countdown begins

Cruising in 4 days and about 16 hours.

split personalities

Okay. This just makes me love animals more than I already do. It's so sad, but you know that these cats probably get more love, attention, and publicity than non-deformed animals. I read about this first one in the news on msnbc.com, but apparrently its more common than you'd think! If anyone has a deformed cat they'd like to get rid of, I'll take one anyday, and deal with Matt's consequences later.

French lesson for the day

The word "bof" in french is a colloquial term of indifference. If someone were to ask you how you were....

"Comment çava?" there are many responses you could make; comme çi comme ça, çava, pas mal, pas terrible, et cetera.

However, "bof" is similar to the english equivalent of "eehh" with a shoulder shrug. Use it well.

Estonia

I thought everyone should know that today is the seventeenth anniversary of Estonia regaining their independence from the Soviet Union! You go, Estonians!!!

busy busy

Well, with school back in full swing, starting the new job at B&N, studying for the GACE (which I take this Saturday), and crying over spilt milk (Harry Potter news); my life has been too hectic to type up anything. Stay tuned for more to come....

bon anniversaire!

Gosh, we love Bethany! It's her birthday, and we're
going to celebrate her!
Here are the top 8 reasons I love Bethany:
8) Bethany loves to make snapdragons sing Queen songs.
7) I love that she's cool with me, even when I fall asleep on her love seat
or throw up in her presence.
6) She knows how to kill a zombie, and she's got my back if zombie's attack.
5) I love that any bad day can be cured by laughing like mad about LOLcatz with her..."and then she crept out of the tv like this..."
4) Bethany puts hats on her cat, George.
3) She makes new sun roofs for her friends...i.e. pink umbrellas.
2) Bethany loves Brak almost as much as I do, and I can catch her singing "I'm gunna kick your ass until your head falls off..." at any given moment.
and 1) She is one of the best and most caring friends anyone could ask for! Who's with me!?!?

my space

Okay, so quick update: School is back in session, and so far so good. Friday, I started my job at Barnes and Noble and LOVED it! I can't wait to be back there on Wednesday!

I just had one thing I really wanted to share. I have a cubbie! No this isn't some cute name for a new pet or even another fuzzy thing....but at Barnes and Noble, I was issued a cubbie (like you had in kindergarten). And something about that just makes me happy...

Joe's

Lately Matt and I have been spending a ton of time at Jittery Joe's on the east side. We love going there and playing cards while having our daily coffee. In fact, it's become so customary for us to do so that we're beginning to develop relationships with the employees there. They know our names and always give us a hard time about something or another. And since we're quite the regulars now...they hook us up with large cups of ice water for free! It really pays to know people.

Anyways, probably our favorite Jittery Joe's employee is Pete. He's a real laid-back guy, that we often catch on his cigarette break, or macking on some college girl. Every once in a while, he'll even sit down with us and play a few hands of rummy. Though, on Tuesday, he didn't seem his normal happy-go-lucky self. So we bought him a latte and got into a very interesting political conversation. I know, ME, a political conversation!? But it really is awesome learning where people are coming from. So here's to Pete! Long-live-ya!

Where's Waldo?

Friday evening we were fortunate enough to attend Melissa Pepin's new studio opening! Not only did her space look super chic and fashionable....so did everyone who attended! Matt got to play bartender...which was like a dream for him, and speaking of dreams...he was quite the "dream-boat" himself! I felt like he just walked off the cover of GQ....(wolf-whistle).Below, we have him making the signature drink for one of the guests, a Key Lime Martini. Also provided were Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, and some white and red wines. Needless to say, Matt had many friends that evening.
The last pictured here, is one of my favorites from Melissa's blog. Yes, all of these were stolen from her site, solely for the reason that, even though I brought my own, I was having entirely too much fun to pull out the camera. It was a little later in the evening when the crowd was beginning to dwindle down, but it reminds me of a "Where's Waldo?" book. So see if you can spot me and Matt.