Tuesday, February 28, 2006

DAY 5 Mass social experiment

Ok some of these things will work out better then others. This one will require a bit more work on your part since you don't have the book, but give it a try anyway.

Draw a large red circle w/ the words "OUT OF ORDER" in the center. Cut this circle out and stick this sign on any item of public infrastructure you might encounter today, including, but not limited to: elevators, garbage trucks, cranes, phone booths, toilets, ventilation units, escalators, entrances to subway stations. The aim is to achieve comprehensive social breakdown across the US.


In other news I caught my first two episodes of this season of Scrubs tonight. GREAT! Didn't realize how much I missed it.

Awwe, news is live at the Berghoff. Last call in 20 minutes =( I was going to go tonight but instead went to Heaven on Seven a Cajun restaurant in Naperville. Oh well, my money is on them reopening as a restaurant w/in the next 5 years. Wagers anyone?

Monday, February 27, 2006

Mardi Gras 2006!!

Wow! This year's Mardi Gras weekend was even CRAZIER then last's!!!

Well ok maybe not crazy. Didn't have the money this year to go to StL so I took advantage of the activity-less weekend up here and went home. Both nights I had my pj's on before 9. MY FAVORITE! My mom had Tivo'd the women's figure skating long program so I watched all of that, poor Sasha. =(

Saturday we went to my Dad's parents. We brought Ryan so I'm sure they enjoyed the visit even more. GENIUS! He can count to 10, he knows all his basic colors, and he knows he can get what he wants if he gives me a hug. When we got back home Kaili and I went shopping and I spent entirely too much-OH WELL!!

Sunday I saw my mom's parents and then had dinner w/ the fam. That is absolutely all I did all weekend and it was great. Well time for more sleeping!!

DAY 4 WORLD COLORING-IN DAY

Today, work out your globetrotting plans for the rest of your time on earth, and get on the phone to n accredited travel agent. NB: the State Dept. currently discourages travel to the following countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Zimbabwe, North Yemen.

Now print out your WORLD MAP and fill in country by country: Green Been there, Blue Intend to go there this year, Yellow Intend to go there sometime before I die, Red Happy never to set foot there.

Friday, February 24, 2006

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Day 3

Today throw something away that you like.

Ok "like" and "love" two different things so don't be too harsh when deciding. I'm not going to have much access to a computer the next couple days so this is early. You have an extra day to decide what to throw away.

I already decided: the paper nativity scene Josh made for me. I even tore it up so I wouldn't dig it out of the trash later. I really liked it, best construction paper nativity I've seen. But it was paper...how long can you keep construction paper that only sits out 2 months of the year? And then by the time it starts looking really ratty and too awful to even display anymore you can't throw it away now cause there's too much sentiment invested in it. "I can't throw it away, Josh made it for me and I've kept it for the past three years." By then you're stuck hanging on to it until you are buried. Oh now I'm kinda sad. Maybe I should've picked something else. :(

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Day One: Warm-Up

As this is your first day, you should warm up with an easy task that will only change your life a little bit.

Choose one of the following options:

Do one press-up
Perform a striptease (in private)
Triple-tie your shoelaces
Learn to play "chopsticks" on the piano
Increase your typing speed by three words a minute
Jaywalk in a pedestrian zone
Set all your clocks to exactly the right time
Whisper a white lie when no one's listening
Fantasize about your partner
Use a different thickness comb
Say "yo" instead of "hello"
Hold the phone up to your other ear
Tell someone your middle name
Try a new sandwhich filling
Leave work five minutes early
Bookmark a new website
Give your genitalia pet names
Decide which one of your toes is the prettiest
Insult an insect
Go on a one-minute hunger strike

Well I got the book a week ago so I already decided which toe was the prettiest (my index toe on either foot) but since I just started this I will Bookmark a new website: And in honor of "Fredding" http://www.unclefred.com/ it is!

This Book Will Change Your Life

Kay, this is the book that bacca's post about "Fredding" reminded me of. When I first got it I was thinking of giving it to Deb or another friend because it was so funny, but decided to keep it. =) BUT I am going to share the daily tasks w/ you both cause I think some of them are highly amusing and worth sharing.

Back Cover Notes:
Is the year ahead looking much the same as the last? Another 365-day grind of group meetings, nights at the bars, and not-to-forget-birthdays? IF SO, TRY THIS BOOK. Part instruction manual, part therapy, part sheer anarchy. "THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE" will help you poke a stick in the spokes of your routine and make every day of the next year the first day of your new life.

If you follow this Book's instructions, in a year's time you will be famous. People will be writing all sorts of suff about you, and will want to know exactly how the Book's advice changed you. So make sure you note all changes day by day in the practical links, conveniently headed POST A COMMENT. Then just submit your compiled comments to your biographers at the end of the year.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Quote 5 of 8

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh."

~Conan O'Brien

(I didn't think it was too clever but I really like Conan O'Brien)

Winter Olympics 2006

Becca's probably going to complain cause I haven't logged in a while and now I have several things to post, but that's just how my free time goes and how my ideas come. Oh and also I've been entirely too involved in myspace...and going to back off of that a bit. The site takes TOO long to navigate thru and do anything w/ my slow @$$ computer.

Last night was basically the first I've caught of the Olympics. Josh (guy I work w/) is in love w/ anything that involves girls that look like they are prepubescent (this would include figure skating, X-country runners, and over all underage athletes) and he likes changing lyrics to songs and making up poems so he gets some of us involved. This time the theme was obviously the winter games and below are what we've come up w/ so far...remember kids it's quantity not quality (mine are at the end):

The Winter Olympics (So Many Hotties)
By Josh Reinke

Sadly, the Winter Olympics come only once every four years.
It’s so exciting to watch the competitions, hotties and cheers.
The Olympics aren’t just about fast skiers and skaters that do twirls.
It’s also about gorgeous women and super-cute girls.

What would the games be without her big blue eyes and amazing hair?
She’s tough, she’s beautiful and her skills on a snowboard are rare.
If she has a boyfriend, I’ll admit I’m quite jealous.
By now I’m sure y’all know I’m talkin’ ‘bout Lindsey Jacobellis.

The next Olympian I’ll mention is as flexible as can be.
Much like Shaun White I wish she’d go out with me.
With those beautiful brown eyes my love for her is growin’.
Yup, you got it…I’m talkin’ ‘bout the hottie, Ms. Sasha* Cohen.

So far this poem makes it seem the U.S. is the only team with beauties
But, Canada and Russia and Norway all have so many cuties!
With her amazing smile, sparkly eyes, and cute victory dance the one I’ll dream about tonight
Is none other than the talented and beautiful snowboarder from Australia named Torah Bright.

There are cuties in snowboarding, skiing and skating too.
Kara Traa, Gretchen Bleiler, Jillian Vogtli…I love you!
All these hot women in just one Olympics may seem suspicious.
Belbin, Meier, Savchenko and Kostner are all sooooo delicious!

* Sasha’s real name is Alexandra.


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By Matt Blume

When watching the winter olympics, you'll notice that something's not there,
Look for a man of significant color, you won't find one anywhere.
I'm all for America, the red, white, and blue; I want us to win the gold,
But you won't find me in Torino this year because brothas just don't do cold.

Take for example the sport of ski jumping where you hit a ramp and then fall,
The only jumping that I wanna do involves a rim and a ball.
I'm sure that the view is fantastic and there's lots of beautiful sights,
But you won't get me on that mountaintop because brothas just don't do heights.

And what's the deal with figure skating, these dudes look like 80s singers,
The only ice I'm down with is around my neck and on my fingers.
I know these guys are athletes, and I don't mean to be hating,
But every man in his right mind knows that brothas just don't do skating.

Hockey's a game dominated by white boys sporting their mullets,
This just ain't my thing, I think I'd rather be in Compton running from bullets.
These dudes' grills is more jacked up than freakin' Obie Trice,
You won't catch me in a pair of skates because brothas just don't do ice.

Now snowboarding's different, these dudes are ok, I kinda like their style,
I wouldn't mind sitting around and blazing with them for a while.
But even though Shaun White has a killer attempt at a 'fro,
You won't find a board strapped to my feet because brothas just don't do snow.

I've only touched on a couple of sports, there are others like bobsled and curling,
But the thought of the snow and ice and wind kinda makes me feel like hurling.
When the time comes again for the summer olympics, you'll find me front and center,
But as for now I think I'll pass because brothas just don't do winter.

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Ode to Alexandra
By Hillary Croxton

all week all i've heard, all josh has said
is man i can't get this girl out of my head
her twirls and her spins and geez her great jumps
even though the poor girl has had some bad slumps
her smile and her eyes they blow me away
boy how i wish i could just tell her "hey!"

and all along i have to admit
i really didn't see what made her the sh!+
but after last night there is no denying
as i was watching her bow, bend and flying
she is the best thing i've seen in a while
in fact i might add her to my heroes compiled
she said girls should be strong, fierce and bold
and after last night she's sure to win gold!

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Too White to Say 'Brotha'
By Hillary Croxton

though blume & i have never met
it's quite apparent, i'll even make bets
these winter games are just not his bag
it's even been heard that they make him gag
and although there is few found in the crowd
i did spot a brother that might make him proud
yes that silver was awarded to him with drama
but think of the tears of joy that came from his mama
push aside the cold and shivers those points are moot
and give shani davis a big deserving salute

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Quote 4 of 8

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'"

~Dave Barry

Friday, February 10, 2006

Who's Studlier, Bill or Chuck? You Decide.

Bill Brasky:
He'd eat a homeless person if you dared him!
His poop is used as currency in Argentina.
He hated Mexicans! And he was half Mexican! .......And he hated irony!
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky took me out to go get a drink with him? We go off looking for a bar and we can't find one. Finally Brasky takes me to a vacant lot and says, 'Here we are.' We sat there for a year and a half and sure enough someone constructs a bar around us. The day they opened we ordered a shot, drank it, and then burned the place to the ground. Brasky yelled over the roar of the flames, 'Always leave things the way you found em!
They use Brasky's foreskin as a tarp when it rains at Comiskey Park.

Chuck Norris:
Chuck Norris didn't start the fire, but now he kind of wishes he had.
Chuck Norris uses his forehead as a flyswatter... and he has never missed.
Chuck Norris is a sensitive soul who writes beautiful poetry under a femalepseudonym. But if he ever catches you reading it, he'll kick your pansy ass.
There is no chin under Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.
Contrary to popular belief, Chuck Norris, not the box jellyfish of northern Australia, is the most venomous creature on earth. Within 3 minutes of being bitten, a human being experiences the following symptoms: fever, blurred vision, beard rash, tightness of the jeans, and the feeling of being repeatedly kicked through a car windshield.

Quote 3 of 8

"You know you're becoming one when you stop thinking of old people as a separate ethnicity."

~Hillary

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Sleepy

Ok, so I'm watching "Broken Flowers" with Bill Murray. I don't get to finish it tonight as I have to go to bed in T minus 3 minutes and I've only gotten 1/2 hour into it, BUT from the 30 minutes I did get to watch I can tell it is good. Even if the rest of the storyline, characters, and ending sucks-the oldest daughter of his neighbor and seemingly best friend-is the cutest little girl ever. I hope she's in it more. I couldn't even Find her name for sure but I think it is Korka Falls and I bet she will be in another movie before too long. Ah this woman is a professional closet organizer!

Well Deb I got thru 2 miles, a load of laundry, dinner, dishes, put laundry away, and got thru a bit of the movie...not everything but not bad.

Hasta Mananna!

He's Alive & Kickn

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Quote 2 of 8

"If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all theimpersonators would be dead."

~Johnny Carson

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

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333 Pages To Go

"The more I watched her, the more I came to feel that she must be struggling in that cloudy, old lady's mind of hers with thoughts of her own mother and father-who had probably sold her into slavery when she was a little girl-just as I had been struggling with thoughts of my own parents. Perhaps she had lost a sister too. I'd certainly never thought of Granny in this way before. I found myself wondering if she'd started life much as I had. It made no difference that she was a mean old woman and I was just a struggling little girl. Couldn't the wrong sort of living turn anyone mean? I remembered very well that one day back at home, a boy pushed me into a thorn bush near the pond. By the time I clawed my way out I was mad enough to bite through wood. If a few minutes of suffering could make me so angry, what would years of it do? Even stone can be worn down with enough rain."

Valhalla: Quote 1 of 8

Valhalla: Quote 1 of 8

New York

Chicago

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Quote 1 of 8

"I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'"--Richard Jeni

Go Pittsburgh!!

A little late but thought it might warrant a post.

This Sunday ended up being the best Super Bowl party I've ever been to. And I'm quite confidant it would have remained the best even if I HAD gone to previous. It was at a co-worker's boyfriend's parent's house. She told me the basement was really nice but I had no idea how completely pimped it was....that's right I said pimped. There is no other way to describe it. For starters he had the game projected on a screen about 6"X6". (Deb~that should be next on your list of "must have gadgets" A projector!! I thought they were pretty cool but didn't realize how much more completely awesome it was to watch anything on such a great picture.) There was a full sized bar (fully stocked of course) and even more food. On either side of the projection screen there was the rest of a usual entertainment center-stereo, DVD, TV....anyway it was a lot of fun.

Deb, Kate would appreciate the awfulness of what I'm about to say: I cooked some turkey brats tonight. Had just opened a fresh french hoagie, went to the fridge to get the condiments AND THE #1 CONDIMENT WAS ALL GONE!!! I had no ketchup! =( Was a terrible dissappointment but I managed to make due w/ mustard.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Bar Chicago

I've been meaning to get some pics up. About 3 weeks ago after a hockey game we went to Bar Chicago to see Pedro DJ. I had to leave early to get the last train home so all I got to see him do was dance around the bar-no DJ'ing. He did sign something for me though and I got this rockin picture of him so I guess it was worth the $6 cover...oh and I think I ate another $6 worth of tator tots that they had out for bar food that night instead of pop-corn. Geez I hadn't eaten all day-get your own tots!

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Pedro @ Bar Chicago

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40 oz. to Foremost Liquors

I think I just might have possibly had the greatest restaurant meal ever. We went to the Cheesecake Factory in Schaumburg today and I got tempura and bang bang Thai chicken and shrimp. SO GOOD. I didn't have room for cheesecake so will be going back before too long.

Last night was fun but weird. Josh, Quali, Bake and I started out at my place drinking and stalling till a group of other V3 workers got done w/ dinner. Then we went to 63rd St. billiards. We quickly found out that they didn't serve alcohol so we headed on down the road to crickets & cues. But first Baker and I had to fill our craving for a 40. After several failed attempts of finding one at gas stations we were directed to a liquor store where we found a couple of old guys and their dogs working behind the counter. They let Baker and me "me-you" the 40 while Bake played w/ the nasty dogs. We tried to get one of the guys to take our pic on Bake's camera phone but he just took a picture of her boob so we finished up and left. (Foremost liquors-in case you're looking for a quick stop in between bars) We finally got to the pool place and met up w/ the rest of the group. Stayed there till it closed and then went over to one of the guy's houses. BUT FIRST: We spent about 20 minutes looking for Bake. And then another 20-30 minutes trying to find this dude's house. We all stayed up till bout 5 and crashed there. I was lucky enough to get both a blanket AND a pillow-some were not as lucky. Bake Josh and I had to wake up 2 hours later to get Bake back home in time for her to meet her dad downtown. I'm sure the pompeii exhibit never seemed more interesting then it did to her this morning!

Friday, February 03, 2006

Time to run

Hey what up posee!

I have had several great things to blog lately but as usual when I think of them I am not at a computer and by the time I have a chance to type it down....I can't think of it. But I had a few secs. so thought I'd post something anyway. Hmm what is new. Not much. OH! One exciting thing. I checked out Nikerunning.com and found the work out of my dreams! ;) You can select the race your training for and your goal and it will spit out the training program you need to do to get there. Check it out if you like running or if you're bored and you want to pretend that you like running.