Back in the blogging world, after a small hiatus! Well, a hiatus considering the amount of updates I had been writing lately. Things have been quite whirlwindy in my life as of late, and without going into any details, I'll just say that I'm simply thankful to have the opportunity to experience life's little tornadoes here and there. It is indeed tornado season, both meteorologically AND figuratively (spring fevah!!) and this time of year always makes for an amusing time. Yes, when it rains it certainly pours!
In updateland, I'm steadily knocking tasks off my side bar to-do list. I worked on the Ninja Report this weekend, finished Bright Lights and started Mere Christianity, started the Buckley's project and am almost done, etc. The projects on my horizon don't look as daunting so that's good! For a moment there this weekend, in the middle of my 'storm', I felt my grasp on Lil Miss Organizized loosening...but I think I've got her back now.
List updates:
#17 - boy DID I! And it was the best medicine a girl could have, let me tell you.
#45 & #50 - Endive and burnt pine nuts ;)
#95 - Bright Lights
In other news, I'm not sure who caught The Office last week, but I finally got to watch it last night and oh me oh my!! Talk about apropos!! I think THIS sums it up best. Because it's true: nothing is sexier than a guy who wants you. I know that Life certainly isn't Television, but hey, The Office is as close as you can get ;) Art imitates life, and this show is more real than most reality tv out there in my opinion! And the message from this particular plotline in this particular episode is simple. Love doesn't have to be all that complicated. In any case, I have no idea whether a certain ex of mine watched said television program, and even if he did, who knows if the message seeped in at all!
Ahhh life.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
BLOODBALL IS MINE!!!
Haha! I got the car, I really got it! It's a match made in heaven...
Here are some baby pictures of my new 2004 Hyundai Elantra GT hatchback:
-I got hooked up at the ghetto DMV just fine.
-I test drove the car on the freeway and it was nice and smooth!
-I got the deal price of $8990 from the original price that was $11K!!
-The reason it was "gone" on Saturday is because it really was! Two separate people "bought" the car within this last week, but their financing fell through. Amazing right?? Dino, my dealership dude, was like "you're really lucky...it's such a great car!" So let's hope he's right and it doesn't fall apart in a month ;)
-It has a Kenwood cd/stereo with MP3 something or other? I still have to investigate...it took Mandsi and I like 20 minutes to figure out where a cd would go in (pop open the face and it goes behind...ahhhh).
-I forgot to say goodbye to Floyd :( He ended up being worth $1000 which is about what I thought. Turns out he needed a timing belt at 80K miles (and he was actually at $89K last night). Thanks Firestone for letting me know...bluhh. But anyway, maybe someone will fix him up and re sell to some high school student who needs a car for like $2500.
Mandsi and I were trying to come up with a name in the lobby whilst waiting for the financing guy. I thought of Bloodball, but that's weird, so his "legal name" is Dezzie! Just gotta take care of a few things this afternoon and I'll be set! Hopefully my parking passes will carry over without too much fuss.
YAY NEW CAR!!!
PS I like how I have to upload my photos to myspace instead of photobucket because p'bucket refuses to let me post their pix. Really annoying!
Here are some baby pictures of my new 2004 Hyundai Elantra GT hatchback:
-I got hooked up at the ghetto DMV just fine.
-I test drove the car on the freeway and it was nice and smooth!
-I got the deal price of $8990 from the original price that was $11K!!
-The reason it was "gone" on Saturday is because it really was! Two separate people "bought" the car within this last week, but their financing fell through. Amazing right?? Dino, my dealership dude, was like "you're really lucky...it's such a great car!" So let's hope he's right and it doesn't fall apart in a month ;)
-It has a Kenwood cd/stereo with MP3 something or other? I still have to investigate...it took Mandsi and I like 20 minutes to figure out where a cd would go in (pop open the face and it goes behind...ahhhh).
-I forgot to say goodbye to Floyd :( He ended up being worth $1000 which is about what I thought. Turns out he needed a timing belt at 80K miles (and he was actually at $89K last night). Thanks Firestone for letting me know...bluhh. But anyway, maybe someone will fix him up and re sell to some high school student who needs a car for like $2500.
Mandsi and I were trying to come up with a name in the lobby whilst waiting for the financing guy. I thought of Bloodball, but that's weird, so his "legal name" is Dezzie! Just gotta take care of a few things this afternoon and I'll be set! Hopefully my parking passes will carry over without too much fuss.
YAY NEW CAR!!!
PS I like how I have to upload my photos to myspace instead of photobucket because p'bucket refuses to let me post their pix. Really annoying!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
New Car?!?!
So this is pretty random, but here's the deal:
1. Floyd the Car is dying a slow painful death.
2. At 11 years and 87,000 miles old, he needs to be put down and REPLACED.
3. Last week I found my dream car...a 2004 Hyundai Elantra HATCHBACK, pretty deep red, features a-plenty...it was around $10K.
4. This Saturday when I went over to my parents to clean Floyd out for trade-in, I looked the car up online and it had dropped a grand in price!!
5. I immediately called Hall, but the guy said it was....sold :'( NOOO!!!
6. Yesterday I was walking to work and I saw a dark red Hyundai Elantra hatchback?!!!! Just parked a couple blocks from our apartment! "What are the odds?!" I asked myself. I mean seriously??
7. Today after lunch I looked up used Elantra's again and...huh?? The very same one I wanted is still up on like 348203 different used car sites! Wouldn't they have taken it down by now?
8. I contact Hall and sure enough, according to two different people, it's still there!!!! Omgomgomg, could this really happen? I was REALLY bummed about the fact that I didn't get on it because I really like this car! And there aren't any other Elantra hatchbacks at this price with such low miles.
In conclusion...I'm going over there tonight to check it out! But other problems are still in my way, namely:
-I still need a replacement title for Floyd as the original got lost in the two moves since I bought him. But I cleaned him up (thanks mom for taking off the bumper stickers as best you could!!), and I'll probably get $1000 for him.
-What if the car bites? What if it's semi broken and I buy a lemon? I'll have to ask about a warranty. Usually Hyundai's have that 50-60K mile warranty, and this one only has 40K miles.
BWAH I'M SO EXCITED!!! I hope this works out...I feel like all the stars are aligned!! please! please! please!!!
1. Floyd the Car is dying a slow painful death.
2. At 11 years and 87,000 miles old, he needs to be put down and REPLACED.
3. Last week I found my dream car...a 2004 Hyundai Elantra HATCHBACK, pretty deep red, features a-plenty...it was around $10K.
4. This Saturday when I went over to my parents to clean Floyd out for trade-in, I looked the car up online and it had dropped a grand in price!!
5. I immediately called Hall, but the guy said it was....sold :'( NOOO!!!
6. Yesterday I was walking to work and I saw a dark red Hyundai Elantra hatchback?!!!! Just parked a couple blocks from our apartment! "What are the odds?!" I asked myself. I mean seriously??
7. Today after lunch I looked up used Elantra's again and...huh?? The very same one I wanted is still up on like 348203 different used car sites! Wouldn't they have taken it down by now?
8. I contact Hall and sure enough, according to two different people, it's still there!!!! Omgomgomg, could this really happen? I was REALLY bummed about the fact that I didn't get on it because I really like this car! And there aren't any other Elantra hatchbacks at this price with such low miles.
In conclusion...I'm going over there tonight to check it out! But other problems are still in my way, namely:
-I still need a replacement title for Floyd as the original got lost in the two moves since I bought him. But I cleaned him up (thanks mom for taking off the bumper stickers as best you could!!), and I'll probably get $1000 for him.
-What if the car bites? What if it's semi broken and I buy a lemon? I'll have to ask about a warranty. Usually Hyundai's have that 50-60K mile warranty, and this one only has 40K miles.
BWAH I'M SO EXCITED!!! I hope this works out...I feel like all the stars are aligned!! please! please! please!!!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
rainy days Thursdays always gettin' me down
No, I'm not really all that down, but it's so yuck outside right now. I'm all for some April showers, but not when the high is only 39! What is with this weather?? I honestly feel like it's never going to be warm. Or like this summer is seriously going to be two months long (July and August) and then September will roll around and will have this freak cold snap and it'll be back in the 30s. Wow.
To update!
45. Recipe: I've only made one so far, yip! But it was crazy good...Crab Caper I'll call it: imitation crab, miracle whip and sour cream, garlic, lemon juice/zest, and capers. Good and good for you! Tonight I'll hopefully make some kind of scallop asian dish...
51. Give up: This meat thing is a piece of cake! I think I just don't eat meat all that much. But it's really easy to find replacements between all the other proteins like eggs, veggie burgers, almonds, black and 'bonzo beans, and of course seafood of all kinds. The only hiccup that came about was that at Houlihans this past weekend, I did partake in these blue cheese tato tots that contained bacon bits. But you could barely taste them and who knows, maybe it was fake bacon? ha! But speaking of the tots, I indulged during my trip down to Chicagoland during which Monica was sweet enough to make sure we had several meatless meals! Friday she made tilapia, Saturday we had grilled cheese for lunch, and Sunday morning, we made veggie omelets. Yay!
54. Haircut: Katie's New Short Hair Phase II! I just came back from my appt at lunch. Fun!
74. Parking Ticket: This is nice! Ok so on my way to work I passed this car with a parking ticket in the window and thought: I should really fulfill my 'pay someone else's ticket' task soon...especially since *I haven't had a ticket in ages (knocking on all wood everywhere!!!). Well there were all kinds of people around, so I chickened out. Coming back at lunch, however, I saw the ticket was still there...and I also remembered that I could just write down the plate number because that's all you need to pay online! Done. And when I got to the citation on the website, it turns out the ticket was only $15. Wow I lucked out! But it also made me want to do it more often, so we'll see. Maybe it'll be an occasional good deed in my life! Although I did pass by the same car yesterday and it was parked in the same place, sans ticket, but with no money in the meter. LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKE! ;)
95. Books books books: I finished On a Pale Horse at the hospital this weekend whilst waiting for new Baby Bianca to be born! Good stuff. It was a little difficult reading the last few chapters post my John breakup as he's the one who gave it to me for Christmas and I had read most of it relaxing on the sunny patio in Arizona :\ Not a caaaare in the woooorld....... Anyway! Now I'm reading the always daring Jay McInerney (read Story of My Life a little while ago, I THINK post breakup the last time?). This one is his first novel Bright Lights Big City which came highly recommended from my sis. The book's uniqueness comes from the fact that it's written in second person, very rare. I feel as if it reads like American Psycho, without the psycho. Very Patrick Bateman, which makes sense as Bret Easton Ellis is sort of inspired by McInerney. It won't take me too long to get through and the next book on the agenda is Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis. My mom's a huge fan and he's all she can read lately ;)
And that's what I got. Tomorrow is John's birthday bash at Genie...we'll see how that goes? Hopefully it isn't too awkward. I mean the JOHN part won't be weird because we've actually been on pretty good terms. It'll be everyone else from John's brother/brother-in-law to our mutual friend couple who were together less than John and I, but just got engaged, to those who DON'T know "the news," but might find out. Wah wah waaaaah.
But on that note, like I said, John and I are now doing ok with the anti-awkward. It's easy to be angry or bitter or whatever, but that puts me in a really sour mood. I spent all of Monday crying and that was NOT fun. Since then though, I'm trying to keep things pretty normal. We chat in the morning about whatever's going on, etc etc. And it's nice because it doesn't feel like such a drastic life change. Lately I get these flashes of a memory together. Like when he bought me this Asian sushi plate set at Target one night just for the fun of it, which lead me to thinking about the two of us driving in Little Black Car and deciding to go get drinks at Chilli's for fun. But when that happens, I mentally bury the memory almost like a funeral! ha! Just say goodbye to it I guess. Interestingly enough, bad memories will pop into my head as well...like fights we had or something and I'll kinda smile a little ;)
That's me in a nutshell for now!
To update!
45. Recipe: I've only made one so far, yip! But it was crazy good...Crab Caper I'll call it: imitation crab, miracle whip and sour cream, garlic, lemon juice/zest, and capers. Good and good for you! Tonight I'll hopefully make some kind of scallop asian dish...
51. Give up: This meat thing is a piece of cake! I think I just don't eat meat all that much. But it's really easy to find replacements between all the other proteins like eggs, veggie burgers, almonds, black and 'bonzo beans, and of course seafood of all kinds. The only hiccup that came about was that at Houlihans this past weekend, I did partake in these blue cheese tato tots that contained bacon bits. But you could barely taste them and who knows, maybe it was fake bacon? ha! But speaking of the tots, I indulged during my trip down to Chicagoland during which Monica was sweet enough to make sure we had several meatless meals! Friday she made tilapia, Saturday we had grilled cheese for lunch, and Sunday morning, we made veggie omelets. Yay!
54. Haircut: Katie's New Short Hair Phase II! I just came back from my appt at lunch. Fun!
74. Parking Ticket: This is nice! Ok so on my way to work I passed this car with a parking ticket in the window and thought: I should really fulfill my 'pay someone else's ticket' task soon...especially since *I haven't had a ticket in ages (knocking on all wood everywhere!!!). Well there were all kinds of people around, so I chickened out. Coming back at lunch, however, I saw the ticket was still there...and I also remembered that I could just write down the plate number because that's all you need to pay online! Done. And when I got to the citation on the website, it turns out the ticket was only $15. Wow I lucked out! But it also made me want to do it more often, so we'll see. Maybe it'll be an occasional good deed in my life! Although I did pass by the same car yesterday and it was parked in the same place, sans ticket, but with no money in the meter. LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKE! ;)
95. Books books books: I finished On a Pale Horse at the hospital this weekend whilst waiting for new Baby Bianca to be born! Good stuff. It was a little difficult reading the last few chapters post my John breakup as he's the one who gave it to me for Christmas and I had read most of it relaxing on the sunny patio in Arizona :\ Not a caaaare in the woooorld....... Anyway! Now I'm reading the always daring Jay McInerney (read Story of My Life a little while ago, I THINK post breakup the last time?). This one is his first novel Bright Lights Big City which came highly recommended from my sis. The book's uniqueness comes from the fact that it's written in second person, very rare. I feel as if it reads like American Psycho, without the psycho. Very Patrick Bateman, which makes sense as Bret Easton Ellis is sort of inspired by McInerney. It won't take me too long to get through and the next book on the agenda is Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis. My mom's a huge fan and he's all she can read lately ;)
And that's what I got. Tomorrow is John's birthday bash at Genie...we'll see how that goes? Hopefully it isn't too awkward. I mean the JOHN part won't be weird because we've actually been on pretty good terms. It'll be everyone else from John's brother/brother-in-law to our mutual friend couple who were together less than John and I, but just got engaged, to those who DON'T know "the news," but might find out. Wah wah waaaaah.
But on that note, like I said, John and I are now doing ok with the anti-awkward. It's easy to be angry or bitter or whatever, but that puts me in a really sour mood. I spent all of Monday crying and that was NOT fun. Since then though, I'm trying to keep things pretty normal. We chat in the morning about whatever's going on, etc etc. And it's nice because it doesn't feel like such a drastic life change. Lately I get these flashes of a memory together. Like when he bought me this Asian sushi plate set at Target one night just for the fun of it, which lead me to thinking about the two of us driving in Little Black Car and deciding to go get drinks at Chilli's for fun. But when that happens, I mentally bury the memory almost like a funeral! ha! Just say goodbye to it I guess. Interestingly enough, bad memories will pop into my head as well...like fights we had or something and I'll kinda smile a little ;)
That's me in a nutshell for now!
Friday, April 4, 2008
boop booping through my day
If my life was recorded on tivo, that's what I'd do today. It's Friday and I can't get out of here soon enough! I'm off to a super rad weekend in Chicagoland with Monica, Tim, and all that goes with...where ever the weekend takes us! Adult Chuck E. Cheese aka NOT Steve and Barry's? Guitar Hero to my heart's content? Helping Monica get kitties get ready for the adoption show? Monica performing for me (twss!)? A new baby? Any and all of this is possible and I'm looking forward to the getaway.
I haven't updated for the start of April, so I'll do that real quickly here.
#50 Atypical produce - Endive (perfect for baby showers! if I were going to one?)
#51 Give up food - MEAT! And in more ways than one I guess? OH! Ok anyway, I'm not going vegan for the month, so eggs, dairy, and fish are still a go. And it's also ok if I am in a sitch where meat is the only option (like going to a dinner party...because that happens).
Earlier in the week, I changed a bunch of list items, changed and adjusted, I should say. And I'm just not going to use my 'nixables' because it's far too much and I'm over it. I'm bending the rules this one time.
# 7 is no longer graphic novel and now some TBD artistic project
Hey Love has merged into the Socialite division and thus...
#16 is now just going to the lakefront for a picnic with anyone who wants to join me!
#20 likewise, heading to Jazz in the Park with whoever's game
#27 and likewise, anyone want to go to the art museum with me? Let's do it. Perhaps I'll make it like my first date or something?
#25 I'm going to bring carving pumpkins back into style and coolness sans a family
#26 My sis and Nicole already discussed rockin the old school slumber party at her place, only we're adding a bottle of Vodka to the mix
#41 No John's gym, I gave him back those oh-so symbolic condo keys of course, so I'm going to desperately try to keep up with my lunch workout three times a week (although this week I only got up to twice)
#66 I have since discussed with Mandsi that we should take a road trip to Iowa this summer to visit our old stomping grounds. There's a balloonfest in Indianola at the end of July? I'm SUCH a hardcore geek, aren't I? No wonder I'm single ;)
#89 Hmm learn to drive stick shift will be replaced by something, I just don't know what...
#18 & 19 are SUPER tricky...I guess anything's possible!
Not too horrible I guess. At least most were adjustable.
And that's April! And I guess I'll just carry on the rest of my boring Friday...emailing, internet whatnot, and listening to my Breakup Mix on itunes (I'm such a cliché).
I haven't updated for the start of April, so I'll do that real quickly here.
#50 Atypical produce - Endive (perfect for baby showers! if I were going to one?)
#51 Give up food - MEAT! And in more ways than one I guess? OH! Ok anyway, I'm not going vegan for the month, so eggs, dairy, and fish are still a go. And it's also ok if I am in a sitch where meat is the only option (like going to a dinner party...because that happens).
Earlier in the week, I changed a bunch of list items, changed and adjusted, I should say. And I'm just not going to use my 'nixables' because it's far too much and I'm over it. I'm bending the rules this one time.
# 7 is no longer graphic novel and now some TBD artistic project
Hey Love has merged into the Socialite division and thus...
#16 is now just going to the lakefront for a picnic with anyone who wants to join me!
#20 likewise, heading to Jazz in the Park with whoever's game
#27 and likewise, anyone want to go to the art museum with me? Let's do it. Perhaps I'll make it like my first date or something?
#25 I'm going to bring carving pumpkins back into style and coolness sans a family
#26 My sis and Nicole already discussed rockin the old school slumber party at her place, only we're adding a bottle of Vodka to the mix
#41 No John's gym, I gave him back those oh-so symbolic condo keys of course, so I'm going to desperately try to keep up with my lunch workout three times a week (although this week I only got up to twice)
#66 I have since discussed with Mandsi that we should take a road trip to Iowa this summer to visit our old stomping grounds. There's a balloonfest in Indianola at the end of July? I'm SUCH a hardcore geek, aren't I? No wonder I'm single ;)
#89 Hmm learn to drive stick shift will be replaced by something, I just don't know what...
#18 & 19 are SUPER tricky...I guess anything's possible!
Not too horrible I guess. At least most were adjustable.
And that's April! And I guess I'll just carry on the rest of my boring Friday...emailing, internet whatnot, and listening to my Breakup Mix on itunes (I'm such a cliché).
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