I never thought I would say this, but snow is passe. Okay, maybe that's not the right word to describe it, but it snows so much here that it's just another thing, like rain in Florida used to be.
I saw my first celebrity! You probably wouldn't know his name, but you would know his characters. We were walking in the Subway to Green Drinks(an event for work) and I saw him, made eye contact, and didn't recognize him. Then Morgan said "Did you see Peter Dinklage?" He plays the publisher in Elf (the really mean one that wants the limo heated to a certain temperature that Buddy gets into a fight with). He was also the nanny from Nip/Tuck last season. I was so excited to see my first celeb!
I'm sooooo excited for Christmas Break! Jack gave us Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day off so I get to see my family from the 21st-31st! It'll be a nice breather before the craziness of January and NATPE returns.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
23 days until Christmas!
The Christmas season is in full bloom here! It's snowing today, the Rockefeller tree is lit, and the streets are decorated.
I went Wednesday night to see the tree lighting. Erin and I tried to fight the crowds, gave up, and met her friends. They insisted that we see the tree get lit and thank goodness for their persistence. The tree was already lit when we finally got there and people began to leave. The area was barricaded and you could only exit the barricades, not enter. Erin and I were over it, but her friends were going to see that tree and we snuck through some barricades and there it was, in its now eco-friendly glory.
Last night I went out for Moody's birthday party which was so much fun! There were nine Phi Sig people there, but never more than eight at a time. As I was walking to the club listening to my iPod out of nowhere someone grabs me and goes "Hey! It's Eric." I joked with everyone that I was about to surrender my purse with the grab and the hey. I was so startled that wen I registered that it was Eric Kankowski I yelled "Oh my gosh...HEY!" very loudly. It was so nice to see him! When I got to the club it was (for those of you in Phi Sig) Moody, Janet, Lisa, Sarah H., Stefano, Aaron O., Travis, and me. The club was fun as were the people, but the bar situation was one of the worst I have seen. It took ten minutes to get your order taken by the one (sometimes it was two so that averages to maybe 1.5) bartender while the three or four barbacks stood there cleaning glasses. And, once you got your order taken you would only get to say half of it before the bartender went and either finished their beer (I heard they were also taking shots) or helped someone else. Then they came back to finish your order. They also would forget your order most of the time from what I was told. Other than that it was a great night!
My Thanksgiving went by much too fast and I was very sad to say bye to my family. There was no crying, but once I got home I was counting down the days to Christmas. However, I realized that I should enjoy these fun weeks leading up to it because my Christmas vacation will also fly by. Jack ended up giving us Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off so I get to leave on the 21st and I come back on the 31st. Yay! 10 days!
I joined a gym yesterday. It was time. I feel so inactive, despite taking dance classes, just sitting at a desk all day. I walk a lot, but it's not enough, at least for me. So, there is a quick update for everyone. Hope all is well with you!
I went Wednesday night to see the tree lighting. Erin and I tried to fight the crowds, gave up, and met her friends. They insisted that we see the tree get lit and thank goodness for their persistence. The tree was already lit when we finally got there and people began to leave. The area was barricaded and you could only exit the barricades, not enter. Erin and I were over it, but her friends were going to see that tree and we snuck through some barricades and there it was, in its now eco-friendly glory.
Last night I went out for Moody's birthday party which was so much fun! There were nine Phi Sig people there, but never more than eight at a time. As I was walking to the club listening to my iPod out of nowhere someone grabs me and goes "Hey! It's Eric." I joked with everyone that I was about to surrender my purse with the grab and the hey. I was so startled that wen I registered that it was Eric Kankowski I yelled "Oh my gosh...HEY!" very loudly. It was so nice to see him! When I got to the club it was (for those of you in Phi Sig) Moody, Janet, Lisa, Sarah H., Stefano, Aaron O., Travis, and me. The club was fun as were the people, but the bar situation was one of the worst I have seen. It took ten minutes to get your order taken by the one (sometimes it was two so that averages to maybe 1.5) bartender while the three or four barbacks stood there cleaning glasses. And, once you got your order taken you would only get to say half of it before the bartender went and either finished their beer (I heard they were also taking shots) or helped someone else. Then they came back to finish your order. They also would forget your order most of the time from what I was told. Other than that it was a great night!
My Thanksgiving went by much too fast and I was very sad to say bye to my family. There was no crying, but once I got home I was counting down the days to Christmas. However, I realized that I should enjoy these fun weeks leading up to it because my Christmas vacation will also fly by. Jack ended up giving us Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off so I get to leave on the 21st and I come back on the 31st. Yay! 10 days!
I joined a gym yesterday. It was time. I feel so inactive, despite taking dance classes, just sitting at a desk all day. I walk a lot, but it's not enough, at least for me. So, there is a quick update for everyone. Hope all is well with you!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Sooooo it was snowing this morning...
But not the good kind of snow. The sludgy kind that is basically rain once it reaches you. The only reason we could see it was snowing is because we're on the 30th floor.
But not the good kind of snow. The sludgy kind that is basically rain once it reaches you. The only reason we could see it was snowing is because we're on the 30th floor.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
This Post Is For You...
After I was lambasted (okay, so it wasn't that bad, I just wanted to use that word) by a one Matt Scafidi to post in my blog, I finally felt up to it. So, Matt, this post is allllll yours.
(Addition to this post, after I posted it...at work Friday I left the office and saw all the marathon runners out and about it Times Square. It made me think, exactly one year ago I was in New York because my dad was running the NYC Marathon and I came with him and my mom. As I flew into LaGuardia, I remember thinking "I want to live here. Will I ever live here?" I was a senior in college and of course that whole "real world" cloud was lingering over my head. Crazy how much stuff changes in a year. Also, because of daylight savings, it's almost dark here and it's 5 PM. Soon it will be getting dark at 4:30!)
Part of the reason I haven't posted is that there really hasn't been a ton to write about. Kalen and Seth came to visit last weekend which was SO much fun! Even though it rained Friday night through most of Saturday, we still had a great time. After I took them to Lombardi's (the oldest pizzeria in the US!) we were walking past Rice to Riches and I informed them that I believed it is a rice pudding place, so we had to try it out. It was delicious! Kalen said if she lived here she would gain so much wait, but I told her that I don't come down here very often and I don't eat in the city that much. We did a few things on Sunday I had never seen such as Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, and we went into Central Park (kind of). We didn't ice skate though, and I really want to do that. There is one place by my work in Bryant Park and while Bryant Park is very pretty and the skating is free, it's just not as iconic as Rockefeller Center. Once the tree goes up it's going to be beautiful! Now that Halloween is over, the focus is all about Christmas (as I'm sure it is everywhere). Halloween candy has been replaced with Christmas ornaments and the temperature suddenly dropped to represent what it's actually supposed to feel like in November in New York.
It took me a couple weeks, but I finally found a couple dance classes that I liked. Some of the others I tried were just not my style. The ballet class was great because despite any messing up I might have done (or anyone else), our teacher never said anything. I know that sounds like a bad teaching style, but I have also been in classes where the teacher will something to this person, then this person, and that's just not me. I like to have fun with it. My jazz class was also a fun time! The teacher informed us that it's for people with 3-5 years dance experience, but that was after the warm-up and I thought "I might as well stay. I'm warmed up. But, what is she about to throw at us?!" In the end, it was just like my other classes. My technique is nowhere near perfect and my extension is half as high as most (I also have never danced like some of those people), but I knew the steps and I could execute them, even if it didn't look as good as the other people. I asked her later about it and she said I needed to work on my technique but that's what she is there for but other than that I was fine. I was going to go to a class today, but I slept instead.
Pushing Daisies...thank goodness they advertised EVERYWHERE or I might not have given it a second thought. I really like it! It's something new and different so I'm hoping it doesn't get cancelled.
I FINALLY ordered a dresser and my mom is sending me this garment rack she saw from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Yay for no more living out of a suitcase! Downside, I have to put the dresser together (IKEA) and since I went for the biggest dresser so I could have plenty of storage, it's going to be a pain. I'm pretty sure it's going to take two people (maybe, we'll see when it gets here in its two heavy boxes) so I don't know what to do.
Work is going well. The tradeshows and conventions are slowly approaching so that's my main focus.
There, Matt. I hope you're satisfied!!
(Addition to this post, after I posted it...at work Friday I left the office and saw all the marathon runners out and about it Times Square. It made me think, exactly one year ago I was in New York because my dad was running the NYC Marathon and I came with him and my mom. As I flew into LaGuardia, I remember thinking "I want to live here. Will I ever live here?" I was a senior in college and of course that whole "real world" cloud was lingering over my head. Crazy how much stuff changes in a year. Also, because of daylight savings, it's almost dark here and it's 5 PM. Soon it will be getting dark at 4:30!)
Part of the reason I haven't posted is that there really hasn't been a ton to write about. Kalen and Seth came to visit last weekend which was SO much fun! Even though it rained Friday night through most of Saturday, we still had a great time. After I took them to Lombardi's (the oldest pizzeria in the US!) we were walking past Rice to Riches and I informed them that I believed it is a rice pudding place, so we had to try it out. It was delicious! Kalen said if she lived here she would gain so much wait, but I told her that I don't come down here very often and I don't eat in the city that much. We did a few things on Sunday I had never seen such as Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, and we went into Central Park (kind of). We didn't ice skate though, and I really want to do that. There is one place by my work in Bryant Park and while Bryant Park is very pretty and the skating is free, it's just not as iconic as Rockefeller Center. Once the tree goes up it's going to be beautiful! Now that Halloween is over, the focus is all about Christmas (as I'm sure it is everywhere). Halloween candy has been replaced with Christmas ornaments and the temperature suddenly dropped to represent what it's actually supposed to feel like in November in New York.
It took me a couple weeks, but I finally found a couple dance classes that I liked. Some of the others I tried were just not my style. The ballet class was great because despite any messing up I might have done (or anyone else), our teacher never said anything. I know that sounds like a bad teaching style, but I have also been in classes where the teacher will something to this person, then this person, and that's just not me. I like to have fun with it. My jazz class was also a fun time! The teacher informed us that it's for people with 3-5 years dance experience, but that was after the warm-up and I thought "I might as well stay. I'm warmed up. But, what is she about to throw at us?!" In the end, it was just like my other classes. My technique is nowhere near perfect and my extension is half as high as most (I also have never danced like some of those people), but I knew the steps and I could execute them, even if it didn't look as good as the other people. I asked her later about it and she said I needed to work on my technique but that's what she is there for but other than that I was fine. I was going to go to a class today, but I slept instead.
Pushing Daisies...thank goodness they advertised EVERYWHERE or I might not have given it a second thought. I really like it! It's something new and different so I'm hoping it doesn't get cancelled.
I FINALLY ordered a dresser and my mom is sending me this garment rack she saw from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Yay for no more living out of a suitcase! Downside, I have to put the dresser together (IKEA) and since I went for the biggest dresser so I could have plenty of storage, it's going to be a pain. I'm pretty sure it's going to take two people (maybe, we'll see when it gets here in its two heavy boxes) so I don't know what to do.
Work is going well. The tradeshows and conventions are slowly approaching so that's my main focus.
There, Matt. I hope you're satisfied!!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas...
Well, feel like it anyway. I called Kinko's last week and they were already referring to themselves as "your holiday shipping center" or something like that. When I was put on hold they even played Christmas music! The weather is slowly dropping, but then it gets hot again...so, I guess eventually it will get cold.
Since Seth accidentally ruined the surprise...YAY Kalen and Seth are coming two weeks from today! They'll be my first visitors! I'm really excited and I hope they have a blast.
Work is going very well. In addition to my normal duties, I am now coordinating all the conventions, trade shows, etc. that we attend, which is an extremely large task (the woman in charge of it before quit to be closer to home). Our big launch is in January and I don't want something to go wrong and have it traced back to me so I'm trying to stay on top of this stuff as much as possible.
I went and observed the Ballet and Jazz classes at the Broadway Dance Center last week and decided I wanted to take class there for sure. I was going to start last night but decided (because of the weather) I better prep myself by going shopping instead of being left in the cold ((rimshot))! I think I might take classes on the weekend instead since sometimes I want to unwind after work and I generally feel useless and unproductive on the weekends.
I've been extremely impressed with the shows I picked out for this fall's line-up. They've turned out to be good! Well, with the exception of Cavemen, which I only watched to see how bad it could be/out of curiosity. Even though I have a DVR, sometimes it decides not to work and I use the network sites to watch the shows on demand and I must say, everyone should take ABC's lead. Their on demand portion of the site is amazing and rivals every other network. In fact, I'm surprised the other networks haven't copied it by now.
Anyway, I need to get back to work. I just realized I hadn't posted in a while and thought I would quickly fill you in!
Since Seth accidentally ruined the surprise...YAY Kalen and Seth are coming two weeks from today! They'll be my first visitors! I'm really excited and I hope they have a blast.
Work is going very well. In addition to my normal duties, I am now coordinating all the conventions, trade shows, etc. that we attend, which is an extremely large task (the woman in charge of it before quit to be closer to home). Our big launch is in January and I don't want something to go wrong and have it traced back to me so I'm trying to stay on top of this stuff as much as possible.
I went and observed the Ballet and Jazz classes at the Broadway Dance Center last week and decided I wanted to take class there for sure. I was going to start last night but decided (because of the weather) I better prep myself by going shopping instead of being left in the cold ((rimshot))! I think I might take classes on the weekend instead since sometimes I want to unwind after work and I generally feel useless and unproductive on the weekends.
I've been extremely impressed with the shows I picked out for this fall's line-up. They've turned out to be good! Well, with the exception of Cavemen, which I only watched to see how bad it could be/out of curiosity. Even though I have a DVR, sometimes it decides not to work and I use the network sites to watch the shows on demand and I must say, everyone should take ABC's lead. Their on demand portion of the site is amazing and rivals every other network. In fact, I'm surprised the other networks haven't copied it by now.
Anyway, I need to get back to work. I just realized I hadn't posted in a while and thought I would quickly fill you in!
Friday, September 28, 2007
It's that time again...
...Fall Primetime line-ups began!
I watched Cane on Tuesday. Pretty good, but we'll see what happens with it. Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money were on Wednesday. Dirty Sexy Money was good...I think. I wasn't sure how I felt about it at the end of the episode. A little confused but maybe that will clear up as the season continues. I'll give it a couple more weeks. I was actually very surprised with Private Practice considering when they started building the show up last season in a couple episodes I wasn't completely interested in it. Could be decent! I think part of the reason that it's good is that it's back to focusing on the patients and their ailments and not the love/personal lives of the doctors (there is a little bit of that entwined, but not as much as Grey's).
Speaking of Grey's, I'm not sure I like all this change (ironically, that's what the whole show focused on). Last season wasn't my favorite season (focus shifted to personal lives), but now that Kate Walsh and Isaiah Washington are gone and there is a new batch of interns, it's too much. I heard that it's supposed to return focus to the patients, and I hope so. I think Grey's to me is like ER was to my parents. It was amazing at first and then it got too personal and they stopped watching it as much. Ugly Betty returned for Season 2 (the season 1 finale was really good) and it was funny and I liked it. I think I'm really just having a hard time getting back into my shows because of the break. Last year I started watching the shows on DVD so right after I finished a season the new one would start and I was overly excited because I could remember all the stuff that happened in the finale. Now, The Office...I DVR-ed it and only watched the first 10 minutes (roughly), but I was soooo disappointed that Jim and Pam went on a couple dates and are just "good friends again". I'm really hoping that later in the episode they date again...or at least the season. I was looking forward to seeing them together so much!
OK, that's my update on how I watch too much TV. Have a great Friday!
I watched Cane on Tuesday. Pretty good, but we'll see what happens with it. Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money were on Wednesday. Dirty Sexy Money was good...I think. I wasn't sure how I felt about it at the end of the episode. A little confused but maybe that will clear up as the season continues. I'll give it a couple more weeks. I was actually very surprised with Private Practice considering when they started building the show up last season in a couple episodes I wasn't completely interested in it. Could be decent! I think part of the reason that it's good is that it's back to focusing on the patients and their ailments and not the love/personal lives of the doctors (there is a little bit of that entwined, but not as much as Grey's).
Speaking of Grey's, I'm not sure I like all this change (ironically, that's what the whole show focused on). Last season wasn't my favorite season (focus shifted to personal lives), but now that Kate Walsh and Isaiah Washington are gone and there is a new batch of interns, it's too much. I heard that it's supposed to return focus to the patients, and I hope so. I think Grey's to me is like ER was to my parents. It was amazing at first and then it got too personal and they stopped watching it as much. Ugly Betty returned for Season 2 (the season 1 finale was really good) and it was funny and I liked it. I think I'm really just having a hard time getting back into my shows because of the break. Last year I started watching the shows on DVD so right after I finished a season the new one would start and I was overly excited because I could remember all the stuff that happened in the finale. Now, The Office...I DVR-ed it and only watched the first 10 minutes (roughly), but I was soooo disappointed that Jim and Pam went on a couple dates and are just "good friends again". I'm really hoping that later in the episode they date again...or at least the season. I was looking forward to seeing them together so much!
OK, that's my update on how I watch too much TV. Have a great Friday!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
My Top Ten(s)
I was thinking about all these, figured I would share.
Top Ten:
Things I miss about Florida:
1. Family
2. Friends
3. UF
4. Being able to drive places
5. Publix
6. The weather (I would assume, once it gets to freezing temperatures here)
7. Central A/C (or any at all!)
8. Places like Moes, McAlister's, Chick-Fil-A, to name a few, don't exist up here
9. Apartment hunting is a breeze
10. Tampa
Things I Don't Miss About Florida:
1. The weather (when it gets to be that 100% humidity and extremely hot temperature)
2. Rain everyday in the summer at 2 or 3 PM (at least you can prepare!).
3. Not always a lot to do there (or it seemed that way)
4. Impending sprawl that is slowly but surely creeping into Lutz
5. I guess that's it...
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Things I Would Miss About New York:
1. The diversity and availability of everything (and diversity of people to meet)
2. Paying only $76 per month for my transportation
3. The view (Central Park, Bryant Park, Westside Park, Battery Park, Times Square)
4. Having to walk so much (good exercise!)
5. Broadway is steps away from my office
6. Things get released here earlier (magazines, movies)
7. The shopping (that I haven't had a chance to partake in)
8. Everyone can go out and no one needs to worry about driving and/or how we're getting home later
9. My job
10. Being able to do my own thing walking down the street and no one cares because they're doing their own thing
Things I Wouldn't Miss About New York:
1. Times Square
2. Having to commute so far to work (actually not so bad anymore since I've moved)
3. The traffic (both foot and automobile)
4. Having to walk so much (trying to go from one store to another can be a daunting task)
5. It's expensive
6. It's crowded (read: on the train)
7. The trash that seems to be everywhere
8. Not being able to call people on my commute to and/or from work
9. The train not always having a direct route somewhere
10. Being far from Florida/family/friends
Reasons I Know I'm An Adult Now:
1. I have a job
2. I have benefits
3. I have a 401K
4. I am awake by 7 AM during the week
5. Around 10 PM I get tired and consider going to bed
6. I look forward to every other Friday
7. On the weekends, "sleeping in" means 9 or 10 AM
8. I have to file my taxes as head of household
9. I have to worry about my taxes
10. I have to worry about rush hour traffic
Actually, doesn't that just make me sound like an attractive candidate for dating?
Top Ten:
Things I miss about Florida:
1. Family
2. Friends
3. UF
4. Being able to drive places
5. Publix
6. The weather (I would assume, once it gets to freezing temperatures here)
7. Central A/C (or any at all!)
8. Places like Moes, McAlister's, Chick-Fil-A, to name a few, don't exist up here
9. Apartment hunting is a breeze
10. Tampa
Things I Don't Miss About Florida:
1. The weather (when it gets to be that 100% humidity and extremely hot temperature)
2. Rain everyday in the summer at 2 or 3 PM (at least you can prepare!).
3. Not always a lot to do there (or it seemed that way)
4. Impending sprawl that is slowly but surely creeping into Lutz
5. I guess that's it...
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Things I Would Miss About New York:
1. The diversity and availability of everything (and diversity of people to meet)
2. Paying only $76 per month for my transportation
3. The view (Central Park, Bryant Park, Westside Park, Battery Park, Times Square)
4. Having to walk so much (good exercise!)
5. Broadway is steps away from my office
6. Things get released here earlier (magazines, movies)
7. The shopping (that I haven't had a chance to partake in)
8. Everyone can go out and no one needs to worry about driving and/or how we're getting home later
9. My job
10. Being able to do my own thing walking down the street and no one cares because they're doing their own thing
Things I Wouldn't Miss About New York:
1. Times Square
2. Having to commute so far to work (actually not so bad anymore since I've moved)
3. The traffic (both foot and automobile)
4. Having to walk so much (trying to go from one store to another can be a daunting task)
5. It's expensive
6. It's crowded (read: on the train)
7. The trash that seems to be everywhere
8. Not being able to call people on my commute to and/or from work
9. The train not always having a direct route somewhere
10. Being far from Florida/family/friends
Reasons I Know I'm An Adult Now:
1. I have a job
2. I have benefits
3. I have a 401K
4. I am awake by 7 AM during the week
5. Around 10 PM I get tired and consider going to bed
6. I look forward to every other Friday
7. On the weekends, "sleeping in" means 9 or 10 AM
8. I have to file my taxes as head of household
9. I have to worry about my taxes
10. I have to worry about rush hour traffic
Actually, doesn't that just make me sound like an attractive candidate for dating?
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