 09:45
Every week, a person driving the wrong way down the street flips an SUV over a traffic circle and lands 100 feet from the vehicle, alone, a half-mile from civilization, in the middle of the night? What is this, The Fast and the Furious: That Denali Is Not a Dune Buggy?
- Z
Every week, a person driving the wrong way down the street flips an SUV over a traffic circle and lands 100 feet from the vehicle, alone, a half-mile from civilization, in the middle of the night? What is this, The Fast and the Furious: That Denali Is Not a Dune Buggy?
- Z
jason - 03/31/09 08:49
It really bothers me how we assign value to people. And you're right, there is something all of us feel (or should feel) that doesn't mesh with the idea of some people having more value than others.
But what can you do? It's hard enough to change a culture within a company department, or a church.
It really bothers me how we assign value to people. And you're right, there is something all of us feel (or should feel) that doesn't mesh with the idea of some people having more value than others.
But what can you do? It's hard enough to change a culture within a company department, or a church.
I meant rotten ^shows.
It's inexplicable why rotten stay on and on and quality ones get scrapped in a heartbeat. Down with reality shows. I wouldn't be seeing shows if I wanted to see the same tripe as in real life - made even worse by half-baked scripting and rotten self-centred dregs of the society.
that was awesome!
Sorry I called you again. My phone always does that. I did put " a fake name" in my address book so that somebody would be before you and that it would call that number instead of you. Hopefully that will take care of that!
Plan on watching Idol tonight and at least I can fast forward the crap.
Haven't seen the video it didn't play here for some reason. I did catch the very end Of Idol last night before fringe. Are you sure it was eye liner and not Manscara and the manscara thing is about having that what ever look and not being gay. I don't watch American Idol. The reason is that who can sing is really not a question you can answer. What I mean is a lot of it has to do with what style you like. For example there is that soul over singing where the national anthem takes like 7 minutes. Then you have the hyped up version like Christna agularia (not even close I'm sure) then you have the kind that works in Musicals but only in that form. I think that most singers have a voice that is natural and that they sound best in. To have people perform songs that aren't there singing style doesn't seem to fit to me. That being said I really like DAughtery who lost on the show by the way. Yes I do like some Kelly Clarkson songs also.
She is a youtube sensation
:::link:::
I missed American Idol last night. I do like Adam and not because he is gay. He really is talented. I hate that song born to be wild so I'm not so sure I would like his version or not. Check him out when he sang "mad world"...I loved that.
Um did I miss something somewhere. Did you just say you are moving to CT?
She's got pipes. Loved how she brought attitude and made the whole damn theater eat it with her performance.
Yeah, it was good. Before she sang, the audience and judges smirked at her, never gave her a chance. It's the thing I detest about these shows, the need to cut people down. And she sang beautifully. When you get a chance you should give it a look.
I've heard a lot about this. Even people here are talking about it.
Was it really that good? I can't watch it at work.... damn filters.
At the risk of ruining my street cred further, I really enjoyed Ms. Boyle's performance. I thought it was great. I love Les Mis.