| Lots of backdated updates. |
[Oct. 3rd, 2005|06:36 pm] |
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| |  sleepy | ] |
I know I haven't been updating this journal very often. I split off another journal to make it into my writing journal, and I've pretty much been throwing everything over there. Makes it easier to keep track of my friends. But I finally did move some of my Argentinean exploits over to this journal. Sarah wanted to see 'em, so I'll have to send her a link.
That's about it for now. I think I'm gonna hit the hay early tonight. |
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| I'm Home! |
[Sep. 17th, 2005|11:29 pm] |
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| |  satisfied | ] |
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| | Enya - Paint the Sky with Stars | ] |
I have returned! *Trumpets blare in fanfare or maybe that was a kazoo* I finally had a good day in Argentina my last day there. I had so much fun just walking around the city on my own. I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I would have liked. But I have all the pictures in my head. The best thing I saw while I was there were the Tango dancers. A completely different type of street performer than I usually see. It was really inspiring.
The flight back was absolutely horrible. Delays, being surrounded by ten-year-olds for 11 hours, not sleeping, missing my connecting flight by 5 minutes after running through Dallas Airport. I was going to post this long bitchy diatribe, but I don't need to anymore. I made it back home, slept for 8 hours & I feel very relaxed now. I am just so happy to be home, and have the terrifying flying behind me. Well, at least until the next time I have to get on a plane.
Captain has been so happy to see me. He has been following me everywhere. Everytime I sit down I get a furry lap of cat. And while I was napping, he slept ON me, which he never does. He is such a cute kitten. I mean, how can I resist him?
It was strange coming back home. For the first time since I moved up from Florida, my apartment felt like home. My messy apartment. Illinois feels like home to me. This makes me so happy. Well, aside from the mess. Now, I'll have to spend tomorrow cleaning. or maybe just goofing off
So, I'm off to bed...again. I seem to be spending a lot of time in bed today and not even in the good way...get your mind out of the gutter
When there's a journey, you follow a star.
When there's an ocean, you sail from afar.
And for the broken heart, there is the sky.
And for tomorrow are those who can fly.
Only If - By Enya |
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| I am WAAAAAY to giddy. |
[Sep. 16th, 2005|08:05 pm] |
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| |  distressed | ] |
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| | Brian Eno - Music for Airports (hahahaha) | ] |
I made it to the airport. I'm 45 minutes from getting on a plane back to the US. YIPPIE! I loved Argentina (well, this last day I loved it), but it will be very good to get back home. I never sleep very well in hotel beds.
I am able to get online because somehow I guessed (on my first try) a username and password for this airport wireless network. As a programmer, I know the usual username/pw we use, I just didn't think that this wireless network would use that too, so YAY for me. Didn't have to pay for wireless. And I get to read my f-list 'til I have to get on a plane for an 11 hour flight. Ugh. Oh well. Hopefully I can sleep thru this one, too.
So, yee haw yippie! Next time I'm back in communication with anyone I'll be in Dallas. Then on to Chicago! Sweet Home Chicago!
Ciao Argentina. Helloooooo USA.
EDIT: Oh FUCK! A group of about 20 ten-year-olds are going to be on my flight to Dallas. And now take-off has been delayed for at least an hour. There are entirely TOO MANY CHILDREN on this flight. Headphones on....music turned up...trying my best to ignore them. What did I do in a past life that was this horrible? |
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| Final Day in Argentina |
[Sep. 16th, 2005|04:36 pm] |
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| | happy? Is that what this is? | ] |
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| | The Cure - Fascination Street | ] |
I went walking in Buenos Aires this morning. Didn't have a lot more to do with the programmers I was down here training, so I took the morning off and went walking. I woke up at like 5am this morning. Around 7, I decided to go for a walk. I just walked around downtown Buenos Aires watching people, window shopping & taking in the sights. I liked that SO much better than a planned tour. Victor was going on a city tour this morning, and invited me to go along. I opted to go off on my own.
( Don't cry for me, Argentina. ) |
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| Argentina: Day 3 |
[Sep. 15th, 2005|11:51 am] |
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| |  frustrated | ] |
So, worked again until 8pm last night. Keep working so late 'cause I'm trying to keep up with everything in Chicago as well as the training I'm doing here. Although, I don't know if my training is doing any good.
( Show me the way to go home. )
Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I wanna go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
And it's gone right to my head
Wherever I may roam
On land or sea or foam
You can always hear me singing this song
Show me the way to go HOME. |
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| Argentina Saga: Day 2 |
[Sep. 13th, 2005|10:45 pm] |
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| |  confused | ] |
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| | Bassic - The Night Owl Chronicles | ] |
Backdated since I still have NO STINKING INTERNET IN MY HOTEL.
I know I am a usual mass of contradictions in my life. So, here comes another one. I think that not all men are scum. And I think this because my dinner companion was nothing but the utmost gentleman all night. None of the usual stupid things that guys do. And it could be that he was not attracted to me. Probably was, but here is the kicker. He was a complete gentleman the whole time. I'm used to if a guy isn't interested, he acts like a total arse to get me not to like him. And Victor spent all night ignoring my blatant flirting (I am a horrible flirt). And he was still absolutely wonderful dinner conversation. He listened to what I had to say. He made interesting points. He opened doors for me. He walked down the street looking out for me, walking between me and anything that was potentially harmful (like the crazy bum going thru trash and talking to himself, or even just the broken part of the sidewalk).
So maybe not all men are absolutely horrible. Maybe it's just the American men that are idiots (Victor is Peruvian). Or maybe it's just the American men I've been hanging out with. Gives me some hope that all men aren't destined to break my heart.
But ANYWAY...I had a wonderful dinner with Victor. We walked around a few blocks until we saw a restaurant that both of us thought looked good. They had a lot of different (and by different, I mean things that did not have beef in them) things to choose from. I had a MOST exquisite pumpkin ravioli with squash, eggplant & red peppers. It was all kinds of yummy. And I got the waiter to recommend a white wine to go with dinner. I'm in Argentina - I have to try some of the local wines. It was crisp without being too fruity or sweet, but not too dry. Damn, I wish I could remember what it was called. Oh well, I had a nice Argentinian wine with dinner. EDIT: Remembered the name of the restaurant after I went and looked at my online banking - Scuzi. Oh yeah, and I found out that dinner for two, including a bottle of wine, only cost me $17.66. Color me flabbergasted. I can't do currency conversions in my head (especially after half a bottle of wine). So that was a very nice surprise. END EDIT
Tomorrow, I am definitely going shopping. Just have to get out of the office before 8pm. Everything was closed by the time we got out of the office today. So, just have to take some time while I'm here and go earlier. Victor is going on a city tour on Friday morning, and said I should come along, but I think I'd rather go shopping and find some deals. Can get leather and silver cheap down here. I am such a shopping whore. I can't pass up the opportunity to shop (or even just browse).
Since I have no internet access at night, I'm able to concentrate on other things. I may just have the chance to *gasp* READ. I brought 3 new books with me on the trip, so maybe I can read one of those. Ahhhh. That's the one good thing about this time change...it may be hell in the morning, but to be 2 hours ahead is good at night. It may say 10:45 on the clock, but my body is still thinking 8:45! Hell, it doesn't matter, my sleep schedule has been so out of whack for the last month and a half, sometimes I fall asleep @ 8pm and wake up for good at 3am. And sometimes I'm up til 5am, and have to drag myself out of bed at 8am.
So, I'm off to start reading Wicked! Really want to read the book 'cause I want to go see the play while it's still in Chicago. Should be a lot of fun.
So, Adios, Buenas Noches y Hasta Manana! |
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| All My Bags Are Packed... |
[Sep. 11th, 2005|12:57 pm] |
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| | relaxed - surprisingly | ] |
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| | Bowie - Rebel, Rebel | ] |
2.5 hrs until the cab comes to pick me up to take me to the airport. Not freaking out that much, surprisingly. I think I'm still pretty exhausted from helping Laura pack & move yesterday. 12 hours, but we got it done! ( More traveling insanity ) |
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[Aug. 30th, 2005|09:23 pm] |
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| | confused | ] |
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| | Don Henley - Little Tin God | ] |
i am SOOOO distracted. i just took a shower, and as i was getting out and putting wrapping my hair in a towel, i realized that i hadn't washed my hair. i had remembered to wash off and shave, but forgot the hair. ok, so i got back in the shower and washed my hair, then i was halfway through washing off again before i realized i was repeating myself. i will be very happy once this project i've been working on launches. just so i won't do something stupid again. laura keeps saving my ass. i can't concentrate anymore. maybe i'm just feeling poorly 'cause i'm getting over this cold. whatever the reason, i need to focus again. guess i should start meditating before i go to work again. have been sluffing off doing it in the morning 'cause i've been sleeping too late. but have to do it tomorrow...gotta regain some focus.
and i didn't do any laundry, so i'll have to wear something i have clean...or do laundry tomorrow before i go into the city for the event.
life isn't dull, but it isn't peaceful either!
-M (is for Messy) |
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| you spent three days lying on a beach drinking rum? |
[Aug. 27th, 2005|10:15 pm] |
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| |  soon to be drunk | ] |
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| | harry nilsson - you're breaking my heart | ] |
oh yum yum yum. i have invented a new drink. well, really i don't know if i have invented it, i just know i've never had it before. newman's own natural lemonade, captain morgan's spiced rum & grenadine. had something sorta like this when i lived w/ tree for the summer in tampa. except it was pink lemonade and coconut rum. but this tastes so fantastic. and now my glass is empty, so i will have to go make myself another one.
-M (is for Marvelous Drink) |
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| You're WHAT? Tin roof...rusted |
[Aug. 25th, 2005|09:40 pm] |
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| |  gobsmacked | ] |
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| | Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue | ] |
found out some surprising news today. not only are nick and niki getting married the day before mom and dan. niki is PREGNANT. Thus the reason for moving the wedding up by nearly a year. my cousin has been captured by a ho. oh well, if it's what he wants. talked to gabe about it for a while tonight. he's not surprised by it. and he told me that nick hadn't even asked him anything about being in the wedding. i can't believe even nick is enough of a dick not to ask his own brother to be in the wedding. his own brother who has gotten his ass out of SOOOOOO much trouble. all i can say is nick had better get his head out of his ass and ask gabe to be in the wedding.
( the world is my lesbian wedding )
-M (is for Matrimony) |
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| of longing, lust and insomnia |
[Aug. 25th, 2005|12:52 am] |
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| |  want to sleep dammit | ] |
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| | buffy! - once more, with feeling - drawn to the fire | ] |
drove to wisconsin this evening to take jose to mar's cheese castle. john and maggi saw a piece about it on unwrapped on food network. i got a really yummy tomato/basil cheddar. the store wasn't really impressive. reminded me of the tourist stores in central florida that sell citrus and florida crap. i swear, everything in mar's had a cow on it. well, they had some green bay packers stuff, too...but even some of that had cows on it.
so, insomnia lets me sleep well only about one out of every four or five nights. and last night was my good night to sleep, so tonight, i am lying awake in bed staring at nothing in particular. ( tangled up in blue )
-M (is for Madness) |
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| i wanna be like silent bob |
[Aug. 20th, 2005|12:37 am] |
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| | AWAKE! | ] |
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| | The Eels - I need some sleep | ] |
yet another entry tonight. i spent earlier tonight uploading other thoughts i'd written, but hadn't had time to upload this week. and now, i'm writing 'cause i'm still awake. i know it's really not that late. only 12:30am. but i have been trying to fall asleep for 3 hours now. sleeping pills have no effect. so i figure if i can just pour out thoughts, i might be able to get some sleep.
just finished watching Dogma. still one of my all time favorite movies.
( Sex is a joke in heaven? )
-M (is for Motherfuckin' nootch) |
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| bad dream |
[Aug. 18th, 2005|07:48 am] |
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| |  upset | ] |
bad bad dream this morning.
I was @ grandma's sitting on the loveseat in front of the sliding glass doors...Erin was outside looking @ something, she got my attention to show me that there were two dead cats in the back yard. One was Rocky, and one was a white persian cat. I couldn't speak, all i could do was cry. in my dream (and i knew it was a dream, but i couldn't stop it or change it), i could see what the cats were thinking as they were dying. and everyone around me in the room was asking me what was wrong, and i couldn't speak. and then, i tried telling erin to put them down, they might hurt her (poison), and i couldn't tell her. i kept trying to desperately tell anyone, but i couldn't speak. it was a very bad dream.
-M (is for Moistened pillow) |
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| i think my tv has ADD |
[Aug. 17th, 2005|07:49 pm] |
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| | sleepy | ] |
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| | Lou Reed - Satellite of Love | ] |
so, yeah, I think my tv has ADD. it doesn't seem to stay on any one program for more than 5 minutes. maybe it's just me. i haven't felt much like watching tv since i was without it for a month an a half while the movers fucked my delivery. i still like watching movies...but i generally just pop a dvd in my laptop and watch it while i'm falling asleep. i've only sat through and watched 2 shows all the way thru since i got my tv back: entourage on HBO and coupling on bbcamerica. other than that, my tv is just the thing that sits in the corner. i think i like this much better than before i left florida when i was so addicted to tv.
( you still can't say FUCK on television )
-M (is for Manacles) |
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| moved in feeling a little lost |
[Aug. 9th, 2005|08:55 am] |
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| |  exhausted | ] |
OK, so i shouldn't be updating my journal @ work. i know this. can't help it. can't think about work right now. need to get it down and out of my head. i am now on my 4th (i think) night of insomnia. ( i'm so tired...i don't know what to do )
-M (is for missing you) |
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| starting my journal |
[May. 20th, 2005|08:49 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | confused | ] |
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| | Piracy funds Terrorism - MIA and dj diplo | ] |
ok, so I have decided to start a live journal. i need some kind of outlet for my thoughts and fears and stuff like that. as i said in my bio description thing, i'm moving to from florida to illinois, and i'm kinda freaking out. i feel like i need to get some stuff down and this is a good place to start.
( I don't need any new ideas. I'm confused enough already. )
-M (is for muddled) |
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