beisbol

baseball

i am so upset with my team right now. they just traded my favorite player away. why, i dont know. he has a better average than the guy they traded him for, and while he has hit less home runs, he has been on a tear lately and has a career high so far, with the year only half over. and they are both lefties with my guy having far superior defense. arg. this makes no sense. im so freaking sad.

goodbye casey kotchman...


hello mark teixiera...



beisbol

una settimana...

one week...

...til i am home sweet home. i am pretty excited about this particular trip as i havent been home since mid april, and while i wouldnt say i am homesick, i do miss my dog and the beach. i also am happy i wont have to spend my birthday alone here in dc. i am sad though, because i dont think that i will be able to see any of my college friends. granted, i havent seen my old roommates in over a year, but its sad that we dont keep in touch better bc i truly do miss them and the easy camaraderie we once had. at the same time though, since i went abroad in summer of 2006, i feel like they have all continued as good friends and that i am a bit out of the loop. its just a weird situation of sorts.
while on the topic of friends, justin came out to visit this past weekend, so that was a nice preview of coming home. being a hostess is a bit exhausting though, especially when the person doesnt really care, but you know kinda does, and also doesnt have a list of things to do. in a city like dc, there is so much to do that you have to kind of have a general idea/plan. yeah, well, there was no such plan. so, i took him to the zoo, the monuments, the museums, throughout georgetown, and to the waterfront. i think he had a good time, and i got to see someone from hs who came down to dc to see him while he was visiting, and through that other high school friend, i met a couple guys who live in the area, so mb something will come of that. im not getting my hopes up though, bc when ever i do, they get kicked to the ground and stomped all over.
anyway, i have a countdown going in my mind for going home and starting school, and we have reached the one week and four week mark. how exciting. :)

una settimana...

pensieri casuali

random thoughts

so i was thinking today about friendships. there are people who i never see or talk to anymore who i still consider close friends. that seems kind of odd, but at the same time, when we do talk or see each other it is just like no time at all has passed. then there are the people i once thought i would always be friends with who i havent spoken with in years. that is a little disheartening and makes me think about who did what and why we grew apart and if we were ever as good of friends as i imagined we were. and then we get to my coworkers. i seriously enjoy (most of) their company at work, though i have yet to hang out with any of them outside of the store. it is also somewhat odd because there is such a high turnover in retail. as soon as i start to get friendly with someone, they leave, lol. some have stayed however, and i really do like these people. it just still feels transitory. odd, very odd.

another random thought has to do with crushes. michelle has a new crush, woohoo, haha. he is a coworker who is seriously cute, though totally opposite of what i usually go for. instead of tall with dark hair, he is only a bit taller than me and is blond, though he has a buzz cut going. sigh. haha. in any case, its one more reason to enjoy going to work when i usually dread stepping foot in the store.

i started and finished a 3 book series a week or so ago, and it is so different than anything i have ever read before. well, kinda. everyone knows im a nora roberts fan, but i am not a huge paranormal/sci-fi person, which is what this series is, so, i completely ignored it when this series came out. i recently decided to try it though, and i was totally hooked. i never understood why people read books about vampires, but i have to admit i kinda got a crush on one of the main characters in this book who is a vampire. he was tall, dark, handsome, brooding, damaged, mysterious... everything a girl could want. i kinda want to look into more books of this type, but we shall see. in the mean time, ill keep dreaming of the vampire, lol.

i was also thinking of names for the kids i one day hope to have. i am really fond of irish names i have found. i just like how they are old world and kind of mysterious, but full of meaning. i also like hebrew names though, so we shall see where that goes.

on another note, definitely, maybe is a seriously cute movie.

ok, i think im done with the random stuff for now.

pensieri casuali

il quattro di luglio

the 4th of july

notes to self...
- never go to the fourth of july festivities with a group of people that splits up less than 2 hours before the show
- never go to the fourth of july festivities with someone who happens to be on shrooms
- never go to the fourth of july festivities with a huge bag of supplies that may not be used
- never plan something with someone who doesnt stick to plans
- dont go to a bar with someone underage if you arent really planning to drink bc his id will be taken
- find a better place to watch the fireworks if it is pouring rain
- not everyone knows where the washington monument is...especially if they are drunk

so next year will be better...i hope. not that this year wasnt fun, bc it was, but it could have been so much better. then again, i seem to always get my hopes up for holidays, and i always end up disappointed. in any case, it was memorable, an thats all one can ask, right?

il quattro di luglio

dolore

pain

there are times i really hate myself, such as that night over a year ago now when i slipped off my bike, fell to the ground, and broke my foot. you would think that a year later everything would be hunky dory and it wouldnt hurt anymore, but you would be wrong. i have days where i dont even think about it, and then days like today when every step i take (anyone else hearing "every breath i take" in their heads?) is painful and makes me want to sit with my foot up, tylenol in my blood, and nothing to do for at least an hour.

i want to get back in to running, and with my foot feeling like this, i am freaking scared to run bc i dont want to break it again. freaking a. i wish i could just cut off my foot, then there wouldnt be any pain at all...though knowing my luck id have phantom pain in a foot that wasnt really even there.

ok, enough complaining, im going to have a margarita.

dolore

la gente è stupida

people are stupid.

working in retail, i see this every day, and i have come to the conclusion that it doesnt matter where you are from or how much education you have, i still probably think you are stupid if you ask me stupid questions. so, wise up, pay attention, and shut the heck up.

la gente è stupida