October 16, 2007
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Oh hey.
Five things that have occurred since my last entry:
1. One of my BFFs has started a job at a Columbus nonprofit after a frustrating summer with leads, ‘kay-sorry-never-minds and a rollicking job with Don Pablo’s. Yay Andy! The one downside (in my opinion) is that he can’t even wear khakis – dress pants every day? Gross. Xanga Teamers are lucky. I’m currently sporting a v. fashionable $2 pair of flip-flops from Old Navy – which I plan to wear until it snows, and even then, I like my toes chilly, thanks – as well as jeans, a t-shirt and a sweater-shrug thingy from Target. Biz cas, please.
2. Britney has gone in and out of jail. God bless that. This is because of her hit-and-run incident earlier this fall . . . it amazes me that not only do law enforcement officials show some sort of unconditional forgiveness to celebs, but so do I if it’s someone I really like. If any of my friends had their kids taken away, wore skirts as dresses and fired their management teams ( . . . I ‘spose friends could have a management team if they were a really big deal), I’d think twice about associating with them, but for whatever reason, I still feel for Brit.
3. I went home (Ohio!) for the weekend and spent time with my BFFs, the fam, the dog, a former professor and Bob Dylan, in that order. Matt picked me up at the airport and we went to OU, our alma mater, for a quick hello to some friends and dinner and coffee with a wonderful man who taught us about irony last year in class. I got to spend time with my family and meet my nephew (awwwww), see a movie (Michael Clayton was excellent, so go see it), go to an incredible concert and generally enjoy Columbus. I realized that I like being on my own but that I do miss a lot of things about being in the ‘bus. Driving is a blast when you haven’t done it for two months and change.
4. Sunday was fun because it was like I was leading a double-life and/or living in two places at once – not only did the guy at a Columbus Caribou (which I had four times this weekend, thank you very much) recognize me and know that I liked my lattes foamy and with a little extra espresso, but Bagel Lady in New Jersey knew that my regular order stood and that I would like a cinnamon raisin bagel plain. That’s just weird.
5. I was last.fming yesterday at work (add me as a friend!) and realized that I do not really care for bands/musicians that have been regaled as “classic rock” – Pink Floyd, the Stones, Bruce Springsteen . . . give me Motown and upbeat piano rock (and teen pop and prog rock and nerd rock and 5/4 minstrel songs with oboe runs) any day, plzkthx.
Comments (4)
saw that you stopped by and just wanted to do the same and say “hi”.
RYC: Adult – Acting like an adult. I knew there was something I still had to do. Thanks for reminding me.
ryc: I wrote the bhs commentary actually from some personal experience and what I saw others go through. I could never do it without a spotter, but now, looking back on it, it’s probably easier to do a back handspring than a front handspring. It’s just mentally easier to go forward than backwards, I guess. I wish I could’ve gotten one back then, because I’m probably getting too old to start trying to do gymnastics again. Maybe if I get a next life… thanks for your comment and congratulations on getting your back handspring.
Ohio, Ohio, Ohio! I love Ohio. Too bad I live in California.
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Hi, I’m Belle.
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