Oh happy day...

Well, here's one good thing that's happened... I have an interview (?) tonight with the Colorado Stage Company Theatre as a stage manager. I'm pretty sure I have the job if I want it, but it's pretty far south from where I live, and I don't know if it's worth it for the drive ya know? It's 31 miles from my house which will equate to almost 1 1/2-2 hours of driving a night. Depending on when I get out... that's killer. However, it does pay ($600 for the whole run) and it would get me back into the theatre world (which is GREAT). One other concern I have is that I get a job that makes me pull out at the last minute. That wouldn't be good for ANYONE. So I'm a bit torn. I'll talk to the lady tonight about my concerns and we'll see what she thinks.

In other news...

Not a whole lot. I've lost 5 pounds in the past 2 weeks which is awesome. I've been at the gym 6 of the 7 past days. I'm taking today off becuase 7 days in a row isn't good for your bod. I need some rest!! It is a GEORGOUS day today here in Colorado. It's about 60degrees and sunny. How wonderful!! The rest of the week is also suppposed to be nice.

Tomorrow I'm going to a job fair. I've never found these to be particularly helpful but it's worth a try and besides, I have to apply to at least 5 places a week in order to qualify for unemployment... and that'll knock them all out at once (not as if I'm not applying all over anyway).

I'm at Ben's right now hanging out with his sister and using their free interwebs... as I STILL have none at home... which is killing me.

I have also become rediculously obsessed with Harry Potter lately. I'm on book 4 and as of today, own all 5 movies. (just bought #5 today) I've been watching the movies back to back one after the other. The only thing I can think of that explains this new weird habit is that I don't want to watch any movie that might make me think about real life. That would probably just depress me. So I watch movies that are completely nonsense. I have a feeling that after Harry Potter runs it's course, I'll move on to Disney movies. What can you do?

Alright, I'm out.... time to check craigslist again... what a bunch of crap....

HELLO!... LO...Lo...Lo...lo...lo........

Yes!! I am here!! I know it's been a while since I blogged but with the holidays and new years... give a girl a break! Let's break it down and get dirty!

Work update:
My direct boss quit, like 3 months ago. However, they threw some money (i assume) at him and he agreed to stay through the holidays until an indefinite time. Yesterday he came in and said that it was his last day... well, in his defense, the holidays ARE over... They named Sir Cranky as the new Production manager leaving Giggles to fend for herself in the Rental department... wow. I'm sure firing me is next in line. I hope to make it to my one year mark there which will occur in just less than 3 week's time. For those of you who know me, I'm a bit of a job jumper. I've had more jobs than I can remember but you know, I'm always trying to do better!! (Look where that's put me now...)

Friends:
Well, I still have some so that's a start. McMean and I have been been keeping up on things as uaual and I got to talk to one of my dear dear ship friends, Wendy last night for over an hour... that made my day. I went over to Steph's last night to hang out since my SHITTY ROOMMATES had ANOTHER kegger. Thanks for letting me know at 10am boys... way to plan ahead. What ass holes. I've been here 6 months, 3 more to go. If I could break my lease you can bet your sweet ass I would be outta here so fast it would make their druggy brains spin... what's left of them. I walked in this morning at 10:30ish and there was apparently a drunk people obstacle course set up. Couch pillows, shoes, clothing, cups, bags, plates, a table(?!?!) stewn around the room such that it would be fun to watch drunk people try to get to a seat. Not so fun when I come in the front door sober. Oh and a note to the 4 people passed out in the living room... I am SO not sorry I woke your drunk asses up as I came in... Who's house?? Kitty's house!

wow... that section wasn't really all about friends was it...? Oh well!

New Year's:
So I know that this is the one you guys want to hear about... Well went down to Susan and Keith's to pregame. It was a lot of fun and Jasmine was there so it was nice to see her again too. Another one of Susan's friends came with her boyfriend who, swear to god, looks just like Montel Williams. After drinking pretty much everything in their house we jumped on the light rail and headed down town. Ben and I went to meet up with Sarah and her brother at Scruffy Murphy's and rang in the new year there. Might I say, I am fully convinced now that Dick Clark will never die... why you may ask. Not becuase he hasn't died yet, and not becuase it looks like he hasn't aged since the stone age, NO... did anyone else notice that Dick Clark TOTALLY looked like a vampire on TV this year??? Fangs and all! I even tried to photograph the tv and it didn't come out!! Total Vampire move there Dick Clark...
After that we went over to regroup with Susan et all. After waiting in the potty line for about 20 minutes (which included watching Susan almost get into a fight with some hos who were also in line) we continued to drink our fair share of alchohol. Last call comes and we decide to hit up Lure for a last minute drink since Ben knows all the bartenders there. This is where the night gets a liiiiiitttttle fuzzy. That last drink knocked us both on our asses. I remember peeing in the small tree grove on SPEER(!!!) and that's the last thing I remember. At some point we got a cab got home and went to bed. Odd thing though... obviously I took my dress off... but in the morning it was still zippered, the bow around it was still tied, and it was right side out... how did I get it off?? No clue. Ahhh, the mysteries of the world.

Rose Bowl:
Don't even get me fucking started.

I hope everyone had a great new year's, I know I did. I didn't fall, puke, or die. All in all... that's a good score by me.

Until next time everyone... here's a video of a deaf retarded cat...




Yes, she really is deaf and really is retarded... she belongs to my parents and her name is Tink. My dad named her, don't you judge me!

Holy Crap....Madonna!

I’m not even going to start talking about how much I hate my job today… you know why? Because of my job I got free tickets to see Madonna in concert tonight! Ok, so my actual job sucks but the perks are pretty awesome.



Jordan left last night. We all hung out at LIME last night for some tacos and beer. If you like tequila it could be your new favorite place, but me, I can not partake. Just the smell makes me want to vomit. Many of us have that one liquor/beer/wine that you know does not do the body good. Sometimes it used to, but it only takes one huge instance to make that go right out the window! I had a tequila night… shot after shot with other drinks mixed in there… I think it was the only time in my college career that I used the Pennsylvania safe ride system (you can have the bartender call you a cab and they take you home for free, you just tip them…). After that, I just can’t do tequila anymore. For one of my friends it’s Coor’s Light. That used to be our beer! Now it makes her sick. Se la vie, what can ya do?



So yes, I get to see Madonna tonight. I didn’t get tickets because they were pretty expensive, but for free?!? OH YEAH!! I’m trying to rack up as many of these old guys before they stop touring!! You know she’s gotta be on her last leg. I heard that she kept the crowd waiting until 9:30 before she even went on stage (the concert was supposed to start at 8 and I don’t think she has an opener…. Why would she? She’s Madonna!) Don’t worry my fair friends, I will try and take some pictures and post them in the next couple days.



If you read my year in review you’ve seen that I have quite the concert resume building. This will certainly add to that. Now if only I could get ACDC tickets for free too… They are $100 for every seat, how weird is that? You could be in the first row or the last…$100 please! Seriously, I think that’s weird.



So I haven’t done cheers and jeers for a while, so here we go:



WINNERS

Cheers of the week goes to… KIMBERLY! If you don’t know why, you need to read my weekend review post.

Jeers of the week goes to… the COLD! I know I can’t do anything about it, but damn, the fall weather has been so nice!



RUNNERS UP

Cheers to wearing my Uggs again. I know I don’t like the cold, but I do love my ugly Uggs.

Jeers to the guy who pushed Anderson (from the Nuggets) down which gave him a broken rib.. and Anderson didn’t even get the foul!! Get well soon.

Jeers to my roommates using my special Av’s pint glass because they don’t understand the concept of washing dishes. I had it in my pasta cupboard for a reason… so you don’t use it!!

Cheers to Mario Kart. Best. Investment. Ever.

Cheers to knowing I’m going home for the holidays! I can’t wait to see Amy and I’ve already talked to Paul about meeting at “our spot” and I’m pretty excited to see both of them.

Cheers to getting my life back together. It’s a long road… but I gotta do it.



What are your cheers and jeers of the week?

YARRRRRRdhouse....

Work is SO boring today. Blech. On top of being bored, the only thing I can think about is how cold it is in here. I have a space heater under my desk but when I have to get up and move away from my desk it sucks. Plus my back is cold… basically anything that’s not under my desk is still cold. Man oh man. Last night was super fun. We found that there is a Yardhouse just west of Denver so a bunch of us went there last night to say bye to Kimberly as she is leaving today to go back home. Yardhouse, for those who don’t know, has 100 beers on draft! It’s pretty sweet. They also had happy hour specials all night last night for Monday Night Football so we got some AWESOME food for cheap. I will definitely be going back there!! I had these amazing Chinese noodles with garlic and ginger and soy sauce… so NOMS!! I also had the best clam chowder I’ve ever had (outside of New England of course!) It was so bad for me but oh man was it totally worth it!! It was nice, we all sat around and talked and laughed and ate and drank. It was good times. As I said yesterday, I’ve been a little sick so I didn’t drink too much, just 2 beers that I haven’t had on draft before~ Tommyknocker Brewery –Jackwacker Wheat. It’s pretty awesome normally, but on draft… wow. I was impressed they had Kona Brewery on DRAFT there. It’s the only place on the mainland that I’ve seen it not in a bottle. Now if only they could get the Hula Hefenweisen here… that’s my favorite.



Well, my life is boring so that’s about all for now… maybe more to come later!

My first Cheers and Jeers!!! (here)

I think it's finally time for some CHEERS AND JEERS!!!
For those of you new to Taylor's world of blogging allow me to bring you up to speed... every week or so I make a list of recent cheers and jeers, often crowning a cheers of the week and jeers of the week, followed with runners up.

Now... on with the show!

WINNERS!
Cheers of the week goes to.... BEN! Without Ben there is no way my party would have come together the way it did. From decorating to running to WalMart to just helping with... everything!! I appreciate it SO much!!

Jeers of the week goes to... THE PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY WERE COMING AND DIDN'T COME!! I was really disappointed in the people who backed out at the last second including the one I talked to just a few hours before the party started and said they were coming... lame

RUNNERS UP!
Cheers to all who came to the party. I had a great time and it seemed like everyone else did too!
Cheers to my food... it was pretty rockin'
Jeers to my roommates for being complete ass wipes in general
Cheers to rainy weather that made me feel not guilty about coming home from work and crawling right into bed.
Jeers to the lady who set her dog on fire after tieing him up... there is no excuse or explaination for that type of cruelty.
Jeers to the BoSox for losing it last night.
Cheers and Jeers to whoever brought Krispy Kremes to work this morning. It tasted great, but made me feel mucho guilty.
Cheers to seeing my family in just a little over a month.
Jeers to being too poor to see them more often.

Well, that's this week's version. Look for me next week, same bat time, same bat place!

mmmmwha!

I throw one hell of a party

So last night was my awesome Halloween party. Despite the fact that SEVERAL people who said they were going to come (not "oh I might show up" a full on "yeah I'll be there") didn't, those who were there had a good time. There was a brief moment pre-party when I started acting crazy like my mother throwing a party, but I stopped it, thank god because that's one part of my mother I don't need to inherit. She gets so stressed out about her party that she can't calm down and actually enjoy the party once it starts.

I had all the food/cooking finished before noon and then just had everything else to do, including carving my jacko-kitty

I of course got all sorts of cool lighting equipment to make my house look awesome.

I also had a strobe and blacklight in the landing between the first floor and the basement. I also had a smoke machine which first tripped the breaker and then set off all the smoke alarms in the house despite having taken the batteries out of them....

My house looked so awesome, even from the outside, that we had kids coming to the door to look inside. Ben let some in to look around, but when a little girl came to my front door with a ZIPLOCK BAGGIE and said "trick or treat" I had to put the cabash on that shit. I told her the grownups were having a party, this is not trick or treat night. I'm sorry, but when I'm drinking beers, the last thing I want is little kids running around my house thinking they can get some free candy outta me.

We really did have a good time. Ben helped me set up all day (I don't know what I would have done if he wasn't there!!) Courtney and Matt were the first to arrive and then Steph came after she got off work. Susan and Keith finished out the group a little later. It wasn't a big party, but it was fun and I made some great food. The cupcakes were a HUGE hit and Courtney couldn't stop eating the pretzle hershey kiss things I made! (I finished them off this morning for breakfast). Thanks to everyone for coming and having a good time.

Costume breakdown (becuase, duh, it's a Halloween party!)
I was an 80's glam cat complete with fingerless gloves, leg warmers, and ginormous hair.
Ben was the ice cream man that you wouldn't let your kids get ice cream from!
Courtney and Matt were Peter and Louis Griffin from Family Guy
Steph was... someone who just got off work from the post office
Susan and Keith were a 1920's Flapper/Gangster couple (very hot)

Well, here are some more pictures, but I need to get ready to head to the bar to watch game 7 of the Red Sox/Tampa Bay series since TBS doesn't come in with bunny ears. Until next time... GO SOX!!!

SPIDER CAT, SPIDER CAT.....