Welcome to the Asylum

I write this entry assuming that you read my entry about what a crazy week was in store for me last week. Well, as I embark on a new week, I find it necessary to vent a bit, and in general, unwind. Bare with me as I ramble into oblivion. Not to worry, I only have about 30 minutes until my sleeping pill kicks in... then it's lights out.

I think we are all caught up through Thursday when I had my interview with a robot. Thursday night, however, I went to play trivia at Old C's and with the help of Carlito, I came in second... slash third. If you need and explaintion of how this happens, check out the trivia blog from that night. There's a wonderful (NOT!) picture of me with Carlito and how the night went down.

Friday was pretty standard wackiness at OS. Giggles and I routinely lose our minds on Friday and it's pretty much just a big game of who loses it first and who loses it worst. In the end we always end up pretty even by annoying our co-workers to the "nth" degree. We got a smattering of snow which caused everyone to forget the basics of driving 101 on the wonderful ride back to the subburbs which pretty much explains the life of a city commuter. Friday night I hung out at Old C's with my favorite bartenders again after I was dissed by some other friends.

Saturday was a workshop at the OS and so I had to get up early and work. Overtime is great and all, but it messed up the chi of the day!! After work I decided to go to the market and on the way stopped by to check out the 24Hour Fitness near me. After a tour and explanation of prices, I decided to join. I'm going in tomorrow after work to sign the paperwork and get my membership card. :) I've also found out that my parents are almost definitely coming out for Memorial day to see me and so that my dad and I can do the Bolder Boulder together!! YAY!! I eventually did get to the market and home where I made a wonderfully low fat dinner. I had just enough time to check my email and make a phone call before I had to head off to the church I design lights for for a meeting with the director of the service. I can't even tell you how great it was to finally have some one on one time with her without all the other committee members telling me their opinions. In short, I don't give a damn about what those other people want to see done!! It's between me and the director. Besides, you, my dear, have shitty taste!

Today was spent (and I do mean ALL of today) at Comcast Media Center in Centennial watching a taping of Food Network Challenge. This one was really different, and I would tell you all about it except I had to sign a non-disclosure waver saying that I wouldn't tell what went on during the taping and that if I did FNC had the right to come break my kneecaps.. I couldn't take pictures and there were only 50 people allowed to come. Last time I went there was no guest list, anyone could come and go as they please, you could take pictures, and there was no waver. I was pretty upset about the picture thing. I'll blog more about it after the show airs the third week of April. The other taping I went to is called Chocolate Masterpeices and is showing during chocolate week in February (around Valentine's day). I got to the studio at 7:45am and left at 7:30pm. Crazy!! About the show, all I can say is that Food Network may have taken this a little too seriously and I think that's a damn shame.

A full weekend but fun and I got some good stuff done. I'm getting a little heavy lidded... guess I've been typing for about 3o minutes, eh?

I did fail to mention that on Wednesday night I traveled down south to Courtney and Matt's who so graciously invited me to come watch the LOST season premier. Though it's a bit of a drive for me, it was a lot of fun!! Until Joe came in through the balcony door (she's on the 2nd floor by the way) and scared the ever loving Jesus out of me...

Until next time....

You Bitch....

Amy, that bitch of a friend, decided to put me on her tag list... damn it all to hell... now I have to follow through because I'm no cock tease!

5 things to do on my list

1. Pay off my bills and start saving!
2. Break my lease and move out. My roommates are assholes!!
   
3. Buy a planner. I didn't think of this because I went to a 4 hour time management class either.... I really just want/need one.
   
4. Call Andrew
   
5. Find a new job... my life kinda sucks...

5 things i like to snack on

1. Popcorn! (movie theatre variety... like real movie theatre, not that boxed shit)
2. Martin's Potato Chips... damn I miss south central PA
   
3. Doritos... I always forget how much I like them until I have one... and by one I mean 20.
   
4. Cheese... I'm lactose intolerant and I love cheese like nothing else... figure that one out!
   
5. Pretzels... call me lame but a good pretzel with some cheese dip is AWESOME!
   

5 things I would do if i was a millionaire

1. Pay off EVERYTHING (all loans, debts, etc) for me and AMY!
   
2. Create college funds for my sister's 5 children!! Harlan, Myles, Hollis, Elden, and Carter!
   
3. Create something really special for my parents. They can afford to go anywhere they want, but I would make or send them someplace someplace really special that they never thought of.
   
4. Figure out how to send my sister and brother-in-law on a trip with just the two of them. Between Patrick's family and mine I'm sure we could get the kids taken care of!
   
5. Buy a house in downtown Denver. I love it here... it would be nice to have a great house to live in.
   

5 places I have lived

1. York PA
   
2. Beverly, MA
   
3. Hawaii (I was on a cruise ship on all major islands weekly)
   
4. Hershey, PA (yes where the chocolate factory is!)
   
5. Denver, CO!
   

5 jobs I've had

1. Record jockey at Camelot Music
2. Seamstress and all around lackey for the Millersville University Costume Shop
   
3. Production Assistant at North Shore Music Theater
   
4. Stage Manager at Hershey Park Entertainment
   
5. Production Admin. Assistant/Sales at the Opera Shop.

5 people I'm tagging

I don't really have anyone to tag... I'm pathetic I know... The only blogging person I know that actually reads my blog with any regularity is Amy... and she tagged me so that doesn't really work out. Maybe Courtney will do it as an email or something... we are often bored at work with nothing to do :)

GO NUGGETS!

PS~It was 80degrees here this afternoon... I *heart* global warming :)

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.....