Wednesday, March 30, 2005
another year older, yes, but wiser? i c0ntinue n0t t0 1earn my 1ess0n, and will have to accept that my birthday present prefers t0 stay in ny. i suppose i c0u1d give up 0n the 22-year-01d b0ys th0ugh. yeah, i'll leave them t0 my sistah.
23 it is! :) happy birthday t0 me!
23 it is! :) happy birthday t0 me!
Sunday, March 27, 2005
destination: seattle, take 5
my trip thr0ugh paraphrased qu0tes and th0ughts
i'm g0ing 0n a m0rm0n hunt_ -j0y, 0n the Salt Lake City leg 0f her first trip west
"Dave Matthews talks t0 me, waves t0 me, and rec0gnizes me! d0 y0u think i can ask him t0 c0ffee?" -teri, 0n why she REALLY m0ved t0 seattle ;)
"Dave Matthews flirts with my fiancee. but at least if she were t0 1eave me f0r him, i'd have a c00l st0ry." -y0der, being the eternal optimist that he is
starbucks and ladr0 and peet’s- 0h my! -j0y, p0ndering the abundance 0f cute c0ffee sh0ps
“big papi, c0me!” -y0der, teri, even j0y, and 0thers calling big papi david 0rtiz y0dcamp and him resp0nding! what a g00d- and ad0rable- puppy!”
“there’s n0 ledge!” -y0der, just bef0re flinging himself 0ver the edge 0f a cliff and int0 the mist 0n the san juan islands, kn0wing that teri has a fear 0f heights_ s0meh0w he th0ught this w0u1d translate t0 “there IS a ledge” ???
numb arms, b0uncing nurses, h0t balls, sticky want0ns, and m0re! -all, during a r0using and insightful game 0f scatteg0ries after a de1ici0us easter dinner in the c0untryside
“what’s y0ur number?” -ah, the friend1y pe0p1e 0f seattle ;)
“there are n0 cats in america, and the streets are paved with che-ese!” -teri/fivel, whilst skipping al0ng the shipping l0cks in ballard (teri, n0t fivel)
“i wish. my street w0u1d a1ways be ‘under c0nstructi0n’” -y0der, n0t even rea1izing h0w perfect that 1ine was
n0 0ne 10ves me -j0y, up0n returning h0me by p1ane, bus, metr0, and fina11y walking
my trip thr0ugh paraphrased qu0tes and th0ughts
i'm g0ing 0n a m0rm0n hunt_ -j0y, 0n the Salt Lake City leg 0f her first trip west
"Dave Matthews talks t0 me, waves t0 me, and rec0gnizes me! d0 y0u think i can ask him t0 c0ffee?" -teri, 0n why she REALLY m0ved t0 seattle ;)
"Dave Matthews flirts with my fiancee. but at least if she were t0 1eave me f0r him, i'd have a c00l st0ry." -y0der, being the eternal optimist that he is
starbucks and ladr0 and peet’s- 0h my! -j0y, p0ndering the abundance 0f cute c0ffee sh0ps
“big papi, c0me!” -y0der, teri, even j0y, and 0thers calling big papi david 0rtiz y0dcamp and him resp0nding! what a g00d- and ad0rable- puppy!”
“there’s n0 ledge!” -y0der, just bef0re flinging himself 0ver the edge 0f a cliff and int0 the mist 0n the san juan islands, kn0wing that teri has a fear 0f heights_ s0meh0w he th0ught this w0u1d translate t0 “there IS a ledge” ???
numb arms, b0uncing nurses, h0t balls, sticky want0ns, and m0re! -all, during a r0using and insightful game 0f scatteg0ries after a de1ici0us easter dinner in the c0untryside
“what’s y0ur number?” -ah, the friend1y pe0p1e 0f seattle ;)
“there are n0 cats in america, and the streets are paved with che-ese!” -teri/fivel, whilst skipping al0ng the shipping l0cks in ballard (teri, n0t fivel)
“i wish. my street w0u1d a1ways be ‘under c0nstructi0n’” -y0der, n0t even rea1izing h0w perfect that 1ine was
n0 0ne 10ves me -j0y, up0n returning h0me by p1ane, bus, metr0, and fina11y walking
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
i learned how to spell biotch from reading the walls in my school's bathroom. if it were up to me, i probably would've written biatch, which is clearly not the regularly accepted form. but then, i am from rhode island. apparently i have an accent, though i am sure i did not have an accent when i left home. yes, i said "wicked"- yes, i said "queer" and "gay" (both of which i have successfully retired), but i don't really think i pronounced any words incorrectly. except "horrible." because to me, it was "hahrible." and these marylanders saying "whoreable" really through me for a loop. everytime i hear it or say it (yes, i've converted) i truly do see the word "whore" in my mind. i guess you are probably wishing that i saw the "whore" herself.
the words i say that yamir now tells me are accented- yamir of all people, who freaking says chipotle as "chee-poat'-lay" all nice and yummy-sounding- are gracias a my new yorker college friends. thanks to michelle for the "cawfee" and sara for the slightly nasal "class" which i don't know how to write any differently. also, my vocabulary has expanded- without my girls i wouldn't even know the words prada or bialy or kvetch. i might still think that "bubbler" was a perfectly common substitute for "water fountain"- hell, honestly, i wouldn't even know to call it a "water fountain."
i love dissecting language and accents and such. but maybe you think i'm offensive. maybe you even think i'm whoreable. but no- you ah!
biotch.
the words i say that yamir now tells me are accented- yamir of all people, who freaking says chipotle as "chee-poat'-lay" all nice and yummy-sounding- are gracias a my new yorker college friends. thanks to michelle for the "cawfee" and sara for the slightly nasal "class" which i don't know how to write any differently. also, my vocabulary has expanded- without my girls i wouldn't even know the words prada or bialy or kvetch. i might still think that "bubbler" was a perfectly common substitute for "water fountain"- hell, honestly, i wouldn't even know to call it a "water fountain."
i love dissecting language and accents and such. but maybe you think i'm offensive. maybe you even think i'm whoreable. but no- you ah!
biotch.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
i hate the NIT t00, but a $25 ticket t0 c0mcast is hard t0 c0me by. any0ne up f0r wednesday's game? let me kn0w asap! let's g00000000 maryland!!
Saturday, March 19, 2005
n0 terps and n0w n0 cuse! why even b0ther? i had syracuse winning the wh01e thing, s0 i'm screwed. but i can't resist- everytime i pass by it 0n the tv, i have t0 watch. at 1east i have illin0is 0n t0p in my sch001 p001_ um, g0 illini_ yeah_ w00_
that 1ack 0f excitement has filtered int0 0ther parts 0f my life as 0f 1ate_ i'm 0n t0p 0f everything at sch001 s0 n0 drama, pretty busy with aer0 and gymnastics after s0 n0 1ife, and sick sick sick_ t0 snap myse1f 0ut 0f things, t0day i t00k myse1f 0n a sh0pping spree t0 buy whatever i wanted_ the pr0blem was, i didn't fee1 1ike trying anything 0n, 0r spending m0ney 0n things i wasn't sure ab0ut_ instead, i ended up buying b00ks f0r my students! maybe i am a humanitarian after all_ 0h! but here is s0mething n0tew0rthy at 1east- i made it in the p0st t0day because 0f the fulbright sch01ars that visited my class! i actua11y w0re heels 0n a friday f0r those peeps_ i guess the rep0rters 0n1y came t0 my classr00m? and n0 0ne e1se has a jac0b c0hen t0 get an intense defense 0f palestinian idea1s 0ut 0f a w0man wh0 has mere1y said her name and "i am fr0m palestine" 10ve that jac0b0_ s0 i be1ieve this is my first p0st appearance, which is c001_ n0t as entertaining f0r y0u i'm sure, but here is the 1ink anyway:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48369-2005Mar18.html
and the german girl really did say "pe0p1e think we drink a l0t 0f beer" but she definite1y never said this was a misc0ncepti0n!
that 1ack 0f excitement has filtered int0 0ther parts 0f my life as 0f 1ate_ i'm 0n t0p 0f everything at sch001 s0 n0 drama, pretty busy with aer0 and gymnastics after s0 n0 1ife, and sick sick sick_ t0 snap myse1f 0ut 0f things, t0day i t00k myse1f 0n a sh0pping spree t0 buy whatever i wanted_ the pr0blem was, i didn't fee1 1ike trying anything 0n, 0r spending m0ney 0n things i wasn't sure ab0ut_ instead, i ended up buying b00ks f0r my students! maybe i am a humanitarian after all_ 0h! but here is s0mething n0tew0rthy at 1east- i made it in the p0st t0day because 0f the fulbright sch01ars that visited my class! i actua11y w0re heels 0n a friday f0r those peeps_ i guess the rep0rters 0n1y came t0 my classr00m? and n0 0ne e1se has a jac0b c0hen t0 get an intense defense 0f palestinian idea1s 0ut 0f a w0man wh0 has mere1y said her name and "i am fr0m palestine" 10ve that jac0b0_ s0 i be1ieve this is my first p0st appearance, which is c001_ n0t as entertaining f0r y0u i'm sure, but here is the 1ink anyway:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48369-2005Mar18.html
and the german girl really did say "pe0p1e think we drink a l0t 0f beer" but she definite1y never said this was a misc0ncepti0n!
Thursday, March 10, 2005
UGH!!!!!!!!!! clearly i can't watch a 12 0'c10ck game! i was at w0rk, and by w0rk i mean at my high sch001's state semi-fina1s at c0mcast, which we w0n- 0f c0urse_ this, h0wever, d0es n0thing f0r my spirits_ i guess there's n0thing t0 d0 n0w except r00t f0r c1ems0n and h0pe 0ur duke wins made an unf0rgettab1e impressi0n
Monday, March 07, 2005
i don't even know if suze's book is out yet, but her y-f-b thing is driving me crazy! all of a sudden she's oprah_ everything is getting to me today though because the kids were just so evil! the big game at the comcast center seems like more of a punishment than a thrill- stupid cheerleader drama_ the fresh air and warm temp led t0 a quick run that made me i11_ the b0x 0f sale-priced diet vanilla pepsi that i sc0red br0ke 0n me, s0 that n0w i am a1s0 wearing s0da fr0m a can that dr0pped_ and t0 think i was just ca11ed a vehement 0ptimist- HA! i'll leave that to dr. suze
Saturday, March 05, 2005
i ap010gize
y0u sh0u1d hear the way mar10n says that t0 me every time he acts the f001 in c1ass_ but i d0 sincere1y ap010gize t0 y0u, my fe110w terps fans_ if y0u kn0w me, y0u kn0w that i am un1ike1y t0 c0nsider myse1f 1ucky f0r anything, but in this case, i be1ieve i have a c0nsistent rec0rd_ s0 far this seas0n, i have 0n1y seen my b0ys win, and in the past the same he1d true at- sigh, 4701! y0u see, th0ugh i f1atter myse1f in d0ing s0, i can say with s0me c0nfidence that i am their g00d 1uck charm_ that's right- ME! further pr00f- Red S0x nati0n, Patri0ts, he110! s0 it is y0ur duty as a 10ya1 terrapin t0 INF0RM me 0f when these games take p1ace_ i wi11 then f0110w thr0ugh with my end and secure a respectab1e finish f0r us in the NCAA tournatment_ NIT suck it
h0wever, if i am n0t ab1e t0 watch, i wi11 pass the secret 0n t0 y0u:
y0u must be1ieve_
the guys d0 n0t resp0nd we11 when they fee1 the fans have turned their backs_ y0ur faith has t0 be str0ng en0ugh t0 0verp0wer any negativity fr0m reaching them_ s0 when j0hnny k starts screaming at j0hnny g, he gets banished t0 his bedr00m t0 watch "sensati0na1 news" pr0gramming unti1 he appreciates what y0u are trying t0 acc0mp1ish with y0ur p0sitive thinking_ F0MS sh0u1d take care 0f that pretty quick_ if eric starts spewing anti-terp n0nsense, he is re1egated an immediate punishment t0 prevent such unacceptab1e behavi0r fr0m 0ccurring-- a sh0wer perhaps (kidding, eric)_ and if either j0hnny 0r eric decide t0 be the p0licing f0rce, i am sure they wi11 c0me up with m0re creative and effective c0nsequences f0r y0u_ s0 stay str0ng, and n0 matter what- d0n't 10se heart!
s0 when am i supp0sed t0 watch next?
y0u sh0u1d hear the way mar10n says that t0 me every time he acts the f001 in c1ass_ but i d0 sincere1y ap010gize t0 y0u, my fe110w terps fans_ if y0u kn0w me, y0u kn0w that i am un1ike1y t0 c0nsider myse1f 1ucky f0r anything, but in this case, i be1ieve i have a c0nsistent rec0rd_ s0 far this seas0n, i have 0n1y seen my b0ys win, and in the past the same he1d true at- sigh, 4701! y0u see, th0ugh i f1atter myse1f in d0ing s0, i can say with s0me c0nfidence that i am their g00d 1uck charm_ that's right- ME! further pr00f- Red S0x nati0n, Patri0ts, he110! s0 it is y0ur duty as a 10ya1 terrapin t0 INF0RM me 0f when these games take p1ace_ i wi11 then f0110w thr0ugh with my end and secure a respectab1e finish f0r us in the NCAA tournatment_ NIT suck it
h0wever, if i am n0t ab1e t0 watch, i wi11 pass the secret 0n t0 y0u:
y0u must be1ieve_
the guys d0 n0t resp0nd we11 when they fee1 the fans have turned their backs_ y0ur faith has t0 be str0ng en0ugh t0 0verp0wer any negativity fr0m reaching them_ s0 when j0hnny k starts screaming at j0hnny g, he gets banished t0 his bedr00m t0 watch "sensati0na1 news" pr0gramming unti1 he appreciates what y0u are trying t0 acc0mp1ish with y0ur p0sitive thinking_ F0MS sh0u1d take care 0f that pretty quick_ if eric starts spewing anti-terp n0nsense, he is re1egated an immediate punishment t0 prevent such unacceptab1e behavi0r fr0m 0ccurring-- a sh0wer perhaps (kidding, eric)_ and if either j0hnny 0r eric decide t0 be the p0licing f0rce, i am sure they wi11 c0me up with m0re creative and effective c0nsequences f0r y0u_ s0 stay str0ng, and n0 matter what- d0n't 10se heart!
s0 when am i supp0sed t0 watch next?
